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Bob Griese

Robert Allen Griese

Position: QB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: February 3, 1945 in Evansville, IN
College: Purdue

Career AV: 105 (93rd overall since 1950)

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1990

8-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1967 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
1967* 22 MIA QB 12 12 10 3-7-0 166 331 50.2 2005 15 4.5 18 5.4 68 6.1 4.5 12.1 167.1 61.6 9
1968* 23 MIA QB 12 13 13 5-7-1 186 355 52.4 2473 21 5.9 16 4.5 50 7.0 6.1 13.3 190.2 75.7 12
1969 24 MIA QB 12 9 9 2-6-1 121 252 48.0 1695 10 4.0 16 6.3 53 6.7 4.7 14.0 188.3 56.9 33 289 4.9 3.1 11.6 5
1970* 25 MIA QB 12 14 14 10-4-0 142 245 58.0 2019 12 4.9 17 6.9 54 8.2 6.1 14.2 144.2 72.1 31 282 6.3 4.4 11.2 12
1971*+ 26 MIA QB 12 14 13 9-3-1 145 263 55.1 2089 19 7.2 9 3.4 86 7.9 7.8 14.4 149.2 90.9 23 248 6.4 6.3 8.0 15
1972 27 MIA qb 12 6 5 5-0-0 53 97 54.6 638 4 4.1 4 4.1 39 6.6 5.5 12.0 106.3 71.6 7 45 5.7 4.7 6.7 4
1973* 28 MIA QB 12 13 13 12-1-0 116 218 53.2 1422 17 7.8 8 3.7 46 6.5 6.4 12.3 109.4 84.3 11 75 5.9 5.8 4.8 11
1974* 29 MIA QB 12 13 13 10-3-0 152 253 60.1 1968 16 6.3 15 5.9 54 7.8 6.4 12.9 151.4 80.9 27 202 6.3 5.0 9.6 13
1975 30 MIA QB 12 10 10 7-3-0 118 191 61.8 1693 14 7.3 13 6.8 79 8.9 7.3 14.3 169.3 86.6 16 131 7.5 6.1 7.7 11
1976 31 MIA QB 12 13 13 5-8-0 162 272 59.6 2097 11 4.0 12 4.4 47 7.7 6.5 12.9 161.3 78.9 30 266 6.1 5.0 9.9 12
1977*+ 32 MIA QB 12 14 14 10-4-0 180 307 58.6 2252 22 7.2 13 4.2 73 7.3 6.9 12.5 160.9 87.8 36 303 5.7 5.3 10.5 16
1978* 33 MIA QB 12 11 9 6-3-0 148 235 63.0 1791 11 4.7 11 4.7 63 7.6 6.5 12.1 162.8 82.4 18 165 6.4 5.3 7.1 9
1979 34 MIA QB 12 14 12 7-5-0 176 310 56.8 2160 14 4.5 16 5.2 51 7.0 5.5 12.3 154.3 72.0 26 223 5.8 4.5 7.7 9
1980 35 MIA 12 5 3 1-2-0 61 100 61.0 790 6 6.0 4 4.0 54 7.9 7.3 13.0 158.0 89.2 9 89 6.4 5.9 8.3 2
Career 161 151 92-56-3 1926 3429 56.2 25092 192 5.6 172 5.0 86 7.3 6.2 13.0 155.9 77.1 267 2318 6.2 5.1 7.2 140

Playoff Record as Starting QB: 1970 (0-1), 1971 (2-1), 1972 (1-0), 1973 (3-0), 1974 (0-1), 1978 (0-1), 1979 (0-1)

