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Bill Nelsen

William Keith Nelsen

Position: QB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 195 lbs.
Throws: Right

Born: January 29, 1941 in Los Angeles, CA
College: USC   (school history)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 10th round (136th overall) of the 1963 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 54 (1300th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Bill Nelsen Career Game Log

Output includes all games from 1960 to 2012.

Career Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs

Regular Season

Age is Years-Days
Passing Rushing Receiving Scoring
Rk Year G# Date Age Tm Opp Result GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD Rec Yds Y/R TD TD Pts
1 1963 2 1963-09-22 22-236 PIT NYG W 31-0 0 2 0.00% 0 0 0 39.6 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 1963 14 1963-12-15 22-320 PIT @ NYG L 17-33 0 0 0 0 0 1 -6 -6.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving Scoring
Rk Year G# Date Age Tm Opp Result GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD Rec Yds Y/R TD TD Pts
3 1964 1 1964-09-13 23-228 PIT RAM L 14-26 0 3 0.00% 0 0 1 0.0 0.00 -15.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 1964 7 1964-10-25 23-270 PIT PHI L 10-34 2 4 50.00% 37 0 0 82.3 9.25 9.25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 1964 9 1964-11-08 23-284 PIT @ STL L 30-34 10 19 52.63% 170 2 1 96.4 8.95 8.68 1 -1 -1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 1964 10 1964-11-15 23-291 PIT WAS L 0-30 * 4 15 26.67% 69 0 1 18.5 4.60 1.60 2 18 9.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 1964 11 1964-11-22 23-298 PIT @ NYG W 44-17 0 1 0.00% 0 0 0 39.6 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving Scoring
Rk Year G# Date Age Tm Opp Result GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD Rec Yds Y/R TD TD Pts
8 1965 1 1965-09-19 24-233 PIT GNB L 9-41 * 7 26 26.92% 122 0 3 7.1 4.69 -0.50 3 5 1.67 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 1965 2 1965-09-26 24-240 PIT @ SFO L 17-27 * 10 20 50.00% 174 0 2 40.4 8.70 4.20 1 1 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 1965 3 1965-10-03 24-247 PIT NYG L 13-23 * 17 28 60.71% 263 0 2 62.1 9.39 6.18 1 1 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 1965 4 1965-10-09 24-253 PIT @ CLE L 19-24 * 9 20 45.00% 92 0 0 58.7 4.60 4.60 6 4 0.67 1 0 0 0 1 6
12 1965 5 1965-10-17 24-261 PIT STL L 7-20 * 6 20 30.00% 51 0 1 18.7 2.55 0.30 2 15 7.50 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 1965 6 1965-10-24 24-268 PIT @ PHI W 20-14 * 6 16 37.50% 79 1 1 48.7 4.94 3.38 2 7 3.50 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 1965 7 1965-10-31 24-275 PIT DAL W 22-13 * 18 35 51.43% 272 3 1 94.0 7.77 8.20 2 7 3.50 0 1 -5 -5.00 0 0 0
15 1965 8 1965-11-07 24-282 PIT @ STL L 17-21 * 15 26 57.69% 216 1 1 81.6 8.31 7.35 2 -1 -0.50 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 1965 9 1965-11-14 24-289 PIT @ DAL L 17-24 * 11 25 44.00% 172 0 2 34.1 6.88 3.28 5 10 2.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 1965 11 1965-11-28 24-303 PIT CLE L 21-42 * 9 22 40.91% 285 3 0 127.8 12.95 15.68 1 14 14.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 1965 12 1965-12-05 24-310 PIT @ NYG L 10-35 * 11 27 40.74% 164 0 2 30.5 6.07 2.74 1 21 21.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 1965 13 1965-12-12 24-317 PIT PHI L 13-47 * 2 5 40.00% 27 0 2 18.3 5.40 -12.60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving Scoring
Rk Year G# Date Age Tm Opp Result GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD Rec Yds Y/R TD TD Pts
