Thomas Vincent Darden
Position: DB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: August 28, 1950 in Sandusky, OH
College: Michigan (school history)
Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 1st round (18th overall) of the 1972 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 58 (1038th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2011.
Career Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 1 | 1972 | 1 | 1972-09-17 | 22-020 | CLE | GNB | L 10-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1972 | 2 | 1972-09-24 | 22-027 | CLE | @ | PHI | W 27-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 1972 | 3 | 1972-10-01 | 22-034 | CLE | CIN | W 27-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 1972 | 4 | 1972-10-08 | 22-041 | CLE | KAN | L 7-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 1972 | 5 | 1972-10-15 | 22-048 | CLE | CHI | L 0-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 1972 | 6 | 1972-10-22 | 22-055 | CLE | @ | HOU | W 23-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 1972 | 7 | 1972-10-29 | 22-062 | CLE | @ | DEN | W 27-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |
| 8 | 1972 | 8 | 1972-11-05 | 22-069 | CLE | HOU | W 20-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 1972 | 10 | 1972-11-19 | 22-083 | CLE | PIT | W 26-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -11 | -5.50 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 1972 | 13 | 1972-12-09 | 22-103 | CLE | @ | CIN | W 27-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 11 | 1973 | 3 | 1973-09-30 | 23-033 | CLE | NYG | W 12-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 1973 | 4 | 1973-10-07 | 23-040 | CLE | CIN | W 17-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | 1973 | 6 | 1973-10-21 | 23-054 | CLE | HOU | W 42-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | 1973 | 7 | 1973-10-28 | 23-061 | CLE | SDG | T 16-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 15 | 1974 | 2 | 1974-09-22 | 24-025 | CLE | HOU | W 20-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 1974 | 3 | 1974-09-29 | 24-032 | CLE | @ | STL | L 7-29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 1974 | 4 | 1974-10-06 | 24-039 | CLE | OAK | L 24-40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 18 | 1974 | 5 | 1974-10-13 | 24-046 | CLE | CIN | L 24-34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | 1974 | 6 | 1974-10-20 | 24-053 | CLE | @ | PIT | L 16-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 1974 | 7 | 1974-10-27 | 24-060 | CLE | DEN | W 23-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | 1974 | 8 | 1974-11-03 | 24-067 | CLE | @ | SDG | L 35-36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | |
| 22 | 1974 | 9 | 1974-11-10 | 24-074 | CLE | @ | NWE | W 21-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | |
| 23 | 1974 | 10 | 1974-11-17 | 24-081 | CLE | PIT | L 16-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | 1974 | 11 | 1974-11-24 | 24-088 | CLE | BUF | L 10-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | 1974 | 12 | 1974-12-01 | 24-095 | CLE | SFO | W 7-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 26 | 1974 | 13 | 1974-12-07 | 24-101 | CLE | @ | DAL | L 17-41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
| 27 | 1974 | 14 | 1974-12-15 | 24-109 | CLE | @ | HOU | L 24-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 28 | 1976 | 1 | 1976-09-12 | 26-015 | CLE | NYJ | W 38-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | |||
| 29 | 1976 | 3 | 1976-09-26 | 26-029 | CLE | @ | DEN | L 13-44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 30 | 1976 | 5 | 1976-10-10 | 26-043 | CLE | PIT | W 18-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 31 | 1976 | 6 | 1976-10-17 | 26-050 | CLE | @ | ATL | W 20-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 32 | 1976 | 10 | 1976-11-14 | 26-078 | CLE | PHI | W 24-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 33 | 1976 | 13 | 1976-12-05 | 26-099 | CLE | HOU | W 13-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 34 | 1977 | 4 | 1977-10-09 | 27-042 | CLE | OAK | L 10-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 35 | 1977 | 6 | 1977-10-23 | 27-056 | CLE | @ | BUF | W 27-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 0 | ||
| 36 | 1977 | 7 | 1977-10-30 | 27-063 | CLE | KAN | W 44-7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | |||
| 37 | 1977 | 8 | 1977-11-06 | 27-070 | CLE | CIN | L 7-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 38 | 1977 | 14 | 1977-12-18 | 27-112 | CLE | @ | SEA | L 19-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 39 | 1978 | 1 | 1978-09-03 | 28-006 | CLE | SFO | W 24-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 0 | |||
| 40 | 1978 | 3 | 1978-09-17 | 28-020 | CLE | @ | ATL | W 24-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 0 | ||
| 41 | 1978 | 4 | 1978-09-24 | 28-027 | CLE | @ | PIT | L 9-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 42 | 1978 | 9 | 1978-10-29 | 28-062 | CLE | BUF | W 41-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | |||
| 43 | 1978 | 13 | 1978-11-26 | 28-090 | CLE | RAM | W 30-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | |||
| 44 | 1978 | 14 | 1978-12-03 | 28-097 | CLE | @ | SEA | L 24-47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 45 | 1978 | 15 | 1978-12-10 | 28-104 | CLE | NYJ | W 37-34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 46 | 1979 | 4 | 1979-09-24 | 29-027 | CLE | DAL | W 26-7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 1 | |||
| 47 | 1979 | 7 | 1979-10-14 | 29-047 | CLE | WAS | L 9-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | |||
| 48 | 1979 | 12 | 1979-11-18 | 29-082 | CLE | MIA | W 30-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 0 | |||
| 49 | 1979 | 14 | 1979-12-02 | 29-096 | CLE | HOU | W 14-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 50 | 1980 | 7 | 1980-10-19 | 30-052 | CLE | GNB | W 26-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 51 | 1980 | 10 | 1980-11-09 | 30-073 | CLE | @ | BAL | W 28-27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 52 | 1980 | 16 | 1980-12-21 | 30-115 | CLE | @ | CIN | W 27-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 53 | 1980 | 17 | 1981-01-04 | 30-129 | CLE | OAK | L 12-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 54 | 1981 | 2 | 1981-09-13 | 31-016 | CLE | HOU | L 3-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | |||
| 55 | 1981 | 8 | 1981-10-25 | 31-058 | CLE | BAL | W 42-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 56 | 1981 | 9 | 1981-11-01 | 31-065 | CLE | @ | BUF | L 13-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 0 | ||
| 56 Games | 2 | 12 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 45 | 285 | 6.33 | 0 | 45 | 800 | 2 | ||||||||
| Punt Returns | ||||||||||||
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Ret | Yds | TD | ||
| 1 | 1972 | 15 | 1972-12-24 | 22-118 | CLE | @ | MIA | L 14-20 | 1 | 38 | 38.00 | 0 |