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Matt Blair

Matthew Albert Blair

Position: LB
Height: 6-5    Weight: 232 lbs.
Born: September 20, 1950 in Hilo, HI
College: Iowa State

Career AV: 76 (445th overall since 1950)

6-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2nd round (51st overall) of the 1974 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
1974 24 MIN llb 59 14 6 1 -3 0 -3 0 1 13 0 5
1975 25 MIN 59 14 0 1 18 0 18 1 0 0 0 2
1976 26 MIN LLB 59 14 13 2 25 0 20 0 5 8 0 11
1977* 27 MIN LLB 59 14 13 1 18 0 18 0 2 0 0 11
1978* 28 MIN LLB 59 16 16 3 28 0 20 0 3 49 1 10
1979* 29 MIN LLB 59 16 16 3 32 0 16 0 2 14 0 10
1980*+ 30 MIN LLB 59 14 14 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13
1981* 31 MIN LOLB 59 16 16 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 9
1982* 32 MIN LOLB 59 9 9 1.5 11
1983 33 MIN LOLB 59 16 16 4.5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8
1984 34 MIN LOLB 59 11 9 1.0 0 1 0 0 3
1985 35 MIN 59 6 2 1.0 0 1 0 0 1
Career 160 130 8.0 16 119 0 20 2 20 84 1 94

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1975 25 MIN 59 14 0 2 -2 0 2 -1.0 -2
1976 26 MIN LLB 59 14 13 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
1981* 31 MIN LOLB 59 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Career 160 130 2 -2 0 2 -1.0 2 0 0 0 0.0 -2

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
1977* 27 MIN LLB 59 14 13 1 1 6
1978* 28 MIN LLB 59 16 16 1 1 6
Career 160 130 1 1 2 12

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Ed Simonini, Cato June, Charles Haley, Joel Williams, Andre Tippett*, Jesse Solomon, Bob Grant, Doug Buffone, Leo Sanford, Richard Wood
4 Joel Williams, Charles Haley, Richard Wood, Thomas Henderson, Walt Michaels, Al Richardson, Sam Cowart, Roger Zatkoff, Brian M. Williams, Fred Carr
5 Harry Carson*, Richard Wood, Walt Michaels, Doug Swift, Joel Williams, Lucius Sanford, LaVar Arrington, Brad Dusek, Keena Turner, Dave R. Lewis
6 Brad Dusek, Walt Michaels, Doug Swift, Dave R. Lewis, Joel Williams, Keena Turner, Harry Carson*, Richard Wood, LaVar Arrington, Bob Breunig
7 Walt Michaels, Vaughan Johnson, Harry Carson*, Les Richter, Lee Roy Jordan, Chip Banks, Chris Hanburger, Fred Carr, Cornelius Bennett, Brad Dusek
8 Peter Boulware, Fred Carr, Harry Carson*, Walt Michaels, Les Richter, Vaughan Johnson, Lee Roy Jordan, Chip Banks, Julian Peterson, Bob Breunig
9 Harry Carson*, Les Richter, Fred Carr, Walt Michaels, Lee Roy Jordan, Donnie Edwards, Bob Breunig, Julian Peterson, Jeff Siemon, Cornelius Bennett
10 Harry Carson*, Chris Spielman, Lee Roy Jordan, Fred Carr, Walt Michaels, Larry Grantham, Cornelius Bennett, Donnie Edwards, Nick Buoniconti*, Jeff Siemon
11 Chris Spielman, Fred Carr, Myron Pottios, Walt Michaels, Larry Grantham, Chip Banks, Cornelius Bennett, Mike Merriweather, Jeff Siemon, Clay Matthews
12 Chris Spielman, Myron Pottios, Wally Hilgenberg, Jack Reynolds, Fred Carr, Walt Michaels, Chip Banks, Mike Merriweather, Jeff Siemon, Clay Matthews
Career Chris Spielman, Myron Pottios, Fred Carr, Wally Hilgenberg, Chip Banks, Walt Michaels, Mike Merriweather, Jeff Siemon, Ken Harvey, Keith Brooking

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

First-Team All-Pro

1980

Non-Offensive TDs

1977 NFL 1 (8)
1978 NFL 1 (6)

Fumbles Recovered

1976 NFL 5 (3)
Career 20 (92)

Fumble Return Yds

1978 NFL 49 (6)
Career 84 (174)

Fumble Return TD

1978 NFL 1 (2/38)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1977Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1978Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
1979Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1980Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1981Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL