Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1986
- Draft
- 1986Rd 1, Pk 12
- College
- Iowa
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1986
- Draft
- 1986Rd 1, Pk 12
- College
- Iowa
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 27
- CMP
- 331
- ATT
- 607
- CMP%
- 54.5
- YDS
- 3,747
- AVG
- 6.2
- TD
- 19
- INT
- 28
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | CMP%: Share of passes completed. The modern league average is around 65%. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  DET | 3 | 21 | 40 | 52.5 | 247 | 6.2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1987 | DET | 12 | 232 | 416 | 55.8 | 2,598 | 6.2 | 11 | 20 |
| 1988 | DET | 7 | 75 | 141 | 53.2 | 856 | 6.1 | 6 | 6 |
| 1989 | DET | 1 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 |  LAR | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 1
- CMP
- 0
- ATT
- 0
- CMP%
- 0.0
- YDS
- 0
- AVG
- 0.0
- TD
- 0
- INT
- 0
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 27
- CMP
- 12.3
- ATT
- 22.5
- CMP%
- 54.5
- YDS
- 138.8
- AVG
- 6.2
- TD
- 0.7
- INT
- 1.0
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | CMP%: Share of passes completed. The modern league average is around 65%. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | DET | 3 | 7 | 13.3 | 52.5 | 82.3 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 1987 | DET | 12 | 19.3 | 34.7 | 55.8 | 216.5 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
| 1988 | DET | 7 | 10.7 | 20.1 | 53.2 | 122.3 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| 1989 | DET | 1 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | LAR | 4 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 20.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
What were Chuck Long's career stats?
Chuck Long played 5 seasons for the Lions and the Rams. He completed 331 of 607 passes for 3,747 yards, 19 touchdowns and 28 interceptions. His best season was 1987: 2,598 passing yards, 11 passing touchdowns and 20 interceptions thrown.
League leaderboards and awards
5 seasons, 1 postseason, 1986 to 1990
All-time career rank
- 209th in passing yards (3,747)
- 208th in passing touchdowns (19)
Among the 2,425 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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