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Craig Morton

Larry Craig Morton

Position: QB
Height: 6-4    Weight: 214 lbs.
Born: February 5, 1943 in Flint, MI
College: California

Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1965 Draft
Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 10th round (75th overall) of the AFL 1965 Draft

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Partial Seasons · Playoffs · 100/300/100
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 22 DAL 4 1 17 34 50.0 173 2 5.9 4 11.8 49 5.1 0.4 10.2 43.3 45.0
1966 23 DAL 6 0 13 27 48.1 225 3 11.1 1 3.7 41 8.3 7.8 17.3 37.5 98.5
1967 24 DAL 9 3 69 137 50.4 978 10 7.3 10 7.3 64 7.1 4.6 14.2 108.7 67.7
1968 25 DAL 13 1 44 85 51.8 752 4 4.7 6 7.1 53 8.8 6.1 17.1 57.8 68.4
1969 26 DAL QB 13 13 162 302 53.6 2619 21 7.0 15 5.0 67 8.7 7.1 16.2 201.5 85.4 30 246 7.1 5.7 9.0
1970 27 DAL QB 12 11 102 207 49.3 1819 15 7.2 7 3.4 89 8.8 8.0 17.8 151.6 89.8 20 166 7.3 6.6 8.8
1971 28 DAL 10 4 78 143 54.5 1131 7 4.9 8 5.6 76 7.9 5.9 14.5 113.1 73.5 9 76 6.9 5.0 5.9
1972 29 DAL QB 14 14 185 339 54.6 2396 15 4.4 21 6.2 46 7.1 4.7 13.0 171.1 65.9 23 179 6.1 3.9 6.4
1973 30 DAL 14 0 13 32 40.6 174 3 9.4 1 3.1 53 5.4 5.0 13.4 12.4 76.8 0 0 5.4 5.0 0.0
1974 31 2TM /QB 10 8 124 239 51.9 1522 9 3.8 13 5.4 72 6.4 4.3 12.3 152.2 61.7 13 97 5.7 3.7 5.2
NYG QB 8 8 122 237 51.5 1510 9 3.8 13 5.5 72 6.4 4.3 12.4 188.8 61.3 13 97 5.7 3.7 5.2
DAL 2 0 2 2 100.0 12 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 91.7 0 0 6.0 6.0 0.0
1975 32 NYG QB 14 14 186 363 51.2 2359 11 3.0 16 4.4 56 6.5 4.8 12.7 168.5 63.6 47 331 4.9 3.5 11.5
1976 33 NYG QB 12 12 153 284 53.9 1865 9 3.2 20 7.0 63 6.6 3.7 12.2 155.4 55.6 39 285 4.9 2.4 12.1
1977 34 DEN QB 14 14 131 254 51.6 1929 14 5.5 8 3.1 81 7.6 6.7 14.7 137.8 82.0 43 338 5.4 4.6 14.5
1978 35 DEN QB 14 13 146 267 54.7 1802 11 4.1 8 3.0 42 6.7 5.8 12.3 128.7 77.0 36 238 5.2 4.3 11.9
1979 36 DEN QB 14 10 204 370 55.1 2626 16 4.3 19 5.1 64 7.1 5.2 12.9 187.6 70.6 30 241 6.0 4.2 7.5
1980 37 DEN QB 12 9 183 301 60.8 2150 12 4.0 13 4.3 41 7.1 5.6 11.7 179.2 77.8 26 190 6.0 4.6 8.0
1981 38 DEN QB 15 15 225 376 59.8 3195 21 5.6 14 3.7 95 8.5 7.4 14.2 213.0 90.5 54 394 6.5 5.5 12.6
1982 39 DEN 3 3 18 26 69.2 193 0 0.0 3 11.5 20 7.4 2.2 10.7 64.3 51.1 3 19 6.0 1.3 10.3
Career 203 145 2053 3786 54.2 27908 183 4.8 187 4.9 95 7.4 5.6 13.6 137.5 73.5 373 2800 6.0 4.5 9.0
10 yrs DAL 97 47 685 1308 52.4 10279 80 6.1 73 5.6 89 7.9 6.0 15.0 106.0 75.6 82 667 6.8 5.2 7.4
6 yrs DEN 72 64 907 1594 56.9 11895 74 4.6 65 4.1 95 7.5 6.1 13.1 165.2 79.1 192 1420 5.9 4.6 10.8
3 yrs NYG 34 34 461 884 52.1 5734 29 3.3 49 5.5 72 6.5 4.3 12.4 168.6 60.4 99 713 5.1 3.2 10.1

