Greg Townsend vs Howie Long

Greg TownsendHowie Long

Greg Townsend and Howie Long compared on their NFL careers: Greg Townsend played 13 seasons, 1983 to 1997, Howie Long 12 seasons, 1982 to 1993. Greg Townsend has 52 tackles to Howie Long's 42. Greg Townsend won 1 title, Howie Long won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Greg Townsend and Howie Long career totals
190GP163
0YDS0
1TD0
39AVG42

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Greg Townsend and Howie Long postseason
7GP7
0YDS0
0TD0
0AVG0

Where each stands all time

Greg Townsend and Howie Long all-time places
Greg TownsendAll-time rankHowie Long
34th (109.5)Sacks70th (84.0)

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

  • Greg Townsend: 1 championship; none on file
  • Howie Long: 1 championship; none on file

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.

Greg Townsend and Howie Long season by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st1983010.50198205.50
2nd198407.001983013.00
3rd1985010.001984012.00
4th1986011.501985010.00
5th198708.50198607.50
6th1988011.51198704.00
7th1989010.50198803.01
8th1990012.51198905.00
9th1991013.01199006.00
10th199205.00199103.01
11th1993277.50199209.00
12th1994242.001993426.00
13th199710.00————

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT