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Don Meredith

Joseph Don Meredith

Position: QB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: April 10, 1938 in Mount Vernon, TX
College: SMU

3-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 3rd round (32nd overall) of the 1960 Draft

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Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · GameLog · Playoffs · 100/300/100
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%
1960 22 DAL 17 6 1 0-1-0 29 68 42.6 281 2 2.9 5 7.4 23 4.1 1.1 9.7 46.8 34.0
1961 23 DAL qb 17 8 4 2-1-1 94 182 51.6 1161 9 4.9 11 6.0 56 6.4 4.2 12.4 145.1 63.0
1962 24 DAL qb 17 13 9 3-5-1 105 212 49.5 1679 15 7.1 8 3.8 69 7.9 6.9 16.0 129.2 84.2
1963 25 DAL QB 17 14 13 4-9-0 167 310 53.9 2381 17 5.5 18 5.8 55 7.7 5.6 14.3 170.1 73.1
1964 26 DAL QB 17 12 10 5-4-1 158 323 48.9 2143 9 2.8 16 5.0 49 6.6 4.7 13.6 178.6 59.1
1965 27 DAL QB 17 14 11 7-4-0 141 305 46.2 2415 22 7.2 13 4.3 65 7.9 6.7 17.1 172.5 79.9
1966* 28 DAL QB 17 13 13 9-3-1 177 344 51.5 2805 24 7.0 12 3.5 95 8.2 7.3 15.8 215.8 87.7
1967* 29 DAL QB 17 11 11 7-4-0 128 255 50.2 1834 16 6.3 16 6.3 60 7.2 5.0 14.3 166.7 68.7
1968* 30 DAL QB 17 13 13 11-2-0 171 309 55.3 2500 21 6.8 12 3.9 65 8.1 7.0 14.6 192.3 88.4
Career 104 85 48-33-4 1170 2308 50.7 17199 135 5.8 111 4.8 95 7.5 5.9 14.7 165.4 74.8

Postseason record as starting QB: 1966: 0-1, 1967: 1-1, 1968: 0-1.

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · GameLog · Playoffs · 100/300/100
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
1960 22 DAL 17 6 1 3 4 0 8 1.3 0.7 0.5 4 0 2
1961 23 DAL qb 17 8 4 22 176 1 28 8.0 22.0 2.8 176 1 9
1962 24 DAL qb 17 13 9 21 74 0 14 3.5 5.7 1.6 74 0 10
1963 25 DAL QB 17 14 13 41 185 3 26 4.5 13.2 2.9 185 3 7
1964 26 DAL QB 17 12 10 32 81 4 17 2.5 6.8 2.7 81 4 16
1965 27 DAL QB 17 14 11 35 247 1 22 7.1 17.6 2.5 247 1 11
1966* 28 DAL QB 17 13 13 38 242 5 22 6.4 18.6 2.9 242 5 8
1967* 29 DAL QB 17 11 11 28 84 0 16 3.0 7.6 2.5 84 0 6
1968* 30 DAL QB 17 13 13 22 123 1 16 5.6 9.5 1.7 123 1 2
Career 104 85 242 1216 15 28 5.0 11.7 2.3 1216 15 71

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
1960 22 DAL 17 6 1 2 0 0 0
1961 23 DAL qb 17 8 4 9 5 0 0
1962 24 DAL qb 17 13 9 10 2 0 0
1963 25 DAL QB 17 14 13 7 2 0 0
1964 26 DAL QB 17 12 10 16 3 0 0
1965 27 DAL QB 17 14 11 11 6 0 0
1966* 28 DAL QB 17 13 13 8 4 -3 0
1967* 29 DAL QB 17 11 11 6 3 -20 0
1968* 30 DAL QB 17 13 13 2 0 0 0
Career 104 85 71 25 -23 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1961 23 DAL qb 17 8 4 1 6
1963 25 DAL QB 17 14 13 3 18
1964 26 DAL QB 17 12 10 4 24
1965 27 DAL QB 17 14 11 1 6
1966* 28 DAL QB 17 13 13 5 30
1968* 30 DAL QB 17 13 13 1 6
Career 104 85 15 90

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1966 NFL Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)

Pro Bowls

1966
1967
1968

Passes Completed

1963 NFL 167 (9)
1964 NFL 158 (8)
1966 NFL 177 (7)
1968 NFL 171 (6)
Career 1170 (123)

Pass Attempts

1963 NFL 310 (8)
1964 NFL 323 (6)
1965 NFL 305 (7)
1966 NFL 344 (7)
1968 NFL 309 (8)
Career 2308 (115)

Passing Yds

1963 NFL 2381 (7)
1964 NFL 2143 (9)
1965 NFL 2415 (7)
1966 NFL 2805 (4)
1967 NFL 1834 (9)
1968 NFL 2500 (4)
Career 17199 (105)

Passing TD

1962 NFL 15 (10)
1963 NFL 17 (7)
1965 NFL 22 (3)
1966 NFL 24 (3)
1967 NFL 16 (8)
1968 NFL 21 (3)
Career 135 (80)

Passer Rating

1962 NFL 84.2 (3)
1963 NFL 73.1 (9)
1965 NFL 79.9 (7)
1966 NFL 87.7 (3)
1967 NFL 68.7 (7)
1968 NFL 88.4 (2)
Career 74.8 (97)

Long Pass

1966 NFL 95 (3-- 34)

Passes Intercepted

1963 NFL 18 (4)
1964 NFL 16 (5)
1965 NFL 13 (7)
1967 NFL 16 (8)
1968 NFL 12 (10)
Career 111 (83)

Passing Yds/Game

1963 NFL 170.1 (7)
1964 NFL 178.6 (6)
1965 NFL 172.5 (10)
1966 NFL 215.8 (2)
1967 NFL 166.7 (7)
1968 NFL 192.3 (4)
Career 165.4 (82)

Yds/Pass Att

1962 NFL 7.9 (5)
1963 NFL 7.7 (9)
1965 NFL 7.9 (7)
1966 NFL 8.2 (2)
1967 NFL 7.2 (8)
1968 NFL 8.1 (2)
Career 7.5 (20)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1962 NFL 16.0 (4-- 56)
1963 NFL 14.3 (8)
1964 NFL 13.6 (10)
1965 NFL 17.1 (1-- 18)
1966 NFL 15.8 (1-- 67)
1967 NFL 14.3 (5)
1968 NFL 14.6 (4)
Career 14.7 (13)

Pass Attempts/Game

1961 NFL 22.8 (4)
1963 NFL 22.1 (9)
1964 NFL 26.9 (5)
1966 NFL 26.5 (6)
1967 NFL 23.2 (8)
1968 NFL 23.8 (9)
Career 22.2 (115)

Fumbles

1961 NFL 9 (4)
1962 NFL 10 (2)
1963 NFL 7 (8)
1964 NFL 16 (1-- 14)
1965 NFL 11 (2)
1966 NFL 8 (3)
1967 NFL 6 (6)
Career 71 (46)

Fumbles Recovered

1961 NFL 5 (2)
1965 NFL 6 (3-- 44)
1966 NFL 4 (3)
1967 NFL 3 (6)
Career 25 (38)

Passes Completed/Game

1961 NFL 11.8 (7)
1963 NFL 11.9 (9)
1964 NFL 13.2 (5)
1966 NFL 13.6 (8)
1967 NFL 11.6 (8)
1968 NFL 13.2 (6)
Career 11.3 (134)

Pass Completion %

1963 NFL 53.9% (5)
1966 NFL 51.5% (8)
1967 NFL 50.2% (9)
1968 NFL 55.3% (4)
Career 50.7% (178)

Pass Intercept. %

1962 NFL 3.8% (2)
1964 NFL 5.0% (8)
1965 NFL 4.3% (6)
1966 NFL 3.5% (2)
1967 NFL 6.3% (10)
1968 NFL 3.9% (5)
Career 4.8% (138)

Passing TD %

1962 NFL 7.1% (2-- 83)
1963 NFL 5.5% (7)
1965 NFL 7.2% (5-- 75)
1966 NFL 7.0% (2-- 98)
1967 NFL 6.3% (5)
1968 NFL 6.8% (2)
Career 5.8% (19)

 

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
1966 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1966 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1966 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1968 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL