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Lynn Dickey

Clifford Lynn Dickey

Position: QB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 214 lbs.
Born: October 19, 1949 in Paola, KS
College: Kansas State

Career AV: 65 (717th overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 3rd round (56th overall) of the 1971 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
1971 22 HOU 10 7 2 0-1-1 19 57 33.3 315 0 0.0 9 15.8 42 5.5 -1.6 16.6 45.0 13.3 3 21 4.9 -1.9 5.0 1
1973 24 HOU 10 12 4 1-3-0 71 120 59.2 888 6 5.0 10 8.3 66 7.4 4.7 12.5 74.0 64.2 13 138 5.6 3.2 9.8 3
1974 25 HOU 10 14 4 1-3-0 63 113 55.8 704 2 1.8 8 7.1 59 6.2 3.4 11.2 50.3 50.9 10 73 5.1 2.5 8.1 3
1975 26 HOU 10 14 0 2 4 50.0 46 0 0.0 1 25.0 28 11.5 0.3 23.0 3.3 52.1 3 20 3.7 -2.7 42.9 0
1976 27 GNB QB 10 10 10 4-6-0 115 243 47.3 1465 7 2.9 14 5.8 69 6.0 4.0 12.7 146.5 52.2 28 279 4.4 2.6 10.3 5
1977 28 GNB QB 10 9 9 2-7-0 113 220 51.4 1346 5 2.3 14 6.4 95 6.1 3.7 11.9 149.6 51.4 21 187 4.8 2.6 8.7 4
1979 30 GNB 10 5 3 1-2-0 60 119 50.4 787 5 4.2 4 3.4 52 6.6 5.9 13.1 157.4 71.7 15 120 5.0 4.4 11.2 2
1980 31 GNB QB 12 16 16 5-10-1 278 478 58.2 3529 15 3.1 25 5.2 69 7.4 5.7 12.7 220.6 70.0 37 314 6.2 4.6 7.2 8
1981 32 GNB QB 12 13 13 6-7-0 204 354 57.6 2593 17 4.8 15 4.2 75 7.3 6.4 12.7 199.5 79.0 40 298 5.8 5.0 10.2 9
1982 33 GNB QB 12 9 9 5-3-1 124 218 56.9 1790 12 5.5 14 6.4 80 8.2 6.4 14.4 198.9 75.3 25 196 6.6 5.0 10.3 12
1983 34 GNB QB 12 16 16 8-8-0 289 484 59.7 4458 32 6.6 29 6.0 75 9.2 7.8 15.4 278.6 87.3 40 307 7.9 6.7 7.6 14
1984 35 GNB QB 12 15 15 7-8-0 237 401 59.1 3195 25 6.2 19 4.7 79 8.0 7.1 13.5 213.0 85.6 32 244 6.8 6.0 7.4 11
1985 36 GNB QB 12 12 10 5-5-0 172 314 54.8 2206 15 4.8 17 5.4 63 7.0 5.5 12.8 183.8 70.4 30 226 5.8 4.4 8.7 6
Career 152 111 45-63-3 1747 3125 55.9 23322 141 4.5 179 5.7 95 7.5 5.8 13.3 153.4 70.9 297 2423 6.1 4.6 8.7 78
9 yrs GNB 105 101 43-56-2 1592 2831 56.2 21369 133 4.7 151 5.3 95 7.5 6.1 13.4 203.5 73.8 268 2171 6.2 4.9 8.6 71
4 yrs OTI 47 10 2-7-1 155 294 52.7 1953 8 2.7 28 9.5 66 6.6 2.9 12.6 41.6 43.2 29 252 5.3 1.9 9.0 7

Playoff Record as Starting QB: 1982 (1-1)

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+
1971 22 HOU 10 7 2 0-1-1 57 79 89 27 37 46 57 6 114 44
1973 24 HOU 10 12 4 1-3-0 120 115 104 95 90 122 107 68 92 99
1974 25 HOU 10 14 4 1-3-0 113 94 96 83 85 111 80 82 101 85
1976 27 GNB QB 10 10 10 4-6-0 243 91 86 89 86 87 88 95 91 87
1977 28 GNB QB 10 9 9 2-7-0 220 91 91 85 85 97 82 89 99 86
1979 30 GNB 10 5 3 1-2-0 119 94 84 106 98 86 100 118 75 102
1980 31 GNB QB 12 16 16 5-10-1 478 109 107 98 97 111 86 90 99 96
1981 32 GNB QB 12 13 13 6-7-0 354 107 97 107 101 106 107 102 81 108
1982 33 GNB QB 12 9 9 5-3-1 218 123 112 106 100 103 115 73 84 101
1983 34 GNB QB 12 16 16 8-8-0 484 141 139 122 122 110 126 77 103 115
1984 35 GNB QB 12 15 15 7-8-0 401 118 118 113 113 110 122 93 105 113
1985 36 GNB QB 12 12 10 5-5-0 314 100 98 93 93 97 108 82 96 95
Career 152 111 45-63-3 3125 111 107 101 100 104 104 86 95 100

