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Lyle Alzado

Lyle Martin Alzado

Position: DE-DT
Height: 6-3    Weight: 255 lbs.
Born: April 3, 1949 in Brooklyn, NY
College: Yankton

Career AV: 91 (221st overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 4th round (79th overall) of the 1971 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1971 22 DEN RDE 77 12 11 6
1972 23 DEN RDE 77 14 14 0 5 6 0 8
1973 24 DEN RDE 77 14 14 0 1 0 0 7
1974 25 DEN RDE 77 14 14 0 2 0 0 7
1975 26 DEN RDE 77 14 14 0 3 14 0 8
1976 27 DEN 77 1 1 1
1977*+ 28 DEN RDE 77 14 14 0 3 1 0 18
1978* 29 DEN RDE 77 16 16 1 13
1979 30 CLE LDE 77 15 0 0 1 0 0 7
1980+ 31 CLE RDE 77 16 15 13
1981 32 CLE RDE 77 15 15 0 1 0 0 7
1982 33 RAI RDE 77 9 9 7.0 0 1 7 0 8
1983 34 RAI RDE 77 15 15 7.0 0 1 0 0 1 7
1984 35 RAI RDE 77 16 16 6.0 0 1 0 0 8
1985 36 RAI RDE 77 11 11 3.0 0 1 0 1 1 6
Career 196 179 23.0 0 20 28 1 3 124
8 yrs DEN 99 98 0 14 21 0 1 68
4 yrs RAI 51 51 23.0 0 4 7 1 2 29
3 yrs CLE 46 30 0 2 0 0 27

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1978* 29 DEN RDE 77 16 16 1 2
1983 34 RAI RDE 77 15 15 1 2
1985 36 RAI RDE 77 11 11 1 1 1 8
Career 196 179 1 1 3 12
8 yrs DEN 99 98 1 2
4 yrs RAI 51 51 1 1 2 10

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8 John Henderson, Kevin Carter, Gerry Philbin, Ray Krouse, Dana Stubblefield, Fred Smerlas, Norm Willey, Charles Mann, Clyde Simmons, Pat Holmes
9 Gerry Philbin, Patrick Kerney, Kevin Carter, Dana Stubblefield, Doug Betters, Too Tall Jones, Gene Lipscomb, Dexter Manley, Dwight White, Joe Nash
10 Jim Katcavage, Dana Stubblefield, Charles Mann, Chester McGlockton, Kevin Carter, Too Tall Jones, Michael Carter, Gary Larsen, Al Baker, Dexter Manley
11 Chester McGlockton, Charles Mann, Kevin Carter, Jim Katcavage, Jim Marshall, Too Tall Jones, Dana Stubblefield, Bill Glass, Sam Adams, Clyde Simmons
12 Kevin Carter, Jim Katcavage, Too Tall Jones, Charles Mann, Jim Marshall, Fred Smerlas, Chester McGlockton, Clyde Simmons, Dana Stubblefield, Bryant Young
13 Jim Katcavage, Kevin Carter, Too Tall Jones, Jim Marshall, Clyde Simmons, Bryant Young, Charles Mann, Fred Dryer, Art Still, Fred Smerlas
14 Too Tall Jones, Kevin Carter, Bryant Young, Jim Marshall, Jim Katcavage, Clyde Simmons, Charles Mann, Fred Dryer, Art Still, Sam Adams
15 Kevin Carter, Too Tall Jones, Bryant Young, Jim Marshall, Jim Katcavage, Clyde Simmons, Sam Adams, Ted Washington, Dave Butz, Charles Mann
Career Kevin Carter, Too Tall Jones, Bryant Young, Jim Katcavage, Ted Washington, Dave Butz, Sam Adams, Clyde Simmons, Charles Mann, Fred Dryer

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1982 NFL AP Comeback Player of the Year

Pro Bowls

1977
1978

First-Team All-Pro

1977
1980

Non-Offensive TDs

1985 NFL 1 (7)

Games Started

Career 179 (133)

Fumbles Recovered

1972 NFL 5 (1)
Career 20 (92)

Fumble Return TD

1985 NFL 1 (1/38)

Sacks

1982 NFL 7.0 (9)

Safeties

1978 NFL 1 (1/18)
1983 NFL 1 (2/18)
1985 NFL 1 (2/18)
Career 3 (3)

     
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1977Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1978Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
1979Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1980UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
1982UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.