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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

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 Draft

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%
1967* 22 MIA QB 12 10 3-7-0 166 331 50.2 2005 15 4.5 18 5.4 68 6.1 4.1 12.1 167.1 61.6
1968* 23 MIA QB 13 13 5-7-1 186 355 52.4 2473 21 5.9 16 4.5 50 7.0 5.5 13.3 190.2 75.7
1969 24 MIA QB 9 9 2-6-1 121 252 48.0 1695 10 4.0 16 6.3 53 6.7 4.3 14.0 188.3 56.9 33 289 4.9 2.8 11.6
1970* 25 MIA QB 14 14 10-4-0 142 245 58.0 2019 12 4.9 17 6.9 54 8.2 5.6 14.2 144.2 72.1 31 282 6.3 4.0 11.2
1971*+ 26 MIA QB 14 13 9-3-1 145 263 55.1 2089 19 7.2 9 3.4 86 7.9 7.1 14.4 149.2 90.9 23 248 6.4 5.7 8.0
1972 27 MIA qb 6 5 5-0-0 53 97 54.6 638 4 4.1 4 4.1 39 6.6 5.1 12.0 106.3 71.6 7 45 5.7 4.4 6.7
1973* 28 MIA QB 13 13 12-1-0 116 218 53.2 1422 17 7.8 8 3.7 46 6.5 5.7 12.3 109.4 84.3 11 75 5.9 5.1 4.8
1974* 29 MIA QB 13 13 10-3-0 152 253 60.1 1968 16 6.3 15 5.9 54 7.8 5.7 12.9 151.4 80.9 27 202 6.3 4.5 9.6
1975 30 MIA QB 10 10 7-3-0 118 191 61.8 1693 14 7.3 13 6.8 79 8.9 6.5 14.3 169.3 86.6 16 131 7.5 5.4 7.7
1976 31 MIA QB 13 13 5-8-0 162 272 59.6 2097 11 4.0 12 4.4 47 7.7 6.1 12.9 161.3 78.9 30 266 6.1 4.6 9.9
1977*+ 32 MIA QB 14 14 10-4-0 180 307 58.6 2252 22 7.2 13 4.2 73 7.3 6.1 12.5 160.9 87.8 36 303 5.7 4.6 10.5
1978* 33 MIA QB 11 9 6-3-0 148 235 63.0 1791 11 4.7 11 4.7 63 7.6 6.0 12.1 162.8 82.4 18 165 6.4 4.9 7.1
1979 34 MIA QB 14 12 7-5-0 176 310 56.8 2160 14 4.5 16 5.2 51 7.0 5.1 12.3 154.3 72.0 26 223 5.8 4.0 7.7
1980 35 MIA 5 3 1-2-0 61 100 61.0 790 6 6.0 4 4.0 54 7.9 6.7 13.0 158.0 89.2 9 89 6.4 5.3 8.3
Career 161 151 92-56-3 1926 3429 56.2 25092 192 5.6 172 5.0 86 7.3 5.6 13.0 155.9 77.1 267 2318 6.2 4.6 7.2

Postseason 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.

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
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
1967* 22 MIA QB 12 10 37 157 1 22 4.2 13.1 3.1 157 1 3
1968* 23 MIA QB 13 13 42 230 1 35 5.5 17.7 3.2 230 1 1
1969 24 MIA QB 9 9 21 102 0 22 4.9 11.3 2.3 102 0 5
1970* 25 MIA QB 14 14 26 89 2 16 3.4 6.4 1.9 89 2 5
1971*+ 26 MIA QB 14 13 26 82 0 21 3.2 5.9 1.9 82 0 9
1972 27 MIA qb 6 5 3 11 1 5 3.7 1.8 0.5 11 1 0
1973* 28 MIA QB 13 13 13 20 0 21 1.5 1.5 1.0 20 0 5
1974* 29 MIA QB 13 13 16 66 1 22 4.1 5.1 1.2 66 1 5
1975 30 MIA QB 10 10 17 59 1 17 3.5 5.9 1.7 59 1 2
1976 31 MIA QB 13 13 23 108 0 26 4.7 8.3 1.8 108 0 3
1977*+ 32 MIA QB 14 14 16 30 0 13 1.9 2.1 1.1 30 0 6
1978* 33 MIA QB 11 9 9 10 0 9 1.1 0.9 0.8 10 0 3
1979 34 MIA QB 14 12 11 30 0 18 2.7 2.1 0.8 30 0 4
1980 35 MIA 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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1967* 22 MIA QB 12 10 3 1 0 0
1968* 23 MIA QB 13 13 1 0 0 0
1969 24 MIA QB 9 9 5 2 0 0
1970* 25 MIA QB 14 14 5 2 -3 0
1971*+ 26 MIA QB 14 13 9 6 -37 0
1973* 28 MIA QB 13 13 5 3 -16 0
1974* 29 MIA QB 13 13 5 3 -8 0
1975 30 MIA QB 10 10 2 0 -6 0
1976 31 MIA QB 13 13 3 2 -5 0
1977*+ 32 MIA QB 14 14 6 2 -21 0
1978* 33 MIA QB 11 9 3 0 -10 0
1979 34 MIA QB 14 12 4 2 -2 0
1980 35 MIA 5 3 1 0 0 0
Career 161 151 52 23 -108 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
1967* 22 MIA QB 12 10 1 6
1968* 23 MIA QB 13 13 1 6
1970* 25 MIA QB 14 14 2 12
1972 27 MIA qb 6 5 1 6
1974* 29 MIA QB 13 13 1 6
1975 30 MIA QB 10 10 1 6
Career 161 151 7 42

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

1st-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 (60)

Pass Attempts

1967 AFL 331 (7)
1968 AFL 355 (4)
1969 AFL 252 (8)
1977 NFL 307 (9)
Career 3429 (60)

Passing Yds

1967 AFL 2005 (7)
1968 AFL 2473 (4)
1969 AFL 1695 (9)
1974 NFL 1968 (9)
1977 NFL 2252 (6)
Career 25092 (56)

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 (35)

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 (71)

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 (101)

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 (124)

Fumbles

1969 AFL 5 (8)
1971 NFL 9 (4)
Career 52 (104)

Fumbles Recovered

1971 NFL 6 (1-- 43)
Career 23 (51)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

1969 AFL 4.27 (8)
1970 NFL 5.61 (7)
1971 NFL 7.13 (2)
1973 NFL 5.65 (10)
1974 NFL 5.74 (8)
1975 NFL 6.53 (3)
1976 NFL 6.13 (8)
1977 NFL 6.15 (4)
1978 NFL 5.98 (6)
Career 5.62 (82)

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 2.76 (8)
1971 NFL 5.69 (2)
1973 NFL 5.05 (8)
1974 NFL 4.47 (10)
1975 NFL 5.40 (2)
1976 NFL 4.64 (7)
1977 NFL 4.62 (5)
1978 NFL 4.91 (6)
Career 4.53 (97)

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 (112)

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% (89)

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% (145)

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-- 76)
1973 NFL 7.8% (3-- 41)
1974 NFL 6.3% (2)
1977 NFL 7.2% (1-- 76)
1978 NFL 4.7% (8)
Career 5.6% (22)

Sack %

1969 AFL 11.58% (8)
1973 NFL 4.80% (3)
Career 8.87% (142)

   

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)

All-Pro Teams

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

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
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