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Passes Completed
1.Ken Anderson · CIN213
2.Jim Hart* · STL200
3.Fran Tarkenton* · MIN199
4.Roman Gabriel · PHI193
5.Joe Namath · NYJ191
6.Roger Staubach · DAL190
7.Ken Stabler*+ · OAK178
8.Jim Plunkett · NWE173
9.Bill Munson · DET166
10.Bob Griese* · MIA152

Pass Attempts
1.Jim Hart* · STL388
2.Joe Namath · NYJ361
3.Roger Staubach · DAL360
4.Jim Plunkett · NWE352
5.Fran Tarkenton* · MIN351
6.Roman Gabriel · PHI338
7.Ken Anderson · CIN328
8.Ken Stabler*+ · OAK310
9.John Hadl · 2TM299
10.Bill Munson · DET292

Passing Yds
1.Ken Anderson · CIN2667
2.Joe Namath · NYJ2616
3.Fran Tarkenton* · MIN2598
4.Roger Staubach · DAL2552
5.Ken Stabler*+ · OAK2469
6.Jim Plunkett · NWE2457
7.Jim Hart* · STL2411
8.Charley Johnson · DEN1969
9.Bob Griese* · MIA1968
10.Bill Munson · DET1874

Passing TD
1.Ken Stabler*+ · OAK26
2.Jim Hart* · STL20
 Joe Namath · NYJ20
4.Jim Plunkett · NWE19
5.Ken Anderson · CIN18
6.Fran Tarkenton* · MIN17
7.Bob Griese* · MIA16
8.Charley Johnson · DEN13
9.Joe Ferguson · BUF12
10.James Harris* · RAM11
 Sonny Jurgensen · WAS11
 Roger Staubach · DAL11

Passer Rating
1.Ken Anderson · CIN95.7
2.Ken Stabler*+ · OAK94.9
3.James Harris* · RAM85.1
4.Charley Johnson · DEN84.5
5.Billy Kilmer · WAS83.5
6.Fran Tarkenton* · MIN82.1
7.Bob Griese* · MIA80.9
8.Jim Hart* · STL79.5
9.Bill Munson · DET75.3
10.Dan Pastorini · HOU72.4

Long Pass
1.Joe Namath · NYJ89
2.Len Dawson · KAN84
3.Gary Hammond · STL81
4.Jim Hart* · STL80
 Fran Tarkenton* · MIN80
6.Archie Manning · NOR79
7.Ken Anderson · CIN77
8.Dan Fouts · SDG75
9.Gary Huff · CHI73
 Charley Johnson · DEN73

Passes Intercepted
1.Joe Namath · NYJ22
 Jim Plunkett · NWE22
3.Gary Huff · CHI17
 Mike Phipps · CLE17
5.Archie Manning · NOR16
6.Bob Griese* · MIA15
 Tom Owen · SFO15
 Roger Staubach · DAL15
9.John Hadl · 2TM14
 Bob Lee · ATL14

Sacked
1.Roger Staubach · DAL45
2.Ken Anderson · CIN36
 Charley Johnson · DEN36
 Bert Jones · BAL36
5.Roman Gabriel · PHI35
6.Mike Phipps · CLE33
7.Joe Ferguson · BUF32
8.Bob Lee · ATL31
9.Bob Griese* · MIA27
10.Archie Manning · NOR26

Sacked Yds Lost
1.Bert Jones · BAL328
2.Roger Staubach · DAL309
3.Ken Anderson · CIN292
4.Mike Phipps · CLE280
5.Charley Johnson · DEN270
6.Bob Lee · ATL269
7.Gary Huff · CHI260
8.Roman Gabriel · PHI259
9.Joe Ferguson · BUF235
10.Dan Pastorini · HOU225

