David Elmer Rather
Position: WR
Height: 6-1 Weight: 184 lbs.
Born: October 7, 1950 in Sandusky, OH
College: Michigan (school history)
Drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 4th round (104th overall) of the 1973 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 14 (5659th overall since 1950)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2011.
| Games | Receiving | Rushing | Passing | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||||||||
| League | NFL | 41 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 92 | 1467 | 15.95 | 7 | 2.2 | 35.8 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 42 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||||||||
| Place | Home | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 44 | 701 | 15.93 | 2 | 2.4 | 38.9 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | ||||
| Road | 23 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 48 | 766 | 15.96 | 5 | 2.1 | 33.3 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||||||||
| Result | Win | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 432 | 20.57 | 2 | 1.6 | 33.2 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | ||||
| Loss | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 71 | 1035 | 14.58 | 5 | 2.5 | 37.0 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 40 | 612 | 15.30 | 2 | 2.4 | 36.0 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8-14 points | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 230 | 15.33 | 2 | 1.9 | 28.8 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | |||||
| 15+ points | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 37 | 625 | 16.89 | 3 | 2.3 | 39.1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||||||||
| Month | September | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 137 | 10.54 | 0 | 1.6 | 17.1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| October | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 580 | 14.87 | 3 | 2.8 | 41.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| November | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 401 | 16.04 | 3 | 2.5 | 40.1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | |||||
| December | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 349 | 23.27 | 1 | 1.7 | 38.8 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||||||||
| Day | Sunday | 35 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 83 | 1302 | 15.69 | 6 | 2.4 | 37.2 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 |
| Monday | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 109 | 15.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 21.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Thursday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 56.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||||||||
| Conference | AFC | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 241 | 13.39 | 0 | 2.6 | 34.4 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFC | 34 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 74 | 1226 | 16.57 | 7 | 2.2 | 36.1 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 42 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | |||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||||||||
| Division | AFC East | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 152 | 13.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| AFC Central | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| AFC West | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 23.0 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFC East | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 244 | 20.33 | 1 | 1.7 | 34.9 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NFC Central | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 532 | 14.38 | 3 | 2.2 | 31.3 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | |||||
| NFC West | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 450 | 18.00 | 3 | 2.5 | 45.0 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||||||||
| Opponent | Ari (StL/Chi) Cardinals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 1 | 2.3 | 43.0 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 149 | 16.56 | 1 | 3.0 | 49.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Detroit Lions | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 234 | 21.27 | 2 | 2.2 | 46.8 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Green Bay Packers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 104 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 20.8 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | |||||
| Indianapolis (Bal) Colts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Miami Dolphins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 0 | 6.0 | 90.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 194 | 10.78 | 1 | 3.0 | 32.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| New Orleans Saints | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 217 | 21.70 | 1 | 3.3 | 72.3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 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 Jets | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 23.0 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 70 | 14.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Ten Titans/Hou Oilers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 39.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||