Matt Blair
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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Matt Blair Career Splits
Output includes all games from 1960 to 2011.
Career Splits
| Games | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| League | NFL | 34 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 119 | 0 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| Place | Home | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 84 | 0 | |
| Road | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 0 | |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| Result | Win | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 78 | 0 |
| Loss | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Tie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 47 | 0 | |
| 8-14 points | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15+ points | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 71 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| Month | September | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 0 | ||
| October | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| November | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | |
| December | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 0 | ||
| January | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| Day | Sunday | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 81 | 0 |
| Monday | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thursday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Saturday | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| Conference | AFC | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 0 | ||
| NFC | 25 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 67 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| Division | AFC East | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 0 | ||
| AFC Central | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| AFC West | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFC East | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | |||
| NFC Central | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | |
| NFC West | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 0 | |||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| Opponent | Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Chicago Bears | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Detroit Lions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oakland (LA) Raiders | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Miami Dolphins | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | |||
| New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | |||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Ten Titans/Hou Oilers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Washington Redskins | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| Playoffs | Total | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Conference Championship | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Divisional | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Wild Card | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||