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Mike Mercer

Michael Mercer

Position: K
Height: 6-0    Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: November 21, 1935 in Algona, IA
College: Arizona State, Florida State, Hardin-Simmons, Minnesota

1-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 15th round (197th overall) of the 1961 Draft

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1961 26 MIN P 14 0 6 4 5 4 5 1 5 21 9 42.9% 37 36 97.3% 63 2458 59 2 39.0
1962 27 MIN 4 0 2 3 5 0.0% 3 3 100.0% 19 827 77 0 43.5
1963 28 OAK P 14 0 4 4 1 5 3 9 1 21 8 38.1% 47 47 100.0% 75 3007 53 1 40.1
1964 29 OAK P 14 0 4 3 5 4 8 5 7 3 24 15 62.5% 34 34 100.0% 59 2446 67 1 41.5
1965 30 OAK P 14 0 3 3 4 4 5 3 2 15 9 60.0% 35 35 100.0% 75 3079 70 0 41.1
1966 31 2TM K/ 12 0 6 6 8 6 5 4 9 4 2 1 30 21 70.0% 38 35 92.1% 9 373 59 0 41.4
OAK 2 0 1 1 2 1 4 1 25.0% 3 2 66.7% 9 373 59 0 41.4
KAN K 10 0 5 5 8 6 5 4 7 4 1 1 26 20 76.9% 35 33 94.3%
1967* 32 BUF K 14 0 3 3 6 3 6 4 11 5 1 1 27 16 59.3% 25 25 100.0%
1968 33 2TM /K 9 0 4 2 4 2 8 3 16 7 43.8% 18 16 88.9%
BUF 3 0 1 3 4 0.0% 4 4 100.0%
GNB K 6 0 4 2 3 2 5 3 12 7 58.3% 14 12 85.7%
1969 34 GNB K 10 0 2 2 3 1 7 1 5 1 17 5 29.4% 23 23 100.0%
1970 35 SDG K 14 0 3 3 3 1 5 5 8 3 19 12 63.2% 35 34 97.1% 8 283 42 0 35.4
Career 119 0 31 28 41 25 50 25 68 22 3 2 195 102 52.3% 295 288 97.6% 308 12473 77 4 40.5
4 yrs OAK 44 0 12 11 10 8 18 8 21 6 1 64 33 51.6% 119 118 99.2% 218 8905 70 2 40.8
2 yrs BUF 17 0 3 3 6 3 7 4 14 5 1 1 31 16 51.6% 29 29 100.0%
2 yrs GNB 16 0 2 2 7 3 10 3 10 4 29 12 41.4% 37 35 94.6%
2 yrs MIN 18 0 6 4 7 4 5 1 8 26 9 34.6% 40 39 97.5% 82 3285 77 2 40.1
1 yr KAN 10 0 5 5 8 6 5 4 7 4 1 1 26 20 76.9% 35 33 94.3%
1 yr SDG 14 0 3 3 3 1 5 5 8 3 19 12 63.2% 35 34 97.1% 8 283 42 0 35.4

Rushing & Receiving

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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
1961 26 MIN P 14 0 1 -32 0 -32 -32.0 -2.3 0.1 -32 0 0
1963 28 OAK P 14 0 1 -5 0 -5 -5.0 -0.4 0.1 -5 0 0
1965 30 OAK P 14 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 -1 0 0
Career 119 0 3 -38 0 0 -12.7 -0.3 0.0 -38 0 0
4 yrs OAK 44 0 2 -6 0 0 -3.0 -0.1 0.0 -6 0 0
2 yrs MIN 18 0 1 -32 0 0 -32.0 -1.8 0.1 -32 0 0

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS 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%
1965 30 OAK P 14 0 1 1 100.0 14 0 0.0 0 0.0 14 14.0 14.0 14.0 1.0 118.7
Career 119 0 1 1 100.0 14 0 0.0 0 0.0 14 14.0 14.0 14.0 0.1 118.7 0 0 14.0 14.0 0.0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1961 26 MIN P 14 0 36 9 63
1962 27 MIN 4 0 3 3
1963 28 OAK P 14 0 47 8 71
1964 29 OAK P 14 0 34 15 79
1965 30 OAK P 14 0 35 9 62
1966 31 2TM K/ 12 0 35 21 98
OAK 2 0 2 1 5
KAN K 10 0 33 20 93
1967* 32 BUF K 14 0 25 16 73
1968 33 2TM /K 9 0 16 7 37
BUF 3 0 4 4
GNB K 6 0 12 7 33
1969 34 GNB K 10 0 23 5 38
1970 35 SDG K 14 0 34 12 70
Career 119 0 288 102 594
4 yrs OAK 44 0 118 33 217
2 yrs BUF 17 0 29 16 77
2 yrs GNB 16 0 35 12 71
2 yrs MIN 18 0 39 9 66
1 yr KAN 10 0 33 20 93
1 yr SDG 14 0 34 12 70

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1967

Points Scored

1963 AFL 71 (6)
1964 AFL 79 (4)
1966 AFL 98 (2)
1967 AFL 73 (7)
Career 594 (107)

Extra Pt Made

1961 NFL 36 (7)
1963 AFL 47 (1)
1964 AFL 34 (5)
1965 AFL 35 (3)
1966 AFL 35 (5)
1967 AFL 25 (7)
1970 NFL 34 (8)
Career 288 (62)

Extra Pt Att

1961 NFL 37 (7)
1963 AFL 47 (2)
1964 AFL 34 (5)
1965 AFL 35 (3)
1966 AFL 38 (4)
1967 AFL 25 (7)
1970 NFL 35 (6)
Career 295 (64)

Extra Point %

Career 97.627% (62)

Total Field Goals Made

1963 AFL 8 (7)
1964 AFL 15 (3)
1965 AFL 9 (8)
1966 AFL 21 (1)
1967 AFL 16 (4)
Career 102 (99)

Field Goals Att

1963 AFL 21 (7)
1964 AFL 24 (5)
1965 AFL 15 (9)
1966 AFL 30 (5)
1967 AFL 27 (7)
Career 195 (81)

Field Goal %

1961 NFL 42.857% (10)
1963 AFL 38.095% (6)
1964 AFL 62.500% (4)
1965 AFL 60.000% (3)
1966 AFL 76.923% (1)
1967 AFL 59.259% (2)
1968 NFL 58.333% (8)
1970 NFL 63.158% (10)
Career 52.308% (154)

Punts

1961 NFL 63 (4)
1963 AFL 75 (2)
1964 AFL 59 (7)
1965 AFL 75 (4)
Career 308 (125)

Punting Yds

1961 NFL 2458 (5)
1963 AFL 3007 (3)
1964 AFL 2446 (7)
1965 AFL 3079 (6)
Career 12473 (128)

Long Punt

1962 NFL 77 (4-- 49)
1963 AFL 53 (9)
1964 AFL 67 (4)
1965 AFL 70 (3)
1966 AFL 59 (8)

Punts Blocked

1961 NFL 2 (1-- 35)
1963 AFL 1 (2)
1964 AFL 1 (3)
Career 4 (68)

Yds/Punt

1962 NFL 43.5 (6)
1963 AFL 40.1 (5)
1964 AFL 41.5 (4)
1965 AFL 41.1 (6)
Career 40.5 (173)

     

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)