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Passes Completed
1.George Blanda · HOU186
2.Jack Kemp*+ · BUF179
3.John Hadl* · SDG174
4.Babe Parilli · BOS173
5.Joe Namath* · NYJ164
6.Len Dawson · KAN163
7.Tom Flores · OAK122
8.John McCormick · DEN103
9.Mickey Slaughter · DEN75
10.Dick Wood · OAK69

Pass Attempts
1.George Blanda · HOU442
2.Babe Parilli · BOS426
3.Jack Kemp*+ · BUF391
4.John Hadl* · SDG348
5.Joe Namath* · NYJ340
6.Len Dawson · KAN305
7.Tom Flores · OAK269
8.John McCormick · DEN253
9.Dick Wood · OAK157
10.Mickey Slaughter · DEN147

Passing Yds
1.John Hadl* · SDG2798
2.Babe Parilli · BOS2597
3.George Blanda · HOU2542
4.Jack Kemp*+ · BUF2368
5.Len Dawson · KAN2262
6.Joe Namath* · NYJ2220
7.Tom Flores · OAK1593
8.John McCormick · DEN1292
9.Dick Wood · OAK1003
10.Mickey Slaughter · DEN864

Passing TD
1.Len Dawson · KAN21
2.George Blanda · HOU20
 John Hadl* · SDG20
4.Joe Namath* · NYJ18
 Babe Parilli · BOS18
6.Tom Flores · OAK14
7.Jack Kemp*+ · BUF10
8.Dick Wood · OAK8
9.John McCormick · DEN7
10.Mickey Slaughter · DEN6

Passer Rating
1.Len Dawson · KAN81.3
2.John Hadl* · SDG71.3
3.Joe Namath* · NYJ68.7
4.Tom Flores · OAK64.9
5.Jack Kemp*+ · BUF54.8
6.Babe Parilli · BOS50.0
7.George Blanda · HOU47.9
8.John McCormick · DEN43.5

Long Pass
1.George Blanda · HOU95
2.John McCormick · DEN90
3.John Hadl* · SDG85
4.Jack Kemp*+ · BUF78
5.Daryle Lamonica* · BUF74
6.Pete Beathard · KAN73
 Babe Parilli · BOS73
8.Tom Flores · OAK69
9.Len Dawson · KAN67
10.Don Breaux · SDG66
 Jacky Lee · DEN66

Passes Intercepted
1.George Blanda · HOU30
2.Babe Parilli · BOS26
3.John Hadl* · SDG21
4.Jack Kemp*+ · BUF18
5.Joe Namath* · NYJ15
6.Len Dawson · KAN14
 John McCormick · DEN14
8.Mickey Slaughter · DEN12
9.Tom Flores · OAK11
10.Mike Taliaferro · NYJ7

Passing Yds/Game
1.John Hadl* · SDG199.9
2.Babe Parilli · BOS185.5
3.George Blanda · HOU181.6
4.Joe Namath* · NYJ170.8
5.Jack Kemp*+ · BUF169.1
6.Len Dawson · KAN161.6
7.Tom Flores · OAK113.8
8.John McCormick · DEN92.3
9.Mickey Slaughter · DEN86.4
10.Dick Wood · OAK71.6

Yds/Pass Att
1.John Hadl* · SDG8.0
2.Len Dawson · KAN7.4
3.Joe Namath* · NYJ6.5
4.Babe Parilli · BOS6.1
 Jack Kemp*+ · BUF6.1
6.Tom Flores · OAK5.9
7.George Blanda · HOU5.8
8.John McCormick · DEN5.1

Yds/Pass Cmp
1.John Hadl* · SDG16.1
2.Babe Parilli · BOS15.0
3.Len Dawson · KAN13.9
4.George Blanda · HOU13.7
5.Joe Namath* · NYJ13.5
6.Jack Kemp*+ · BUF13.2
7.Tom Flores · OAK13.1
8.John McCormick · DEN12.5

Pass Attempts/Game
1.George Blanda · HOU31.6
2.Babe Parilli · BOS30.4
3.Jack Kemp*+ · BUF27.9
4.Joe Namath* · NYJ26.2
5.John Hadl* · SDG24.9
6.Len Dawson · KAN21.8
7.Tom Flores · OAK19.2
8.John McCormick · DEN18.1
9.Mickey Slaughter · DEN14.7
10.Dick Wood · OAK11.2

Passes Completed/Game
1.George Blanda · HOU13.3
2.Jack Kemp*+ · BUF12.8
3.Joe Namath* · NYJ12.6
4.John Hadl* · SDG12.4
 Babe Parilli · BOS12.4
6.Len Dawson · KAN11.6
7.Tom Flores · OAK8.7
8.Mickey Slaughter · DEN7.5
9.John McCormick · DEN7.4
10.Dick Wood · OAK4.9

