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Gifford Nielsen
Stanley Gifford Nielsen
Position: QB
Height: 6-4 Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: October 25, 1954 in Provo, UT
College: BYU
Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 3rd round (73rd overall) of the 1978 Draft
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View Details For: 20 Regular Season and 1 Playoff TDs Thrown
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 24 | HOU | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 56.2 | 2 | 12 | -2.0 | -2.0 | 33.3 | |
| 1979 | 25 | HOU | 16 | 1 | 32 | 61 | 52.5 | 404 | 3 | 4.9 | 3 | 4.9 | 41 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 12.6 | 25.3 | 69.3 | 3 | 26 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 4.7 | |
| 1980 | 26 | HOU | 16 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 12 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 95.8 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1981 | 27 | HOU | 5 | 2 | 60 | 93 | 64.5 | 709 | 5 | 5.4 | 3 | 3.2 | 44 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 11.8 | 141.8 | 92.1 | 8 | 61 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 7.9 | |
| 1982 | 28 | HOU | qb | 9 | 4 | 87 | 161 | 54.0 | 1005 | 6 | 3.7 | 8 | 5.0 | 46 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 11.6 | 111.7 | 64.8 | 12 | 92 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 6.9 |
| 1983 | 29 | HOU | QB | 7 | 7 | 90 | 175 | 51.4 | 1125 | 5 | 2.9 | 8 | 4.6 | 48 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 12.5 | 160.7 | 62.2 | 22 | 163 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 11.2 |
| Career | 55 | 14 | 273 | 498 | 54.8 | 3255 | 20 | 4.0 | 22 | 4.4 | 48 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 11.9 | 59.2 | 70.0 | 47 | 354 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 8.6 |
| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1979 | 25 | HOU | 16 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1980 | 26 | HOU | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1981 | 27 | HOU | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1982 | 28 | HOU | qb | 9 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 37 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 1983 | 29 | HOU | QB | 7 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 20 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 43 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Career | 55 | 14 | 29 | 89 | 0 | 20 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 89 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1978 | 24 | HOU | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1979 | 25 | HOU | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1980 | 26 | HOU | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1981 | 27 | HOU | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -15 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1982 | 28 | HOU | qb | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -13 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1983 | 29 | HOU | QB | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 55 | 14 | 16 | 2 | -36 | 0 | |||||||||||||