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+
1967* 22 MIA QB 12 12 10 3-7-0 331 91 94 108 97 102 99
1968* 23 MIA QB 12 13 13 5-7-1 355 102 6 108 50 113 111 117 135 113
1969 24 MIA QB 12 9 9 2-6-1 252 98 87 94 87 98 94 91 83 93
1970* 25 MIA QB 12 14 14 10-4-0 245 126 113 109 102 120 105 86 82 107
1971*+ 26 MIA QB 12 14 13 9-3-1 263 121 114 129 124 111 129 118 99 129
1972 27 MIA qb 12 6 5 5-0-0 97 98 104 105 108 109 99 113 107 108
1973* 28 MIA QB 12 13 13 12-1-0 218 99 108 116 120 103 133 116 116 122
1974* 29 MIA QB 12 13 13 10-3-0 253 121 116 114 111 125 119 93 92 117
1975 30 MIA QB 12 10 10 7-3-0 191 134 132 120 120 126 129 83 104 120
1976 31 MIA QB 12 13 13 5-8-0 272 118 112 115 112 121 99 109 93 115
1977*+ 32 MIA QB 12 14 14 10-4-0 307 112 106 120 115 118 132 111 89 125
1978* 33 MIA QB 12 11 9 6-3-0 235 121 118 118 117 133 108 106 105 123
1979 34 MIA QB 12 14 12 7-5-0 310 102 100 100 99 107 104 96 98 103
1980 35 MIA 12 5 3 1-2-0 100 121 111 122 115 120 123 106 93 125
Career 161 151 92-56-3 3429 111 110 111 110 115 112 104 96 113

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
1967* 22 MIA QB 12 12 10 37 157 1 22 4.2 13.1 3.1 157 1 3
1968* 23 MIA QB 12 13 13 42 230 1 35 5.5 17.7 3.2 230 1 1
1969 24 MIA QB 12 9 9 21 102 0 22 4.9 11.3 2.3 102 0 5
1970* 25 MIA QB 12 14 14 26 89 2 16 3.4 6.4 1.9 89 2 5
1971*+ 26 MIA QB 12 14 13 26 82 0 21 3.2 5.9 1.9 82 0 9
1972 27 MIA qb 12 6 5 3 11 1 5 3.7 1.8 0.5 11 1 0
1973* 28 MIA QB 12 13 13 13 20 0 21 1.5 1.5 1.0 20 0 5
1974* 29 MIA QB 12 13 13 16 66 1 22 4.1 5.1 1.2 66 1 5
1975 30 MIA QB 12 10 10 17 59 1 17 3.5 5.9 1.7 59 1 2
1976 31 MIA QB 12 13 13 23 108 0 26 4.7 8.3 1.8 108 0 3
1977*+ 32 MIA QB 12 14 14 16 30 0 13 1.9 2.1 1.1 30 0 6
1978* 33 MIA QB 12 11 9 9 10 0 9 1.1 0.9 0.8 10 0 3
1979 34 MIA QB 12 14 12 11 30 0 18 2.7 2.1 0.8 30 0 4
1980 35 MIA 12 5 3 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0 0 1
Career 161 151 261 994 7 35 3.8 6.2 1.6 994 7 52

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
1967* 22 MIA QB 12 12 10 3 1 0 0
1968* 23 MIA QB 12 13 13 1 0 0 0
1969 24 MIA QB 12 9 9 5 2 0 0
1970* 25 MIA QB 12 14 14 5 2 -3 0
1971*+ 26 MIA QB 12 14 13 9 6 -37 0
1973* 28 MIA QB 12 13 13 5 3 -16 0
1974* 29 MIA QB 12 13 13 5 3 -8 0
1975 30 MIA QB 12 10 10 2 0 -6 0
1976 31 MIA QB 12 13 13 3 2 -5 0
1977*+ 32 MIA QB 12 14 14 6 2 -21 0
1978* 33 MIA QB 12 11 9 3 0 -10 0
1979 34 MIA QB 12 14 12 4 2 -2 0
1980 35 MIA 12 5 3 1 0 0 0
Career 161 151 52 23 -108 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
1967* 22 MIA QB 12 12 10 1 1 6
1968* 23 MIA QB 12 13 13 1 1 6
1970* 25 MIA QB 12 14 14 2 2 12
1972 27 MIA qb 12 6 5 1 1 6
1974* 29 MIA QB 12 13 13 1 1 6
1975 30 MIA QB 12 10 10 1 1 6
Career 161 151 7 7 42

