Richard Marvin Butkus
Position: LB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: December 9, 1942 in Chicago, IL
College: Illinois (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1965 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 2nd round (9th overall) of the 1965 AFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 99 (158th overall since 1950)
8-time Pro Bowler & 5-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1979
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2012.
| Games | Rushing | Kick Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | ||||
| League | NFL | 31 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 12 | 120 | 10.00 | 0 | 22 | 166 | 0 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | ||||
| Place | Home | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 8 | 93 | 11.63 | 0 | 12 | 104 | 0 |
| Road | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 10 | 62 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | ||||
| Result | Win | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 13 | 121 | 0 | |
| Loss | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 9 | 100 | 11.11 | 0 | 9 | 45 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | ||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 0 | |
| 8-14 points | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 0 | 7 | 57 | 0 | |
| 15+ points | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 0 | 8 | 86 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | ||||
| Month | September | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 0 | |
| October | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 7 | 62 | 0 | |
| November | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 7 | 57 | 0 | ||
| December | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | ||||
| Day | Sunday | 28 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 11 | 108 | 9.82 | 0 | 20 | 152 | 0 |
| Monday | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Saturday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | ||||
| Conference | AFC | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | |
| NFC | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | ||||
| Division | NFL East | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | ||
| NFL West | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 0 | ||
| NFL Capital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL Central | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| NFL Central | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| NFL Coastal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| AFC East | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFC Central | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| NFC East | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFC Central | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 9.3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | |
| NFC West | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | ||||
| Opponent | Ari (StL/Chi) Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Indianapolis (Bal) Colts | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 0 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| New York Giants | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 0 | |||
| San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Ten Titans/Hou Oilers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||