Dante Anthony Pastorini Jr.
Position: QB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 208 lbs.
Born: May 26, 1949 in Sonora, CA
College: Santa Clara (school history)
Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1971 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 55 (1199th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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Output includes all games from 1940 to 2011.
Career Passing Touchdown Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1971 | 2 | 1971-09-26 | HOU | KAN | L 16-20 | 4 | 12 | Charlie Joiner* | Trail 10-13 | Lead 16-13* | |
| 2 | 1971 | 5 | 1971-10-17 | HOU | DET | L 7-31 | 2 | 58 | Charlie Joiner* | Trail 0-14 | Trail 7-14 | |
| 3 | 1971 | 8 | 1971-11-07 | HOU | @ | NWE | L 20-28 | 3 | 28 | Charlie Joiner* | Trail 6-14 | Trail 13-14 |
| 4 | 1971 | 9 | 1971-11-14 | HOU | @ | OAK | L 21-41 | 4 | 14 | Jim Beirne | Trail 7-41 | Trail 14-41 |
| 5 | 1971 | 9 | 1971-11-14 | HOU | @ | OAK | L 21-41 | 4 | 1 | Ward Walsh | Trail 14-41 | Trail 21-41 |
| 6 | 1971 | 12 | 1971-12-05 | HOU | PIT | W 29-3 | 1 | 27 | Alvin Reed | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* | |
| 7 | 1971 | 14 | 1971-12-19 | HOU | SDG | W 49-33 | 3 | 62 | Ken Burrough | Trail 14-30 | Trail 21-30 | |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 8 | 1972 | 1 | 1972-09-17 | HOU | @ | DEN | L 17-30 | 2 | 57 | Ken Burrough | Trail 0-17 | Trail 7-17 |
| 9 | 1972 | 1 | 1972-09-17 | HOU | @ | DEN | L 17-30 | 4 | 18 | Jim Beirne | Trail 10-23 | Trail 17-23 |
| 10 | 1972 | 2 | 1972-09-24 | HOU | @ | MIA | L 13-34 | 3 | 82 | Charlie Joiner* | Trail 0-27 | Trail 6-27 |
| 11 | 1972 | 3 | 1972-10-01 | HOU | NYJ | W 26-20 | 2 | 52 | Ken Burrough | Trail 7-10 | Lead 14-10* | |
| 12 | 1972 | 6 | 1972-10-22 | HOU | CLE | L 17-23 | 1 | 51 | Charlie Joiner* | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* | |
| 13 | 1972 | 6 | 1972-10-22 | HOU | CLE | L 17-23 | 3 | 80 | Ken Burrough | Trail 7-13 | Lead 14-13* | |
| 14 | 1972 | 11 | 1972-11-26 | HOU | @ | SDG | L 20-34 | 4 | 3 | Rhett Dawson | Trail 6-34 | Trail 13-34 |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 15 | 1973 | 1 | 1973-09-16 | HOU | @ | NYG | L 14-34 | 3 | 7 | Dave Parks | Trail 0-27 | Trail 7-27 |
| 16 | 1973 | 1 | 1973-09-16 | HOU | @ | NYG | L 14-34 | 3 | 49 | Ken Burrough | Trail 7-27 | Trail 14-27 |
| 17 | 1973 | 3 | 1973-09-30 | HOU | PIT | L 7-36 | 2 | 7 | Mack Alston | Trail 0-3 | Lead 7-3* | |