20 1966 1 1966-09-11 25-225 PIT NYG T 34-34 * 16 27 59.26% 265 3 0 129.4 9.81 12.04 2 5 2.50 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 1966 2 1966-09-18 25-232 PIT DET W 17-3 * 2 4 50.00% 6 0 0 56.2 1.50 1.50 1 9 9.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 1966 12 1966-12-04 25-309 PIT @ PHI L 23-27 * 11 25 44.00% 195 0 0 71.2 7.80 7.80 1 -1 -1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 1966 13 1966-12-11 25-316 PIT @ NYG W 47-28 * 17 31 54.84% 322 2 1 99.1 10.39 10.23 2 5 2.50 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 1966 14 1966-12-18 25-323 PIT @ ATL W 57-33 * 17 25 68.00% 334 2 0 137.5 13.36 14.96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving Scoring
Rk Year G# Date Age Tm Opp Result GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD Rec Yds Y/R TD TD Pts
25 1967 1 1967-09-17 26-231 PIT CHI W 41-13 * 14 23 60.87% 223 2 1 104.1 9.70 9.48 2 -9 -4.50 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 1967 2 1967-09-24 26-238 PIT STL L 14-28 * 8 25 32.00% 130 1 3 24.2 5.20 0.60 1 -5 -5.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 1967 7 1967-10-29 26-273 PIT @ NOR W 14-10 5 6 83.33% 41 1 0 134.7 6.83 10.17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 1967 8 1967-11-05 26-280 PIT CLE L 14-34 * 10 22 45.45% 214 2 1 91.9 9.73 9.50 2 -14 -7.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 1967 9 1967-11-12 26-287 PIT @ STL T 14-14 * 17 32 53.13% 233 1 1 74.1 7.28 6.50 2 -5 -2.50 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 1967 10 1967-11-19 26-294 PIT @ NYG L 20-28 * 16 42 38.10% 240 2 1 63.6 5.71 5.60 1 11 11.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 1967 11 1967-11-26 26-301 PIT MIN L 27-41 4 15 26.67% 44 1 2 22.2 2.93 -1.73 1 3 3.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving Scoring
Rk Year G# Date Age Tm Opp Result GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD Rec Yds Y/R TD TD Pts
32 1968 2 1968-09-22 27-237 CLE @ DAL L 7-28 2 2 100.00% 3 0 0 79.2 1.50 1.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 1968 3 1968-09-29 27-244 CLE RAM L 6-24 1 2 50.00% -6 0 0 56.2 -3.00 -3.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 1968 4 1968-10-05 27-250 CLE PIT W 31-24 * 16 25 64.00% 190 1 1 83.7 7.60 6.60 2 -3 -1.50 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 1968 5 1968-10-13 27-258 CLE STL L 21-27 * 17 39 43.59% 324 2 2 68.7 8.31 7.03 1 1 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 6
36 1968 6 1968-10-20 27-265 CLE @ BAL W 30-20 * 15 23 65.22% 137 3 0 120.8 5.96 8.57 4 32 8.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 1968 7 1968-10-27 27-272 CLE ATL W 30-7 * 18 27 66.67% 248 1 0 108.3 9.19 9.93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 1968 8 1968-11-03 27-279 CLE @ SFO W 33-21 * 11 33 33.33% 148 2 2 43.5 4.48 2.97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 1968 9 1968-11-10 27-286 CLE NOR W 35-17 * 10 24 41.67% 262 4 3 82.3 10.92 8.63 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 1968 10 1968-11-17 27-293 CLE @ PIT W 45-24 * 18 27 66.67% 258 3 1 119.1 9.56 10.11 1 -2 -2.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 1968 11 1968-11-24 27-300 CLE PHI W 47-13 * 10 21 47.62% 177 1 0 92.8 8.43 9.38 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 1968 12 1968-12-01 27-307 CLE NYG W 45-10 * 13 25 52.00% 204 1 0 92.7 8.16 8.96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 1968 13 1968-12-08 27-314 CLE @ WAS W 24-21 * 12 22 54.55% 205 1 1 82.6 9.32 8.18 1 1 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 1968 14 1968-12-14 27-320 CLE @ STL L 16-27 * 9 23 39.13% 216 0 0 73.8 9.39 9.39 2 1 0.50 0 0 0 0 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving Scoring
