Sam Darnold has his Carolina Panthers playing well. The team did suffer its first loss of the season Sunday to the Cowboys 36-28.
In the game, Darnold ran it into the end zone twice to give him a total of five rushing touchdowns during the first four games of the season. That’s the most recorded rushing TDs by a QB in the Super Bowl Era (1966-).
Darnold’s also leads the NFL with those five rushing TDs.
MOST RUSHING TDs BY A QB FIRST 4 GAMES – SUPER BOWL ERA
| YEAR | PLAYER | TEAM | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Sam Darnold | CAR | 5 |
| 1988 | Bubby Brister | PIT | 4 |
| 2020 | Kyler Murray | ARI | 4 |
| 1967 | Roman Gabriel | LAR | 4 |
| 2020 | Cam Newton | NEW | 4 |
| 2011 | Cam Newton | CAR | 4 |
| 1972 | Terry Bradshaw | PIT | 4 |
| 2012 | Robert Griffin | WAS | 4 |
| 1976 | Steve Grogan | NEW | 4 |