Craig Morton stats

Last played for the Denver Broncos, 1982

Quarterback

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Craig Morton played 18 NFL seasons, 1965 to 1982.

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
207
CMP
2,053
ATT
3,786
CMP%
54.2
YDS
27,908
AVG
7.4
TD
183
INT
187
Totals by season
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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1965DAL4173450.01735.124
1966DAL6132748.12258.331
1967DAL96913750.49787.11010
1968DAL13448551.87528.846
1969DAL1316230253.62,6198.72115
1970DAL1210220749.31,8198.8157
1971DAL107814354.51,1317.978
1972DAL1418533954.62,3967.11521
1973DAL14133240.61745.431
1974DAL/NYG1412423951.91,5226.4913
1975NYG1418636351.22,3596.51116
1976NYG1215328453.91,8656.6920
1977DEN1413125451.61,9297.6148
1978DEN1414626754.71,8026.7118
1979DEN1420437055.12,6267.11619
1980DEN1218330160.82,1507.11213
1981DEN1522537659.83,1958.52114
1982DEN3182669.21937.403

What the columns mean: CMP · CMP% · INT

Career Postseason

GP
15
CMP
91
ATT
227
CMP%
40.1
YDS
1,235
AVG
5.4
TD
9
INT
16

Per game

Career regular season

GP
207
CMP
9.9
ATT
18.3
CMP%
54.2
YDS
134.8
AVG
7.4
TD
0.9
INT
0.9

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1965DAL44.38.550.043.35.10.51.0
1966DAL62.24.548.137.58.30.50.2
1967DAL97.715.250.4108.77.11.11.1
1968DAL133.46.551.857.88.80.30.5
1969DAL1312.523.253.6201.58.71.61.2
1970DAL128.517.349.3151.68.81.30.6
1971DAL107.814.354.5113.17.90.70.8
1972DAL1413.224.254.6171.17.11.11.5
1973DAL140.92.340.612.45.40.20.1
1974DAL/NYG148.917.151.9108.76.40.60.9
1975NYG1413.325.951.2168.56.50.81.1
1976NYG1212.823.753.9155.46.60.81.7
1977DEN149.418.151.6137.87.61.00.6
1978DEN1410.419.154.7128.76.70.80.6
1979DEN1414.626.455.1187.67.11.11.4
1980DEN1215.325.160.8179.27.11.01.1
1981DEN1515.025.159.8213.08.51.40.9
1982DEN36.08.769.264.37.40.01.0

What the columns mean: CMP · CMP% · INT

Bio

Comeback Player of the Year
1977

What were Craig Morton's career stats?

Craig Morton played 18 seasons for the Cowboys, the Giants and the Broncos. He completed 2,053 of 3,786 passes for 27,908 yards, 183 touchdowns and 187 interceptions. His best season was 1981: 3,195 passing yards, 21 passing touchdowns and 14 interceptions thrown.

League leaderboards and awards

18 seasons, 8 postseasons, 1965 to 1982

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 66th in passing yards (27,908)
  • 63rd in passing touchdowns (183)

Among the 2,818 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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