Rk Year G# Date Age Tm Opp Result GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD Rec Yds Y/R TD TD Pts
45 1969 1 1969-09-21 28-235 CLE @ PHI W 27-20 * 11 26 42.31% 177 1 2 46.5 6.81 4.12 1 -2 -2.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 1969 2 1969-09-28 28-242 CLE WAS W 27-23 * 12 21 57.14% 152 1 1 75.9 7.24 6.05 1 -5 -5.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 1969 3 1969-10-05 28-249 CLE DET L 21-28 * 13 29 44.83% 196 3 3 62.5 6.76 4.17 1 -1 -1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 1969 4 1969-10-12 28-256 CLE @ NOR W 27-17 * 15 25 60.00% 214 1 0 101.1 8.56 9.36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 1969 5 1969-10-18 28-262 CLE PIT W 42-31 * 12 25 48.00% 171 2 3 57.7 6.84 3.04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 1969 6 1969-10-26 28-270 CLE STL T 21-21 * 19 28 67.86% 198 1 1 85.1 7.07 6.18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 1969 7 1969-11-02 28-277 CLE DAL W 42-10 * 18 25 72.00% 255 5 1 127.5 10.20 12.40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
52 1969 8 1969-11-09 28-284 CLE @ MIN L 3-51 * 7 16 43.75% 95 0 3 23.7 5.94 -2.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
53 1969 9 1969-11-16 28-291 CLE @ PIT W 24-3 * 18 32 56.25% 290 2 2 81.5 9.06 7.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
54 1969 10 1969-11-23 28-298 CLE NYG W 28-17 * 7 17 41.18% 123 1 1 61.6 7.24 5.76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 1969 11 1969-11-30 28-305 CLE @ CHI W 28-24 * 16 30 53.33% 290 2 0 109.0 9.67 11.00 1 -6 -6.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
56 1969 12 1969-12-07 28-312 CLE GNB W 20-7 * 10 24 41.67% 137 1 0 74.5 5.71 6.54 1 3 3.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
57 1969 13 1969-12-14 28-319 CLE @ STL W 27-21 * 15 26 57.69% 235 2 1 97.4 9.04 8.85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
58 1969 14 1969-12-21 28-326 CLE @ NYG L 14-27 * 17 28 60.71% 210 1 1 81.0 7.50 6.61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving Scoring
Rk Year G# Date Age Tm Opp Result GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD Rec Yds Y/R TD TD Pts
59 1970 1 1970-09-21 29-235 CLE NYJ W 31-21 * 12 27 44.44% 145 1 0 73.8 5.37 6.11 1 2 2.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
60 1970 2 1970-09-27 29-241 CLE @ SFO L 31-34 * 14 25 56.00% 308 1 1 96.7 12.32 11.32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
61 1970 4 1970-10-11 29-255 CLE CIN W 30-27 * 17 29 58.62% 226 2 1 92.0 7.79 7.62 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
62 1970 5 1970-10-18 29-262 CLE DET L 24-41 * 6 16 37.50% 65 2 3 50.3 4.06 -1.88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
63 1970 6 1970-10-25 29-269 CLE @ MIA W 28-0 * 20 26 76.92% 229 2 1 112.5 8.81 8.62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
64 1970 7 1970-11-01 29-276 CLE SDG L 10-27 * 11 23 47.83% 144 1 1 64.4 6.26 5.17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
65 1970 8 1970-11-08 29-283 CLE @ OAK L 20-23 * 9 28 32.14% 110 1 3 17.6 3.93 -0.18 1 -2 -2.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
66 1970 10 1970-11-22 29-297 CLE HOU W 28-14 * 10 22 45.45% 229 3 0 122.9 10.41 13.14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
67 1970 11 1970-11-29 29-304 CLE @ PIT L 9-28 * 11 29 37.93% 85 0 1 31.8 2.93 1.38 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
68 1970 12 1970-12-07 29-312 CLE @ HOU W 21-10 * 15 27 55.56% 161 1 2 54.7 5.96 3.37 3 -4 -1.33 0 0 0 0 0 0
69 1970 13 1970-12-12 29-317 CLE DAL L 2-6 * 23 39 58.97% 239 0 3 44.7 6.13 2.67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