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Joe Kapp, Pat Haden, Jason Campbell, Mark Rypien, Norm Snead, Jim Plunkett, John Elway*, Doug Williams, Neil Lomax, David Carr
4 Norm Snead, Doug Williams, Ken O'Brien, Jim Plunkett, John Elway*, David Carr, Jim McMahon, Marc Bulger, Byron Leftwich, Fran Tarkenton*
5 Milt Plum, Ken O'Brien, Mark Rypien, Marc Bulger, John Elway*, Doug Williams, Norm Snead, Bernie Kosar, Jim Everett, Drew Bledsoe
6 Marc Bulger, Jim Plunkett, Milt Plum, Steve McNair, Mark Rypien, Ken O'Brien, Bernie Kosar, Jim Everett, Norm Snead, Joe Namath*
7 Jim Plunkett, Ken O'Brien, Bernie Kosar, Jim Everett, Steve McNair, Tobin Rote, Richard Todd, Marc Bulger, Norm Snead, Joe Namath*
8 Ken O'Brien, Drew Bledsoe, Jim Everett, Ken Anderson, Terry Bradshaw*, Bernie Kosar, Steve McNair, Steve Grogan, Brian Sipe, Neil Lomax
9 Ken O'Brien, Drew Bledsoe, Jim Everett, Ken Anderson, Jake Plummer, Joe Ferguson, Troy Aikman*, Terry Bradshaw*, Steve McNair, Steve Grogan
10 Jim Everett, John Elway*, Drew Bledsoe, Ken Anderson, Mark Brunell, Jake Plummer, Terry Bradshaw*, Ken O'Brien, John Hadl, Troy Aikman*
11 Terry Bradshaw*, John Elway*, Jim Kelly*, Jim Everett, Drew Bledsoe, Donovan McNabb, Troy Aikman*, Warren Moon*, Steve McNair, Ken Anderson
12 Terry Bradshaw*, Jim Kelly*, Drew Bledsoe, John Elway*, Mark Brunell, Troy Aikman*, Warren Moon*, Fran Tarkenton*, Steve McNair, John Hadl
13 Terry Bradshaw*, Drew Bledsoe, Warren Moon*, Jim Kelly*, Mark Brunell, Fran Tarkenton*, John Elway*, Roman Gabriel, John Hadl, Troy Aikman*
14 Terry Bradshaw*, Drew Bledsoe, Jim Kelly*, Roman Gabriel, Mark Brunell, Warren Moon*, John Hadl, Boomer Esiason, Jim Hart, Troy Aikman*
Career Terry Bradshaw*, Drew Bledsoe, Jim Kelly*, Mark Brunell, Len Dawson*, Roman Gabriel, Phil Simms, John Hadl, Warren Moon*, Jim Hart

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1971 NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
1977 NFL Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)

Pro Bowls

1967
1968
1970
1971
1973
1974
1977
1978

First-Team All-Pro

1971
1977

Passes Completed

1967 AFL 166 (5)
1968 AFL 186 (4)
1969 AFL 121 (8)
1974 NFL 152 (10)
1977 NFL 180 (5)
Career 1926 (61)

Pass Attempts

1967 AFL 331 (7)
1968 AFL 355 (4)
1969 AFL 252 (8)
1977 NFL 307 (9)
Career 3429 (62)

Passing Yds

1967 AFL 2005 (7)
1968 AFL 2473 (4)
1969 AFL 1695 (9)
1974 NFL 1968 (9)
1977 NFL 2252 (6)
Career 25092 (58)

Passing TD

1967 AFL 15 (7)
1968 AFL 21 (3)
1969 AFL 10 (7)
1971 NFL 19 (2)
1973 NFL 17 (6)
1974 NFL 16 (7)
1977 NFL 22 (1)
Career 192 (36)

Passer Rating

1967 AFL 61.6 (5)
1968 AFL 75.7 (3)
1969 AFL 56.9 (7)
1970 NFL 72.1 (9)
1971 NFL 90.9 (2)
1973 NFL 84.3 (6)
1974 NFL 80.9 (7)
1976 NFL 78.9 (7)
1977 NFL 87.8 (1)
1978 NFL 82.4 (4)
Career 77.1 (72)

