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Ed Brown

Charles Edward Brown

Position: QB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: October 26, 1928 in San Luis Obispo, CA
College: San Francisco

Career AV: 63 (786th overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 6th round (68th overall) of the 1952 NFL Draft.

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Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% AV
1954 26 CHI 15 12 0 10 17 58.8 283 3 17.6 1 5.9 69 16.6 17.5 28.3 23.6 118.3 2
1955* 27 CHI QB 15 12 10 8-4-0 85 164 51.8 1307 9 5.5 10 6.1 86 8.0 6.3 15.4 108.9 71.4 13
1956* 28 CHI QB 15 12 12 9-2-1 96 168 57.1 1667 11 6.5 12 7.1 70 9.9 8.0 17.4 138.9 83.1 13
1957 29 CHI QB 15 12 8 3-5-0 84 185 45.4 1321 6 3.2 16 8.6 74 7.1 3.9 15.7 110.1 44.4 6
1958 30 CHI QB 15 12 11 7-3-0 102 218 46.8 1418 10 4.6 17 7.8 79 6.5 3.9 13.9 118.2 51.0 8
1959 31 CHI QB 15 12 10 7-3-0 125 247 50.6 1881 13 5.3 10 4.0 88 7.6 6.8 15.0 156.8 76.7 7
1960 32 CHI QB 15 12 11 4-6-1 59 149 39.6 1079 7 4.7 11 7.4 91 7.2 4.9 18.3 89.9 50.2 6
1961 33 CHI qb 15 14 5 3-2-0 46 98 46.9 742 4 4.1 11 11.2 84 7.6 3.3 16.1 53.0 46.8 4
1962 34 PIT P 15 14 3 2-1-0 43 84 51.2 726 5 6.0 6 7.1 50 8.6 6.6 16.9 51.9 70.8 1
1963 35 PIT QB 15 14 14 7-4-3 168 362 46.4 2982 21 5.8 20 5.5 85 8.2 6.9 17.8 213.0 71.4 8
1964 36 PIT QB 15 14 13 5-8-0 121 272 44.5 1990 12 4.4 19 7.0 54 7.3 5.1 16.4 142.1 55.2 7
1965 37 2TM 14 0 10 23 43.5 204 1 4.3 5 21.7 68 8.9 0.0 20.4 14.6 50.2 2
BAL 14 1 0 3 5 60.0 81 1 20.0 0 0.0 68 16.2 20.2 27.0 81.0 143.7 1
PIT 15 13 0 7 18 38.9 123 0 0.0 5 27.8 39 6.8 -5.7 17.6 9.5 23.4 1
Career 154 97 55-38-5 949 1987 47.8 15600 102 5.1 138 6.9 91 7.9 5.8 16.4 101.3 62.8 77
8 yrs CHI 98 67 41-25-2 607 1246 48.7 9698 63 5.1 88 7.1 91 7.8 5.6 16.0 99.0 62.5 59
4 yrs PIT 55 30 14-13-3 339 736 46.1 5821 38 5.2 50 6.8 85 7.9 5.9 17.2 105.8 62.3 17
1 yr CLT 1 0 3 5 60.0 81 1 20.0 0 0.0 68 16.2 20.2 27.0 81.0 143.7 1

Advanced Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
1955* 27 CHI QB 15 12 10 8-4-0 164 113 115 106 107 107 113
1956* 28 CHI QB 15 12 12 9-2-1 168 144 133 121 118 98 126
1957 29 CHI QB 15 12 8 3-5-0 185 99 82 85 79 79 73
1958 30 CHI QB 15 12 11 7-3-0 218 86 83 90 94 86 84
1959 31 CHI QB 15 12 10 7-3-0 247 106 111 102 100 114 110
1960 32 CHI QB 15 12 11 4-6-1 149 98 94 62 96 92 85
1961 33 CHI qb 15 14 5 3-2-0 98 100 78 81 90 62 78
1962 34 PIT P 15 14 3 2-1-0 84 121 107 95 104 86 100
1963 35 PIT QB 15 14 14 7-4-3 362 115 109 78 104 99 99
1964 36 PIT QB 15 14 13 5-8-0 272 99 89 75 92 79 82
Career 154 97 55-38-5 1987 107 0 101 0 88 98 92 0 95

Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1954 26 CHI 15 12 0 18 684 60 0 38.0
1955* 27 CHI QB 15 12 10 44 1766 59 1 40.1
1956* 28 CHI QB 15 12 12 42 1644 53 1 39.1
1957 29 CHI QB 15 12 8 34 1365 62 1 40.1
1958 30 CHI QB 15 12 11 27 1140 57 0 42.2
1959 31 CHI QB 15 12 10 64 2634 66 0 41.2
1960 32 CHI QB 15 12 11 56 2231 65 2 39.8
1961 33 CHI qb 15 14 5 2 1 50.0% 1 1 100.0% 58 2448 69 0 42.2
1962 34 PIT P 15 14 3 60 2400 78 0 40.0
1963 35 PIT QB 15 14 14 57 2256 57 0 39.6
1964 36 PIT QB 15 14 13 31 1346 54 0 43.4
1965 37 2TM 14 0 2 80 49 0 40.0
BAL 14 1 0 2 80 49 0 40.0
Career 154 97 2 1 50.0% 1 1 100.0% 493 19994 78 5 40.6
8 yrs CHI 98 67 2 1 50.0% 1 1 100.0% 343 13912 69 5 40.6
4 yrs PIT 55 30 148 6002 78 0 40.6
1 yr CLT 1 0 2 80 49 0 40.0

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1954 26 CHI 15 12 0 9 36 0 18 4.0 3.0 0.8 36 0 0
1955* 27 CHI QB 15 12 10 43 203 2 32 4.7 16.9 3.6 203 2 4
1956* 28 CHI QB 15 12 12 40 164 1 31 4.1 13.7 3.3 164 1 3
1957 29 CHI QB 15 12 8 31 129 1 31 4.2 10.8 2.6 129 1 5
1958 30 CHI QB 15 12 11 32 94 3 28 2.9 7.8 2.7 94 3 4
1959 31 CHI QB 15 12 10 33 108 1 46 3.3 9.0 2.8 108 1 7
1960 32 CHI QB 15 12 11 19 89 2 38 4.7 7.4 1.6 1 -6 -6.0 0 -6 0.1 -0.5 83 2 2
1961 33 CHI qb 15 14 5 13 18 0 13 1.4 1.3 0.9 18 0 1
1962 34 PIT P 15 14 3 2 -8 0 -2 -4.0 -0.6 0.1 -8 0 1
1963 35 PIT QB 15 14 14 15 20 2 7 1.3 1.4 1.1 20 2 5
1964 36 PIT QB 15 14 13 26 110 2 22 4.2 7.9 1.9 110 2 5
1965 37 2TM 14 0 2 -3 0 -1 -1.5 -0.2 0.1 -3 0 3
PIT 15 13 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 -1 0 2
BAL 14 1 0 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 -2.0 1.0 -2 0 1
Career 154 97 265 960 14 46 3.6 6.2 1.7 1 -6 -6.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 954 14 40
8 yrs CHI 98 67 220 841 10 46 3.8 8.6 2.2 1 -6 -6.0 0 0 0.0 -0.1 835 10 26
4 yrs PIT 55 30 44 121 4 22 2.8 2.2 0.8 121 4 13
1 yr CLT 1 0 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 -2.0 1.0 -2 0 1

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
1954 26 CHI 15 12 0 1 18 0 18
1955* 27 CHI QB 15 12 10 4 1 0 0
1956* 28 CHI QB 15 12 12 3 2 3 1
1957 29 CHI QB 15 12 8 5 2 0 0
1958 30 CHI QB 15 12 11 4 2 0 0
1959 31 CHI QB 15 12 10 7 1 -3 0
1960 32 CHI QB 15 12 11 2 0 0 0
1961 33 CHI qb 15 14 5 1 2 0 0
1962 34 PIT P 15 14 3 1 0 0 0
1963 35 PIT QB 15 14 14 5 1 0 0
1964 36 PIT QB 15 14 13 5 0 0 0
1965 37 2TM 14 0 3 1 0 0
PIT 15 13 0 2 1 0 0
BAL 14 1 0 1 0 0 0
Career 154 97 1 18 0 18 40 12 0 1
8 yrs CHI 98 67 1 18 0 18 26 10 0 1
4 yrs PIT 55 30 13 2 0 0
1 yr CLT 1 0 1 0 0 0

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
1955* 27 CHI QB 15 12 10 2 2 12
1956* 28 CHI QB 15 12 12 1 1 2 12
1957 29 CHI QB 15 12 8 1 1 6
1958 30 CHI QB 15 12 11 3 3 18
1959 31 CHI QB 15 12 10 1 1 6
1960 32 CHI QB 15 12 11 2 2 12
1961 33 CHI qb 15 14 5 1 1 4
1963 35 PIT QB 15 14 14 2 2 12
1964 36 PIT QB 15 14 13 2 2 12
Career 154 97 14 1 15 1 1 94
8 yrs CHI 98 67 10 1 11 1 1 70
4 yrs PIT 55 30 4 4 24

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Brett Favre, Tom Brady, Terry Bradshaw*, Boomer Esiason, Ken O'Brien, Jay Cutler, Bernie Kosar, John Elway*, Eli Manning, Donovan McNabb
4 Tony Eason, Terry Bradshaw*, Bernie Kosar, Jim Everett, Steve McNair, Doug Williams, Joe Montana*, Bill Kenney, Bobby Hebert, Randall Cunningham
5 Jake Plummer, Jim Plunkett, Trent Dilfer, Terry Bradshaw*, Bill Kenney, Doug Williams, Steve McNair, Jim McMahon, Fran Tarkenton*, Bernie Kosar
6 Jake Plummer, Terry Bradshaw*, Jim Plunkett, Bill Kenney, Doug Williams, Bart Starr*, Trent Dilfer, David Carr, Jeff George, Dan Fouts*
7 Bill Kenney, Steve Bartkowski, Terry Bradshaw*, Jake Plummer, Jeff George, Trent Dilfer, Roman Gabriel, Jon Kitna, Jim McMahon, Dan Pastorini
8 Jeff George, Don Meredith, Steve Bartkowski, Dan Pastorini, Trent Dilfer, Roman Gabriel, Bill Kenney, Steve DeBerg, Jim Hart, Marc Bulger
9 Jeff George, Trent Dilfer, Steve DeBerg, John Brodie, Jim Hart, Bill Kenney, Phil Simms, Chris Miller, Jon Kitna, Marc Bulger
10 Milt Plum, Bill Kenney, Dan Pastorini, John Brodie, Billy Wade, Steve DeBerg, Eddie LeBaron, Jeff George, Jon Kitna, Jay Schroeder
11 Steve DeBerg, John Brodie, Billy Wade, Milt Plum, Jim McMahon, Tobin Rote, Jay Schroeder, Neil O'Donnell, Steve Bartkowski, Jeff George
12 Steve DeBerg, Billy Wade, John Brodie, Jim McMahon, Charley Johnson, Milt Plum, Neil O'Donnell, Steve Bartkowski, Jeff George, Tobin Rote
Career Billy Wade, Jim McMahon, Jeff George, Neil O'Donnell, Milt Plum, Jay Schroeder, Steve Bartkowski, Lynn Dickey, Babe Parilli, Trent Dilfer

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1955
1956

Passes Completed

1956 NFL 96 (6)
1957 NFL 84 (10)
1958 NFL 102 (9)
1959 NFL 125 (6)
1963 NFL 168 (8)
Career 949 (133)

Pass Attempts

1956 NFL 168 (8)
1957 NFL 185 (8)
1958 NFL 218 (6)
1959 NFL 247 (6)
1963 NFL 362 (5)
Career 1987 (126)

Passing Yds

1956 NFL 1667 (3)
1957 NFL 1321 (9)
1958 NFL 1418 (9)
1959 NFL 1881 (6)
1963 NFL 2982 (5)
1964 NFL 1990 (10)
Career 15600 (116)

Passing TD

1955 NFL 9 (10)
1956 NFL 11 (3)
1958 NFL 10 (10)
1959 NFL 13 (6)
1963 NFL 21 (5)
Career 102 (109)

Passer Rating

1956 NFL 83.1 (1)
1957 NFL 44.4 (10)
1959 NFL 76.7 (5)
1963 NFL 71.4 (10)
Career 62.8 (183)

Long Pass

1955 NFL 86 (2)
1956 NFL 70 (6)
1957 NFL 74 (7)
1958 NFL 79 (6)
1959 NFL 88 (1)
1960 NFL 91 (1/68)
1961 NFL 84 (4)
1963 NFL 85 (2)

Passes Intercepted

1956 NFL 12 (6)
1957 NFL 16 (3)
1958 NFL 17 (3)
1959 NFL 10 (10)
1960 NFL 11 (10)
1963 NFL 20 (3)
1964 NFL 19 (3)
Career 138 (61)

Passing Yds/Game

1956 NFL 138.9 (4)
1957 NFL 110.1 (10)
1958 NFL 118.2 (10)
1959 NFL 156.8 (7)
1963 NFL 213.0 (5)

Yds/Pass Att

1956 NFL 9.9 (1)
1957 NFL 7.1 (6)
1958 NFL 6.5 (8)
1959 NFL 7.6 (5)
1963 NFL 8.2 (4)
1964 NFL 7.3 (6)
Career 7.9 (7)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1956 NFL 17.4 (1)
1957 NFL 15.7 (3)
1958 NFL 13.9 (7)
1959 NFL 15.0 (2)
1963 NFL 17.8 (1/7)
1964 NFL 16.4 (2/33)
Career 16.4 (2)

Pass Attempts/Game

1956 NFL 14.0 (8)
1957 NFL 15.4 (9)
1958 NFL 18.2 (8)
1959 NFL 20.6 (6)
1963 NFL 25.9 (4)

Non-Offensive TDs

1956 NFL 1 (5)

Punts

1956 NFL 42 (7)
1959 NFL 64 (1)
1960 NFL 56 (7)
1961 NFL 58 (7)
1962 NFL 60 (4)
1963 NFL 57 (9)
Career 493 (82)

Punting Yds

1956 NFL 1644 (8)
1959 NFL 2634 (4)
1960 NFL 2231 (9)
1961 NFL 2448 (6)
1962 NFL 2400 (5)
1963 NFL 2256 (10)
Career 19994 (85)

Long Punt

1954 NFL 60 (10)
1955 NFL 59 (8)
1957 NFL 62 (9)
1959 NFL 66 (4)
1960 NFL 65 (5)
1961 NFL 69 (5)
1962 NFL 78 (3/41)

Punts Blocked

1955 NFL 1 (3)
1956 NFL 1 (1)
1957 NFL 1 (2)
1960 NFL 2 (1/36)
Career 5 (44)

Yds/Punt

1955 NFL 40.1 (10)
1957 NFL 40.1 (10)
1958 NFL 42.2 (5)
1959 NFL 41.2 (10)
1961 NFL 42.2 (10)
1964 NFL 43.4 (7)
Career 40.6 (163)

Fumbles

1959 NFL 7 (4)
Career 40 (177)

Fumble Return TD

1956 NFL 1 (1/38)

Passes Completed/Game

1956 NFL 8.0 (6)
1957 NFL 7.0 (10)
1958 NFL 8.5 (10)
1959 NFL 10.4 (7)
1963 NFL 12.0 (8)

Pass Completion %

1956 NFL 57.1% (1)
1957 NFL 45.4% (8)
1958 NFL 46.8% (10)
1959 NFL 50.6% (7)

Pass Intercept. %

1956 NFL 7.1% (7)
1957 NFL 8.6% (10)
1959 NFL 4.0% (4)
1963 NFL 5.5% (10)

Passing TD %

1956 NFL 6.5% (1)
1957 NFL 3.2% (10)
1958 NFL 4.6% (9)
1959 NFL 5.3% (4)
1963 NFL 5.8% (6)
1964 NFL 4.4% (9)
Career 5.1% (40)

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