Craig Morton vs Joe Theismann

Craig Morton

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Joe Theismann

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Craig Morton and Joe Theismann compared on their NFL careers: Craig Morton played 18 seasons, 1965 to 1982, Joe Theismann 12 seasons, 1974 to 1985. Craig Morton has 27,908 passing yards to Joe Theismann's 25,206. Craig Morton won 1 title, Joe Theismann won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Craig Morton leads in 3 of the 3 lines, Joe Theismann in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Craig Morton and Joe Theismann career totals
207GP167
27,908, betterYDS25,206
183, betterTD160
7.4, betterAVG7

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Craig Morton and Joe Theismann postseason
15GP10
1,235YDS1,782, better
9TD11, better
5.4AVG8.4, better

Where each stands all time

Craig Morton and Joe Theismann all-time places
66th (27,908), betterPassing yards77th (25,206)
63rd (183), betterPassing touchdowns83rd (160)

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Craig Morton and Joe Theismann titles and awards
1Championships1
1, betterComeback Player of the Year—
—MVP1, better
—Offensive Player of the Year1, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Craig Morton and Joe Theismann season by season
YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st1965173, better2, better4197414510, better
2nd1966225, better3, better1, better19759613
3rd196797810, better1019761,036, better810
4th196875246, better19771,097, better7, better9
5th19692,619, better21, better15, better19782,5931318
6th19701,819157, better19792,797, better20, better13
7th19711,13178, better19802,962, better17, better16
8th19722,396152119813,568, better19, better20, better
9th197317431, better19822,033, better13, better9
10th19741,52291319833,714, better29, better11, better
11th19752,359111619843,391, better24, better13, better
12th19761,865, better9, better2019851,774816, better
13th19771,929148————
14th19781,802118————
15th19792,6261619————
16th19802,1501213————
17th19813,1952114————
18th198219303————

What the columns mean: INT