| 18 | 1973 | 6 | 1973-10-21 | HOU | @ | CLE | L 13-42 | 3 | 34 | Eddie Hinton | Trail 0-28 | Trail 7-28 |
| 19 | 1973 | 13 | 1973-12-09 | HOU | @ | PIT | L 7-33 | 1 | 11 | Mack Alston | Trail 0-3 | Lead 7-3* |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 20 | 1974 | 6 | 1974-10-20 | HOU | STL | L 27-31 | 1 | 8 | Mike Montgomery | Trail 3-7 | Lead 10-7* | |
| 21 | 1974 | 7 | 1974-10-27 | HOU | @ | CIN | W 34-21 | 3 | 47 | Ken Burrough | Trail 6-7 | Lead 13-7* |
| 22 | 1974 | 7 | 1974-10-27 | HOU | @ | CIN | W 34-21 | 4 | 35 | Billy Parks | Lead 27-14 | Lead 34-14 |
| 23 | 1974 | 8 | 1974-11-03 | HOU | @ | NYJ | W 27-22 | 1 | 29 | Billy Johnson | Lead 7-6 | Lead 14-6 |
| 24 | 1974 | 9 | 1974-11-10 | HOU | @ | BUF | W 21-9 | 1 | 25 | Mack Alston | Lead 7-0 | Lead 14-0 |
| 25 | 1974 | 10 | 1974-11-17 | HOU | CIN | W 20-3 | 4 | 22 | Ken Burrough | Lead 14-3 | Lead 20-3 | |
| 26 | 1974 | 12 | 1974-12-01 | HOU | @ | PIT | W 13-10 | 2 | 6 | Fred Willis | Trail 0-3 | Lead 7-3* |
| 27 | 1974 | 13 | 1974-12-08 | HOU | @ | DEN | L 14-37 | 4 | 4 | Jeff Queen | Trail 7-23 | Trail 14-23 |
| 28 | 1974 | 14 | 1974-12-15 | HOU | CLE | W 28-24 | 2 | 7 | Mack Alston | Trail 0-7 | Tied 7-7 | |
| 29 | 1974 | 14 | 1974-12-15 | HOU | CLE | W 28-24 | 3 | 6 | Billy Johnson | Tied 7-7 | Lead 14-7* | |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 30 | 1975 | 2 | 1975-09-28 | HOU | SDG | W 33-17 | 2 | 4 | John Sawyer | Lead 9-7 | Lead 16-7 | |
| 31 | 1975 | 4 | 1975-10-12 | HOU | @ | CLE | W 40-10 | 2 | 6 | Mack Alston | Trail 3-10 | Tied 10-10 |
| 32 | 1975 | 4 | 1975-10-12 | HOU | @ | CLE | W 40-10 | 2 | 5 | Mack Alston | Tied 10-10 | Lead 17-10* |
| 33 | 1975 | 4 | 1975-10-12 | HOU | @ | CLE | W 40-10 | 4 | 11 | Mack Alston | Lead 33-10 | Lead 40-10 |
| 34 | 1975 | 6 | 1975-10-26 | HOU | DET | W 24-8 | 2 | 27 | Billy Johnson | Trail 3-6 | Lead 10-6* | |
| 35 | 1975 | 6 | 1975-10-26 | HOU | DET | W 24-8 | 3 | 56 | Ken Burrough | Lead 10-6 | Lead 17-6 | |
| 36 | 1975 | 7 | 1975-11-02 | HOU | @ | KAN | W 17-13 | 1 | 77 | Ken Burrough | Trail 0-3 | Lead 7-3* |
| 37 | 1975 | 7 | 1975-11-02 | HOU | @ | KAN | W 17-13 | 3 | 57 | Ken Burrough | Trail 7-13 | Lead 14-13* |
| 38 | 1975 | 10 | 1975-11-24 | HOU | PIT | L 9-32 | 4 | 59 | Ken Burrough | Trail 3-25 | Trail 9-25 | |
| 39 | 1975 | 11 | 1975-11-30 | HOU | @ | CIN | L 19-23 | 3 | 46 | Ken Burrough | Trail 3-16 | Trail 10-16 |
| 40 | 1975 | 13 | 1975-12-14 | HOU | @ | OAK | W 27-26 | 2 | 68 | Ken Burrough | Trail 3-13 | Trail 10-13 |
| 41 | 1975 | 13 | 1975-12-14 | HOU | @ | OAK | W 27-26 | 2 | 13 | Ken Burrough | Trail 10-13 | Lead 17-13* |