70 1970 14 1970-12-20 29-325 CLE @ DEN W 27-13 * 11 22 50.00% 215 2 0 114.8 9.77 11.59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving Scoring
Rk Year G# Date Age Tm Opp Result GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD Rec Yds Y/R TD TD Pts
71 1971 1 1971-09-19 30-233 CLE HOU W 31-0 * 17 31 54.84% 254 1 1 79.2 8.19 7.39 1 -5 -5.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
72 1971 2 1971-09-26 30-240 CLE @ BAL W 14-13 * 13 26 50.00% 161 0 2 37.5 6.19 2.73 1 -1 -1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
73 1971 3 1971-10-04 30-248 CLE OAK L 20-34 * 15 25 60.00% 195 1 2 64.6 7.80 5.00 3 -2 -0.67 0 0 0 0 0 0
74 1971 4 1971-10-10 30-254 CLE PIT W 27-17 * 18 27 66.67% 236 1 1 91.0 8.74 7.81 1 -5 -5.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
75 1971 5 1971-10-17 30-261 CLE @ CIN W 27-24 * 18 34 52.94% 213 1 2 57.6 6.26 4.21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
76 1971 6 1971-10-24 30-268 CLE DEN L 0-27 * 6 19 31.58% 69 0 1 21.6 3.63 1.26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 1971 7 1971-10-31 30-275 CLE ATL L 14-31 * 9 19 47.37% 108 1 4 43.2 5.68 -2.74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
78 1971 8 1971-11-07 30-282 CLE @ PIT L 9-26 * 10 19 52.63% 114 0 2 31.4 6.00 1.26 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
79 1971 9 1971-11-14 30-289 CLE @ KAN L 7-13 7 11 63.64% 130 1 0 134.7 11.82 13.64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
80 1971 10 1971-11-21 30-296 CLE NWE W 27-7 * 12 23 52.17% 158 2 0 103.2 6.87 8.61 1 1 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
81 1971 11 1971-11-28 30-303 CLE @ HOU W 37-24 * 11 22 50.00% 162 1 2 51.7 7.36 4.18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
82 1971 12 1971-12-05 30-310 CLE CIN W 31-27 * 14 28 50.00% 224 2 2 71.1 8.00 6.21 3 -6 -2.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
83 1971 13 1971-12-12 30-317 CLE @ NOR W 21-17 * 9 18 50.00% 130 0 2 34.3 7.22 2.22 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
84 1971 14 1971-12-19 30-324 CLE @ WAS W 20-13 * 15 23 65.22% 165 2 2 79.1 7.17 5.00 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving Scoring
Rk Year G# Date Age Tm Opp Result GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD Rec Yds Y/R TD TD Pts
85 1972 1 1972-09-17 31-232 CLE GNB L 10-26 * 9 19 47.37% 84 0 2 20.4 4.42 -0.32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
86 1972 5 1972-10-15 31-260 CLE CHI L 0-17 4 10 40.00% 43 0 0 53.3 4.30 4.30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
87 1972 13 1972-12-09 31-315 CLE @ CIN W 27-24 1 2 50.00% 14 0 1 33.3 7.00 -15.50 1 -2 -2.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
87 Games 963 1905 50.55% 14165 98 101 70.2 7.44 6.08 84 89 1.06 2 1 -5 -5.00 0 2 12

Playoffs

Age is Years-Days
Passing Rushing
Rk Year G# Date Age Tm Opp Result GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD
1 1968 17 1968-12-21 27-327 CLE DAL W 31-20 * 13 25 52.00% 203 1 1 75.9 8.12 7.12 2 -2 -1.00 0
2 1968 18 1968-12-29 27-335 CLE BAL L 0-34 * 11 26 42.31% 132 0 2 26.4 5.08 1.62 0 0 0
Passing Rushing
Rk Year G# Date Age Tm Opp Result GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD
3 1969 17 1969-12-28 28-333 CLE @ DAL W 38-14 * 18 27 66.67% 219 1 0 103.8 8.11 8.85 0 0 0
4 1969 18 1970-01-04 28-340 CLE @ MIN L 7-27 * 17 33 51.52% 181 1 2 52.7 5.48 3.36 0 0 0
Passing Rushing
Rk Year G# Date Age Tm Opp Result GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD
5 1971 15 1971-12-26 30-331 CLE BAL L 3-20 * 9 21 42.86% 104 0 3 18.8 4.95 -1.48 2 -5 -2.50 0
5 Games 68 132 51.52% 839 3 8 53.8 6.36 4.08 4 -7 -1.75 0