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Earl Morrall

Earl Edwin Morrall

Position: QB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: May 17, 1934 in Muskegon, MI
College: Michigan State

Career AV: 73 (501st overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1956 NFL Draft.

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Passing

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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% AV
1956 22 SFO P 11 12 4 1-3-0 38 78 48.7 621 1 1.3 6 7.7 37 8.0 4.8 16.3 51.8 48.1 1
1957* 23 PIT QB 10 12 11 6-5-0 139 289 48.1 1900 11 3.8 12 4.2 64 6.6 5.5 13.7 158.3 64.9 8
1958 24 2TM 11 2 0-2-0 25 78 32.1 463 5 6.4 9 11.5 66 5.9 2.0 18.5 42.1 35.3 2
PIT 10 2 2 0-2-0 16 46 34.8 275 1 2.2 7 15.2 66 6.0 -0.4 17.2 137.5 23.6 1
DET 14 9 0 9 32 28.1 188 4 12.5 2 6.3 66 5.9 5.6 20.9 20.9 65.1 1
1959 25 DET QB 14 12 5 2-3-0 65 137 47.4 1102 5 3.6 6 4.4 79 8.0 6.8 17.0 91.8 69.1 6
1960 26 DET 14 12 2 2-0-0 32 49 65.3 423 4 8.2 3 6.1 65 8.6 7.5 13.2 35.3 94.2 1
1961 27 DET qb 14 13 5 4-2-0 69 150 46.0 909 7 4.7 9 6.0 61 6.1 4.3 13.2 69.9 56.2 3
1962 28 DET 14 14 0 32 52 61.5 449 4 7.7 4 7.7 53 8.6 6.7 14.0 32.1 82.9 1
1963 29 DET QB 14 14 11 4-6-1 174 328 53.0 2621 24 7.3 14 4.3 75 8.0 7.5 15.1 187.2 86.2 8
1964 30 DET 14 6 3 3-0-0 50 91 54.9 588 4 4.4 3 3.3 48 6.5 5.9 11.8 98.0 75.7 1
1965 31 NYG QB 11 14 14 7-7-0 155 302 51.3 2446 22 7.3 12 4.0 89 8.1 7.8 15.8 174.7 86.3 8
1966 32 NYG QB 11 7 7 1-5-1 71 151 47.0 1105 7 4.6 12 7.9 98 7.3 4.7 15.6 157.9 54.1 8
1967 33 NYG 11 8 0 13 24 54.2 181 3 12.5 1 4.2 27 7.5 8.2 13.9 22.6 100.9 2
1968*+ 34 BAL QB 15 14 14 13-1-0 182 317 57.4 2909 26 8.2 17 5.4 84 9.2 8.4 16.0 207.8 93.2 19
1969 35 BAL 15 9 2 1-0-1 46 99 46.5 755 5 5.1 7 7.1 42 7.6 5.5 16.4 83.9 60.0 7 63 6.5 4.5 6.6 1
1970 36 BAL 15 14 1 1-0-0 51 93 54.8 792 9 9.7 4 4.3 44 8.5 8.5 15.5 56.6 97.6 14 131 6.2 6.2 13.1 3
1971 37 BAL QB 15 14 9 7-2-0 84 167 50.3 1210 7 4.2 12 7.2 64 7.2 4.9 14.4 86.4 58.2 11 89 6.3 4.1 6.2 7
1972+ 38 MIA QB 15 14 9 9-0-0 83 150 55.3 1360 11 7.3 7 4.7 49 9.1 8.4 16.4 97.1 91.0 14 114 7.6 7.0 8.5 11
1973 39 MIA 15 14 1 0-1-0 17 38 44.7 253 0 0.0 4 10.5 53 6.7 1.9 14.9 18.1 27.5 2 18 5.9 1.4 5.0 2
1974 40 MIA 15 14 1 1-0-0 17 27 63.0 301 2 7.4 3 11.1 46 11.1 7.6 17.7 21.5 86.1 3 16 9.5 6.3 10.0 2
1975 41 MIA 15 13 1 1-0-0 26 43 60.5 273 3 7.0 2 4.7 31 6.3 5.7 10.5 21.0 82.8 4 27 5.2 4.6 8.5 2
1976 42 MIA 15 14 0 10 26 38.5 148 1 3.8 1 3.8 67 5.7 4.7 14.8 10.6 54.6 3 29 4.1 3.2 10.3 1
Career 255 102 63-37-3 1379 2689 51.3 20809 161 6.0 148 5.5 98 7.7 6.5 15.1 81.6 74.1 58 487 7.4 6.1 2.1 97
7 yrs DET 80 26 15-11-1 431 839 51.4 6280 52 6.2 41 4.9 79 7.5 6.5 14.6 78.5 76.4 21
5 yrs MIA 69 12 11-1-0 153 284 53.9 2335 17 6.0 17 6.0 67 8.2 6.7 15.3 33.8 76.2 26 204 6.9 5.5 8.4 18
4 yrs CLT 51 26 22-3-1 363 676 53.7 5666 47 7.0 40 5.9 84 8.4 7.1 15.6 111.1 80.3 32 283 6.3 4.8 8.2 30
3 yrs NYG 29 21 8-12-1 239 477 50.1 3732 32 6.7 25 5.2 98 7.8 6.8 15.6 128.7 77.0 18
2 yrs PIT 14 13 6-7-0 155 335 46.3 2175 12 3.6 19 5.7 66 6.5 4.7 14.0 155.4 56.0 9
1 yr SFO 12 4 1-3-0 38 78 48.7 621 1 1.3 6 7.7 37 8.0 4.8 16.3 51.8 48.1 1

