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 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 171 | 309 | 55.34% | 2500 | 21 | 12 | 88.4 | 8.09 | 7.70 | 23.8 | 192.3 | 22 | 123 | 5.59 | 1 | 1.7 | 9.5 | 1 | 6 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Place | Home | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 182 | 56.04% | 1543 | 11 | 7 | 88.2 | 8.48 | 7.96 | 26.0 | 220.4 | 13 | 61 | 4.69 | 0 | 1.9 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Road | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 127 | 54.33% | 957 | 10 | 5 | 88.6 | 7.54 | 7.34 | 21.2 | 159.5 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 1 | 1.5 | 10.3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Result | Win | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 246 | 56.50% | 2025 | 17 | 6 | 96.3 | 8.23 | 8.52 | 22.4 | 184.1 | 21 | 117 | 5.57 | 1 | 1.9 | 10.6 | 1 | 6 |
| Loss | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 63 | 50.79% | 475 | 4 | 6 | 57.4 | 7.54 | 4.52 | 31.5 | 237.5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 33 | 57.58% | 256 | 2 | 3 | 64.7 | 7.76 | 4.88 | 33.0 | 256.0 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8-14 points | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 100 | 49.00% | 669 | 4 | 6 | 59.1 | 6.69 | 4.79 | 25.0 | 167.3 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15+ points | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 176 | 58.52% | 1575 | 15 | 3 | 109.4 | 8.95 | 9.89 | 22.0 | 196.9 | 12 | 70 | 5.83 | 1 | 1.5 | 8.8 | 1 | 6 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Month | September | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 58 | 70.69% | 615 | 7 | 1 | 137.6 | 10.60 | 12.24 | 19.3 | 205.0 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 104 | 52.88% | 753 | 5 | 5 | 72.3 | 7.24 | 6.04 | 26.0 | 188.3 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 1 | 2.0 | 8.8 | 1 | 6 | |
| November | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 114 | 54.39% | 878 | 6 | 5 | 78.8 | 7.70 | 6.78 | 28.5 | 219.5 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| December | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 33 | 39.39% | 254 | 3 | 1 | 84.7 | 7.70 | 8.15 | 16.5 | 127.0 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Day | Sunday | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 147 | 258 | 56.98% | 2151 | 19 | 8 | 95.9 | 8.34 | 8.41 | 23.5 | 195.5 | 19 | 117 | 6.16 | 1 | 1.7 | 10.6 | 1 | 6 |
| Monday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 30 | 43.33% | 219 | 2 | 3 | 51.2 | 7.30 | 4.13 | 30.0 | 219.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thursday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 52.38% | 130 | 0 | 1 | 51.7 | 6.19 | 4.05 | 21.0 | 130.0 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Division | NFL Capital | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 150 | 56.00% | 1204 | 11 | 6 | 90.0 | 8.03 | 7.69 | 25.0 | 200.7 | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL Central | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 65 | 60.00% | 550 | 4 | 4 | 82.2 | 8.46 | 6.92 | 21.7 | 183.3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL Central | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 65 | 60.00% | 550 | 4 | 4 | 82.2 | 8.46 | 6.92 | 21.7 | 183.3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Opponent | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 55.00% | 125 | 1 | 1 | 69.8 | 6.25 | 5.00 | 20.0 | 125.0 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 16.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Cleveland Browns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 58.82% | 156 | 0 | 0 | 89.3 | 9.18 | 9.18 | 17.0 | 156.0 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 84.21% | 228 | 2 | 0 | 151.8 | 12.00 | 14.11 | 19.0 | 228.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 30 | 43.33% | 219 | 2 | 3 | 51.2 | 7.30 | 4.13 | 30.0 | 219.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 62.50% | 103 | 0 | 1 | 54.9 | 6.44 | 3.63 | 16.0 | 103.0 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 45.45% | 217 | 2 | 1 | 74.9 | 6.58 | 6.42 | 33.0 | 217.0 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 42 | 47.62% | 262 | 2 | 4 | 44.0 | 6.24 | 2.90 | 21.0 | 131.0 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 60 | 60.00% | 537 | 7 | 1 | 121.3 | 8.95 | 10.53 | 30.0 | 268.5 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 50.00% | 248 | 3 | 0 | 126.4 | 10.33 | 12.83 | 24.0 | 248.0 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 48 | 58.33% | 405 | 2 | 1 | 91.1 | 8.44 | 8.33 | 24.0 | 202.5 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Playoffs | Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 33.33% | 42 | 0 | 3 | 9.7 | 4.67 | -10.33 | 9.0 | 42.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Divisional | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 33.33% | 42 | 0 | 3 | 9.7 | 4.67 | -10.33 | 9.0 | 42.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | |