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 (5899th overall since 1950)
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| Games | Receiving | Rushing | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| League | NFL | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 39 | 685 | 17.56 | 2 | 2.8 | 48.9 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Place | Home | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 438 | 17.52 | 1 | 3.6 | 62.6 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 |
| Road | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 247 | 17.64 | 1 | 2.0 | 35.3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Result | Win | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 257 | 23.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 64.3 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 |
| Loss | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 28 | 428 | 15.29 | 2 | 2.8 | 42.8 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 238 | 21.64 | 0 | 3.7 | 79.3 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8-14 points | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 114 | 16.29 | 1 | 3.5 | 57.0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | |
| 15+ points | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 333 | 15.86 | 1 | 2.3 | 37.0 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Month | September | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| October | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 159 | 14.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 39.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| November | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 207 | 13.80 | 1 | 3.0 | 41.4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | |
| December | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 267 | 29.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 89.0 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Day | Sunday | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 35 | 626 | 17.89 | 2 | 2.7 | 48.2 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 |
| Monday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 59.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Conference | AFC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 113 | 12.56 | 0 | 3.0 | 37.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFC | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 572 | 19.07 | 2 | 2.7 | 52.0 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Division | AFC East | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 86 | 12.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 43.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFC Central | 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 | |||
| NFC East | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 146 | 20.86 | 1 | 3.5 | 73.0 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -3.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFC Central | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 300 | 16.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 50.0 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | |
| NFC West | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 126 | 25.20 | 1 | 1.7 | 42.0 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Opponent | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 90 | 22.50 | 1 | 4.0 | 90.0 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -6.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 144 | 28.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 72.0 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 22.5 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | |
| Baltimore 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 111 | 13.88 | 0 | 4.0 | 55.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 54.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 54.0 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 58.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||