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Lyle Blackwood

Lyle Vernon Blackwood

Position: DB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: May 24, 1951 in San Antonio, TX
College: TCU

Career AV: 55 (1109th overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 9th round (217th overall) of the 1973 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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
1973 22 CIN 29 7 0 1
1974 23 CIN 29 13 1 1
1975 24 CIN RET 29 14 2 2 44 0 40 1 1 0 0 3
1976 25 SEA RET 28 11 0 1 0 0 0 1
1977 26 BAL FS 44 14 14 10 163 0 37 3 4 4 0 15
1978 27 BAL FS 44 16 16 4 146 2 79 0 3 7 0 6
1979 28 BAL FS 44 16 12 4 63 0 27 0 2 0 0 7
1980 29 BAL 44 11 2 1 0 0 0 1
1981 30 MIA FS 42 12 10 3 12 0 11 5
1982 31 MIA FS 42 9 9 1.0 2 41 0 21 0 1 0 0 9
1983 32 MIA FS 42 16 16 4 77 0 45 8
1984 33 MIA FS 42 16 16 3 29 0 15 0 2 0 0 7
1985 34 MIA 42 16 0 1 0 0 0 1
1986 35 MIA 42 5 4 1 14 0 14 1 2 0 0 1
Career 176 102 1.0 35 589 2 79 6 15 11 0 66
6 yrs MIA 74 55 1.0 14 173 0 45 1 5 0 0 31
4 yrs CLT 57 44 19 372 2 79 3 9 11 0 29
3 yrs CIN 34 3 2 44 0 40 1 1 0 0 5
1 yr SEA 11 0 1 0 0 0 1

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1973 22 CIN 29 7 0 4 12 0 4 3.0 12
1974 23 CIN 29 13 1 10 29 0 11 2.9 1 17 0 17 17.0 46
1975 24 CIN RET 29 14 2 23 123 0 31 5.3 123
1976 25 SEA RET 28 11 0 19 132 0 26 6.9 10 230 0 45 23.0 370
1977 26 BAL FS 44 14 14 7 22 0 10 3.1 1 24 0 24 24.0 46
1978 27 BAL FS 44 16 16 1 2 0 2 2.0 1 18 0 18 18.0 20
1979 28 BAL FS 44 16 12 4 -1 0 2 -0.3 3 41 0 19 13.7 40
1980 29 BAL 44 11 2 2 41 0 25 20.5 41
1985 34 MIA 42 16 0 2 32 0 17 16.0 32
1986 35 MIA 42 5 4 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Career 176 102 69 319 0 31 4.6 20 403 0 45 20.2 730
6 yrs MIA 74 55 1 0 0 0 0.0 2 32 0 17 16.0 32
4 yrs CLT 57 44 12 23 0 10 1.9 7 124 0 25 17.7 147
3 yrs CIN 34 3 37 164 0 31 4.4 1 17 0 17 17.0 181
1 yr SEA 11 0 19 132 0 26 6.9 10 230 0 45 23.0 370

Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1976 25 SEA RET 28 11 0 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.1 0.7 8 0 1
Career 176 102 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.0 0.0 8 0 6

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1978 27 BAL FS 44 16 16 2 2 12
Career 176 102 2 2 12

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Non-Offensive TDs

1978 NFL 2 (4)

Fumbles Recovered

1977 NFL 4 (5)

Interceptions

1977 NFL 10 (1/28)

Career 35 (121)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1977 NFL 163 (2)
1978 NFL 146 (6)
Career 589 (90)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1978 NFL 2 (2/24)

Long Intercep. Return

1978 NFL 79 (3)

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

All-Pro Teams

1977Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL