Wesley Merritt Chesson III
Position: WR
Height: 6-2 Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: January 15, 1949 in Edenton, NC
College: Duke (school history)
Drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 7th round (163rd overall) of the 1971 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 7 (7617th overall since 1950)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2011.
| Games | Receiving | Rushing | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| League | NFL | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 598 | 14.95 | 2 | 2.0 | 29.9 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Place | Home | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 273 | 13.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 22.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | |
| Road | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 325 | 17.11 | 1 | 2.4 | 40.6 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Result | Win | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 251 | 14.76 | 2 | 1.5 | 22.8 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 |
| Loss | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 343 | 15.59 | 0 | 2.8 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 214 | 14.27 | 1 | 2.1 | 30.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8-14 points | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 198 | 16.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 49.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 15+ points | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 186 | 14.31 | 1 | 1.4 | 20.7 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Month | September | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 1 | 1.8 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | |
| October | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 144 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| November | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 240 | 17.14 | 1 | 2.8 | 48.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||
| December | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 145 | 20.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Day | Sunday | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 598 | 14.95 | 2 | 2.0 | 29.9 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Conference | AFC | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 139 | 17.38 | 1 | 1.3 | 23.2 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 |
| NFC | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 459 | 14.34 | 1 | 2.3 | 32.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | 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 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | ||
| AFC Central | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.0 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFC West | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 103 | 20.60 | 1 | 1.7 | 34.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFC East | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 68 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFC Central | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFC West | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 352 | 15.30 | 1 | 2.1 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Opponent | Ari (StL/Chi) Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 25.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Indianapolis (Bal) Colts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | |||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Oakland (LA) Raiders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| New Orleans Saints | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 1 | 1.4 | 22.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||
| New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 89 | 14.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 151 | 15.10 | 0 | 3.3 | 50.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ten Titans/Hou Oilers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||