Paul James Krause
Position: DB-WR
Height: 6-3 Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: February 19, 1942 in Flint, MI
College: Iowa (school history)
Drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 2nd round (18th overall) of the 1964 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 12th round (89th overall) of the 1964 AFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 131 (23rd overall since 1950)
8-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1998, finalist in 1994, 1997
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| All-Time Rank: #3. Barry Sanders… #4. Anthony Munoz… #5. Merlin Olsen… #6. PAUL KRAUSE… #7. Bob Lilly… #8. Ron Yary… #9. Walter Payton… |
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1964*+ | 22 | WAS | RS | 26 | 14 | 12 | 140 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||
| 1965*+ | 23 | WAS | RS | 26 | 14 | 6 | 118 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 56 | 1 | 14 | |||||
| 1966 | 24 | WAS | RS | 26 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1967 | 25 | WAS | RS | 26 | 13 | 8 | 75 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| 1968 | 26 | MIN | RS | 22 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 82 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| 1969* | 27 | MIN | RS | 22 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 82 | 1 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | ||||
| 1970 | 28 | MIN | FS | 22 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 90 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| 1971* | 29 | MIN | FS | 22 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 112 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| 1972* | 30 | MIN | FS | 22 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 109 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| 1973* | 31 | MIN | FS | 22 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| 1974* | 32 | MIN | FS | 22 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| 1975*+ | 33 | MIN | FS | 22 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 201 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 17 | |||||||||
| 1976 | 34 | MIN | FS | 22 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||
| 1977 | 35 | MIN | FS | 22 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1978 | 36 | MIN | db | 22 | 16 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1979 | 37 | MIN | FS | 22 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Career | 226 | 146 | 81 | 1185 | 3 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 163 | 3 | 181 | ||||||||
| 12 yrs | MIN | 172 | 146 | 53 | 852 | 2 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 107 | 2 | 139 | |||||||
| 4 yrs | WAS | 54 | 0 | 28 | 333 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 56 | 1 | 42 | |||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | |||||||||||
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| 1972* | 30 | MIN | FS | 22 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1977 | 35 | MIN | FS | 22 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 11 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 31.0 | 11.0 | 0.8 | 152.1 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 | 31.00 | 0.0 | |||
| Career | 226 | 146 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 11 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 5.5 | 15.5 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 106.2 | 0 | 0 | 5.50 | 15.50 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
| Receiving | Rushing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1965*+ | 23 | WAS | RS | 26 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 13 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1972* | 30 | MIN | FS | 22 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Career | 226 | 146 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 12 yrs | MIN | 172 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 4 yrs | WAS | 54 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1964*+ | 22 | WAS | RS | 26 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1965*+ | 23 | WAS | RS | 26 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1969* | 27 | MIN | RS | 22 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1972* | 30 | MIN | FS | 22 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1975*+ | 33 | MIN | FS | 22 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 226 | 146 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 36 | |||||||||||||
| 12 yrs | MIN | 172 | 146 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| 4 yrs | WAS | 54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1964 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1964 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1964 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1964 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1964 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1965 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1965 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1965 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1965 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1968 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1969 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1970 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1972 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1972 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1972 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1972 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1975 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1975 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1975 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1975 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1975 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1975 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1975 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1975 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |