Michael Keller Ditka
Position: TE
Height: 6-3 Weight: 228 lbs.
Born: October 18, 1939 in Carnegie, PA
College: Pittsburgh (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1961 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 1st round (8th overall) of the 1961 AFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 75 (508th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1988, finalist in 1981
Output includes all games from 1940 to 2012.
Career Touchdown Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
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| 1 | 1961 | 2 | 1961-09-23 | CHI | @ | RAM | W 21-17 | 1 | Receiving | 47 | Ed Brown | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* |
| 2 | 1961 | 4 | 1961-10-08 | CHI | @ | DET | W 31-17 | 4 | Receiving | 37 | Billy Wade | Trail 10-17 | Tied 17-17 |
| 3 | 1961 | 6 | 1961-10-22 | CHI | SFO | W 31-0 | 2 | Receiving | 47 | Billy Wade | Lead 7-0 | Lead 14-0 | |
| 4 | 1961 | 6 | 1961-10-22 | CHI | SFO | W 31-0 | 3 | Receiving | 15 | Billy Wade | Lead 14-0 | Lead 21-0 | |
| 5 | 1961 | 7 | 1961-10-29 | CHI | @ | BAL | W 21-20 | 2 | Receiving | 19 | Billy Wade | Trail 0-14 | Trail 7-14 |
| 6 | 1961 | 8 | 1961-11-05 | CHI | @ | PHI | L 14-16 | 1 | Receiving | 76 | Billy Wade | Trail 0-3 | Lead 7-3* |
| 7 | 1961 | 9 | 1961-11-12 | CHI | GNB | L 28-31 | 1 | Receiving | 47 | Billy Wade | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* | |
| 8 | 1961 | 9 | 1961-11-12 | CHI | GNB | L 28-31 | 3 | Receiving | 15 | Billy Wade | Trail 7-31 | Trail 14-31 | |
| 9 | 1961 | 9 | 1961-11-12 | CHI | GNB | L 28-31 | 4 | Receiving | 29 | Billy Wade | Trail 14-31 | Trail 21-31 | |
| 10 | 1961 | 10 | 1961-11-19 | CHI | @ | SFO | L 31-41 | 4 | Receiving | 36 | Billy Wade | Trail 17-41 | Trail 24-41 |
| 11 | 1961 | 14 | 1961-12-17 | CHI | MIN | W 52-35 | 2 | Receiving | 2 | Billy Wade | Tied 14-14 | Lead 21-14* | |
| 12 | 1961 | 14 | 1961-12-17 | CHI | MIN | W 52-35 | 3 | Receiving | 30 | Billy Wade | Lead 31-21 | Lead 38-21 | |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 13 | 1962 | 6 | 1962-10-21 | CHI | BAL | W 35-15 | 3 | Receiving | 69 | Billy Wade | Lead 7-6 | Lead 14-6 | |
| 14 | 1962 | 9 | 1962-11-11 | CHI | MIN | W 31-30 | 3 | Receiving | 7 | Billy Wade | Trail 7-10 | Lead 14-10* | |
| 15 | 1962 | 10 | 1962-11-18 | CHI | @ | DAL | W 34-33 | 2 | Receiving | 16 | Billy Wade | Trail 0-6 | Lead 7-6* |
| 16 | 1962 | 11 | 1962-11-25 | CHI | @ | BAL | W 57-0 | 2 | Receiving | 5 | Billy Wade | Lead 7-0 | Lead 14-0 |
| 17 | 1962 | 12 | 1962-12-02 | CHI | NYG | L 24-26 | 1 | Fumble Recovery Return | 0 | Trail 0-3 | Lead 7-3* | ||
| 18 | 1962 | 13 | 1962-12-09 | CHI | RAM | W 30-14 | 1 | Receiving | 20 | Billy Wade | Trail 6-7 | Lead 13-7* | |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 19 | 1963 | 2 | 1963-09-22 | CHI | @ | MIN | W 28-7 | 2 | Receiving | 36 | Billy Wade | Tied 7-7 | Lead 14-7* |
| 20 | 1963 | 2 | 1963-09-22 | CHI | @ | MIN | W 28-7 | 4 | Receiving | 10 | Billy Wade | Lead 21-7 | Lead 28-7 |
| 21 | 1963 | 3 | 1963-09-29 | CHI | @ | DET | W 37-21 | 2 | Receiving | 13 | Billy Wade | Lead 14-0 | Lead 21-0 |
| 22 | 1963 | 5 | 1963-10-13 | CHI | @ | RAM | W 52-14 | 1 | Receiving | 13 | Billy Wade | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* |
| 23 | 1963 | 5 | 1963-10-13 | CHI | @ | RAM | W 52-14 | 2 | Receiving | 25 | Billy Wade | Lead 14-7 | Lead 21-7 |
| 24 | 1963 | 5 | 1963-10-13 | CHI | @ | RAM | W 52-14 | 2 | Receiving | 2 | Billy Wade | Lead 21-7 | Lead 28-7 |
| 25 | 1963 | 5 | 1963-10-13 | CHI | @ | RAM | W 52-14 | 4 | Receiving | 14 | Rudy Bukich | Lead 31-14 | Lead 38-14 |
| 26 | 1963 | 14 | 1963-12-15 | CHI | DET | W 24-14 | 3 | Receiving | 22 | Billy Wade | Lead 10-7 | Lead 17-7 | |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 27 | 1964 | 1 | 1964-09-13 | CHI | @ | GNB | L 12-23 | 3 | Receiving | 13 | Rudy Bukich | Trail 6-17 | Trail 12-17 |
| 28 | 1964 | 5 | 1964-10-11 | CHI | RAM | W 38-17 | 2 | Fumble Recovery Return | 0 | Lead 10-0 | Lead 17-0 | ||
| 29 | 1964 | 5 | 1964-10-11 | CHI | RAM | W 38-17 | 2 | Receiving | 2 | Billy Wade | Lead 17-3 | Lead 24-3 | |
| 30 | 1964 | 5 | 1964-10-11 | CHI | RAM | W 38-17 | 3 | Receiving | 16 | Billy Wade | Lead 24-3 | Lead 31-3 | |
| 31 | 1964 | 9 | 1964-11-08 | CHI | BAL | L 24-40 | 4 | Receiving | 9 | Rudy Bukich | Trail 10-33 | Trail 17-33 | |
| 32 | 1964 | 10 | 1964-11-15 | CHI | @ | RAM | W 34-24 | 3 | Receiving | 18 | Rudy Bukich | Lead 27-17 | Lead 34-17 |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 33 | 1965 | 6 | 1965-10-24 | CHI | DET | W 38-10 | 3 | Receiving | 3 | Rudy Bukich | Lead 24-3 | Lead 31-3 | |
| 34 | 1965 | 13 | 1965-12-12 | CHI | SFO | W 61-20 | 1 | Receiving | 29 | Rudy Bukich | Lead 6-0 | Lead 13-0 | |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 35 | 1966 | 3 | 1966-10-02 | CHI | @ | MIN | W 13-10 | 4 | Receiving | 19 | Rudy Bukich | Trail 6-10 | Lead 13-10* |
| 36 | 1966 | 12 | 1966-12-04 | CHI | @ | BAL | L 16-21 | 2 | Receiving | 20 | Rudy Bukich | Trail 0-7 | Tied 7-7 |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 37 | 1967 | 4 | 1967-10-08 | PHI | @ | ATL | W 38-7 | 1 | Receiving | 2 | Norm Snead | Lead 17-0 | Lead 24-0 |
| 38 | 1967 | 5 | 1967-10-15 | PHI | SFO | L 27-28 | 2 | Receiving | 10 | Norm Snead | Trail 3-14 | Trail 10-14 | |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 39 | 1968 | 5 | 1968-10-13 | PHI | @ | DAL | L 14-34 | 4 | Receiving | 4 | Norm Snead | Trail 7-34 | Trail 14-34 |
| 40 | 1968 | 6 | 1968-10-20 | PHI | CHI | L 16-29 | 2 | Receiving | 2 | Norm Snead | Trail 6-7 | Lead 13-7* | |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 41 | 1969 | 3 | 1969-10-05 | DAL | @ | PHI | W 38-7 | 3 | Receiving | 3 | Craig Morton | Lead 28-7 | Lead 35-7 |
| 42 | 1969 | 8 | 1969-11-09 | DAL | NOR | W 33-17 | 4 | Receiving | 16 | Craig Morton | Lead 23-17 | Lead 30-17 | |
| 43 | 1969 | 10 | 1969-11-23 | DAL | @ | RAM | L 23-24 | 2 | Receiving | 1 | Craig Morton | Trail 3-7 | Lead 10-7* |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 44 | 1971 | 8 | 1971-11-07 | DAL | @ | STL | W 16-13 | 4 | Receiving | 4 | Roger Staubach* | Trail 6-10 | Lead 13-10* |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 45 | 1972 | 8 | 1972-11-05 | DAL | @ | SDG | W 34-28 | 2 | Receiving | 1 | Craig Morton | Lead 17-0 | Lead 24-0 |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
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| 1 | 1971 | 17 | 1972-01-16 | DAL | N | MIA | W 24-3 | 4 | Receiving | 7 | Roger Staubach* | Lead 17-3 | Lead 24-3 |