| 42 | 1975 | 13 | 1975-12-14 | HOU | @ | OAK | W 27-26 | 4 | 2 | Mack Alston | Trail 20-26 | Lead 27-26* |
| 43 | 1975 | 14 | 1975-12-21 | HOU | CLE | W 21-10 | 1 | 75 | Ken Burrough | Lead 7-0 | Lead 14-0 | |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 44 | 1976 | 1 | 1976-09-12 | HOU | TAM | W 20-0 | 2 | 13 | Fred Willis | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* | |
| 45 | 1976 | 1 | 1976-09-12 | HOU | TAM | W 20-0 | 4 | 42 | Ken Burrough | Lead 10-0 | Lead 17-0 | |
| 46 | 1976 | 3 | 1976-09-26 | HOU | OAK | L 13-14 | 4 | 4 | Mack Alston | Trail 6-14 | Trail 13-14 | |
| 47 | 1976 | 4 | 1976-10-03 | HOU | @ | NOR | W 31-26 | 1 | 5 | Ronnie Coleman | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* |
| 48 | 1976 | 4 | 1976-10-03 | HOU | @ | NOR | W 31-26 | 3 | 9 | Billy Johnson | Lead 10-9 | Lead 17-9 |
| 49 | 1976 | 6 | 1976-10-17 | HOU | @ | SDG | L 27-30 | 3 | 54 | Ken Burrough | Trail 6-17 | Trail 13-17 |
| 50 | 1976 | 6 | 1976-10-17 | HOU | @ | SDG | L 27-30 | 4 | 67 | Ken Burrough | Trail 13-24 | Trail 20-24 |
| 51 | 1976 | 6 | 1976-10-17 | HOU | @ | SDG | L 27-30 | 4 | 32 | Billy Johnson | Trail 20-24 | Lead 27-24* |
| 52 | 1976 | 8 | 1976-11-01 | HOU | @ | BAL | L 14-38 | 4 | 53 | Ken Burrough | Trail 0-31 | Trail 7-31 |
| 53 | 1976 | 13 | 1976-12-05 | HOU | @ | CLE | L 10-13 | 4 | 54 | Ken Burrough | Trail 3-13 | Trail 10-13 |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 54 | 1977 | 4 | 1977-10-09 | HOU | PIT | W 27-10 | 3 | 51 | Billy Johnson | Tied 10-10 | Lead 17-10* | |
| 55 | 1977 | 6 | 1977-10-23 | HOU | @ | PIT | L 10-27 | 2 | 5 | Mike Barber | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* |
| 56 | 1977 | 7 | 1977-10-30 | HOU | @ | CIN | L 10-13 | 4 | 3 | Ronnie Coleman | Trail 3-10 | Tied 10-10 |
| 57 | 1977 | 8 | 1977-11-06 | HOU | CHI | W 47-0 | 2 | 85 | Ken Burrough | Lead 3-0 | Lead 10-0 | |
| 58 | 1977 | 8 | 1977-11-06 | HOU | CHI | W 47-0 | 3 | 43 | Ken Burrough | Lead 24-0 | Lead 31-0 | |
| 59 | 1977 | 9 | 1977-11-13 | HOU | @ | OAK | L 29-34 | 2 | 41 | Ken Burrough | Trail 6-10 | Lead 13-10* |
| 60 | 1977 | 9 | 1977-11-13 | HOU | @ | OAK | L 29-34 | 3 | 71 | Billy Johnson | Trail 22-24 | Lead 29-24* |
| 61 | 1977 | 10 | 1977-11-20 | HOU | @ | SEA | W 22-10 | 2 | 31 | Ken Burrough | Tied 3-3 | Lead 10-3* |
| 62 | 1977 | 11 | 1977-11-27 | HOU | KAN | W 34-20 | 1 | 48 | Ken Burrough | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* | |
| 63 | 1977 | 11 | 1977-11-27 | HOU | KAN | W 34-20 | 4 | 7 | Ken Burrough | Lead 20-6 | Lead 27-6 | |
| 64 | 1977 | 11 | 1977-11-27 | HOU | KAN | W 34-20 | 4 | 3 | Don Hardeman | Lead 27-6 | Lead 34-6 | |
| 65 | 1977 | 12 | 1977-12-04 | HOU | DEN | L 14-24 | 3 | 29 | Ken Burrough | Trail 7-17 | Trail 14-17 | |
| 66 | 1977 | 14 | 1977-12-18 | HOU | CIN | W 21-16 | 2 | 17 | Billy Johnson | Lead 7-6 | Lead 13-6 | |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 67 | 1978 | 1 | 1978-09-03 | HOU | @ | ATL | L 14-20 | 3 | 8 | Rich Caster | Trail 7-14 | Tied 14-14 |
| 68 | 1978 | 3 | 1978-09-17 | HOU | SFO | W 20-19 | 3 | 13 | Ken Burrough | Lead 10-6 | Lead 17-6 | |
| 69 | 1978 | 5 | 1978-10-01 | HOU | @ | CLE | W 16-13 | 3 | 41 | Rich Caster | Trail 0-10 | Trail 6-10 |
| 70 | 1978 | 6 | 1978-10-08 | HOU | @ | OAK | L 17-21 | 2 | 58 | Mike Renfro | Trail 3-7 | Lead 10-7* |
| 71 | 1978 | 6 | 1978-10-08 | HOU | @ | OAK | L 17-21 | 3 | 17 | Mike Barber | Lead 10-7 | Lead 17-7 |
| 72 | 1978 | 7 | 1978-10-15 | HOU | BUF | W 17-10 | 1 | 4 | Rich Caster | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* | |
| 73 | 1978 | 9 | 1978-10-29 | HOU | @ | CIN | L 13-28 | 4 | 16 | Ken Burrough | Trail 0-21 | Trail 6-21 |
| 74 | 1978 | 9 | 1978-10-29 | HOU | @ | CIN | L 13-28 | 4 | 6 | Mike Renfro | Trail 6-28 | Trail 13-28 |
| 75 | 1978 | 10 | 1978-11-05 | HOU | CLE | W 14-10 | 3 | 72 | Mike Barber | Trail 0-7 | Tied 7-7 | |
| 76 | 1978 | 11 | 1978-11-12 | HOU | @ | NWE | W 26-23 | 4 | 10 | Rich Caster | Trail 20-23 | Lead 26-23* |
| 77 | 1978 | 12 | 1978-11-20 | HOU | MIA | W 35-30 | 2 | 15 | Mike Barber | Tied 7-7 | Lead 14-7* | |
| 78 | 1978 | 13 | 1978-11-26 | HOU | CIN | W 17-10 | 2 | 47 | Rich Caster | Trail 7-10 | Lead 14-10* | |
| 79 | 1978 | 15 | 1978-12-10 | HOU | @ | NOR | W 17-12 | 4 | 80 | Robert Woods | Lead 10-7 | Lead 17-7 |
| 80 | 1978 | 16 | 1978-12-17 | HOU | SDG | L 24-45 | 2 | 21 | Robert Woods | Trail 0-7 | Tied 7-7 | |
| 81 | 1978 | 16 | 1978-12-17 | HOU | SDG | L 24-45 | 2 | 7 | Ronnie Coleman | Trail 10-21 | Trail 17-21 | |
| 82 | 1978 | 16 | 1978-12-17 | HOU | SDG | L 24-45 | 4 | 2 | Tim Wilson | Trail 17-31 | Trail 24-31 | |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 83 | 1979 | 1 | 1979-09-02 | HOU | @ | WAS | W 29-27 | 4 | 14 | Billy Johnson | Trail 13-27 | Trail 19-27 |
| 84 | 1979 | 4 | 1979-09-23 | HOU | @ | CIN | W 30-27 | 2 | 35 | Ken Burrough | Trail 0-24 | Trail 7-24 |
| 85 | 1979 | 4 | 1979-09-23 | HOU | @ | CIN | W 30-27 | 3 | 22 | Rich Caster | Trail 17-24 | Tied 24-24 |
