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Gary Danielson

Gary Dennis Danielson

Position: QB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: September 10, 1951 in Detroit, MI
College: Purdue

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos 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%
1976 25 DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1977 26 DET 13 2 1-1-0 42 100 42.0 445 1 1.0 5 5.0 61 4.5 2.3 10.6 34.2 38.1 9 64 3.5 1.5 8.3
1978 27 DET QB 16 11 6-5-0 199 351 56.7 2294 18 5.1 17 4.8 47 6.5 4.9 11.5 143.4 73.5 25 237 5.5 3.9 6.6
1980 29 DET QB 16 16 9-7-0 244 417 58.5 3223 13 3.1 11 2.6 87 7.7 6.9 13.2 201.4 82.4 44 338 6.3 5.5 9.5
1981 30 DET 6 4 2-2-0 56 96 58.3 784 3 3.1 5 5.2 45 8.2 6.1 14.0 130.7 73.4 12 84 6.5 4.7 11.1
1982 31 DET QB 8 5 2-3-0 100 197 50.8 1343 10 5.1 14 7.1 70 6.8 4.1 13.4 167.9 60.1 19 145 5.5 3.1 8.8
1983 32 DET 10 0 59 113 52.2 720 7 6.2 4 3.5 54 6.4 5.4 12.2 72.0 78.0 8 68 5.4 4.5 6.6
1984 33 DET QB 15 14 3-10-1 252 410 61.5 3076 17 4.1 15 3.7 77 7.5 6.3 12.2 205.1 83.1 41 335 6.1 5.0 9.1
1985 34 CLE qb 8 6 4-2-0 97 163 59.5 1274 8 4.9 6 3.7 72 7.8 6.7 13.1 159.3 85.3 17 128 6.4 5.3 9.4
1987 36 CLE 6 1 1-0-0 25 33 75.8 281 4 12.1 0 0.0 23 8.5 9.7 11.2 46.8 140.3 2 4 7.9 9.1 5.7
1988 37 CLE 2 1 0-1-0 31 52 59.6 324 0 0.0 1 1.9 26 6.2 5.4 10.5 162.0 69.7 6 43 4.8 4.1 10.3
Career 101 60 28-31-1 1105 1932 57.2 13764 81 4.2 78 4.0 87 7.1 5.7 12.5 136.3 76.6 183 1446 5.8 4.5 8.7
8 yrs DET 85 52 23-28-1 952 1684 56.5 11885 69 4.1 71 4.2 87 7.1 5.6 12.5 139.8 74.7 158 1271 5.8 4.4 8.6
3 yrs CLE 16 8 5-3-0 153 248 61.7 1879 12 4.8 7 2.8 72 7.6 6.8 12.3 117.4 89.4 25 175 6.2 5.5 9.2

Postseason record as starting QB: 1983: 0-1.

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1977 26 DET 13 2 7 62 0 16 8.9 4.8 0.5 62 0 0
1978 27 DET QB 16 11 22 93 0 25 4.2 5.8 1.4 93 0 5
1980 29 DET QB 16 16 48 232 2 33 4.8 14.5 3.0 232 2 11
1981 30 DET 6 4 9 23 2 11 2.6 3.8 1.5 23 2 2
1982 31 DET QB 8 5 23 92 0 16 4.0 11.5 2.9 92 0 6
1983 32 DET 10 0 6 8 0 8 1.3 0.8 0.6 8 0 2
1984 33 DET QB 15 14 41 218 3 40 5.3 14.5 2.7 1 22 22.0 1 22 0.1 1.5 240 4 7
1985 34 CLE qb 8 6 25 126 0 28 5.0 15.8 3.1 126 0 5
1987 36 CLE 6 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0 0 2
1988 37 CLE 2 1 4 3 0 5 0.8 1.5 2.0 3 0 1
Career 101 60 186 857 7 40 4.6 8.5 1.8 1 22 22.0 1 22 0.0 0.2 879 8 41
8 yrs DET 85 52 156 728 7 40 4.7 8.6 1.8 1 22 22.0 1 22 0.0 0.3 750 8 33
3 yrs CLE 16 8 30 129 0 28 4.3 8.1 1.9 129 0 8

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1977 26 DET 13 2 0 1 0 0
1978 27 DET QB 16 11 5 2 -12 0
1980 29 DET QB 16 16 11 4 -2 0
1981 30 DET 6 4 2 0 0 0
1982 31 DET QB 8 5 6 1 -11 0
1983 32 DET 10 0 2 1 0 0
1984 33 DET QB 15 14 7 2 -5 0
1985 34 CLE qb 8 6 5 1 -17 0
1987 36 CLE 6 1 2 2 -2 0
1988 37 CLE 2 1 1 0 -4 0
Career 101 60 41 14 -53 0
8 yrs DET 85 52 33 11 -30 0
3 yrs CLE 16 8 8 3 -23 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1980 29 DET QB 16 16 2 12
1981 30 DET 6 4 2 12
1984 33 DET QB 15 14 3 1 24
Career 101 60 7 1 48

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Passes Completed

Career 1105 (122)

Pass Attempts

Career 1932 (126)

Passing Yds

Career 13764 (126)

Passing TD

1978 NFL 18 (6)
Career 81 (129)

Passer Rating

1978 NFL 73.5 (8)
1980 NFL 82.4 (7)
1984 NFL 83.1 (10)
Career 76.6 (71)

Long Pass

1980 NFL 87 (3)
1982 NFL 70 (7)

Passes Intercepted

1982 NFL 14 (3)
Career 78 (139)

Sacked

1980 NFL 44 (2-- 90)
1984 NFL 41 (7)
Career 183 (82)

Sacked Yds Lost

1980 NFL 338 (3-- 70)
1984 NFL 335 (8-- 74)
Career 1446 (73)

Passing Yds/Game

Career 136.3 (138)

Yds/Pass Att

1980 NFL 7.7 (6)
Career 7.1 (57)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1980 NFL 13.2 (10)
1982 NFL 13.4 (6)
Career 12.5 (97)

Pass Attempts/Game

Career 19.1 (149)

Fumbles

1980 NFL 11 (7)
1982 NFL 6 (10)
Career 41 (160)

Fumbles Recovered

1980 NFL 4 (7)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

1980 NFL 6.85 (3)
Career 5.73 (71)

Net Yds/Pass Att

1980 NFL 6.26 (9)
Career 5.82 (90)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

1980 NFL 5.47 (6)
Career 4.55 (90)

Passes Completed/Game

Career 10.9 (136)

Pass Completion %

1978 NFL 56.7% (6)
1984 NFL 61.5% (7)
Career 57.2% (59)

Pass Intercept. %

1980 NFL 2.6% (2)
Career 4.0% (99)

Passing TD %

1978 NFL 5.1% (5)
1982 NFL 5.1% (8)
Career 4.2% (106)

Sack %

1978 NFL 6.65% (9)
Career 8.65% (132)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1977 26 13 QB 20 40
1978 27 16 QB 175 5 11 69
1980 29 16 QB 220 15
1981 30 6 QB 54 37
1982 31 8 QB 95 19
1983 32 10 QB 64 35
1984 33 15 QB 243 42 9 43
1985 34 8 QB 100 29
1987 36 6 QB 35 55
1988 37 2 QB 11 55
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