Long Pass

1967 AFL 68 (7)
1971 NFL 86 (3)
1975 NFL 79 (7)

Passes Intercepted

1967 AFL 18 (6)
1968 AFL 16 (3)
1969 AFL 16 (6)
1970 NFL 17 (7)
1974 NFL 15 (6)
Career 172 (40)

Sacked

1969 AFL 33 (1)
1970 NFL 31 (6)
1971 NFL 23 (10)
1974 NFL 27 (9)
1976 NFL 30 (8)
1977 NFL 36 (3)
Career 267 (44)

Sacked Yds Lost

1969 AFL 289 (1)
1970 NFL 282 (3)
1971 NFL 248 (6)
1976 NFL 266 (7)
1977 NFL 303 (3)
Career 2318 (30)

Passing Yds/Game

1967 AFL 167.1 (6)
1968 AFL 190.2 (4)
1969 AFL 188.3 (4)
1975 NFL 169.3 (9)
1977 NFL 160.9 (9)
Career 155.9 (105)

Yds/Pass Att

1967 AFL 6.1 (7)
1968 AFL 7.0 (6)
1969 AFL 6.7 (6)
1970 NFL 8.2 (2)
1971 NFL 7.9 (5)
1974 NFL 7.8 (4)
1976 NFL 7.7 (4)
1977 NFL 7.3 (4)
1978 NFL 7.6 (5)
Career 7.3 (38)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1967 AFL 12.1 (8)
1968 AFL 13.3 (7)
1969 AFL 14.0 (6)
1970 NFL 14.2 (5)
1971 NFL 14.4 (7)
1973 NFL 12.3 (10)
Career 13.0 (63)

Pass Attempts/Game

1967 AFL 27.6 (4)
1968 AFL 27.3 (3)
1969 AFL 28.0 (3)
Career 21.3 (128)

Fumbles

1969 AFL 5 (8)
1971 NFL 9 (4)
Career 52 (105)

Fumbles Recovered

1971 NFL 6 (1/44)
Career 23 (51)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

1969 AFL 4.66 (7)
1970 NFL 6.10 (7)
1971 NFL 7.85 (2/78)
1973 NFL 6.43 (10)
1974 NFL 6.38 (7)
1975 NFL 7.27 (2)
1976 NFL 6.53 (8)
1977 NFL 6.86 (4)
1978 NFL 6.45 (5)
Career 6.18 (70)

Net Yds/Pass Att

1969 AFL 4.93 (8)
1970 NFL 6.29 (5)
1971 NFL 6.44 (8)
1974 NFL 6.31 (7)
1975 NFL 7.55 (1/31)
1976 NFL 6.06 (7)
1978 NFL 6.43 (5)
Career 6.08 (50)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

1969 AFL 3.11 (8)
1971 NFL 6.35 (2)
1973 NFL 5.79 (7)
1974 NFL 5.04 (8)
1975 NFL 6.07 (2)
1976 NFL 5.00 (10)
1977 NFL 5.26 (4)
1978 NFL 5.34 (6)
Career 5.05 (83)

Passes Completed/Game

1967 AFL 13.8 (5)
1968 AFL 14.3 (3)
1969 AFL 13.4 (3)
1977 NFL 12.9 (7)
Career 12.0 (117)

Pass Completion %

1967 AFL 50.2% (5)
1968 AFL 52.4% (2)
1969 AFL 48.0% (8)
1970 NFL 58.0% (3)
1971 NFL 55.1% (6)
1973 NFL 53.2% (9)
1974 NFL 60.1% (2)
1976 NFL 59.6% (4)
1977 NFL 58.6% (2)
1978 NFL 63.0% (1)
1979 NFL 56.8% (8)
Career 56.2% (91)

Pass Intercept. %

1967 AFL 5.4% (5)
1968 AFL 4.5% (3)
1969 AFL 6.3% (8)
1971 NFL 3.4% (5)
1973 NFL 3.7% (6)
1977 NFL 4.2% (8)
Career 5.0% (149)

Passing TD %

1967 AFL 4.5% (7)
1968 AFL 5.9% (5)
1969 AFL 4.0% (6)
1970 NFL 4.9% (9)
1971 NFL 7.2% (1/75)
1973 NFL 7.8% (3/41)
1974 NFL 6.3% (2)
1977 NFL 7.2% (1/75)
1978 NFL 4.7% (8)
Career 5.6% (22)

Sack %

1969 AFL 11.58% (8)
1973 NFL 4.80% (3)
Career 8.87% (144)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1968Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-AFL
1970Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1971Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1973Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1977Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 25 14 QB 140 14
1971 26 14 QB 188 61 7 16
1972 27 6 QB 49 32
1973 28 13 QB 145 2 11 68
1974 29 13 QB 157 26 8 39
1975 30 10 QB 138 13
1976 31 13 QB 137 13
1977 32 14 QB 199 66 4 15
1978 33 11 QB 117 23
1979 34 14 QB 141 22
1980 35 5 QB 60 32
1471 155