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
1965 22 DAL 4 1 3 -8 0 5 -2.7 -2.0 0.8 -8 0 2
1966 23 DAL 6 0 7 50 0 12 7.1 8.3 1.2 50 0 0
1967 24 DAL 9 3 15 42 0 11 2.8 4.7 1.7 42 0 5
1968 25 DAL 13 1 4 28 2 12 7.0 2.2 0.3 28 2 1
1969 26 DAL QB 13 13 16 62 1 15 3.9 4.8 1.2 62 1 4
1970 27 DAL QB 12 11 16 37 0 11 2.3 3.1 1.3 37 0 1
1971 28 DAL 10 4 4 9 1 4 2.3 0.9 0.4 9 1 1
1972 29 DAL QB 14 14 8 26 2 12 3.3 1.9 0.6 26 2 4
1973 30 DAL 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 1
1974 31 2TM /QB 10 8 4 5 0 2 1.3 0.5 0.4 5 0 4
NYG QB 8 8 4 5 0 2 1.3 0.6 0.5 5 0 4
1975 32 NYG QB 14 14 22 72 0 11 3.3 5.1 1.6 72 0 9
1976 33 NYG QB 12 12 15 48 0 10 3.2 4.0 1.3 48 0 7
1977 34 DEN QB 14 14 31 125 4 15 4.0 8.9 2.2 125 4 7
1978 35 DEN QB 14 13 17 71 0 12 4.2 5.1 1.2 71 0 6
1979 36 DEN QB 14 10 23 13 1 7 0.6 0.9 1.6 13 1 9
1980 37 DEN QB 12 9 21 29 1 9 1.4 2.4 1.8 29 1 4
1981 38 DEN QB 15 15 8 18 0 5 2.3 1.2 0.5 18 0 2
Career 203 145 215 627 12 15 2.9 3.1 1.1 627 12 68
10 yrs DAL 97 47 74 246 6 15 3.3 2.5 0.8 246 6 19
6 yrs DEN 72 64 100 256 6 15 2.6 3.6 1.4 256 6 29
3 yrs NYG 34 34 41 125 0 11 3.0 3.7 1.2 125 0 20

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1965 22 DAL 4 1 2 0 0 0
1967 24 DAL 9 3 5 1 -3 0
1968 25 DAL 13 1 1 0 0 0
1969 26 DAL QB 13 13 4 1 0 0
1970 27 DAL QB 12 11 1 1 0 0
1971 28 DAL 10 4 1 1 0 0
1972 29 DAL QB 14 14 4 1 0 0
1973 30 DAL 14 0 1 1 -12 0
1974 31 2TM /QB 10 8 4 2 -14 0
NYG QB 8 8 4 2 -14 0
1975 32 NYG QB 14 14 9 3 -15 0
1976 33 NYG QB 12 12 7 3 -4 0
1977 34 DEN QB 14 14 7 3 -18 0
1978 35 DEN QB 14 13 6 1 -14 0
1979 36 DEN QB 14 10 9 2 -11 0
1980 37 DEN QB 12 9 4 3 -7 0
1981 38 DEN QB 15 15 2 0 0 0
1982 39 DEN 3 3 1 0 0 0
Career 203 145 68 23 -98 0
10 yrs DAL 97 47 19 6 -15 0
6 yrs DEN 72 64 29 9 -50 0
3 yrs NYG 34 34 20 8 -33 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
1968 25 DAL 13 1 2 12
1969 26 DAL QB 13 13 1 6
1971 28 DAL 10 4 1 6
1972 29 DAL QB 14 14 2 12
1977 34 DEN QB 14 14 4 24
1979 36 DEN QB 14 10 1 6
1980 37 DEN QB 12 9 1 6
Career 203 145 12 72
10 yrs DAL 97 47 6 36
6 yrs DEN 72 64 6 36

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Passes Completed

1969 NFL 162 (9)
1972 NFL 185 (5)
1975 NFL 186 (6)
Career 2053 (47)

Pass Attempts

1969 NFL 302 (9)
1972 NFL 339 (5)
1975 NFL 363 (3)
Career 3786 (44)

Passing Yds

1969 NFL 2619 (5)
1972 NFL 2396 (5)
1975 NFL 2359 (8)
Career 27908 (42)

Passing TD

1967 NFL 10 (10)
1969 NFL 21 (5)
1970 NFL 15 (10)
1972 NFL 15 (9)
1977 NFL 14 (9)
1981 NFL 21 (10)
Career 183 (37)

Passer Rating

1969 NFL 85.4 (3)
1970 NFL 89.8 (3)
1977 NFL 82.0 (4)
1978 NFL 77.0 (7)
1980 NFL 77.8 (10)
1981 NFL 90.5 (3)
Career 73.5 (99)

Long Pass

1970 NFL 89 (1-- 92)
1977 NFL 81 (7)
1981 NFL 95 (1-- 32)

Passes Intercepted

1969 NFL 15 (5)
1972 NFL 21 (3)
1975 NFL 16 (9)
1976 NFL 20 (2)
Career 187 (29)

Sacked

1969 NFL 30 (5)
1975 NFL 47 (2-- 60)
1976 NFL 39 (2)
1977 NFL 43 (2)
1978 NFL 36 (8)
1981 NFL 54 (1-- 18)
Career 373 (14)

Sacked Yds Lost

1969 NFL 246 (5)
1975 NFL 331 (2-- 79)
1976 NFL 285 (2)
1977 NFL 338 (2-- 70)
1981 NFL 394 (1-- 18)
Career 2800 (14)

Passing Yds/Game

1969 NFL 201.5 (4)
1972 NFL 171.1 (5)
1974 NFL 188.8 (3)
1975 NFL 168.5 (10)
Career 137.5 (135)

Yds/Pass Att

1969 NFL 8.7 (1-- 40)
1970 NFL 8.8 (1-- 34)
1972 NFL 7.1 (7)
1977 NFL 7.6 (2)
1979 NFL 7.1 (10)
1981 NFL 8.5 (1-- 62)
Career 7.4 (28)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1969 NFL 16.2 (1-- 44)
1970 NFL 17.8 (1-- 7)
1977 NFL 14.7 (3)
1979 NFL 12.9 (10)
1981 NFL 14.2 (5)
Career 13.6 (41)

Pass Attempts/Game

1969 NFL 23.2 (9)
1972 NFL 24.2 (6)
1974 NFL 29.6 (2)
1975 NFL 25.9 (7)
Career 18.7 (153)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

1969 NFL 7.13 (1)
1970 NFL 7.99 (1-- 24)
1977 NFL 6.73 (1)
1978 NFL 5.81 (7)
1981 NFL 7.38 (2-- 62)
Career 5.63 (76)

Net Yds/Pass Att

1969 NFL 7.15 (1-- 76)
1970 NFL 7.28 (2-- 54)
1972 NFL 6.12 (8)
1979 NFL 5.96 (10)
1981 NFL 6.51 (10)
Career 5.93 (77)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

1969 NFL 5.75 (1)
1970 NFL 6.56 (2-- 73)
1977 NFL 4.62 (5)
1981 NFL 5.54 (8)
Career 4.42 (106)

Passes Completed/Game

1969 NFL 12.5 (9)
1972 NFL 13.2 (5)
1974 NFL 15.3 (3)
1975 NFL 13.3 (8)
1976 NFL 12.8 (10)
Career 10.1 (152)

Pass Completion %

1969 NFL 53.6% (7)
1972 NFL 54.6% (7)
1980 NFL 60.8% (3)
1981 NFL 59.8% (3)
Career 54.2% (119)

Pass Intercept. %

1969 NFL 5.0% (7)
1970 NFL 3.4% (6)
1975 NFL 4.4% (7)
1977 NFL 3.1% (5)
1978 NFL 3.0% (1)
1981 NFL 3.7% (10)
Career 4.9% (133)

Passing TD %

1969 NFL 7.0% (2-- 97)
1970 NFL 7.2% (1-- 75)
1977 NFL 5.5% (5)
1981 NFL 5.6% (3)
Career 4.8% (61)

Sack %

1969 NFL 9.04% (10)
1974 NFL 5.20% (6)
Career 9.62% (157)

Games

Career 203 (197)

Playoff Games

Career 15 (189)

Fumbles

1967 NFL 5 (10)
1975 NFL 9 (5)
Career 68 (51)

Fumbles Recovered

Career 23 (51)

     

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
1977 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 27 12 QB 152 5 10 72
1971 28 10 QB 78 25
1972 29 14 QB 158 12 74
1973 30 14 QB 23 41
1974 31 10 QB 89 23
1975 32 14 QB 136 14
1976 33 12 QB 93 23
1977 34 14 QB 182 46 7 24
1978 35 14 QB 129 18
1979 36 14 QB 170 19
1980 37 12 QB 141 27
1981 38 15 QB 228 14
1982 39 3 QB 2 48
1581 51