Pass Completion %
1.Len Dawson · KAN53.4%
2.John Hadl* · SDG50.0%
3.Joe Namath* · NYJ48.2%
4.Jack Kemp*+ · BUF45.8%
5.Tom Flores · OAK45.4%
6.George Blanda · HOU42.1%
7.John McCormick · DEN40.7%
8.Babe Parilli · BOS40.6%

Pass Intercept. %
1.Tom Flores · OAK4.1%
2.Joe Namath* · NYJ4.4%
3.Len Dawson · KAN4.6%
 Jack Kemp*+ · BUF4.6%
5.John McCormick · DEN5.5%
6.John Hadl* · SDG6.0%
7.Babe Parilli · BOS6.1%
8.George Blanda · HOU6.8%

Passing TD %
1.Len Dawson · KAN6.9%
2.John Hadl* · SDG5.7%
3.Joe Namath* · NYJ5.3%
4.Tom Flores · OAK5.2%
5.George Blanda · HOU4.5%
6.Babe Parilli · BOS4.2%
7.John McCormick · DEN2.8%
8.Jack Kemp*+ · BUF2.6%

Rushing Att
1.Cookie Gilchrist*+ · DEN252
2.Paul Lowe*+ · SDG222
3.Clem Daniels* · OAK219
4.Curtis McClinton · KAN175
5.Matt Snell · NYJ169
6.Wray Carlton* · BUF156
7.Bill Mathis · NYJ147
8.Ode Burrell* · HOU130
 Wendell Hayes · DEN130
10.Mack Lee Hill · KAN125

Rushing Yds
1.Paul Lowe*+ · SDG1121
2.Cookie Gilchrist*+ · DEN954
3.Clem Daniels* · OAK884
4.Matt Snell · NYJ763
5.Curtis McClinton · KAN661
6.Mack Lee Hill · KAN627
7.Bill Mathis · NYJ604
8.Wray Carlton* · BUF592
9.Ode Burrell* · HOU528
10.Wendell Hayes · DEN526

Rushing TD
1.Wray Carlton* · BUF6
 Cookie Gilchrist*+ · DEN6
 Paul Lowe*+ · SDG6
 Curtis McClinton · KAN6
5.Clem Daniels* · OAK5
 Wendell Hayes · DEN5
 Bill Mathis · NYJ5
 Jim Nance · BOS5
9.Pete Beathard · KAN4
 Billy Joe* · BUF4
 Jack Kemp*+ · BUF4
 Matt Snell · NYJ4

Long Rush
1.Wray Carlton* · BUF80
2.Bill Mathis · NYJ79
3.Mack Lee Hill · KAN66
4.Ode Burrell* · HOU63
5.Larry Garron · BOS59
 Paul Lowe*+ · SDG59
7.Clem Daniels* · OAK57
 Larry Todd · OAK57
9.Curtis McClinton · KAN48
10.Abner Haynes · DEN47

Yds/Rushing Att
1.Paul Lowe*+ · SDG5.0
 Mack Lee Hill · KAN5.0
3.Matt Snell · NYJ4.5
4.Bill Mathis · NYJ4.1
 Ode Burrell* · HOU4.1
6.Wendell Hayes · DEN4.0
 Clem Daniels* · OAK4.0
8.Gene Foster · SDG3.9
9.Wray Carlton* · BUF3.8
 Cookie Gilchrist*+ · DEN3.8
 Curtis McClinton · KAN3.8

Rushing Yds/Game
1.Paul Lowe*+ · SDG80.1
2.Cookie Gilchrist*+ · DEN68.1
3.Clem Daniels* · OAK63.1
4.Matt Snell · NYJ54.5
5.Mack Lee Hill · KAN48.2
6.Curtis McClinton · KAN47.2
7.Bill Mathis · NYJ43.1
8.Wray Carlton* · BUF42.3
9.Ode Burrell* · HOU37.7
10.Wendell Hayes · DEN37.6

Receptions
1.Lionel Taylor*+ · DEN85
2.Lance Alworth*+ · SDG69
3.Don Maynard* · NYJ68
4.Ode Burrell* · HOU55
5.Art Powell* · OAK52
6.Chris Burford · KAN47
7.Bo Roberson* · 2TM46
8.Charley Hennigan* · HOU41
9.Jim Colclough · BOS40
10.Charley Frazier · HOU38
 Matt Snell · NYJ38

