Nicholas Vincent Pietrosante
Position: FB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: September 10, 1937 in Ansonia, CT
Died: February 6, 1988 in Royal Oak, MI
College: Notre Dame (school history)
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1959 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 52 (1417th overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2012.
| Games | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||||||||
| League | NFL | 91 | 50 | 36 | 5 | 879 | 3579 | 4.07 | 25 | 9.7 | 39.3 | 125 | 1251 | 10.01 | 2 | 1.4 | 13.7 | 1 | 2 | 50.00% | 37 | 0 | 1 | 56.2 | 18.50 | -4.00 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 27 | 162 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||||||||
| Place | Home | 45 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 449 | 1891 | 4.21 | 15 | 10.0 | 42.0 | 52 | 553 | 10.63 | 1 | 1.2 | 12.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% | 37 | 0 | 0 | 118.7 | 37.00 | 37.00 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 16 | 96 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 |
| Road | 46 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 430 | 1688 | 3.93 | 10 | 9.3 | 36.7 | 73 | 698 | 9.56 | 1 | 1.6 | 15.2 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | -45.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 66 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||||||||
| Result | Win | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 520 | 2185 | 4.20 | 18 | 10.4 | 43.7 | 55 | 570 | 10.36 | 2 | 1.1 | 11.4 | 1 | 2 | 50.00% | 37 | 0 | 1 | 56.2 | 18.50 | -4.00 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 20 | 120 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 |
| Loss | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 306 | 1241 | 4.06 | 6 | 8.5 | 34.5 | 54 | 484 | 8.96 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | |||||
| Tie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 53 | 153 | 2.89 | 1 | 10.6 | 30.6 | 16 | 197 | 12.31 | 0 | 3.2 | 39.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 35 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 349 | 1198 | 3.43 | 9 | 10.0 | 34.2 | 62 | 676 | 10.90 | 1 | 1.8 | 19.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | -45.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 |
| 8-14 points | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 191 | 915 | 4.79 | 6 | 10.1 | 48.2 | 26 | 258 | 9.92 | 1 | 1.4 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 42 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | |||||
| 15+ points | 37 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 339 | 1466 | 4.32 | 10 | 9.2 | 39.6 | 37 | 317 | 8.57 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.6 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% | 37 | 0 | 0 | 118.7 | 37.00 | 37.00 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 10 | 60 | 2 | 58 | 29.00 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||||||||
| Month | September | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 154 | 553 | 3.59 | 5 | 10.3 | 36.9 | 24 | 192 | 8.00 | 1 | 1.6 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | ||||
| October | 30 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 303 | 1391 | 4.59 | 4 | 10.1 | 46.4 | 39 | 351 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.7 | 1 | 2 | 50.00% | 37 | 0 | 1 | 56.2 | 18.50 | -4.00 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| November | 27 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 245 | 924 | 3.77 | 10 | 9.1 | 34.2 | 45 | 525 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.7 | 19.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 60 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | |||||
| December | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 177 | 711 | 4.02 | 6 | 9.3 | 37.4 | 17 | 183 | 10.76 | 1 | 0.9 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 42 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | |||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||||||||
| Day | Sunday | 79 | 45 | 32 | 2 | 778 | 3261 | 4.19 | 24 | 9.8 | 41.3 | 108 | 1113 | 10.31 | 2 | 1.4 | 14.1 | 1 | 2 | 50.00% | 37 | 0 | 1 | 56.2 | 18.50 | -4.00 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 26 | 156 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 |
| Monday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 8.0 | 24.0 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Thursday | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 67 | 228 | 3.40 | 1 | 9.6 | 32.6 | 11 | 101 | 9.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Saturday | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 66 | 2.54 | 0 | 6.5 | 16.5 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||||||||
| Division | NFL East | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 108 | 445 | 4.12 | 3 | 6.4 | 26.2 | 18 | 178 | 9.89 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | ||||
| NFL West | 68 | 36 | 27 | 5 | 761 | 3061 | 4.02 | 22 | 11.2 | 45.0 | 101 | 1017 | 10.07 | 2 | 1.5 | 15.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.00% | 37 | 0 | 1 | 56.2 | 18.50 | -4.00 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 24 | 144 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | |
| NFL Capital | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 25.5 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 30.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NFL Central | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NFL Central | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||||||||
| Opponent | Ari (StL/Chi) Cardinals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 67 | 5.15 | 0 | 6.5 | 33.5 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Chicago Bears | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 153 | 672 | 4.39 | 3 | 12.8 | 56.0 | 15 | 146 | 9.73 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | |||||
| Cleveland Browns | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 125 | 4.31 | 1 | 14.5 | 62.5 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 158 | 6.32 | 2 | 8.3 | 52.7 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Green Bay Packers | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 116 | 416 | 3.59 | 3 | 8.3 | 29.7 | 18 | 181 | 10.06 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | |||||
| Indianapolis (Bal) Colts | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 128 | 560 | 4.38 | 1 | 11.6 | 50.9 | 18 | 159 | 8.83 | 2 | 1.6 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 85 | 288 | 3.39 | 3 | 9.4 | 32.0 | 15 | 154 | 10.27 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | -45.00 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| New York Giants | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 75 | 3.26 | 0 | 7.7 | 25.0 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 88 | 4.19 | 1 | 4.2 | 17.6 | 8 | 97 | 12.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 19.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 91 | 5.06 | 1 | 6.0 | 30.3 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| San Francisco 49ers | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 113 | 385 | 3.41 | 5 | 10.3 | 35.0 | 18 | 214 | 11.89 | 0 | 1.6 | 19.5 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% | 37 | 0 | 0 | 118.7 | 37.00 | 37.00 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | |
| St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 146 | 607 | 4.16 | 5 | 13.3 | 55.2 | 17 | 163 | 9.59 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Washington Redskins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | ||||||