| 86 | 1979 | 6 | 1979-10-07 | HOU | STL | L 17-24 | 2 | 11 | Ken Burrough | Tied 7-7 | Lead 14-7* | |
| 87 | 1979 | 8 | 1979-10-21 | HOU | @ | SEA | L 14-34 | 2 | 9 | Mike Barber | Trail 0-7 | Tied 7-7 |
| 88 | 1979 | 8 | 1979-10-21 | HOU | @ | SEA | L 14-34 | 4 | 6 | Ronnie Coleman | Trail 7-34 | Trail 14-34 |
| 89 | 1979 | 9 | 1979-10-28 | HOU | NYJ | W 27-24 | 3 | 37 | Mike Barber | Lead 17-10 | Lead 24-10 | |
| 90 | 1979 | 11 | 1979-11-11 | HOU | OAK | W 31-17 | 2 | 55 | Ken Burrough | Tied 7-7 | Lead 14-7* | |
| 91 | 1979 | 11 | 1979-11-11 | HOU | OAK | W 31-17 | 3 | 35 | Ken Burrough | Lead 21-14 | Lead 28-14 | |
| 92 | 1979 | 12 | 1979-11-18 | HOU | CIN | W 42-21 | 2 | 17 | Mike Barber | Lead 14-7 | Lead 21-7 | |
| 93 | 1979 | 13 | 1979-11-22 | HOU | @ | DAL | W 30-24 | 3 | 47 | Mike Renfro | Trail 17-21 | Lead 23-21* |
| 94 | 1979 | 13 | 1979-11-22 | HOU | @ | DAL | W 30-24 | 4 | 32 | Ken Burrough | Trail 23-24 | Lead 30-24* |
| 95 | 1979 | 15 | 1979-12-10 | HOU | PIT | W 20-17 | 2 | 25 | Ken Burrough | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* | |
| 96 | 1979 | 16 | 1979-12-16 | HOU | PHI | L 20-26 | 4 | 7 | Mike Renfro | Trail 10-19 | Trail 17-19 | |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 97 | 1980 | 1 | 1980-09-07 | OAK | @ | KAN | W 27-14 | 1 | 16 | Bob Chandler | Trail 0-7 | Tied 7-7 |
| 98 | 1980 | 1 | 1980-09-07 | OAK | @ | KAN | W 27-14 | 3 | 32 | Bob Chandler | Lead 14-7 | Lead 21-7 |
| 99 | 1980 | 2 | 1980-09-14 | OAK | @ | SDG | L 24-30 | 2 | 48 | Cliff Branch | Trail 3-10 | Tied 10-10 |
| 100 | 1980 | 3 | 1980-09-21 | OAK | WAS | W 24-21 | 2 | 20 | Dave Casper* | Lead 3-0 | Lead 10-0 | |
| 101 | 1980 | 3 | 1980-09-21 | OAK | WAS | W 24-21 | 4 | 5 | Bob Chandler | Lead 17-14 | Lead 24-14 | |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 102 | 1981 | 10 | 1981-11-08 | RAM | NOR | L 13-21 | 2 | 26 | Preston Dennard | Lead 3-0 | Lead 10-0 | |
| 103 | 1981 | 12 | 1981-11-22 | RAM | SFO | L 31-33 | 2 | 22 | Wendell Tyler | Tied 3-3 | Lead 10-3* |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
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| 1 | 1978 | 17 | 1978-12-24 | HOU | @ | MIA | W 17-9 | 1 | 13 | Tim Wilson | Trail 0-7 | Tied 7-7 |
| 2 | 1978 | 18 | 1978-12-31 | HOU | @ | NWE | W 31-14 | 2 | 71 | Ken Burrough | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* |
| 3 | 1978 | 18 | 1978-12-31 | HOU | @ | NWE | W 31-14 | 2 | 19 | Mike Barber | Lead 7-0 | Lead 14-0 |
| 4 | 1978 | 18 | 1978-12-31 | HOU | @ | NWE | W 31-14 | 2 | 13 | Mike Barber | Lead 14-0 | Lead 21-0 |