Receiving Yds
1.Lance Alworth*+ · SDG1602
2.Don Maynard* · NYJ1218
3.Lionel Taylor*+ · DEN1131
4.Art Powell* · OAK800
5.Charley Frazier · HOU717
6.Bo Roberson* · 2TM703
7.Gino Cappelletti* · BOS680
8.Jim Colclough · BOS677
9.Ode Burrell* · HOU650
10.Curtis McClinton · KAN590

Receiving TD
1.Lance Alworth*+ · SDG14
 Don Maynard* · NYJ14
3.Art Powell* · OAK12
4.Gino Cappelletti* · BOS9
5.Willie Frazier*+ · HOU8
6.Clem Daniels* · OAK7
7.Chris Burford · KAN6
 Charley Frazier · HOU6
 Lionel Taylor*+ · DEN6
10.Bob Scarpitto · DEN5
 Otis Taylor · KAN5

Long Reception
1.Dick Compton · HOU95
2.Bob Scarpitto · DEN90
3.Lance Alworth*+ · SDG85
4.Billy Joe* · BUF78
5.Bo Roberson* · 2TM74
6.Ron Burton · BOS73
 Frank Jackson* · KAN73
8.Abner Haynes · DEN71
9.Clem Daniels* · OAK69
 Curtis McClinton · KAN69

Yds/Reception
1.Lance Alworth*+ · SDG23.2
2.Charley Frazier · HOU18.9
3.Gino Cappelletti* · BOS18.4
4.Bob Scarpitto · DEN18.3
5.Don Maynard* · NYJ17.9
6.Jim Colclough · BOS16.9
7.Curtis McClinton · KAN15.9
8.Clem Daniels* · OAK15.8
9.Frank Jackson* · KAN15.7
10.Bo Roberson* · BUF15.6

Receiving Yds/Game
1.Lance Alworth*+ · SDG114.4
2.Don Maynard* · NYJ87.0
3.Lionel Taylor*+ · DEN80.8
4.Bo Roberson* · BUF60.4
5.Charley Frazier · HOU59.8
6.Art Powell* · OAK57.1
7.Chris Burford · KAN52.3
8.Gino Cappelletti* · BOS48.6
9.Jim Colclough · BOS48.4
10.Ode Burrell* · HOU46.4

Touchdowns
1.Lance Alworth*+ · SDG14
 Don Maynard* · NYJ14
3.Clem Daniels* · OAK12
 Art Powell* · OAK12
5.Gino Cappelletti* · BOS9
 Curtis McClinton · KAN9
7.Willie Frazier*+ · HOU8
 Paul Lowe*+ · SDG8
9.Ode Burrell* · HOU7
 Wray Carlton* · BUF7
 Cookie Gilchrist*+ · DEN7
 Wendell Hayes · DEN7
 Keith Lincoln* · SDG7

Points Scored
1.Gino Cappelletti* · BOS132
2.Pete Gogolak* · BUF115
3.Herb Travenio · SDG94
4.Jim Turner · NYJ91
5.Lance Alworth*+ · SDG84
 Don Maynard* · NYJ84
7.Tommy Brooker · KAN76
8.Clem Daniels* · OAK72
 Art Powell* · OAK72
10.Gary Kroner · DEN71

Rushing/Receiving TD
1.Lance Alworth*+ · SDG14
 Don Maynard* · NYJ14
3.Clem Daniels* · OAK12
 Art Powell* · OAK12
5.Gino Cappelletti* · BOS9
 Curtis McClinton · KAN9
7.Willie Frazier*+ · HOU8
8.Ode Burrell* · HOU7
 Wray Carlton* · BUF7
 Cookie Gilchrist*+ · DEN7
 Wendell Hayes · DEN7
 Keith Lincoln* · SDG7
 Paul Lowe*+ · SDG7

Non-Offensive TDs
1.Charley Warner* · BUF3
2.John Bramlett · DEN2
 Speedy Duncan* · SDG2
 Dave Grayson*+ · OAK2
 John Griffin · DEN2
 Willie Mitchell · KAN2
 Gus Otto · OAK2
8.Bobby Bell*+ · KAN1
 Norm Evans · HOU1
 Earl Faison*+ · SDG1
 Claude Gibson · OAK1
 Kenny Graham* · SDG1
 Abner Haynes · DEN1
 Paul Lowe*+ · SDG1
 Larry Onesti · HOU1

Yds From Scrimmage
1.Lance Alworth*+ · SDG1590
2.Clem Daniels* · OAK1452
3.Curtis McClinton · KAN1251
4.Paul Lowe*+ · SDG1247
5.Don Maynard* · NYJ1220
6.Ode Burrell* · HOU1178
7.Lionel Taylor*+ · DEN1131
8.Cookie Gilchrist*+ · DEN1108
9.Matt Snell · NYJ1027
10.Mack Lee Hill · KAN891

All-Purpose Yds
1.Lance Alworth*+ · SDG1590
2.Clem Daniels* · OAK1452
3.Ode Burrell* · HOU1419
4.Abner Haynes · DEN1404
5.Curtis McClinton · KAN1251
6.Paul Lowe*+ · SDG1247
7.Don Maynard* · NYJ1220
8.Lionel Taylor*+ · DEN1131
9.Cookie Gilchrist*+ · DEN1108
10.Speedy Duncan* · SDG1076

Touches
1.Cookie Gilchrist*+ · DEN270
2.Clem Daniels* · OAK255
3.Paul Lowe*+ · SDG239
4.Curtis McClinton · KAN212
5.Matt Snell · NYJ207
6.Ode Burrell* · HOU196
7.Wray Carlton* · BUF180
8.Bill Mathis · NYJ164
9.Wendell Hayes · DEN158
10.Billy Joe* · BUF150

Yds/Touch
1.Abner Haynes · DEN12.2
2.Keith Lincoln* · SDG7.3
3.Ode Burrell* · HOU7.2
4.Larry Garron · BOS6.6
5.Mack Lee Hill · KAN6.1
6.Curtis McClinton · KAN5.9
7.Wendell Hayes · DEN5.8
8.Clem Daniels* · OAK5.7
9.Gene Foster · SDG5.4
10.Paul Lowe*+ · SDG5.2
 Bill Mathis · NYJ5.2

Kick Returns
1.Abner Haynes · DEN34
2.Charley Warner* · BUF32
3.Odell Barry · DEN26
 Speedy Duncan* · SDG26
5.Larry Todd · OAK20
6.Bert Coan · KAN19
7.Bobby Jancik · HOU18
 Bake Turner · NYJ18
9.Kern Carson · 2TM17
 Jay Cunningham · BOS17

Kick Return Yds
1.Abner Haynes · DEN901
2.Charley Warner* · BUF825
3.Speedy Duncan* · SDG612
4.Odell Barry · DEN611
5.Bert Coan · KAN479
6.Larry Todd · OAK461
7.Bobby Jancik · HOU430
8.Bake Turner · NYJ402
9.Jay Cunningham · BOS374
10.Kern Carson · 2TM355

Kick Return TD
1.Charley Warner* · BUF2

Long Kick Return
1.Charley Warner* · BUF102
2.Pete Jaquess · HOU69
3.Odell Barry · DEN64
4.Frank Jackson* · KAN62
5.Abner Haynes · DEN60
6.Bert Coan · KAN52
7.Larry Todd · OAK50
8.Speedy Duncan* · SDG46
9.Jay Cunningham · BOS45
10.Bobby Jancik · HOU43

Yds/Kick Return
1.Abner Haynes · DEN26.5
2.Charley Warner* · BUF25.8
3.Bert Coan · KAN25.2
4.Bobby Jancik · HOU23.9
5.Speedy Duncan* · SDG23.5
 Odell Barry · DEN23.5
7.Larry Todd · OAK23.1
8.Bake Turner · NYJ22.3
9.Kern Carson · NYJ22.2
10.Jay Cunningham · BOS22.0

Punt Returns
1.Claude Gibson · OAK31
2.Speedy Duncan* · SDG30
3.Butch Byrd*+ · BUF22
4.Odell Barry · DEN21
5.Willie Mitchell · KAN19
6.Ron Burton · BOS15
7.Bill Baird · NYJ14
 Abner Haynes · DEN14
9.Frank Jackson* · KAN13
10.Bobby Jancik · HOU12

Punt Return Yds
1.Speedy Duncan* · SDG464
2.Claude Gibson · OAK357
3.Willie Mitchell · KAN242
4.Butch Byrd*+ · BUF220
5.Odell Barry · DEN210
6.Frank Jackson* · KAN163
7.Ed Rutkowski* · BUF127
8.Abner Haynes · DEN121
9.Bill Baird · NYJ88
10.Bobby Jancik · HOU85

Punt Return TD
1.Speedy Duncan* · SDG2
2.Claude Gibson · OAK1
 Abner Haynes · DEN1
 Willie Mitchell · KAN1

Long Punt Return
1.Willie Mitchell · KAN71
2.Speedy Duncan* · SDG66
3.Claude Gibson · OAK58
4.Abner Haynes · DEN57
5.Frank Jackson* · KAN41
6.Odell Barry · DEN38
7.Ode Burrell* · HOU33
 Ed Rutkowski* · BUF33
9.Butch Byrd*+ · BUF30
10.Bobby Jancik · HOU25

