In this article, we take a look at the top 5 players with most touchdowns in NFL history.
Jerry Rice
Wide receiver Jerry Rice, San Francisco 49ers (1985 -2000), started his NFL career in 1985 and was drafted in the first round by the San Francisco 49ers (where he played from 1985 – 2000) as a wide receiver. During two decades in the NFL, Rice managed to get the staggering 22,895 yards, the league's best scoring and still with over six thousand yard leads over second place Larry Fitzgerald.
He also commanded the department for 1,549 receptions and 197 touchdowns, plus campaigns with 14 thousand yards. He is also second in touchdowns during a single campaign 22 behind Randy Moss and third for 1,848 yards passed by Julio Jones and Calvin Johnson.
In addition, he was named the MVP of the 1987 season, was elected 10 times to the first All Pro team, received 13 calls to the Pro Bowl was selected twice as the 1987 NFL offensive player and 1993 and was selected the best league team at it`s 75 anniversary and in 2020.
Spanning 20 seasons and multiple clubs Jerry holds over 100 NFL records and is the career leader for most major statistical categories for wide receivers, to this day he has still scored more points than any other non kicker in history with 1256.
Some of Jerry`s other records include 3 x Super Bowl Champion, 1 x Super Bowl MVP and 2 x offensive player of the year. Jerry also still holds the records for most career receiving yards, career receiving touchdowns, career receptions, career all purpose yards and total touchdowns.
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Terrell Owens
Terrell Owens on the Dallas Star, 247 sports 365 takes you back to September 24, 2000, as we remember Terrell Owens celebrating not 1 but 2 touchdowns on the Dallas Cowboys Star. Owens took his touchdown celebrations to another level when he brought his act to midfield in a game.
After scoring a touchdown, Owens who played for the San Francisco 49ers at the time sprinted to midfield and posed atop the Dallas Cowboys signature star. Of course Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith was not happy and responded with a celebration on the star himself.
When T.O scored again, Owens tried to duplicate his move. But when he posed the second time, Cowboys safety George Teague tackled he did pose on the star again. Ultimately, San Francisco stream rolled the Cowboys for a 41 – 24 win. Charlie Garner rushed for 206 yards and the 49ers compiled 439 total yards on offense.
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Emmitt Smith
Smith is number 1 on the all time rushing yards list as well as number 1 on the all time rushing touchdown list. Smith did many things that other running backs didn`t. Two is he holds the NFL record for most consecutive 1,000 yard seasons with 11. He has three Super Bowl rings.
Barry Sanders
Barry Sanders ranks third all time with 15,269 yards on the ground. His 99 touchdowns are 10th all time. Even in his prime, Sanders 1,342 yards wouldn't move him in the all time rankings. He`s still be in third place, 115 yards behind Walter Payton`s 16,726. The Lions would head to the playoffs in their first season without Sanders, falling 27 – 13, with Washington in the wild card round.
It's fair to say Sanders would have made a difference. Seven touchdowns would lead Sanders to 5th all time position. Right now Adrian Peterson and Jim Brown are tied at 106. 32 year old Sanders would have rushed for 1,208 yards, placing him at all time number one.
Sanders would have expanded his control on the NFL record for most rushing yards, 2002. Even Sanders' signing wouldn`t have changed much in the Lions 2002 season. They would be in rebuilding mode with Harrington in his rookie year.
Sanders scores 978 yards. After a record 3 – 13 season, Sanders formally announces that 2003 will be their final season, 2003. Detroit still in rebuilding mode, brought in former 49ers coach Steve Mariucci. Sanders, without his starting.
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LaDainian Tomlinson
2017 hall of famer semifinalist LaDainian Tomlinson is a all time leading rusher in Charger`s history (12,490 yards in nine seasons) and ranked highly on the historical leader boards: fifth in rushing yards (13,684), second in rushing touchdowns (145), third in total touchdowns (162) and fifth in yards from scrimmage (18,456).
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