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Eddie Payton

Edward C. Payton

Position: RB
Height: 5-8    Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: August 3, 1951 in Columbia, MS
College: Jackson State

Career AV: 3 (9336th overall since 1950)

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Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd AV
1977 26 2TM /RET 10 0 30 290 1 87 9.7 22 548 1 98 24.9 861 2
DET RET 34 8 0 27 273 1 87 10.1 18 457 1 98 25.4 753 2
CLE 36 2 0 3 17 0 16 5.7 4 91 0 34 22.8 108 0
1978 27 KAN RET 34 14 0 32 364 0 39 11.4 30 775 0 66 25.8 1139 0
1980 29 MIN RET 31 16 0 34 251 0 19 7.4 53 1184 0 59 22.3 1450 0
1981 30 MIN RET 31 16 0 38 303 0 18 8.0 39 898 1 99 23.0 1201 1
1982 31 MIN RET 31 9 0 22 179 0 35 8.1 12 271 0 32 22.6 450 0
Career 65 0 156 1387 1 87 8.9 156 3676 2 99 23.6 5101 3
3 yrs MIN 41 0 94 733 0 35 7.8 104 2353 1 99 22.6 3101 1
1 yr CLE 2 0 3 17 0 16 5.7 4 91 0 34 22.8 108 0
1 yr DET 8 0 27 273 1 87 10.1 18 457 1 98 25.4 753 2
1 yr KAN 14 0 32 364 0 39 11.4 30 775 0 66 25.8 1139 0

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1977 26 2TM /RET 10 0 4 13 0 14 3.3 1.3 0.4 2 10 5.0 0 14 0.2 1.0 23 0 4
DET RET 34 8 0 4 13 0 14 3.3 1.6 0.5 2 10 5.0 0 14 0.3 1.3 23 0 3
1980 29 MIN RET 31 16 0 2 15 0 8 7.5 0.9 0.1 15 0 3
Career 65 0 6 28 0 14 4.7 0.4 0.1 2 10 5.0 0 14 0.0 0.2 38 0 21
3 yrs MIN 41 0 2 15 0 8 7.5 0.4 0.0 15 0 11
1 yr DET 8 0 4 13 0 14 3.3 1.6 0.5 2 10 5.0 0 14 0.3 1.3 23 0 3

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1977 26 2TM /RET 10 0 4 1 0 0
DET RET 34 8 0 3 1 0 0
CLE 36 2 0 1 0 0 0
1978 27 KAN RET 34 14 0 6 3 0 0
1980 29 MIN RET 31 16 0 3 2 0 0
1981 30 MIN RET 31 16 0 5 1 0 0
1982 31 MIN RET 31 9 0 3 0 0 0
Career 65 0 21 7 0 0
3 yrs MIN 41 0 11 3 0 0
1 yr CLE 2 0 1 0 0 0
1 yr DET 8 0 3 1 0 0
1 yr KAN 14 0 6 3 0 0

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1977 26 2TM /RET 10 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
DET RET 34 8 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career 65 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1977 26 2TM /RET 10 0 1 1 2 12
DET RET 34 8 0 1 1 2 12
1981 30 MIN RET 31 16 0 1 1 6
Career 65 0 1 2 3 18
3 yrs MIN 41 0 1 1 6
1 yr DET 8 0 1 1 2 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Non-Offensive TDs

1977 NFL 2 (3)
1981 NFL 1 (10)

Kick Returns

1980 NFL 53 (1/82)
1981 NFL 39 (5)
Career 156 (65)

Kick Return Yds

1978 NFL 775 (10)
1980 NFL 1184 (1)
1981 NFL 898 (7)
Career 3676 (68)

Kick Return TD

1977 NFL 1 (2/58)
1981 NFL 1 (1/58)
Career 2 (47)

Long Kick Return

1977 NFL 98 (3)
1981 NFL 99 (1)

Yds/Kick Return

1977 NFL 25.4 (5)
1978 NFL 25.8 (6)
Career 23.6 (120)

Punt Returns

1982 NFL 22 (9)
Career 156 (65)

Punt Return Yds

1978 NFL 364 (8)
Career 1387 (76)

Punt Return TD

1977 NFL 1 (2/89)
Career 1 (143)

Long Punt Return

1977 NFL 87 (3/72)
1982 NFL 35 (8)

Yds/Punt Return

1978 NFL 11.4 (5)
Career 8.9 (158)

Kick & Punt Returns

1977 NFL 52 (9)
1978 NFL 62 (9)
1980 NFL 87 (1/56)
1981 NFL 77 (4)
Career 312 (45)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1978 NFL 1139 (3)
1980 NFL 1435 (1)
1981 NFL 1201 (5)
Career 5063 (47)

     
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1977 26 10 RB 2 142
1980 29 16 RB 2 155
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