John Larry Jefferson
Position: WR
Height: 6-1 Weight: 198 lbs.
Born: February 3, 1956 in Dallas, TX
College: Arizona St. (school history)
Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 1st round (14th overall) of the 1978 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 54 (1300th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2012.
| Games | Receiving | Rushing | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| League | NFL | 94 | 52 | 41 | 1 | 351 | 5714 | 16.28 | 47 | 3.7 | 60.8 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 47 | 282 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Place | Home | 48 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 204 | 3271 | 16.03 | 20 | 4.3 | 68.1 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 20 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Road | 46 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 147 | 2443 | 16.62 | 27 | 3.2 | 53.1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 27 | 162 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Result | Win | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 3703 | 16.46 | 36 | 4.3 | 71.2 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 36 | 216 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 |
| Loss | 41 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 121 | 1910 | 15.79 | 11 | 3.0 | 46.6 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 11 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 101 | 20.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 101.0 | 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 | |||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 40 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 138 | 2058 | 14.91 | 20 | 3.5 | 51.5 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 20 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8-14 points | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 80 | 1285 | 16.06 | 9 | 4.2 | 67.6 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 9 | 54 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | |
| 15+ points | 35 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 133 | 2371 | 17.83 | 18 | 3.8 | 67.7 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 18 | 108 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Month | September | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 86 | 1258 | 14.63 | 12 | 3.9 | 57.2 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 12 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| October | 26 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 93 | 1597 | 17.17 | 12 | 3.6 | 61.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 72 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | ||
| November | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 95 | 1491 | 15.69 | 14 | 3.5 | 55.2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 14 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| December | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 76 | 1356 | 17.84 | 9 | 4.2 | 75.3 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 9 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| January | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 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 | |||||||
| Day | Sunday | 85 | 46 | 38 | 1 | 312 | 5081 | 16.29 | 43 | 3.7 | 59.8 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 43 | 258 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 |
| Monday | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 374 | 15.58 | 1 | 4.0 | 62.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Thursday | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 146 | 20.86 | 2 | 3.5 | 73.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Saturday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 113 | 14.13 | 1 | 8.0 | 113.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Conference | AFC | 48 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 190 | 2958 | 15.57 | 33 | 4.0 | 61.6 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 33 | 198 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| NFC | 46 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 161 | 2756 | 17.12 | 14 | 3.5 | 59.9 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 14 | 84 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Division | AFC East | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 492 | 16.40 | 5 | 3.3 | 54.7 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AFC Central | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 708 | 16.47 | 8 | 3.9 | 64.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| AFC West | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 117 | 1758 | 15.03 | 20 | 4.2 | 62.8 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 20 | 120 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| NFC East | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 743 | 18.12 | 3 | 3.7 | 67.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | ||
| NFC Central | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 78 | 1254 | 16.08 | 6 | 3.4 | 54.5 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFC West | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 759 | 18.07 | 5 | 3.5 | 63.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Opponent | Ari (StL/Chi) Cardinals | 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 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 128 | 14.22 | 0 | 3.0 | 42.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 140 | 14.00 | 1 | 5.0 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chicago Bears | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 240 | 20.00 | 1 | 4.0 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 225 | 16.07 | 2 | 3.5 | 56.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cleveland Browns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 102 | 14.57 | 1 | 7.0 | 102.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 191 | 19.10 | 1 | 5.0 | 95.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Denver Broncos | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 302 | 13.73 | 2 | 3.7 | 50.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 317 | 15.10 | 1 | 3.0 | 45.3 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Indianapolis (Bal) Colts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 101 | 20.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 101.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 398 | 15.31 | 4 | 4.3 | 66.3 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oakland (LA) Raiders | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 464 | 16.00 | 5 | 4.1 | 66.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Miami Dolphins | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 54 | 10.80 | 1 | 2.5 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 504 | 16.80 | 4 | 4.3 | 72.0 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 133 | 19.00 | 3 | 3.5 | 66.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| New Orleans Saints | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 204 | 20.40 | 3 | 3.3 | 68.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| New York Giants | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 276 | 18.40 | 2 | 3.8 | 69.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | ||
| New York Jets | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 164 | 20.50 | 0 | 8.0 | 164.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 172 | 17.20 | 1 | 2.5 | 43.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 99 | 14.14 | 0 | 3.5 | 49.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 559 | 15.11 | 9 | 4.6 | 69.9 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 9 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 328 | 20.50 | 2 | 4.0 | 82.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 169 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.6 | 33.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ten Titans/Hou Oilers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 209 | 17.42 | 4 | 6.0 | 104.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Washington Redskins | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 101 | 14.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 33.7 | 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 | |||||||
| Playoffs | Total | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 431 | 18.74 | 2 | 4.6 | 86.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Conference Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 71.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Divisional | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 212 | 16.31 | 0 | 4.3 | 70.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Wild Card | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 148 | 24.67 | 2 | 6.0 | 148.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||