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 (4254th overall since 1950)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2011.
| Games | Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||||||
| League | NFL | 54 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 361 | 1249 | 3.46 | 13 | 6.7 | 23.1 | 100 | 605 | 6.05 | 4 | 1.9 | 11.2 | 17 | 102 | 14 | 154 | 11.00 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Place | Home | 27 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 191 | 702 | 3.68 | 8 | 7.1 | 26.0 | 36 | 172 | 4.78 | 2 | 1.3 | 6.4 | 10 | 60 | 9 | 96 | 10.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road | 27 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 170 | 547 | 3.22 | 5 | 6.3 | 20.3 | 64 | 433 | 6.77 | 2 | 2.4 | 16.0 | 7 | 42 | 5 | 58 | 11.60 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Result | Win | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 618 | 3.45 | 7 | 7.5 | 25.8 | 37 | 233 | 6.30 | 4 | 1.5 | 9.7 | 11 | 66 | 7 | 89 | 12.71 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Loss | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 159 | 557 | 3.50 | 6 | 6.6 | 23.2 | 59 | 326 | 5.53 | 0 | 2.5 | 13.6 | 6 | 36 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 74 | 3.22 | 0 | 3.8 | 12.3 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 114 | 364 | 3.19 | 3 | 6.7 | 21.4 | 34 | 246 | 7.24 | 1 | 2.0 | 14.5 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8-14 points | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 78 | 314 | 4.03 | 3 | 6.0 | 24.2 | 16 | 108 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.3 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15+ points | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 169 | 571 | 3.38 | 7 | 7.0 | 23.8 | 50 | 251 | 5.02 | 3 | 2.1 | 10.5 | 10 | 60 | 8 | 98 | 12.25 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Month | September | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 176 | 3.59 | 3 | 8.2 | 29.3 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 112 | 413 | 3.69 | 5 | 6.2 | 22.9 | 45 | 289 | 6.42 | 2 | 2.5 | 16.1 | 7 | 42 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| November | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 119 | 422 | 3.55 | 2 | 6.3 | 22.2 | 35 | 203 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.7 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | |
| December | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 81 | 238 | 2.94 | 3 | 7.4 | 21.6 | 14 | 78 | 5.57 | 1 | 1.3 | 7.1 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 88 | 14.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Day | Sunday | 49 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 317 | 1124 | 3.55 | 11 | 6.5 | 22.9 | 93 | 599 | 6.44 | 4 | 1.9 | 12.2 | 15 | 90 | 10 | 94 | 9.40 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Monday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Thursday | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 102 | 3.19 | 2 | 10.7 | 34.0 | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Saturday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 | 0 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Conference | AFC | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 196 | 3.56 | 1 | 5.0 | 17.8 | 15 | 87 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 82 | 11.71 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| NFC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 64 | 2.91 | 0 | 7.3 | 21.3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Division | NFL East | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 104 | 3.35 | 2 | 10.3 | 34.7 | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 2 | 2.7 | 19.3 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL West | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 147 | 481 | 3.27 | 5 | 9.8 | 32.1 | 51 | 303 | 5.94 | 0 | 3.4 | 20.2 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL Capital | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 53 | 3.79 | 0 | 7.0 | 26.5 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL Central | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 171 | 3.72 | 1 | 4.6 | 17.1 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL Central | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 171 | 3.72 | 1 | 4.6 | 17.1 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL Coastal | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 132 | 4.00 | 2 | 6.6 | 26.4 | 14 | 81 | 5.79 | 2 | 2.8 | 16.2 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFC East | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 195 | 3.61 | 1 | 6.0 | 21.7 | 15 | 87 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 81 | 13.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AFC Central | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFC West | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | ||||
| NFC East | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 45 | 2.81 | 0 | 16.0 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFC Central | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 9.5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Opponent | Ari (StL/Chi) Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 51 | 3.64 | 1 | 7.0 | 25.5 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 2 | 2.0 | 17.0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 2.17 | 1 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 56 | 191 | 3.41 | 2 | 7.0 | 23.9 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.8 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 1 | 9.0 | 36.0 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Green Bay Packers | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 128 | 4.27 | 2 | 5.0 | 21.3 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Indianapolis (Bal) Colts | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 86 | 3.07 | 0 | 9.3 | 28.7 | 14 | 69 | 4.93 | 0 | 4.7 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oakland (LA) Raiders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Miami Dolphins | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 81 | 4.76 | 0 | 8.5 | 40.5 | 10 | 71 | 7.10 | 0 | 5.0 | 35.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 149 | 3.24 | 0 | 6.6 | 21.3 | 10 | 63 | 6.30 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 54 | 4.91 | 0 | 5.5 | 27.0 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| New York Jets | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 34 | 2.43 | 0 | 7.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 150 | 3.33 | 1 | 15.0 | 50.0 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 1 | 2.0 | 13.3 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 1 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 113 | 3.23 | 2 | 11.7 | 37.7 | 20 | 101 | 5.05 | 1 | 6.7 | 33.7 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 121 | 3.46 | 2 | 8.8 | 30.3 | 11 | 59 | 5.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 14.8 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Playoffs | Total | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 96 | 3.10 | 1 | 6.2 | 19.2 | 1 | 45 | 45.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 9.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Super Bowl | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 1 | 10.0 | 33.0 | 1 | 45 | 45.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 45.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Conference Championship | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 37 | 3.70 | 0 | 5.0 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Divisional | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 2.36 | 0 | 5.5 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||