Passing Yds/Game
1.Ken Anderson · CIN205.2
2.Fran Tarkenton* · MIN199.8
3.Craig Morton · NYG188.8
4.Joe Namath · NYJ186.9
5.Roger Staubach · DAL182.3
6.Ken Stabler*+ · OAK176.4
7.Jim Plunkett · NWE175.5
8.Jim Hart* · STL172.2
9.Bill Munson · DET170.4
10.Roman Gabriel · PHI169.7

Yds/Pass Att
1.Ken Anderson · CIN8.1
 Charley Johnson · DEN8.1
3.Ken Stabler*+ · OAK8.0
4.James Harris* · RAM7.8
 Bob Griese* · MIA7.8
6.Fran Tarkenton* · MIN7.4
7.Dan Fouts · SDG7.3
8.Joe Namath · NYJ7.2
9.Roger Staubach · DAL7.1
10.Jim Plunkett · NWE7.0
 Billy Kilmer · WAS7.0

Yds/Pass Cmp
1.Dan Fouts · SDG15.1
2.James Harris* · RAM14.6
3.Charley Johnson · DEN14.5
4.Jim Plunkett · NWE14.2
5.Ken Stabler*+ · OAK13.9
6.Joe Namath · NYJ13.7
7.Roger Staubach · DAL13.4
8.Joe Ferguson · BUF13.3
 Joe Gilliam · PIT13.3
10.Fran Tarkenton* · MIN13.1

Pass Attempts/Game
1.Roman Gabriel · PHI30.7
2.Craig Morton · NYG29.6
3.Jim Hart* · STL27.7
4.Fran Tarkenton* · MIN27.0
5.Bill Munson · DET26.5
6.Joe Namath · NYJ25.8
7.Roger Staubach · DAL25.7
8.Ken Anderson · CIN25.2
9.Jim Plunkett · NWE25.1
10.Bert Jones · BAL24.5

Adj Yds/Pass Att
1.Ken Anderson · CIN7.31
2.Ken Stabler*+ · OAK7.06
3.James Harris* · RAM6.99
4.Charley Johnson · DEN6.94
5.Fran Tarkenton* · MIN6.35
6.Billy Kilmer · WAS6.25
7.Jim Hart* · STL5.80
8.Bob Griese* · MIA5.74
9.Bill Munson · DET5.61
10.Roger Staubach · DAL5.52

Net Yds/Pass Att
1.Ken Stabler*+ · OAK7.10
2.James Harris* · RAM6.87
3.Fran Tarkenton* · MIN6.67
4.Dan Fouts · SDG6.56
5.Ken Anderson · CIN6.52
6.Joe Namath · NYJ6.37
7.Bob Griese* · MIA6.31
8.Billy Kilmer · WAS6.22
9.Jim Plunkett · NWE6.12
10.Charley Johnson · DEN6.07

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att
1.Ken Stabler*+ · OAK6.24
2.James Harris* · RAM6.11
3.Ken Anderson · CIN5.78
4.Fran Tarkenton* · MIN5.67
5.Billy Kilmer · WAS5.53
6.Jim Hart* · STL5.24
7.Charley Johnson · DEN5.09
8.Bill Munson · DET4.64
9.Dan Fouts · SDG4.53
10.Bob Griese* · MIA4.47

Passes Completed/Game
1.Roman Gabriel · PHI17.5
2.Ken Anderson · CIN16.4
3.Fran Tarkenton* · MIN15.3
 Craig Morton · NYG15.3
5.Bill Munson · DET15.1
6.Jim Hart* · STL14.3
7.Joe Namath · NYJ13.6
 Roger Staubach · DAL13.6
9.Bert Jones · BAL13.0
10.Dan Pastorini · HOU12.7
 Ken Stabler*+ · OAK12.7

Pass Completion %
1.Ken Anderson · CIN64.9%
2.Bob Griese* · MIA60.1%
3.Len Dawson · KAN58.7%
4.Billy Kilmer · WAS58.5%
5.Ken Stabler*+ · OAK57.4%
6.Roman Gabriel · PHI57.1%
7.Bill Munson · DET56.8%
8.Fran Tarkenton* · MIN56.7%
 Dan Pastorini · HOU56.7%
10.Charley Johnson · DEN55.7%

Pass Intercept. %
1.Jim Hart* · STL2.1%
2.Bill Munson · DET2.4%
3.Billy Kilmer · WAS2.6%
4.James Harris* · RAM3.0%
 Ken Anderson · CIN3.0%
6.Fran Tarkenton* · MIN3.4%
7.Roman Gabriel · PHI3.6%
8.Charley Johnson · DEN3.7%
9.Joe Gilliam · PIT3.8%
10.Ken Stabler*+ · OAK3.9%

Passing TD %
1.Ken Stabler*+ · OAK8.4%
2.Bob Griese* · MIA6.3%
3.James Harris* · RAM5.6%
4.Joe Namath · NYJ5.5%
 Ken Anderson · CIN5.5%
6.Jim Plunkett · NWE5.4%
7.Charley Johnson · DEN5.3%
8.Joe Ferguson · BUF5.2%
 Jim Hart* · STL5.2%
10.Fran Tarkenton* · MIN4.8%

Sack %
1.Joe Gilliam · PIT3.20%
2.Jim Hart* · STL3.96%
3.Fran Tarkenton* · MIN4.62%
4.Dan Fouts · SDG4.82%
5.Joe Namath · NYJ5.00%
6.Craig Morton · NYG5.20%
7.Billy Kilmer · WAS5.26%
8.Ken Stabler*+ · OAK5.49%
9.Jim Plunkett · NWE5.63%
10.James Harris* · RAM5.71%

Rushing Att
1.O.J. Simpson*+ · BUF270
2.John Brockington · GNB266
3.Otis Armstrong*+ · DEN263
4.Tom Sullivan · PHI244
5.Lawrence McCutcheon* · RAM236
6.Mack Herron · NWE231
7.Don Woods · SDG227
8.Lydell Mitchell · BAL214
9.Franco Harris* · PIT208
10.Chuck Foreman* · MIN199

Rushing Yds
1.Otis Armstrong*+ · DEN1407
2.Don Woods · SDG1162
3.O.J. Simpson*+ · BUF1125
4.Lawrence McCutcheon* · RAM1109
5.Franco Harris* · PIT1006
6.John Brockington · GNB883
7.Marv Hubbard · OAK865
8.Calvin Hill* · DAL844
9.Mack Herron · NWE824
10.Sam Cunningham · NWE811

Rushing TD
1.Tom Sullivan · PHI11
2.Jon Keyworth · DEN10
3.Otis Armstrong*+ · DEN9
 Larry Csonka* · MIA9
 Sam Cunningham · NWE9
 Chuck Foreman* · MIN9
7.Don Nottingham · MIA8
8.Mack Herron · NWE7
 Calvin Hill* · DAL7
 Don Woods · SDG7

Long Rush
1.Sam Cunningham · NWE75
 Terry Metcalf* · STL75
3.Delvin Williams · SFO71
4.Alvin Maxson · NOR66
 Duane Thomas · WAS66
6.Wilbur Jackson · SFO64
7.Don Woods · SDG56
8.Franco Harris* · PIT54
 Greg Pruitt* · CLE54
10.Doug Kotar · NYG53
 Preston Pearson · PIT53
 Charley Young · DAL53

Yds/Rushing Att
1.Otis Armstrong*+ · DEN5.3
2.Don Woods · SDG5.1
3.Sam Cunningham · NWE4.9
4.Franco Harris* · PIT4.8
5.Terry Metcalf* · STL4.7
 Lawrence McCutcheon* · RAM4.7
7.Marv Hubbard · OAK4.6
 Calvin Hill* · DAL4.6
9.Alvin Maxson · NOR4.3
 Clarence Davis · OAK4.3
 Greg Pruitt* · CLE4.3

Rushing Yds/Game
1.Otis Armstrong*+ · DEN100.5
2.Don Woods · SDG96.8
3.Franco Harris* · PIT83.8
4.Sam Cunningham · NWE81.1
5.O.J. Simpson*+ · BUF80.4
6.Lawrence McCutcheon* · RAM79.2
7.Calvin Hill* · DAL70.3
8.John Riggins · NYJ68.0
9.John Brockington · GNB63.1
10.Larry Csonka* · MIA62.4

Receptions
1.Lydell Mitchell · BAL72
2.Charle Young* · PHI63
3.Drew Pearson*+ · DAL62
4.Cliff Branch*+ · OAK60
5.Harold Carmichael · PHI56
6.Ron Jessie · DET54
 Charley Taylor* · WAS54
8.Chuck Foreman* · MIN53
9.Terry Metcalf* · STL50
10.Joe Dawkins · NYG46

Receiving Yds
1.Cliff Branch*+ · OAK1092
2.Drew Pearson*+ · DAL1087
3.Gary Garrison · SDG785
4.Mel Gray* · STL770
5.Ron Jessie · DET761
6.Rich Caster* · NYJ745
7.Charley Taylor* · WAS738
8.Charle Young* · PHI696
9.Charlie Wade · CHI683
10.Roy Jefferson · WAS654

Receiving TD
1.Cliff Branch*+ · OAK13
2.Isaac Curtis* · CIN10
3.Harold Carmichael · PHI8
4.Fred Biletnikoff* · OAK7
 Rich Caster* · NYJ7
6.Chuck Foreman* · MIN6
 Mel Gray* · STL6
 J.D. Hill · BUF6
 Jim Mandich · MIA6
 Riley Odoms*+ · DEN6
 Gene A. Washington · SFO6

Long Reception
1.Rich Caster* · NYJ89
2.Larry Brunson · KAN84
3.Jackie Smith · STL81
4.John Gilliam* · MIN80
 Mel Gray* · STL80
6.Bob Newland · NOR79
7.Isaac Curtis* · CIN77
8.Don Woods · SDG75
9.Billy Van Heusen · DEN73
 Charlie Wade · CHI73

Yds/Reception
1.Gene A. Washington · SFO21.2
2.Isaac Curtis* · CIN21.1
3.Paul Warfield* · MIA19.9
4.Mel Gray* · STL19.7
 Jim Lash · MIN19.7
6.Rich Caster* · NYJ19.6
7.Gary Garrison · SDG19.1
8.Cliff Branch*+ · OAK18.2
9.Bob Newland · NOR18.1
10.J.D. Hill · BUF17.9

Receiving Yds/Game
1.Cliff Branch*+ · OAK78.0
2.Drew Pearson*+ · DAL77.6
3.Ron Jessie · DET63.4
4.Paul Warfield* · MIA59.6
5.Rich Caster* · NYJ57.3
6.Gary Garrison · SDG56.1
7.Mel Gray* · STL55.0
8.Charley Taylor* · WAS52.7
9.Charle Young* · PHI49.7
10.Charlie Wade · CHI48.8

Touchdowns
1.Chuck Foreman* · MIN15
2.Cliff Branch*+ · OAK13
3.Otis Armstrong*+ · DEN12
 Mack Herron · NWE12
 Tom Sullivan · PHI12
6.Sam Cunningham · NWE11
7.Isaac Curtis* · CIN10
 Jon Keyworth · DEN10
 Don Woods · SDG10
10.Larry Csonka* · MIA9

Points Scored
1.Chester Marcol*+ · GNB94
2.Roy Gerela* · PIT93
3.Errol Mann · DET92
4.Chuck Foreman* · MIN90
 John Smith · NWE90
6.John Leypoldt · BUF82
7.Mark Moseley · WAS81
8.Cliff Branch*+ · OAK78
9.George Blanda · OAK77
10.Jan Stenerud · KAN75

