Joe Donald Meredith (Dandy Don)
Position: QB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 210 lbs.
Throws: Right
Born: April 10, 1938 in Mount Vernon, TX
Died: December 5, 2010 in Sante Fe, NM
College: SMU (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 3rd round (32nd overall) of the 1960 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 71 (609th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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| Games | Passing | Rushing | Scoring | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| League | NFL | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 177 | 344 | 51.45% | 2805 | 24 | 12 | 87.7 | 8.15 | 7.98 | 26.5 | 215.8 | 38 | 242 | 6.37 | 5 | 2.9 | 18.6 | 5 | 30 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Place | Home | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 156 | 51.92% | 1420 | 18 | 3 | 113.7 | 9.10 | 10.54 | 22.3 | 202.9 | 18 | 130 | 7.22 | 1 | 2.6 | 18.6 | 1 | 6 |
| Road | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 96 | 188 | 51.06% | 1385 | 6 | 9 | 66.0 | 7.37 | 5.85 | 31.3 | 230.8 | 20 | 112 | 5.60 | 4 | 3.3 | 18.7 | 4 | 24 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Result | Win | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 221 | 53.39% | 2120 | 23 | 5 | 111.8 | 9.59 | 10.66 | 24.6 | 235.6 | 24 | 163 | 6.79 | 3 | 2.7 | 18.1 | 3 | 18 |
| Loss | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 89 | 49.44% | 482 | 1 | 4 | 50.9 | 5.42 | 3.62 | 29.7 | 160.7 | 10 | 67 | 6.70 | 2 | 3.3 | 22.3 | 2 | 12 | |
| Tie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 34 | 44.12% | 203 | 0 | 3 | 27.0 | 5.97 | 2.00 | 34.0 | 203.0 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 107 | 50.47% | 803 | 2 | 4 | 66.1 | 7.50 | 6.20 | 26.8 | 200.8 | 17 | 79 | 4.65 | 2 | 4.3 | 19.8 | 2 | 12 |
| 8-14 points | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 140 | 47.86% | 840 | 6 | 5 | 66.4 | 6.00 | 5.25 | 28.0 | 168.0 | 14 | 89 | 6.36 | 3 | 2.8 | 17.8 | 3 | 18 | |
| 15+ points | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 97 | 57.73% | 1162 | 16 | 3 | 126.8 | 11.98 | 13.89 | 24.3 | 290.5 | 7 | 74 | 10.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Month | September | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 46 | 47.83% | 511 | 7 | 0 | 127.8 | 11.11 | 14.15 | 23.0 | 255.5 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 1 | 4.0 | 24.5 | 1 | 6 |
| October | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 152 | 54.61% | 1295 | 12 | 10 | 82.0 | 8.52 | 7.14 | 30.4 | 259.0 | 12 | 102 | 8.50 | 1 | 2.4 | 20.4 | 1 | 6 | |
| November | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 111 | 53.15% | 841 | 4 | 2 | 82.5 | 7.58 | 7.49 | 27.8 | 210.3 | 15 | 71 | 4.73 | 3 | 3.8 | 17.8 | 3 | 18 | |
| December | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 35 | 37.14% | 158 | 1 | 0 | 61.4 | 4.51 | 5.09 | 17.5 | 79.0 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Day | Sunday | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 161 | 320 | 50.31% | 2674 | 23 | 12 | 87.2 | 8.36 | 8.11 | 26.7 | 222.8 | 35 | 222 | 6.34 | 5 | 2.9 | 18.5 | 5 | 30 |
| Thursday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 66.67% | 131 | 1 | 0 | 94.3 | 5.46 | 6.29 | 24.0 | 131.0 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Division | NFL East | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 169 | 322 | 52.48% | 2652 | 22 | 12 | 87.4 | 8.24 | 7.93 | 26.8 | 221.0 | 32 | 209 | 6.53 | 4 | 2.7 | 17.4 | 4 | 24 |
| NFL West | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 36.36% | 153 | 2 | 0 | 91.7 | 6.95 | 8.77 | 22.0 | 153.0 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 1 | 6.0 | 33.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Opponent | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 55 | 40.00% | 314 | 1 | 3 | 42.5 | 5.71 | 3.62 | 27.5 | 157.0 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 54.55% | 184 | 2 | 0 | 112.7 | 8.36 | 10.18 | 22.0 | 184.0 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 69 | 60.87% | 419 | 2 | 4 | 63.6 | 6.07 | 4.04 | 34.5 | 209.5 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 26.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 36.36% | 153 | 2 | 0 | 91.7 | 6.95 | 8.77 | 22.0 | 153.0 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 1 | 6.0 | 33.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 58.33% | 358 | 5 | 0 | 142.4 | 14.92 | 19.08 | 24.0 | 358.0 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 56 | 55.36% | 541 | 5 | 0 | 118.2 | 9.66 | 11.45 | 28.0 | 270.5 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 53 | 39.62% | 383 | 5 | 4 | 65.2 | 7.23 | 5.72 | 26.5 | 191.5 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 22.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Washington Redskins | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 43 | 62.79% | 453 | 2 | 1 | 104.1 | 10.53 | 10.42 | 21.5 | 226.5 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 1 | 4.0 | 25.5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Playoffs | Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 31 | 48.39% | 238 | 1 | 1 | 71.7 | 7.68 | 6.87 | 31.0 | 238.0 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| League Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 31 | 48.39% | 238 | 1 | 1 | 71.7 | 7.68 | 6.87 | 31.0 | 238.0 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | |