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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds Sk% NY/A ANY/A 4QC GWD AV Awards
1963 22 PIT NFL QB 2 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 1 11 33.33 -3.67 -3.67 0 0 0
1964 23 PIT NFL QB 5 1 0-1-0 16 42 38.1 276 2 4.8 3 7.1 44 6.6 4.31 17.3 55.2 47.3 5 47 10.64 4.87 2.85 0 0 1
1965 24 PIT NFL QB 12 12 2-10-0 121 270 44.8 1917 8 3.0 17 6.3 87 7.1 4.86 15.8 159.8 52.7 42 333 13.46 5.08 3.14 0 0 5
1966 25 PIT NFL QB 5 5 3-1-1 63 112 56.3 1122 7 6.3 1 0.9 68 10.0 10.87 17.8 224.4 107.8 15 141 11.81 7.72 8.47 1 0 4
1967 26 PIT NFL QB 8 5 1-3-1 74 165 44.8 1125 10 6.1 9 5.5 58 6.8 5.58 15.2 140.6 65.3 22 186 11.76 5.02 3.93 2 1 4
1968 27 CLE NFL QB 14 11 9-2-0 152 293 51.9 2366 19 6.5 10 3.4 87 8.1 7.84 15.6 169.0 86.4 11 102 3.62 7.45 7.22 0 1 14 AP-2,AP MVP-3
1969 28 CLE NFL QB 14 14 10-3-1 190 352 54.0 2743 23 6.5 19 5.4 82 7.8 6.67 14.4 195.9 78.8 17 164 4.61 6.99 5.92 2 2 13 PB
1970 29 CLE NFL QB 12 12 6-6-0 159 313 50.8 2156 16 5.1 16 5.1 78 6.9 5.61 13.6 179.7 68.9 8 79 2.49 6.47 5.22 1 1 9
1971 30 CLE NFL QB 14 13 9-4-0 174 325 53.5 2319 13 4.0 23 7.1 53 7.1 4.75 13.3 165.6 60.3 22 222 6.34 6.04 3.81 2 3 10
1972 31 CLE NFL QB 4 1 0-1-0 14 31 45.2 141 0 0.0 3 9.7 26 4.5 0.19 10.1 35.3 19.1 3 29 8.82 3.29 -0.68 0 0 1
10 Yrs 90 74 40-31-3 963 1905 50.6 14165 98 5.1 101 5.3 87 7.4 6.08 14.7 157.4 70.2 146 1314 7.12 6.27 5.01 8 8 61
17 Game Avg 17 14 40-31-3 182 360 50.6 2676 19 5.1 19 5.3 7.4 6.08 14.7 157.4 70.2 28 248 7.12 6.27 5.01 2 2 12
CLE (5 Yrs) 58 51 34-16-1 689 1314 52.4 9725 71 5.4 71 5.4 87 7.4 6.05 14.1 167.7 72.1 61 596 4.44 6.64 5.35 5 7 47
PIT (5 Yrs) 32 23 6-15-2 274 591 46.4 4440 27 4.6 30 5.1 87 7.5 6.14 16.2 138.8 66.1 85 718 12.57 5.51 4.31 3 1 14
Passing Table
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds Sk% NY/A ANY/A 4QC GWD Awards
1968 27 CLE NFL QB 2 2 1-1-0 24 51 47.1 335 1 2.0 3 5.9 45 6.6 4.31 14.0 167.5 50.7 5 52 8.93 5.05 3.00 0 0
1969 28 CLE NFL QB 2 2 1-1-0 35 60 58.3 400 2 3.3 2 3.3 35 6.7 5.83 11.4 200.0 75.7 3 17 4.76 6.08 5.29 0 0
1971 30 CLE NFL QB 1 1 0-1-0 9 21 42.9 104 0 0.0 3 14.3 39 5.0 -1.48 11.6 104.0 18.8 4 34 16.00 2.80 -2.60 0 0
1972 31 CLE NFL QB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
4 Yrs 6 5 2-3-0 68 132 51.5 839 3 2.3 8 6.1 45 6.4 4.08 12.3 139.8 53.8 12 103 8.33 5.11 3.03 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 14 2-3-0 193 374 51.5 2377 9 2.3 6.4 12.3 139.8 0 0
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Adjusted Passing

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Adjusted Passing Table
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
196524PITQB1412122-10-0270998990867781867882
196625PITQB14553-1-111214613114713811711014480137
196726PITQB14851-3-1165988910196751111007998
196827CLEQB1614119-2-0293120131125131100115119124120
1969*28CLEQB16141410-3-135211712311211610711898120112
197029CLEQB1612126-6-031310211610411198107102130103
197130CLEQB1614139-4-03251071089697107978510795
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Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
1963 22 PIT NFL QB 2 0 1 -6 0 -6 -6.0 -3.0 0.5 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -6.0 -6 0 1
1964 23 PIT NFL QB 5 1 3 17 0 13 5.7 3.4 0.6 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 5.7 17 0 0
1965 24 PIT NFL QB 12 12 26 84 1 21 3.2 7.0 2.2 1 -5 -5.0 0 -5 0.1 -0.4 27 2.9 79 1 6
1966 25 PIT NFL QB 5 5 6 18 0 9 3.0 3.6 1.2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 3.0 18 0 1
1967 26 PIT NFL QB 8 5 9 -19 0 11 -2.1 -2.4 1.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 -2.1 -19 0 7
1968 27 CLE NFL QB 14 11 13 30 1 18 2.3 2.1 0.9 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 2.3 30 1 2 AP-2,AP MVP-3
1969 28 CLE NFL QB 14 14 5 -11 0 3 -2.2 -0.8 0.4 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 -2.2 -11 0 8 PB
1970 29 CLE NFL QB 12 12 7 -4 0 2 -0.6 -0.3 0.6 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 -0.6 -4 0 6
1971 30 CLE NFL QB 14 13 13 -18 0 4 -1.4 -1.3 0.9 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 -1.4 -18 0 10
1972 31 CLE NFL QB 4 1 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 -0.5 0.3 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -2.0 -2 0 0
10 Yrs 90 74 84 89 2 21 1.1 1.0 0.9 1 -5 -5.0 0 -5 0.0 -0.1 85 1.0 84 2 41
17 Game Avg 17 14 16 17 0 21 1.1 1.0 0.9 0 -1 -5.0 0 -5 0.0 -0.1 16 0.2 16 0 8
CLE (5 Yrs) 58 51 39 -5 1 18 -0.1 -0.1 0.7 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 39 -0.1 -5 1 26
PIT (5 Yrs) 32 23 45 94 1 21 2.1 2.9 1.4 1 -5 -5.0 0 -5 0.0 -0.2 46 1.9 89 1 15
Rushing & Receiving Table
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds TD R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
1968 27 CLE NFL QB 2 2 2 -2 0 1 -1.0 -1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 -1.0 -2 0 1
1971 30 CLE NFL QB 1 1 2 -5 0 -2 -2.5 -5.0 2.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 -2.5 -5 0 3
4 Yrs 6 5 4 -7 0 1 -1.8 -1.2 0.7 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 -1.8 -7 0 4
17 Game Avg 17 14 11 -20 0 1 -1.8 -1.2 0.7 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 -5.0 -20 0 11

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Sfty Awards
1963 22 PIT NFL QB 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0
1966 25 PIT NFL QB 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0
1967 26 PIT NFL QB 8 5 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0.0 0
1968 27 CLE NFL QB 14 11 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.0 0 AP-2,AP MVP-3
1969 28 CLE NFL QB 14 14 0 0 0 0 8 3 0 0 0.0 0 PB
1970 29 CLE NFL QB 12 12 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 0.0 0
1971 30 CLE NFL QB 14 13 0 0 0 0 10 5 -9 0 0.0 0
10 Yrs 90 74 0 0 0 0 41 17 -8 0 0.0 0
17 Game Avg 17 14 0 0 0 0 8 3 -2 0 0.0 0
CLE (5 Yrs) 58 51 0 0 0 0 26 12 -8 0 0.0 0
PIT (5 Yrs) 32 23 0 0 0 0 15 5 0 0 0.0 0
Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng PD Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Sfty Awards
1971 30 CLE NFL QB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0.0 0 0
4 Yrs 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0.0 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 14 11 6 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

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PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1965 24 PIT NFL QB 12 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.5
1968 27 CLE NFL QB 14 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4 AP-2,AP MVP-3
10 Yrs 90 74 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.1
17 Game Avg 17 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.1
CLE (5 Yrs) 58 51 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.1
PIT (5 Yrs) 32 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Bill Nelsen born?

Bill Nelsen was born on January 29, 1941.

Where was Bill Nelsen born?

Bill Nelsen was born in Los Angeles, CA.

How tall was Bill Nelsen?

Bill Nelsen was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Bill Nelsen weigh when playing?

Bill Nelsen weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

Is Bill Nelsen in the Hall of Fame?

Bill Nelsen has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Bill Nelsen play?

Bill Nelsen played 90 games over his career.

How many passing yards did Bill Nelsen have?

Bill Nelsen had 14,165 passing yards over his career.

How many touchdowns did Bill Nelsen have?

Bill Nelsen had 98 touchdowns over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Bill Nelsen won?

Bill Nelsen never won a Super Bowl.

When did Bill Nelsen retire?

Bill Nelsen last played in 1972.