Rushing/Receiving TD
1.Chuck Foreman* · MIN15
2.Cliff Branch*+ · OAK13
3.Otis Armstrong*+ · DEN12
 Mack Herron · NWE12
 Tom Sullivan · PHI12
6.Sam Cunningham · NWE11
7.Isaac Curtis* · CIN10
 Jon Keyworth · DEN10
 Don Woods · SDG10
10.Larry Csonka* · MIA9

Non-Offensive TDs
1.Levi Johnson · DET3
 Lemar Parrish* · CIN3
3.Dave Elmendorf · RAM2
 Joe Lavender · PHI2
 Burgess Owens · NYJ2
 Ahmad Rashad · BUF2
 Emmitt Thomas*+ · KAN2
 Dave Washington · BUF2
9.Ralph Baker · NYJ1
 Mike Bass · WAS1
 Bill Belk · SFO1
 Bobby Bell · KAN1
 Elvin Bethea* · HOU1
 Mel Blount · PIT1
 Ray Brown · ATL1

Yds From Scrimmage
1.Otis Armstrong*+ · DEN1812
2.Lawrence McCutcheon* · RAM1517
3.Don Woods · SDG1511
4.Chuck Foreman* · MIN1363
5.O.J. Simpson*+ · BUF1314
6.Lydell Mitchell · BAL1301
7.Mack Herron · NWE1298
8.Franco Harris* · PIT1206
9.John Brockington · GNB1197
10.Terry Metcalf* · STL1095

All-Purpose Yds
1.Mack Herron · NWE2444
2.Otis Armstrong*+ · DEN2198
3.Terry Metcalf* · STL2058
4.Greg Pruitt* · CLE1769
5.Billy Johnson · HOU1664
6.Don Woods · SDG1572
7.Lawrence McCutcheon* · RAM1517
8.Howard Stevens · NOR1396
9.Chuck Foreman* · MIN1393
10.Nat Moore · MIA1344

Touches
1.Mack Herron · NWE332
2.Otis Armstrong*+ · DEN317
3.John Brockington · GNB309
4.Lydell Mitchell · BAL286
5.O.J. Simpson*+ · BUF285
6.Tom Sullivan · PHI283
7.Lawrence McCutcheon* · RAM275
8.Don Woods · SDG256
9.Chuck Foreman* · MIN253
10.Terry Metcalf* · STL248

Yds/Touch
1.Billy Johnson · HOU17.9
2.Leon McQuay · NYG11.6
3.Howard Stevens · NOR11.1
4.Greg Pruitt* · CLE9.0
5.Terry Metcalf* · STL8.3
6.Charlie Davis · CIN7.7
7.Preston Pearson · PIT7.5
8.Mack Herron · NWE7.4
9.Steve Davis · PIT7.1
10.Otis Armstrong*+ · DEN6.9

Kick Returns
1.Lou Piccone · NYJ39
2.Jimmie Jones · DET38
3.Wallace Francis · BUF37
4.Dennis Morgan · DAL35
5.Howard Stevens · NOR33
6.Steve Odom · GNB31
7.Bernard Jackson · CIN29
 Billy Johnson · HOU29
 Gerald Tinker · ATL29
10.Mack Herron · NWE28

Kick Return Yds
1.Lou Piccone · NYJ961
2.Wallace Francis · BUF947
3.Jimmie Jones · DET927
4.Dennis Morgan · DAL823
5.Billy Johnson · HOU785
6.Howard Stevens · NOR749
7.Steve Odom · GNB713
8.Gerald Tinker · ATL704
9.Leon McQuay · NYG689
10.Bernard Jackson · CIN682

Kick Return TD
1.Cullen Bryant · RAM1
 Larry Jones · WAS1
 Terry Metcalf* · STL1
 Greg Pruitt* · CLE1

