Byron Paul Franklin
Position: WR
Height: 6-1 Weight: 179 lbs.
Born: September 4, 1958 in Florence, AL
College: Auburn (school history)
Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 2nd round (50th overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 16 (5492nd overall since 1950)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2012.
| Games | Receiving | Rushing | Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | ||||||||
| League | NFL | 57 | 24 | 33 | 0 | 145 | 2016 | 13.90 | 10 | 2.5 | 35.4 | 5 | -8 | -1.60 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 10 | 60 | 21 | 436 | 20.76 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | ||||||||
| Place | Home | 27 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 73 | 977 | 13.38 | 2 | 2.7 | 36.2 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 236 | 21.45 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 |
| Road | 30 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 72 | 1039 | 14.43 | 8 | 2.4 | 34.6 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 8 | 48 | 10 | 200 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | ||||||||
| Result | Win | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 776 | 15.52 | 6 | 2.1 | 32.3 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 6 | 36 | 8 | 196 | 24.50 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 |
| Loss | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 95 | 1240 | 13.05 | 4 | 2.9 | 37.6 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 240 | 18.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | ||||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 67 | 942 | 14.06 | 5 | 2.5 | 34.9 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 105 | 21.00 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 |
| 8-14 points | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 348 | 15.13 | 0 | 2.3 | 34.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 227 | 20.64 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | ||
| 15+ points | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 55 | 726 | 13.20 | 5 | 2.8 | 36.3 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 104 | 20.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | ||||||||
| Month | September | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 52 | 663 | 12.75 | 0 | 3.5 | 44.2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| October | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 616 | 15.40 | 4 | 2.2 | 34.2 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 227 | 22.70 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | |
| November | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 31 | 392 | 12.65 | 4 | 1.9 | 24.5 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 4 | 24 | 8 | 169 | 21.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| December | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 345 | 15.68 | 2 | 2.8 | 43.1 | 1 | -11 | -11.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -1.4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | ||||||||
| Day | Sunday | 47 | 20 | 27 | 0 | 121 | 1647 | 13.61 | 8 | 2.6 | 35.0 | 5 | -8 | -1.60 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 8 | 48 | 10 | 242 | 24.20 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 |
| Monday | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 287 | 16.88 | 1 | 2.4 | 41.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 154 | 19.25 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | ||
| Thursday | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 12.80 | 1 | 2.5 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Saturday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Ret | Yds | TD | ||||||||
| Conference | AFC | 42 | 18 | 24 | 0 | 102 | 1431 | 14.03 | 7 | 2.4 | 34.1 | 4 | -11 | -2.75 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 7 | 42 | 13 | 300 | 23.08 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 |
| NFC | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 43 | 585 | 13.60 | 3 | 2.9 | 39.0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 136 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | ||||||||
| Division | AFC East | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 53 | 740 | 13.96 | 4 | 2.8 | 38.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 227 | 22.70 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | |
| AFC Central | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 145 | 9.06 | 1 | 2.3 | 20.7 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFC West | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 546 | 16.55 | 2 | 2.1 | 34.1 | 3 | -16 | -5.33 | 0 | 0.2 | -1.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | ||
| NFC East | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 355 | 12.68 | 2 | 2.8 | 35.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 136 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFC West | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 230 | 15.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 46.0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | ||||||||
| Opponent | Ari (StL/Chi) Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 68 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 121 | 9.31 | 1 | 3.3 | 30.3 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cleveland Browns | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 119 | 10.82 | 1 | 3.7 | 39.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Denver Broncos | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 145 | 16.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 36.3 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | ||
| Indianapolis (Bal) Colts | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 182 | 20.22 | 1 | 2.3 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 65 | 32.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 97 | 10.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 24.3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Oakland (LA) Raiders | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 15.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Miami Dolphins | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 210 | 14.00 | 2 | 3.0 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 211 | 14.07 | 0 | 3.8 | 52.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| New York Jets | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 137 | 9.79 | 1 | 2.3 | 22.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 104 | 20.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 82 | 16.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| San Diego Chargers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 154 | 22.00 | 1 | 2.3 | 51.3 | 1 | -11 | -11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -3.7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 73.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 106 | 26.50 | 1 | 4.0 | 106.0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 99 | 12.38 | 1 | 4.0 | 49.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||