John Constantine Unitas
Position: QB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 194 lbs.
Throws: Right
Born: May 7, 1933 in Pittsburgh, PA
Died: September 11, 2002 in Towson, MD
College: Louisville (school history)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 9th round (102nd overall) of the 1955 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 144 (10th overall since 1950)
10-time Pro Bowler & 5-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1979
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| Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | |||||||||
| League | NFL | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 176 | 52.27% | 942 | 3 | 9 | 52.3 | 5.35 | 3.39 | 13.5 | 72.5 | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | |||||||||
| Place | Home | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 96 | 53.13% | 464 | 3 | 6 | 50.9 | 4.83 | 2.65 | 16.0 | 77.3 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Road | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 80 | 51.25% | 478 | 0 | 3 | 54.1 | 5.98 | 4.29 | 11.4 | 68.3 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | |||||||||
| Result | Win | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 116 | 55.17% | 674 | 1 | 3 | 64.4 | 5.81 | 4.82 | 12.9 | 74.9 | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| Loss | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 60 | 46.67% | 268 | 2 | 6 | 31.1 | 4.47 | 0.63 | 15.0 | 67.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | |||||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 81 | 44.44% | 384 | 2 | 6 | 36.2 | 4.74 | 1.90 | 16.2 | 76.8 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| 8-14 points | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 34 | 67.65% | 174 | 0 | 1 | 67.5 | 5.12 | 3.79 | 17.0 | 87.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 15+ points | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 61 | 54.10% | 384 | 1 | 2 | 65.2 | 6.30 | 5.15 | 10.2 | 64.0 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | |||||||||
| Month | September | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11.11% | -9 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | -1.00 | -11.00 | 4.5 | -4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| October | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 41 | 51.22% | 197 | 0 | 2 | 44.5 | 4.80 | 2.61 | 8.2 | 39.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| November | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 54 | 50.00% | 313 | 0 | 2 | 52.5 | 5.80 | 4.13 | 18.0 | 104.3 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | |
| December | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 72 | 59.72% | 441 | 3 | 3 | 73.9 | 6.13 | 5.08 | 24.0 | 147.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | |||||||||
| Day | Sunday | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 152 | 48.03% | 775 | 3 | 9 | 45.3 | 5.10 | 2.83 | 13.8 | 70.5 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Monday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.00% | 25 | 0 | 0 | 72.9 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Saturday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 84.21% | 142 | 0 | 0 | 97.8 | 7.47 | 7.47 | 19.0 | 142.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | |||||||||
| Conference | AFC | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 166 | 52.41% | 910 | 3 | 9 | 52.0 | 5.48 | 3.40 | 15.1 | 82.7 | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| NFC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 50.00% | 32 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | 3.20 | 3.20 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | |||||||||
| Division | AFC East | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 129 | 54.26% | 759 | 3 | 6 | 60.2 | 5.88 | 4.26 | 16.1 | 94.9 | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| AFC Central | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 33.33% | 32 | 0 | 3 | 2.8 | 1.52 | -4.90 | 10.5 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| AFC West | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 62.50% | 119 | 0 | 0 | 85.2 | 7.44 | 7.44 | 16.0 | 119.0 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| NFC East | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 40.00% | 7 | 0 | 0 | 47.9 | 1.40 | 1.40 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| NFC Central | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.00% | 25 | 0 | 0 | 72.9 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | |||||||||
| Opponent | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 30 | 46.67% | 194 | 1 | 2 | 51.3 | 6.47 | 4.13 | 15.0 | 97.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.00 | -15.00 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Oakland Raiders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 62.50% | 119 | 0 | 0 | 85.2 | 7.44 | 7.44 | 16.0 | 119.0 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 36 | 69.44% | 220 | 0 | 2 | 62.3 | 6.11 | 3.61 | 18.0 | 110.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.00% | 25 | 0 | 0 | 72.9 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| New England Patriots | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 39 | 56.41% | 238 | 2 | 2 | 70.2 | 6.10 | 4.82 | 19.5 | 119.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 40.00% | 7 | 0 | 0 | 47.9 | 1.40 | 1.40 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| New York Jets | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 37.50% | 107 | 0 | 0 | 51.9 | 4.46 | 4.46 | 12.0 | 53.5 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 46.67% | 32 | 0 | 1 | 25.7 | 2.13 | -0.87 | 15.0 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | |||||||||
| Playoffs | Total | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 57 | 57.89% | 367 | 0 | 4 | 47.9 | 6.44 | 3.28 | 28.5 | 183.5 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Conference Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 36 | 55.56% | 224 | 0 | 3 | 39.6 | 6.22 | 2.47 | 36.0 | 224.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | |
| Divisional | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 61.90% | 143 | 0 | 1 | 62.2 | 6.81 | 4.67 | 21.0 | 143.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||