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
1971 22 HOU 10 7 2 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.6 0.1 4 0 1
1973 24 HOU 10 12 4 6 9 0 6 1.5 0.8 0.5 9 0 5
1974 25 HOU 10 14 4 3 7 0 7 2.3 0.5 0.2 7 0 2
1975 26 HOU 10 14 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.2 0.1 3 0 0
1976 27 GNB QB 10 10 10 11 19 1 12 1.7 1.9 1.1 19 1 7
1977 28 GNB QB 10 9 9 5 24 0 10 4.8 2.7 0.6 24 0 1
1979 30 GNB 10 5 3 5 13 0 8 2.6 2.6 1.0 13 0 2
1980 31 GNB QB 12 16 16 19 11 1 7 0.6 0.7 1.2 11 1 13
1981 32 GNB QB 12 13 13 19 6 0 13 0.3 0.5 1.5 6 0 8
1982 33 GNB QB 12 9 9 13 19 0 11 1.5 2.1 1.4 19 0 5
1983 34 GNB QB 12 16 16 21 12 3 4 0.6 0.8 1.3 12 3 9
1984 35 GNB QB 12 15 15 18 6 3 9 0.3 0.4 1.2 6 3 3
1985 36 GNB QB 12 12 10 18 -12 1 3 -0.7 -1.0 1.5 -12 1 8
Career 152 111 140 121 9 13 0.9 0.8 0.9 121 9 64
9 yrs GNB 105 101 129 98 9 13 0.8 0.9 1.2 98 9 56
4 yrs OTI 47 10 11 23 0 7 2.1 0.5 0.2 23 0 8

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
1971 22 HOU 10 7 2 1 0 0 0
1973 24 HOU 10 12 4 5 0 -11 0
1974 25 HOU 10 14 4 2 0 -7 0
1976 27 GNB QB 10 10 10 7 3 -8 0
1977 28 GNB QB 10 9 9 1 0 0 0
1979 30 GNB 10 5 3 2 1 -1 0
1980 31 GNB QB 12 16 16 13 5 -7 0
1981 32 GNB QB 12 13 13 8 3 -26 0
1982 33 GNB QB 12 9 9 5 2 -1 0
1983 34 GNB QB 12 16 16 9 6 0 0
1984 35 GNB QB 12 15 15 3 1 -11 0
1985 36 GNB QB 12 12 10 8 5 -18 0
Career 152 111 64 26 -90 0
9 yrs GNB 105 101 56 26 -72 0
4 yrs OTI 47 10 8 0 -18 0

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
1973 24 HOU 10 12 4 1 1 100.0%
Career 152 111 1 1 100.0%

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
1973 24 HOU 10 12 4 1 1
1976 27 GNB QB 10 10 10 1 1 6
1980 31 GNB QB 12 16 16 1 1 6
1983 34 GNB QB 12 16 16 3 3 18
1984 35 GNB QB 12 15 15 3 3 18
1985 36 GNB QB 12 12 10 1 1 6
Career 152 111 9 9 1 55
9 yrs GNB 105 101 9 9 54
4 yrs OTI 47 10 1 1

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Chad Hutchinson, Marty Domres, Seneca Wallace, Mike Taliaferro, Steve Spurrier, Sonny Jurgensen*, Don Horn, Doug Flutie, Mark Malone, Ryan Fitzpatrick
4 Butch Songin, Bob Lee, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Mike Boryla, Jack Thompson, Jerry Tagge, Steve Ramsey, Sonny Jurgensen*, Doug Flutie, Gary Cuozzo
5 Butch Songin, Ralph Guglielmi, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Mike Boryla, Jerry Tagge, Doug Flutie, John McCormick, Tom Tupa, Steve Spurrier, Heath Shuler
6 Tim Rattay, David Klingler, Kent Graham, Danny Kanell, Seneca Wallace, Matt Cavanaugh, Johnny Green, Ralph Guglielmi, Gary Cuozzo, Gary Hogeboom
7 Kent Graham, Matt Cavanaugh, Babe Parilli, Dick Wood, Tim Rattay, Kyle Boller, Gary Hogeboom, Mike Livingston, Johnny Green, Danny Kanell
8 Gary Hogeboom, Matt Cavanaugh, Erik Kramer, Babe Parilli, Dick Wood, Tim Rattay, Kyle Boller, Kent Graham, Danny Kanell, Johnny Green
9 Matt Cavanaugh, Gary Hogeboom, Babe Parilli, Dick Wood, Kyle Boller, Kelly Holcomb, Danny Kanell, Ralph Guglielmi, King Hill, Kent Graham
10 Steve Spurrier, Jack Trudeau, Steve Ramsey, Kent Graham, Scott Hunter, Al Dorow, Gary Hogeboom, Zeke Bratkowski, Rob Johnson, Cotton Davidson
11 Mark Malone, Rick Mirer, Billy Kilmer, John Friesz, Tom Flores, Marc Wilson, Steve Fuller, Babe Parilli, Mike Pagel, David Woodley
12 Mike Phipps, Wade Wilson, Erik Kramer, Billy Kilmer, Adrian Burk, James Harris, Bubby Brister, Gary Danielson, Marc Wilson, Rich Gannon
13 Bill Nelsen, Gary Danielson, Wade Wilson, Jeff Hostetler, Elvis Grbac, Jay Schroeder, Gus Frerotte, Doug Williams, Billy Kilmer, Stan Humphries
Career Jeff Hostetler, Jeff George, Doug Williams, Frank Ryan, Milt Plum, Jay Schroeder, Richard Todd, Bernie Kosar, Jon Kitna, Don Meredith

