Pete Metzelaars vs Ted Popson

Pete MetzelaarsTed Popson

Pete Metzelaars and Ted Popson compared on their NFL careers: Pete Metzelaars played 16 seasons, 1982 to 1997, Ted Popson 5 seasons, 1994 to 1998. Pete Metzelaars has 383 receptions to Ted Popson's 103. Ted Popson won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Pete Metzelaars and Ted Popson career totals
235GP68
3,686YDS980
29TD8
9.6AVG9.5

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Pete Metzelaars and Ted Popson postseason
15GP4
194YDS41
2TD0
8.4AVG4.6

Where each stands all time

Pete Metzelaars and Ted Popson all-time places
Pete MetzelaarsAll-time rankTed Popson
247th (383)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

  • Pete Metzelaars: 0 championships; none on file
  • Ted Popson: 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.

Pete Metzelaars and Ted Popson 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.
1st19821515201994131410
2nd198377211995161280
3rd198458001996263016
4th1985128011997353202
5th1986494853199813900
6th1987282900————
7th1988334381————
8th1989181792————
9th199010601————
10th19915542————
11th1992302986————
12th1993686094————
13th1994494285————
14th1995201713————
15th1996171460————
16th1997171440————

What the columns mean: REC