Thomas Matthew Nowatzke
Position: FB-LB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: September 30, 1942 in La Porte, IN
College: Indiana (school history)
Drafted by the New York Jets in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1965 AFL Draft.
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 1965 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 22 (4428th overall since 1950)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2012.
Career Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
| Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | ||||
| 1 | 1965 | 5 | 1965-10-17 | 23-017 | DET | GNB | L 21-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2 | 1965 | 6 | 1965-10-24 | 23-024 | DET | @ | CHI | L 10-38 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 1965 | 13 | 1965-12-12 | 23-073 | DET | MIN | L 7-29 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | 1965 | 14 | 1965-12-19 | 23-080 | DET | @ | PHI | W 35-28 | 15 | 52 | 3.47 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | ||||
| 5 | 1966 | 1 | 1966-09-11 | 23-346 | DET | CHI | W 14-3 | 21 | 84 | 4.00 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 1966 | 2 | 1966-09-18 | 23-353 | DET | @ | PIT | L 3-17 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 1966 | 3 | 1966-09-25 | 23-360 | DET | ATL | W 28-10 | 12 | 36 | 3.00 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 1966 | 4 | 1966-10-02 | 24-002 | DET | @ | GNB | L 14-23 | 14 | 61 | 4.36 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 1966 | 5 | 1966-10-09 | 24-009 | DET | RAM | L 7-14 | 14 | 50 | 3.57 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 1966 | 6 | 1966-10-16 | 24-016 | DET | @ | BAL | L 14-45 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 1966 | 7 | 1966-10-23 | 24-023 | DET | @ | SFO | L 24-27 | 14 | 51 | 3.64 | 0 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 1966 | 8 | 1966-10-30 | 24-030 | DET | GNB | L 7-31 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | 1966 | 9 | 1966-11-06 | 24-037 | DET | @ | CHI | T 10-10 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 1966 | 10 | 1966-11-13 | 24-044 | DET | @ | MIN | W 32-31 | 10 | 18 | 1.80 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 1966 | 11 | 1966-11-20 | 24-051 | DET | BAL | W 20-14 | 13 | 49 | 3.77 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 1966 | 12 | 1966-11-24 | 24-055 | DET | SFO | L 14-41 | 9 | 13 | 1.44 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | 1966 | 13 | 1966-12-04 | 24-065 | DET | @ | RAM | L 3-23 | 9 | 29 | 3.22 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 1966 | 14 | 1966-12-11 | 24-072 | DET | MIN | L 16-28 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | ||||
| 19 | 1967 | 1 | 1967-09-17 | 24-352 | DET | @ | GNB | T 17-17 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | 1967 | 2 | 1967-09-24 | 24-359 | DET | CLE | W 31-14 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | 1967 | 3 | 1967-10-01 | 25-001 | DET | @ | STL | L 28-38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | 1967 | 5 | 1967-10-15 | 25-015 | DET | @ | CHI | L 3-14 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | 1967 | 6 | 1967-10-22 | 25-022 | DET | ATL | W 24-3 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | 1967 | 7 | 1967-10-29 | 25-029 | DET | @ | SFO | W 45-3 | 12 | 49 | 4.08 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | 1967 | 8 | 1967-11-05 | 25-036 | DET | CHI | L 13-27 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | 1967 | 9 | 1967-11-12 | 25-043 | DET | @ | MIN | T 10-10 | 13 | 55 | 4.23 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | 1967 | 10 | 1967-11-19 | 25-050 | DET | @ | BAL | L 7-41 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | 1967 | 11 | 1967-11-23 | 25-054 | DET | RAM | L 7-31 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | 1967 | 12 | 1967-12-03 | 25-064 | DET | PIT | L 14-24 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 30 | 1967 | 13 | 1967-12-10 | 25-071 | DET | @ | NYG | W 30-7 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | 1967 | 14 | 1967-12-17 | 25-078 | DET | MIN | W 14-3 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | ||||
| 32 | 1968 | 1 | 1968-09-15 | 25-351 | DET | @ | DAL | L 13-59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | 1968 | 4 | 1968-10-06 | 26-006 | DET | @ | MIN | L 10-24 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | 1968 | 5 | 1968-10-13 | 26-013 | DET | @ | CHI | W 28-10 | 16 | 49 | 3.06 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | 1968 | 6 | 1968-10-20 | 26-020 | DET | GNB | T 14-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 36 | 1968 | 8 | 1968-11-03 | 26-034 | DET | @ | RAM | L 7-10 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | 1968 | 10 | 1968-11-17 | 26-048 | DET | MIN | L 6-13 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 38 | 1968 | 11 | 1968-11-24 | 26-055 | DET | NOR | T 20-20 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 39 | 1968 | 12 | 1968-11-28 | 26-059 | DET | PHI | L 0-12 | 14 | 53 | 3.79 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | ||||
| 40 | 1969 | 14 | 1969-12-21 | 27-082 | DET | @ | CHI | W 20-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | ||||
| 41 | 1970 | 5 | 1970-10-18 | 28-018 | BAL | @ | NYJ | W 29-22 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | 1970 | 6 | 1970-10-25 | 28-025 | BAL | BOS | W 27-3 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 43 | 1970 | 7 | 1970-11-01 | 28-032 | BAL | MIA | W 35-0 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 44 | 1970 | 8 | 1970-11-09 | 28-040 | BAL | @ | GNB | W 13-10 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 45 | 1970 | 9 | 1970-11-15 | 28-046 | BAL | BUF | T 17-17 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 46 | 1970 | 10 | 1970-11-22 | 28-053 | BAL | @ | MIA | L 17-34 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 0 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | 1970 | 11 | 1970-11-29 | 28-060 | BAL | CHI | W 21-20 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 48 | 1970 | 12 | 1970-12-06 | 28-067 | BAL | PHI | W 29-10 | 16 | 45 | 2.81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 49 | 1970 | 13 | 1970-12-13 | 28-074 | BAL | @ | BUF | W 20-14 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | 1970 | 14 | 1970-12-19 | 28-080 | BAL | NYJ | W 35-20 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | ||||
| 51 | 1971 | 7 | 1971-10-31 | 29-031 | BAL | PIT | W 34-21 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 52 | 1971 | 11 | 1971-11-28 | 29-059 | BAL | @ | OAK | W 37-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | |||
| Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | ||||
| 53 | 1972 | 3 | 1972-10-01 | 30-001 | BAL | @ | BUF | W 17-0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 54 | 1972 | 11 | 1972-11-26 | 30-057 | BAL | NWE | W 31-0 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 54 Games | 361 | 1249 | 3.46 | 13 | 100 | 605 | 6.05 | 4 | 17 | 102 | 14 | 154 | 11.00 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | ||||
| 1 | 1970 | 15 | 1970-12-26 | 28-087 | BAL | CIN | W 17-0 | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1970 | 16 | 1971-01-03 | 28-095 | BAL | OAK | W 27-17 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | 1970 | 17 | 1971-01-17 | 28-109 | BAL | N | DAL | W 16-13 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 45.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | ||||
| 4 | 1971 | 15 | 1971-12-26 | 29-087 | BAL | @ | CLE | W 20-3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 1971 | 16 | 1972-01-02 | 29-094 | BAL | @ | MIA | L 0-21 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 Games | 31 | 96 | 3.10 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 45.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||||