Yds/Punt Return
1.Speedy Duncan* · SDG15.5
2.Willie Mitchell · KAN12.7
3.Claude Gibson · OAK11.5
4.Odell Barry · DEN10.0
 Butch Byrd*+ · BUF10.0
6.Abner Haynes · DEN8.6
7.Bill Baird · NYJ6.3
8.Ron Burton · BOS4.1

Kick & Punt Returns
1.Speedy Duncan* · SDG56
2.Abner Haynes · DEN48
3.Odell Barry · DEN47
4.Claude Gibson · OAK40
5.Charley Warner* · BUF33
6.Bobby Jancik · HOU30
7.Ron Burton · BOS22
 Butch Byrd*+ · BUF22
 Jay Cunningham · BOS22
 Frank Jackson* · KAN22

Kick & Punt Return Yds
1.Speedy Duncan* · SDG1076
2.Abner Haynes · DEN1022
3.Charley Warner* · BUF841
4.Odell Barry · DEN821
5.Claude Gibson · OAK543
6.Bobby Jancik · HOU515
7.Bert Coan · KAN479
8.Larry Todd · OAK461
9.Frank Jackson* · KAN423
10.Jay Cunningham · BOS409

Extra Pt Made
1.Herb Travenio · SDG40
2.Tommy Brooker · KAN37
3.Mike Mercer · OAK35
4.Gary Kroner · DEN32
5.Pete Gogolak* · BUF31
 Jim Turner · NYJ31
7.George Blanda · HOU28
8.Gino Cappelletti* · BOS27
9.Jack Spikes · HOU6

Extra Pt Att
1.Herb Travenio · SDG40
2.Tommy Brooker · KAN37
3.Mike Mercer · OAK35
4.Gary Kroner · DEN32
5.Pete Gogolak* · BUF31
 Jim Turner · NYJ31
7.George Blanda · HOU28
8.Gino Cappelletti* · BOS27
9.Jack Spikes · HOU6

Field Goals Made
1.Pete Gogolak* · BUF28
2.Jim Turner · NYJ20
3.Herb Travenio · SDG18
4.Gino Cappelletti* · BOS17
5.Tommy Brooker · KAN13
 Gary Kroner · DEN13
7.George Blanda · HOU11
8.Mike Mercer · OAK9
9.Gene Mingo · OAK8
10.Jack Spikes · HOU1

Field Goals Att
1.Pete Gogolak* · BUF46
2.Jim Turner · NYJ34
3.Tommy Brooker · KAN30
 Herb Travenio · SDG30
5.Gary Kroner · DEN29
6.Gino Cappelletti* · BOS27
7.George Blanda · HOU21
8.Gene Mingo · OAK19
9.Mike Mercer · OAK15
10.Jack Spikes · HOU2

Field Goal %
1.Gino Cappelletti* · BOS62.963%
2.Pete Gogolak* · BUF60.870%
3.Mike Mercer · OAK60.000%
 Herb Travenio · SDG60.000%
5.Jim Turner · NYJ58.824%
6.George Blanda · HOU52.381%
7.Gary Kroner · DEN44.828%
8.Tommy Brooker · KAN43.333%
9.Gene Mingo · OAK42.105%

Punts
1.Jim Norton · HOU85
2.Paul Maguire* · BUF80
3.Tom Yewcic · BOS76
4.Mike Mercer · OAK75
5.Curley Johnson* · NYJ72
6.Jerrel Wilson · KAN69
7.Bob Scarpitto · DEN67
8.John Hadl* · SDG38
9.Rick Redman · SDG29
10.Eddie Wilson · BOS6

Punting Yds
1.Jim Norton · HOU3711
2.Paul Maguire* · BUF3437
3.Curley Johnson* · NYJ3260
4.Jerrel Wilson · KAN3132
5.Tom Yewcic · BOS3094
6.Mike Mercer · OAK3079
7.Bob Scarpitto · DEN2833
8.John Hadl* · SDG1544
9.Rick Redman · SDG1145
10.Eddie Wilson · BOS194

Long Punt
1.Bob Scarpitto · DEN74
2.Curley Johnson* · NYJ73
3.Mike Mercer · OAK70
 Tom Yewcic · BOS70
5.Paul Maguire* · BUF68
6.John Hadl* · SDG65
 Jim Norton · HOU65
8.Jerrel Wilson · KAN64
9.Rick Redman · SDG59
10.Eddie Wilson · BOS49

Punts Blocked
1.Tom Yewcic · BOS2
2.Jim Norton · HOU1
 Eddie Wilson · BOS1