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Passes Completed

1980 NFL 278 (6)
1983 NFL 289 (6)
Career 1747 (76)

Pass Attempts

1980 NFL 478 (8)
1983 NFL 484 (7)
Career 3125 (74)

Passing Yds

1980 NFL 3529 (6)
1983 NFL 4458 (1/18)
Career 23322 (69)

Passing TD

1982 NFL 12 (9)
1983 NFL 32 (1/30)
1984 NFL 25 (5)
Career 141 (77)

Passer Rating

1981 NFL 79.0 (10)
1983 NFL 87.3 (8)
1984 NFL 85.6 (7)
Career 70.9 (136)

Long Pass

1977 NFL 95 (1/34)
1982 NFL 80 (3)

Passes Intercepted

1976 NFL 14 (10)
1980 NFL 25 (3/38)
1982 NFL 14 (3)
1983 NFL 29 (1/12)
1984 NFL 19 (3)
Career 179 (35)

Sacked

1980 NFL 37 (7)
1981 NFL 40 (2)
1982 NFL 25 (7)
1983 NFL 40 (9)
Career 297 (36)

Sacked Yds Lost

1976 NFL 279 (5)
1980 NFL 314 (6)
1981 NFL 298 (4)
1982 NFL 196 (8)
1983 NFL 307 (8)
Career 2423 (27)

Passing Yds/Game

1980 NFL 220.6 (7)
1983 NFL 278.6 (2/31)
1984 NFL 213.0 (10)
Career 153.4 (109)

Yds/Pass Att

1980 NFL 7.4 (10)
1981 NFL 7.3 (8)
1982 NFL 8.2 (3)
1983 NFL 9.2 (1/12)
1984 NFL 8.0 (4)
Career 7.5 (21)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1982 NFL 14.4 (1)
1983 NFL 15.4 (1/90)
1984 NFL 13.5 (7)
Career 13.3 (55)

Pass Attempts/Game

1976 NFL 24.3 (7)
1977 NFL 24.4 (9)
1980 NFL 29.9 (8)
1983 NFL 30.3 (9)
Career 20.6 (137)

Fumbles

1980 NFL 13 (3/65)
Career 64 (64)

Fumbles Recovered

1980 NFL 5 (2)
1983 NFL 6 (2/44)
1985 NFL 5 (3)
Career 26 (32)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

1983 NFL 7.84 (5/85)
1984 NFL 7.08 (6)
Career 5.79 (109)

Net Yds/Pass Att

1980 NFL 6.24 (10)
1982 NFL 6.56 (7)
1983 NFL 7.92 (2/13)
1984 NFL 6.82 (4)
Career 6.11 (48)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

1983 NFL 6.65 (5)
1984 NFL 6.00 (5)
Career 4.58 (126)

Passes Completed/Game

1977 NFL 12.6 (8)
1980 NFL 17.4 (6)
1983 NFL 18.1 (8)
Career 11.5 (128)

Pass Completion %

1981 NFL 57.6% (9)
1983 NFL 59.7% (9)
Career 55.9% (99)

Pass Intercept. %

Career 5.7% (177)

Passing TD %

1982 NFL 5.5% (3)
1983 NFL 6.6% (4)
1984 NFL 6.2% (4)
1985 NFL 4.8% (10)
Career 4.5% (73)

Sack %

1984 NFL 7.39% (10)
Career 8.68% (139)

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

All-Pro Teams

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1983UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1971 22 7 QB -5 64
1973 24 12 QB 52 31
1974 25 14 QB 25 40
1975 26 14 QB 65
1976 27 10 QB 81 29
1977 28 9 QB 58 27
1979 30 5 QB 55 32
1980 31 16 QB 188 19
1981 32 13 QB 176 19
1982 33 9 QB 118 13
1983 34 16 QB 332 117 1 8
1984 35 15 QB 258 47 8 35
1985 36 12 QB 149 21
1487 164