Playoff Record as Starting QB: 1968 (2-1), 1972 (2-0)

Advanced Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
1956 22 SFO P 11 12 4 1-3-0 78 114 99 97 63 92 87
1957* 23 PIT QB 10 12 11 6-5-0 289 89 103 93 85 127 102
1958 24 2TM 11 2 0-2-0 78 75 63 49 113 52 67
1959 25 DET QB 14 12 5 2-3-0 137 113 111 91 87 112 103
1961 27 DET qb 14 13 5 4-2-0 150 76 86 78 94 102 87
1962 28 DET 14 14 0 52 121 108 134 119 79 114
1963 29 DET QB 14 14 11 4-6-1 328 110 116 103 117 111 116
1964 30 DET 14 6 3 3-0-0 91 84 97 112 91 120 103
1965 31 NYG QB 11 14 14 7-7-0 302 115 117 99 120 110 115
1966 32 NYG QB 11 7 7 1-5-1 151 104 91 85 97 73 86
1968*+ 34 BAL QB 15 14 14 13-1-0 317 140 -71 132 -3 123 133 100 148 128
1969 35 BAL 15 9 2 1-0-1 99 114 117 100 102 82 103 82 108 91
1970 36 BAL 15 14 1 1-0-0 93 130 111 133 121 110 152 109 71 133
1971 37 BAL QB 15 14 9 7-2-0 167 109 112 97 99 97 99 84 108 93
1972+ 38 MIA QB 15 14 9 9-0-0 150 142 135 136 133 111 129 108 98 129
Career 255 102 63-37-3 2689 111 120 110 114 99 109 103 98 107

