Matthew Albert Blair
Position: LB
Height: 6-5 Weight: 232 lbs.
Born: September 20, 1950 in Hilo, HI
College: Iowa St. (school history)
Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2nd round (51st overall) of the 1974 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 77 (444th overall since 1950)
6-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2011.
Career Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
| Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 1 | 1974 | 8 | 1974-11-03 | 24-044 | MIN | @ | CHI | W 17-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | ||
| Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 2 | 1975 | 6 | 1975-10-27 | 25-037 | MIN | @ | CHI | W 13-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 1975 | 7 | 1975-11-02 | 25-043 | MIN | @ | GNB | W 28-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 1975 | 8 | 1975-11-09 | 25-050 | MIN | ATL | W 38-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 5 | 1976 | 2 | 1976-09-19 | 25-365 | MIN | RAM | T 10-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 6 | 1976 | 9 | 1976-11-07 | 26-048 | MIN | DET | W 31-23 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 1976 | 14 | 1976-12-11 | 26-082 | MIN | @ | MIA | W 29-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 1976 | 15 | 1976-12-18 | 26-089 | MIN | WAS | W 35-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | 1976 | 17 | 1977-01-09 | 26-111 | MIN | N | OAK | L 14-32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 10 | 1977 | 2 | 1977-09-24 | 27-004 | MIN | @ | TAM | W 9-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 1977 | 15 | 1977-12-26 | 27-097 | MIN | @ | RAM | W 14-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 1977 | 16 | 1978-01-01 | 27-103 | MIN | @ | DAL | L 6-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 13 | 1978 | 5 | 1978-10-01 | 28-011 | MIN | @ | TAM | W 24-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | 1978 | 7 | 1978-10-15 | 28-025 | MIN | RAM | L 17-34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | |||
| 15 | 1978 | 14 | 1978-12-03 | 28-074 | MIN | PHI | W 28-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 16 | 1978 | 17 | 1978-12-31 | 28-102 | MIN | @ | RAM | L 10-34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 17 | 1979 | 3 | 1979-09-16 | 28-361 | MIN | MIA | L 12-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 18 | 1979 | 15 | 1979-12-09 | 29-080 | MIN | BUF | W 10-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 19 | 1980 | 1 | 1980-09-07 | 29-353 | MIN | ATL | W 24-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 20 | 1980 | 3 | 1980-09-21 | 30-001 | MIN | @ | CHI | W 34-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | 1980 | 16 | 1980-12-21 | 30-092 | MIN | @ | HOU | L 16-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 22 | 1981 | 7 | 1981-10-18 | 31-028 | MIN | PHI | W 35-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 23 | 1981 | 15 | 1981-12-12 | 31-083 | MIN | @ | DET | L 7-45 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 24 | 1982 | 3 | 1982-11-21 | 32-062 | MIN | @ | GNB | L 7-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | 1982 | 5 | 1982-12-05 | 32-076 | MIN | @ | MIA | L 14-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | 1982 | 11 | 1983-01-15 | 32-117 | MIN | @ | WAS | L 7-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 27 | 1983 | 2 | 1983-09-08 | 32-353 | MIN | SFO | L 17-48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 28 | 1983 | 4 | 1983-09-25 | 33-005 | MIN | DET | W 20-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 29 | 1983 | 7 | 1983-10-16 | 33-026 | MIN | HOU | W 34-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 30 | 1983 | 12 | 1983-11-20 | 33-061 | MIN | @ | PIT | W 17-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | 1983 | 13 | 1983-11-27 | 33-068 | MIN | @ | NOR | L 16-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | 1983 | 16 | 1983-12-17 | 33-088 | MIN | CIN | W 20-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 33 | 1984 | 11 | 1984-11-11 | 34-052 | MIN | @ | GNB | L 17-45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 34 | 1985 | 12 | 1985-11-24 | 35-065 | MIN | NOR | L 23-30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 34 Games | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 119 | 0 | ||||||||
| Sacks & Tackles | |||||||||||
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Sk | Tkl | Ast | |
| 1 | 1976 | 16 | 1976-12-26 | 26-097 | MIN | RAM | W 24-13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sacks & Tackles | |||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Sk | Tkl | Ast | |
| 2 | 1980 | 17 | 1981-01-03 | 30-105 | MIN | @ | PHI | L 16-31 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sacks & Tackles | |||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Sk | Tkl | Ast | |
| 3 | 1982 | 10 | 1983-01-09 | 32-111 | MIN | ATL | W 30-24 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 Games | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||