Jay Novacek vs Pete Mitchell

Jay NovacekPete Mitchell

Jay Novacek and Pete Mitchell compared on their NFL careers: Jay Novacek played 11 seasons, 1985 to 1995, Pete Mitchell 8 seasons, 1995 to 2002. Jay Novacek has 422 receptions to Pete Mitchell's 279. Jay Novacek won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jay Novacek and Pete Mitchell career totals
158GP114
4,630YDS2,885
30TD15
11AVG10.3

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Jay Novacek and Pete Mitchell postseason
13GP9
645YDS232
6TD0
10.4AVG12.2

Where each stands all time

Jay Novacek and Pete Mitchell all-time places
252nd (4,630)Receiving yards—
210th (422)Receptions—

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

  • Jay Novacek: 3 championships; none on file
  • Pete Mitchell: 0 championships; 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.

Jay Novacek and Pete Mitchell season by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
1st19851401995415272
2nd19861201996525751
3rd19872025431997353804
4th19883856941998383632
5th19892322511999585203
6th19905965742000252451
7th199159664420015290
8th19926863062002252462
9th1993444451————
10th1994474752————
11th1995627055————

What the columns mean: REC