Rushing & Receiving

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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
1956 22 SFO P 11 12 4 6 10 0 8 1.7 0.8 0.5 10 0 1
1957* 23 PIT QB 10 12 11 41 81 2 35 2.0 6.8 3.4 81 2 12
1958 24 2TM 11 2 11 80 0 40 7.3 7.3 1.0 80 0 1
PIT 10 2 2 4 39 0 22 9.8 19.5 2.0 39 0 1
DET 14 9 0 7 41 0 40 5.9 4.6 0.8 41 0 0
1959 25 DET QB 14 12 5 26 112 0 22 4.3 9.3 2.2 112 0 7
1960 26 DET 14 12 2 10 37 1 17 3.7 3.1 0.8 37 1 3
1961 27 DET qb 14 13 5 20 86 0 25 4.3 6.6 1.5 86 0 6
1962 28 DET 14 14 0 17 65 1 29 3.8 4.6 1.2 65 1 1
1963 29 DET QB 14 14 11 26 105 1 18 4.0 7.5 1.9 105 1 5
1964 30 DET 14 6 3 10 70 0 25 7.0 11.7 1.7 70 0 3
1965 31 NYG QB 11 14 14 17 52 0 14 3.1 3.7 1.2 52 0 5
1966 32 NYG QB 11 7 7 5 12 0 9 2.4 1.7 0.7 12 0 3
1967 33 NYG 11 8 0 4 11 1 10 2.8 1.4 0.5 11 1 0
1968*+ 34 BAL QB 15 14 14 11 18 1 11 1.6 1.3 0.8 18 1 7
1970 36 BAL 15 14 1 2 6 0 5 3.0 0.4 0.1 6 0 2
1971 37 BAL QB 15 14 9 6 13 0 16 2.2 0.9 0.4 13 0 3
1972+ 38 MIA QB 15 14 9 17 67 1 31 3.9 4.8 1.2 67 1 3
1973 39 MIA 15 14 1 1 9 0 9 9.0 0.6 0.1 9 0 0
1974 40 MIA 15 14 1 1 11 0 11 11.0 0.8 0.1 11 0 0
1975 41 MIA 15 13 1 4 33 0 16 8.3 2.5 0.3 33 0 1
Career 255 102 235 878 8 40 3.7 3.4 0.9 878 8 63
7 yrs DET 80 26 116 516 3 40 4.4 6.5 1.5 516 3 25
5 yrs MIA 69 12 23 120 1 31 5.2 1.7 0.3 120 1 4
4 yrs CLT 51 26 19 37 1 16 1.9 0.7 0.4 37 1 12
3 yrs NYG 29 21 26 75 1 14 2.9 2.6 0.9 75 1 8
2 yrs PIT 14 13 45 120 2 35 2.7 8.6 3.2 120 2 13
1 yr SFO 12 4 6 10 0 8 1.7 0.8 0.5 10 0 1

Kicking & Punting

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1956 22 SFO P 11 12 4 45 1705 57 0 37.9
1958 24 2TM 11 2 1 25 25 0 25.0
DET 14 9 0 1 25 25 0 25.0
1959 25 DET QB 14 12 5 11 481 66 0 43.7
1961 27 DET qb 14 13 5 3 113 43 0 37.7
1962 28 DET 14 14 0 1 48 48 0 48.0
1963 29 DET QB 14 14 11 29 1143 55 0 39.4
1964 30 DET 14 6 3 1 8 8 0 8.0
1967 33 NYG 11 8 0 15 472 43 1 31.5
Career 255 102 106 3995 66 1 37.7
7 yrs DET 80 26 46 1818 66 0 39.5
3 yrs NYG 29 21 15 472 43 1 31.5
1 yr SFO 12 4 45 1705 57 0 37.9

Defense & Fumbles

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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
1956 22 SFO P 11 12 4 1 0 0 0
1957* 23 PIT QB 10 12 11 12 6 -2 0
1958 24 2TM 11 2 1 0 0 0
PIT 10 2 2 1 0 0 0
1959 25 DET QB 14 12 5 7 1 0 0
1960 26 DET 14 12 2 3 0 0 0
1961 27 DET qb 14 13 5 6 3 0 0
1962 28 DET 14 14 0 1 0 0 0
1963 29 DET QB 14 14 11 5 0 0 0
1964 30 DET 14 6 3 3 0 0 0
1965 31 NYG QB 11 14 14 5 2 0 0
1966 32 NYG QB 11 7 7 3 0 0 0
1968*+ 34 BAL QB 15 14 14 7 2 0 0
1970 36 BAL 15 14 1 2 0 0 0
1971 37 BAL QB 15 14 9 3 1 0 0
1972+ 38 MIA QB 15 14 9 3 1 -9 0
1975 41 MIA 15 13 1 1 0 -2 0
Career 255 102 63 16 -13 0
7 yrs DET 80 26 25 4 0 0
5 yrs MIA 69 12 4 1 -11 0
4 yrs CLT 51 26 12 3 0 0
3 yrs NYG 29 21 8 2 0 0
2 yrs PIT 14 13 13 6 -2 0
1 yr SFO 12 4 1 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1957* 23 PIT QB 10 12 11 2 2 12
1960 26 DET 14 12 2 1 1 6
1962 28 DET 14 14 0 1 1 6
1963 29 DET QB 14 14 11 1 1 6
1967 33 NYG 11 8 0 1 1 6
1968*+ 34 BAL QB 15 14 14 1 1 6
1972+ 38 MIA QB 15 14 9 1 1 6
Career 255 102 8 8 48
7 yrs DET 80 26 3 3 18
5 yrs MIA 69 12 1 1 6
4 yrs CLT 51 26 1 1 6
3 yrs NYG 29 21 1 1 6
2 yrs PIT 14 13 2 2 12

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Randy Wright, Billy Wade, Matt Leinart, John Brodie, George Shaw, Chris Chandler, Bill Munson, Al Dorow, Billy Joe Tolliver, Jim Ninowski
4 John Brodie, Elvis Grbac, David Whitehurst, Scott Hunter, Don Meredith, Jack Trudeau, Dennis Shaw, Bart Starr*, Steve Bartkowski, David Archer
5 Bill Munson, David Garrard, Jack Concannon, Elvis Grbac, Scott Hunter, Randy Wright, Steve Tensi, Pete Beathard, Bob Berry, David Whitehurst
6 David Whitehurst, Jack Concannon, Steve Tensi, Dennis Shaw, Scott Hunter, Steve Walsh, Jack Trudeau, George Shaw, Mike Livingston, Mark Malone
7 David Whitehurst, Steve Tensi, Dennis Shaw, George Shaw, Mike Livingston, Scott Hunter, Al Dorow, Dave Wilson, Steve Walsh, Rob Johnson
8 Pete Beathard, Jack Concannon, Mark Malone, Bill Munson, Rick Mirer, Mike Livingston, Mike Pagel, Al Dorow, Jim Ninowski, Mike Phipps
9 Pete Beathard, Billy Kilmer, Jack Concannon, Bill Munson, Mark Malone, Rick Mirer, Al Dorow, Mike Pagel, Charlie Batch, Dave M. Brown
10 Charlie Batch, Bill Munson, Tim Couch, Pete Beathard, Marc Wilson, Bubby Brister, Mike Pagel, James Harris, Craig Morton, Billy Kilmer
11 Lamar McHan, Tony Banks, Marc Wilson, Bill Munson, Craig Morton, Bob Berry, Billy Kilmer, Gus Frerotte, Elvis Grbac, Mike Livingston
12 Lamar McHan, Billy Kilmer, Rich Gannon, Tony Banks, Bill Munson, Marc Wilson, Mike Tomczak, Mike Livingston, Mike Phipps, Bob Berry
13 Rich Gannon, Gus Frerotte, Bill Kenney, Bill Munson, Steve Beuerlein, Milt Plum, Billy Kilmer, Mike Livingston, Erik Kramer, Frank Ryan
14 Gus Frerotte, Bill Kenney, Bill Munson, Steve Beuerlein, Milt Plum, Mike Livingston, Erik Kramer, Frank Ryan, Chris Miller, Elvis Grbac
15 Gus Frerotte, Milt Plum, Steve Beuerlein, Bill Kenney, Bill Munson, Mike Livingston, Wade Wilson, Frank Ryan, Jeff Hostetler, Jim McMahon
16 Milt Plum, Gus Frerotte, Bill Kenney, Steve Beuerlein, Jim McMahon, Neil O'Donnell, Ed Brown, Lynn Dickey, Jack Kemp, Trent Dilfer
17 Milt Plum, Billy Wade, Brad Johnson, Ed Brown, Steve Beuerlein, Charley Johnson, Neil O'Donnell, Chris Chandler, Lynn Dickey, Steve Bartkowski
18 Milt Plum, Billy Wade, Steve Beuerlein, Charley Johnson, Brad Johnson, Ed Brown, Chris Chandler, Neil O'Donnell, Babe Parilli, Lynn Dickey
19 Milt Plum, Chris Chandler, Billy Wade, Steve Beuerlein, Charley Johnson, Brad Johnson, Ed Brown, Neil O'Donnell, Babe Parilli, Lynn Dickey
20 Milt Plum, Chris Chandler, Billy Wade, Steve Beuerlein, Charley Johnson, Brad Johnson, Ed Brown, Neil O'Donnell, Babe Parilli, Lynn Dickey
21 Milt Plum, Chris Chandler, Billy Wade, Steve Beuerlein, Charley Johnson, Brad Johnson, Ed Brown, Neil O'Donnell, Babe Parilli, Lynn Dickey
Career Milt Plum, Chris Chandler, Billy Wade, Steve Beuerlein, Charley Johnson, Brad Johnson, Ed Brown, Neil O'Donnell, Babe Parilli, Lynn Dickey

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1968 NFL AP MVP
1968 NFL UPI MVP
1968 NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
1972 NFL AP Comeback Player of the Year

Pro Bowls

1957
1968

First-Team All-Pro

1968
1972

Passes Completed

1957 NFL 139 (3)
1963 NFL 174 (6)
1965 NFL 155 (6)
1968 NFL 182 (3)
Career 1379 (103)

Pass Attempts

1957 NFL 289 (2)
1963 NFL 328 (7)
1965 NFL 302 (8)
1968 NFL 317 (5)
Career 2689 (93)

Passing Yds

1957 NFL 1900 (4)
1959 NFL 1102 (9)
1963 NFL 2621 (6)
1965 NFL 2446 (5)
1968 NFL 2909 (2)
Career 20809 (84)

Passing TD

1957 NFL 11 (4)
1963 NFL 24 (4)
1965 NFL 22 (3)
1968 NFL 26 (1)
Career 161 (59)

Passer Rating

1957 NFL 64.9 (6)
1963 NFL 86.2 (4)
1965 NFL 86.3 (5)
1968 NFL 93.2 (1)
Career 74.1 (107)

Long Pass

1959 NFL 79 (4)
1963 NFL 75 (8)
1965 NFL 89 (1/97)
1966 NFL 98 (2/13)
1968 NFL 84 (5)

Passes Intercepted

1957 NFL 12 (6)
1963 NFL 14 (7)
1968 NFL 17 (4)
Career 148 (53)

Sacked

Career 58 (198)

Sacked Yds Lost

Career 487 (178)

Passing Yds/Game

1957 NFL 158.3 (4)
1959 NFL 91.8 (10)
1963 NFL 187.2 (6)
1965 NFL 174.7 (9)
1966 NFL 157.9 (10)
1968 NFL 207.8 (2)

Yds/Pass Att

1957 NFL 6.6 (8)
1963 NFL 8.0 (5)
1965 NFL 8.1 (4)
1968 NFL 9.2 (1/12)
Career 7.7 (12)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1957 NFL 13.7 (6)
1963 NFL 15.1 (3)
1965 NFL 15.8 (2/67)
1968 NFL 16.0 (1/56)
Career 15.1 (8)

Pass Attempts/Game

1957 NFL 24.1 (2)
1963 NFL 23.4 (7)

Games

Career 255 (26)

Playoff Games

Career 15 (194)

Punts

1956 NFL 45 (6)

Punting Yds

1956 NFL 1705 (6)

Long Punt

1956 NFL 57 (8)
1959 NFL 66 (4)

Punts Blocked

1967 NFL 1 (4)

Fumbles

1957 NFL 12 (1)
1959 NFL 7 (4)
1968 NFL 7 (3)
Career 63 (71)

Fumbles Recovered

1957 NFL 6 (1/44)
Career 16 (192)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

Career 6.46 (50)

Passes Completed/Game

1957 NFL 11.6 (3)
1963 NFL 12.4 (6)
1965 NFL 11.1 (10)
1968 NFL 13.0 (8)

Pass Completion %

1957 NFL 48.1% (7)
1963 NFL 53.0% (7)
1965 NFL 51.3% (9)
1968 NFL 57.4% (2)
Career 51.3% (170)

Pass Intercept. %

1957 NFL 4.2% (1)
1963 NFL 4.3% (6)
1965 NFL 4.0% (4)
1968 NFL 5.4% (8)
Career 5.5% (172)

Passing TD %

1957 NFL 3.8% (7)
1963 NFL 7.3% (3/72)
1965 NFL 7.3% (4/72)
1968 NFL 8.2% (1/28)
Career 6.0% (13)

     
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1968Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1972Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 36 14 QB 78 25
1971 37 14 QB 68 27
1972 38 14 QB 119 21
1973 39 14 QB 3 55
1974 40 14 QB 19 45
1975 41 13 QB 28 39
1976 42 14 QB 10 55
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