Emmitt Earl Thomas
Position: DB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 192 lbs.
Born: June 3, 1943 in Angleton, TX
College: Bishop
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 80 (386th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2008
Output includes all games from 1960 to 2012.
Career Game Log:Regular Season · Playoffs
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 1 | 1966 | 1 | 1966-09-11 | 23-100 | KAN | @ | BUF | W 42-20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1966 | 2 | 1966-09-18 | 23-107 | KAN | @ | OAK | W 32-10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 1966 | 3 | 1966-09-25 | 23-114 | KAN | @ | BOS | W 43-24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 1966 | 4 | 1966-10-02 | 23-121 | KAN | BUF | L 14-29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1966 | 5 | 1966-10-08 | 23-127 | KAN | DEN | W 37-10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 63.00 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 1966 | 6 | 1966-10-16 | 23-135 | KAN | OAK | L 13-34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 1966 | 7 | 1966-10-23 | 23-142 | KAN | @ | DEN | W 56-10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 1966 | 8 | 1966-10-30 | 23-149 | KAN | HOU | W 48-23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 1966 | 9 | 1966-11-06 | 23-156 | KAN | SDG | W 24-14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 1966 | 10 | 1966-11-13 | 23-163 | KAN | MIA | W 34-16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 1966 | 11 | 1966-11-20 | 23-170 | KAN | BOS | T 27-27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 1966 | 12 | 1966-11-27 | 23-177 | KAN | @ | NYJ | W 32-24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 1966 | 13 | 1966-12-11 | 23-191 | KAN | @ | MIA | W 19-18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 24.50 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 1966 | 14 | 1966-12-18 | 23-198 | KAN | @ | SDG | W 27-17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 23.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 15 | 1967 | 4 | 1967-10-08 | 24-127 | KAN | MIA | W 41-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 1967 | 7 | 1967-10-29 | 24-148 | KAN | DEN | W 52-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | 1967 | 9 | 1967-11-12 | 24-162 | KAN | @ | BOS | W 33-10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 1 | ||
| 18 | 1967 | 10 | 1967-11-19 | 24-169 | KAN | SDG | L 16-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | 1967 | 11 | 1967-11-23 | 24-173 | KAN | OAK | L 22-44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 20 | 1968 | 1 | 1968-09-09 | 25-098 | KAN | @ | HOU | W 26-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 21 | 1968 | 4 | 1968-09-28 | 25-117 | KAN | @ | MIA | W 48-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 22 | 1968 | 9 | 1968-11-03 | 25-153 | KAN | @ | OAK | L 21-38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | 1968 | 10 | 1968-11-10 | 25-160 | KAN | @ | CIN | W 16-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 24 | 1969 | 1 | 1969-09-14 | 26-103 | KAN | @ | SDG | W 27-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 25 | 1969 | 3 | 1969-09-28 | 26-117 | KAN | @ | CIN | L 19-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 26 | 1969 | 6 | 1969-10-19 | 26-138 | KAN | MIA | W 17-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 0 | |||
| 27 | 1969 | 9 | 1969-11-09 | 26-159 | KAN | SDG | W 27-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 28 | 1969 | 10 | 1969-11-16 | 26-166 | KAN | @ | NYJ | W 34-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | 1969 | 12 | 1969-11-27 | 26-177 | KAN | DEN | W 31-17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 1 | |||
| 30 | 1969 | 14 | 1969-12-13 | 26-193 | KAN | @ | OAK | L 6-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 31 | 1970 | 2 | 1970-09-28 | 27-117 | KAN | @ | BAL | W 44-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 32 | 1970 | 5 | 1970-10-18 | 27-137 | KAN | @ | CIN | W 27-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | 1970 | 8 | 1970-11-08 | 27-158 | KAN | HOU | W 24-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | |||
| 34 | 1970 | 11 | 1970-11-29 | 27-179 | KAN | SDG | W 26-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 35 | 1971 | 1 | 1971-09-19 | 28-108 | KAN | @ | SDG | L 14-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 36 | 1971 | 2 | 1971-09-26 | 28-115 | KAN | @ | HOU | W 20-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 37 | 1971 | 5 | 1971-10-18 | 28-137 | KAN | PIT | W 38-16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 1 | |||
| 38 | 1971 | 9 | 1971-11-14 | 28-164 | KAN | CLE | W 13-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 39 | 1971 | 10 | 1971-11-21 | 28-171 | KAN | DEN | W 28-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | |||
| 40 | 1971 | 12 | 1971-12-06 | 28-186 | KAN | @ | SFO | W 26-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 41 | 1972 | 8 | 1972-11-05 | 29-155 | KAN | OAK | W 27-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | |||
| 42 | 1972 | 11 | 1972-11-26 | 29-176 | KAN | @ | OAK | L 3-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 43 | 1973 | 4 | 1973-10-07 | 30-126 | KAN | DEN | W 16-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 44 | 1973 | 7 | 1973-10-29 | 30-148 | KAN | @ | BUF | L 14-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 45 | 1973 | 14 | 1973-12-16 | 30-196 | KAN | SDG | W 33-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 0 | |||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 46 | 1974 | 1 | 1974-09-15 | 31-104 | KAN | NYJ | W 24-16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 1 | |||
| 47 | 1974 | 2 | 1974-09-22 | 31-111 | KAN | @ | OAK | L 7-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 48 | 1974 | 3 | 1974-09-29 | 31-118 | KAN | @ | HOU | W 17-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 49 | 1974 | 4 | 1974-10-06 | 31-125 | KAN | DEN | L 14-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | |||
| 50 | 1974 | 6 | 1974-10-20 | 31-139 | KAN | @ | MIA | L 3-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 51 | 1974 | 7 | 1974-10-27 | 31-146 | KAN | @ | SDG | W 24-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 52 | 1974 | 10 | 1974-11-18 | 31-168 | KAN | @ | DEN | W 42-34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 53 | 1974 | 11 | 1974-11-24 | 31-174 | KAN | @ | CIN | L 6-33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 54 | 1974 | 13 | 1974-12-08 | 31-188 | KAN | OAK | L 6-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 55 | 1974 | 14 | 1974-12-14 | 31-194 | KAN | MIN | L 15-35 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 1 | |||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 56 | 1975 | 1 | 1975-09-21 | 32-110 | KAN | @ | DEN | L 33-37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 57 | 1975 | 2 | 1975-09-28 | 32-117 | KAN | NYJ | L 24-30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | |||
| 58 | 1975 | 4 | 1975-10-12 | 32-131 | KAN | OAK | W 42-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 0 | |||
| 59 | 1975 | 6 | 1975-10-26 | 32-145 | KAN | DEN | W 26-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 60 | 1975 | 9 | 1975-11-16 | 32-166 | KAN | @ | PIT | L 3-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 61 | 1975 | 12 | 1975-12-07 | 32-187 | KAN | SDG | L 20-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | |||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 62 | 1976 | 5 | 1976-10-10 | 33-129 | KAN | @ | WAS | W 33-30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 63 | 1976 | 11 | 1976-11-21 | 33-171 | KAN | CIN | L 24-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | |||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 64 | 1977 | 3 | 1977-10-03 | 34-122 | KAN | OAK | L 28-37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Scoring | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 65 | 1978 | 1 | 1978-09-03 | 35-092 | KAN | @ | CIN | W 24-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 66 | 1978 | 5 | 1978-10-01 | 35-120 | KAN | @ | BUF | L 13-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 66 Games | 5 | 30 | 29 | 673 | 23.21 | 0 | 11 | 64 | 5.82 | 0 | 58 | 929 | 5 | ||||||||
| Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 1 | 1966 | 15 | 1967-01-01 | 23-212 | KAN | @ | BUF | W 31-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2 | 1966 | 16 | 1967-01-15 | 23-226 | KAN | N | GNB | L 10-35 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 3 | 1968 | 17 | 1968-12-22 | 25-202 | KAN | @ | OAK | L 6-41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 4 | 1969 | 17 | 1969-12-20 | 26-200 | KAN | @ | NYJ | W 13-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1969 | 18 | 1970-01-04 | 26-215 | KAN | @ | OAK | W 17-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 0 | |
| 6 | 1969 | 19 | 1970-01-11 | 26-222 | KAN | N | MIN | W 23-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 7 | 1971 | 15 | 1971-12-25 | 28-205 | KAN | MIA | L 24-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 Games | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 5 | 101 | 0 | ||||||||