Clifford Branch Jr.
Position: WR
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: August 1, 1948 in Houston, TX
College: Colorado (school history)
Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 4th round (98th overall) of the 1972 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 87 (296th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Hall of Fame semi-finalist in 2004, 2010
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| Games | Receiving | Rushing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | ||||||||
| League | NFL | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 9 | 191 | 21.22 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 1.75 | 0 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | ||||||||
| Place | Home | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 0 | |
| Road | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 6 | 134 | 22.33 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | ||||||||
| Result | Win | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 |
| Loss | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 139 | 23.17 | 0 | 1 | -9 | -9.00 | 0 | |||
| Tie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | ||||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 5 | 101 | 20.20 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 |
| 8-14 points | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 52 | 26.00 | 0 | 5 | -13 | -2.60 | 0 | |||
| 15+ points | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | ||||||||
| Month | September | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | |
| October | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 73 | 18.25 | 0 | 6 | -4 | -0.67 | 0 | ||
| November | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 52 | 26.00 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | |||
| December | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | |||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | ||||||||
| Day | Sunday | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 8 | 175 | 21.88 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 2.10 | 0 |
| Monday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | ||||||||
| Conference | AFC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 169 | 21.13 | 0 | 8 | -3 | -0.38 | 0 | |
| NFC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | ||||||||
| Division | AFC East | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | -1.00 | 0 | |||
| AFC Central | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 82 | 20.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||
| AFC West | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | ||
| NFC Central | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | ||
| NFC West | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | ||||||||
| Opponent | Buffalo Bills | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | -1.00 | 0 | |||
| Chicago Bears | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | |||
| Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | |||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 52 | 26.00 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| San Diego Chargers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Houston Oilers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||