James Patrick Beirne
Position: WR-TE
Height: 6-2 Weight: 206 lbs.
Born: October 15, 1946 in McKeesport, PA
College: Purdue (school history)
Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 4th round (105th overall) of the 1968 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 18 (5106th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2012.
Career Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
| Receiving | Rushing | Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | |||||
| 1 | 1968 | 1 | 1968-09-09 | 21-330 | HOU | KAN | L 21-26 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | 1968 | 4 | 1968-09-29 | 21-350 | HOU | OAK | L 15-24 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | 1968 | 6 | 1968-10-13 | 21-364 | HOU | @ | BOS | W 16-0 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | 1968 | 7 | 1968-10-20 | 22-005 | HOU | NYJ | L 14-20 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | 1968 | 8 | 1968-10-27 | 22-012 | HOU | @ | BUF | W 30-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 6 | 1968 | 9 | 1968-11-03 | 22-019 | HOU | @ | CIN | W 27-17 | 4 | 89 | 22.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | 1968 | 10 | 1968-11-10 | 22-026 | HOU | @ | NYJ | L 7-26 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | 1968 | 11 | 1968-11-17 | 22-033 | HOU | DEN | W 38-17 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | 1968 | 12 | 1968-11-28 | 22-044 | HOU | @ | KAN | L 10-24 | 4 | 103 | 25.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | 1968 | 13 | 1968-12-07 | 22-053 | HOU | BUF | W 35-6 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | 1968 | 14 | 1968-12-15 | 22-061 | HOU | BOS | W 45-17 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Receiving | Rushing | Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | |||||
| 12 | 1969 | 1 | 1969-09-14 | 22-334 | HOU | @ | OAK | L 17-21 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | 1969 | 2 | 1969-09-21 | 22-341 | HOU | @ | BUF | W 17-3 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | 1969 | 3 | 1969-09-28 | 22-348 | HOU | MIA | W 22-10 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | 1969 | 5 | 1969-10-12 | 22-362 | HOU | @ | KAN | L 0-24 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 16 | 1969 | 6 | 1969-10-20 | 23-005 | HOU | @ | NYJ | L 17-26 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | 1969 | 7 | 1969-10-26 | 23-011 | HOU | DEN | W 24-21 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | 1969 | 8 | 1969-11-02 | 23-018 | HOU | @ | BOS | L 0-24 | 5 | 52 | 10.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | 1969 | 9 | 1969-11-09 | 23-025 | HOU | CIN | T 31-31 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | 1969 | 10 | 1969-11-16 | 23-032 | HOU | @ | DEN | T 20-20 | 6 | 76 | 12.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | 1969 | 11 | 1969-11-23 | 23-039 | HOU | @ | MIA | W 32-7 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | 1969 | 12 | 1969-11-27 | 23-043 | HOU | SDG | L 17-21 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | 1969 | 14 | 1969-12-14 | 23-060 | HOU | BOS | W 27-23 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Receiving | Rushing | Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | |||||
| 24 | 1970 | 1 | 1970-09-20 | 23-340 | HOU | @ | PIT | W 19-7 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 25 | 1970 | 3 | 1970-10-04 | 23-354 | HOU | @ | CIN | W 20-13 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 26 | 1970 | 4 | 1970-10-11 | 23-361 | HOU | BAL | L 20-24 | 6 | 85 | 14.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | 1970 | 5 | 1970-10-18 | 24-003 | HOU | PIT | L 3-7 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 28 | 1970 | 6 | 1970-10-25 | 24-010 | HOU | @ | SDG | T 31-31 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 29 | 1970 | 11 | 1970-11-29 | 24-045 | HOU | DEN | W 31-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | ||||
| 30 | 1970 | 12 | 1970-12-07 | 24-053 | HOU | CLE | L 10-21 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 31 | 1970 | 13 | 1970-12-13 | 24-059 | HOU | CIN | L 20-30 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 32 | 1970 | 14 | 1970-12-20 | 24-066 | HOU | @ | DAL | L 10-52 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Receiving | Rushing | Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | |||||
| 33 | 1971 | 1 | 1971-09-19 | 24-339 | HOU | @ | CLE | L 0-31 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 34 | 1971 | 2 | 1971-09-26 | 24-346 | HOU | KAN | L 16-20 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 35 | 1971 | 3 | 1971-10-03 | 24-353 | HOU | NOR | T 13-13 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 36 | 1971 | 4 | 1971-10-10 | 24-360 | HOU | @ | WAS | L 13-22 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 37 | 1971 | 5 | 1971-10-17 | 25-002 | HOU | DET | L 7-31 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 38 | 1971 | 6 | 1971-10-24 | 25-009 | HOU | @ | PIT | L 16-23 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 39 | 1971 | 8 | 1971-11-07 | 25-023 | HOU | @ | NWE | L 20-28 | 6 | 97 | 16.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 40 | 1971 | 9 | 1971-11-14 | 25-030 | HOU | @ | OAK | L 21-41 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 41 | 1971 | 10 | 1971-11-21 | 25-037 | HOU | @ | CIN | L 13-28 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 42 | 1971 | 11 | 1971-11-28 | 25-044 | HOU | CLE | L 24-37 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 43 | 1971 | 12 | 1971-12-05 | 25-051 | HOU | PIT | W 29-3 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 44 | 1971 | 13 | 1971-12-12 | 25-058 | HOU | @ | BUF | W 20-14 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 45 | 1971 | 14 | 1971-12-19 | 25-065 | HOU | SDG | W 49-33 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Receiving | Rushing | Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | |||||
| 46 | 1972 | 1 | 1972-09-17 | 25-338 | HOU | @ | DEN | L 17-30 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 47 | 1972 | 3 | 1972-10-01 | 25-352 | HOU | NYJ | W 26-20 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 48 | 1972 | 4 | 1972-10-09 | 25-360 | HOU | OAK | L 0-34 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 49 | 1972 | 5 | 1972-10-15 | 26-000 | HOU | @ | PIT | L 7-24 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 50 | 1972 | 7 | 1972-10-29 | 26-014 | HOU | @ | CIN | L 7-30 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 51 | 1972 | 10 | 1972-11-19 | 26-035 | HOU | GNB | L 10-23 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Receiving | Rushing | Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | |||||
| 52 | 1974 | 1 | 1974-09-15 | 27-335 | SDG | @ | HOU | L 14-21 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 53 | 1974 | 2 | 1974-09-22 | 27-342 | SDG | @ | CIN | W 20-17 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 54 | 1974 | 6 | 1974-10-20 | 28-005 | SDG | @ | DEN | L 7-27 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 55 | 1974 | 11 | 1974-11-24 | 28-040 | SDG | @ | GNB | L 0-34 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | Rushing | Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | |||||
| 56 | 1975 | 12 | 1975-12-07 | 29-053 | HOU | @ | SFO | W 27-13 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Receiving | Rushing | Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | |||||
| 57 | 1976 | 8 | 1976-11-01 | 30-017 | HOU | @ | BAL | L 14-38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 57 Games | 142 | 2011 | 14.16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 11 | 66 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | ||||||||
| Receiving | ||||||||||||
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | ||
| 1 | 1969 | 17 | 1969-12-21 | 23-067 | HOU | @ | OAK | L 7-56 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 |