Long Kick Return
1.Larry Jones · WAS102
2.Terry Metcalf* · STL94
3.Greg Pruitt* · CLE88
4.Cullen Bryant · RAM84
5.Wallace Francis · BUF74
6.Benny Malone · MIA73
7.Ken Grandberry · CHI69
8.Harold Hart · OAK67
 Billy Johnson · HOU67
10.Mack Herron · NWE62

Yds/Kick Return
1.Terry Metcalf* · STL31.2
2.Larry Jones · WAS29.2
3.Leon McQuay · NYG27.6
4.Greg Pruitt* · CLE27.5
5.Billy Johnson · HOU27.1
6.Cullen Bryant · RAM26.8
7.Nat Moore · MIA26.7
8.Bruce Laird · BAL26.3
9.Harold Hart · OAK25.9
10.Ken Grandberry · CHI25.8
 Larry Marshall · PHI25.8

Punt Returns
1.Donnie Walker · BUF43
2.Ron Smith · OAK41
 Lynn Swann · PIT41
4.Roscoe Word · NYJ38
5.Howard Stevens · NOR37
6.Mack Herron · NWE35
7.Ike Hill · CHI33
8.Jake Scott*+ · MIA31
9.Billy Johnson · HOU30
10.Al Dodd · ATL27
 Greg Pruitt* · CLE27

Punt Return Yds
1.Lynn Swann · PIT577
2.Mack Herron · NWE517
3.Ron Smith · OAK486
4.Billy Johnson · HOU409
5.Donnie Walker · BUF384
6.Howard Stevens · NOR376
7.Bill Thompson · DEN350
8.Greg Pruitt* · CLE349
9.Jake Scott*+ · MIA346
10.Al Dodd · ATL344

Punt Return TD
1.Lemar Parrish* · CIN2
2.Ken Houston* · WAS1
 Manfred Moore · SFO1
 Dennis Morgan · DAL1
 Steve Odom · GNB1
 Jon Staggers · GNB1
 Lynn Swann · PIT1
 Gerald Tinker · ATL1

Long Punt Return
1.Dennis Morgan · DAL98
2.Steve Odom · GNB95
3.Lemar Parrish* · CIN90
4.Manfred Moore · SFO88
5.Tommy Casanova* · CIN74
6.Greg Pruitt* · CLE72
 Gerald Tinker · ATL72
8.Lynn Swann · PIT69
9.Jon Staggers · GNB68
10.Mack Herron · NWE66

Yds/Punt Return
1.Lemar Parrish* · CIN18.8
2.Dick Jauron* · DET16.8
3.Dennis Morgan · DAL15.1
4.Mack Herron · NWE14.8
5.Lynn Swann · PIT14.1
6.Gerald Tinker · ATL13.9
7.Billy Johnson · HOU13.6
8.Bill Thompson · DEN13.5
9.Terry Metcalf* · STL13.1
10.Greg Pruitt* · CLE12.9

Kick & Punt Returns
1.Howard Stevens · NOR70
2.Mack Herron · NWE63
3.Ron Smith · OAK60
4.Billy Johnson · HOU59
5.Dennis Morgan · DAL54
6.Greg Pruitt* · CLE49
7.Lou Piccone · NYJ48
8.Terry Metcalf* · STL46
 Steve Odom · GNB46
10.Donnie Walker · BUF44

Kick & Punt Return Yds
1.Billy Johnson · HOU1194
2.Mack Herron · NWE1146
3.Howard Stevens · NOR1125
4.Dennis Morgan · DAL1110
5.Lou Piccone · NYJ1036
6.Terry Metcalf* · STL963
7.Greg Pruitt* · CLE955
8.Wallace Francis · BUF947
9.Jimmie Jones · DET927
10.Ron Smith · OAK906

Extra Pt Made
1.George Blanda · OAK44
2.Garo Yepremian · MIA43
3.John Smith ·