Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- College
- Dakota Wesleyan
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- College
- Dakota Wesleyan
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 213
- CMP
- 3,105
- ATT
- 5,311
- CMP%
- 58.5
- YDS
- 38,147
- AVG
- 7.2
- TD
- 261
- INT
- 199
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CMP, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 100+ ATT; CMP%, AVG: 4+ games, 200+ ATT) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 |  SEA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | SEA | 7 | 64 | 112 | 57.1 | 843 | 7.5 | 7 | 5 |
| 1982 | SEA | 3 | 49 | 78 | 62.8 | 501 | 6.4 | 2 | 2 |
| 1983 | SEA | 9 | 147 | 243 | 60.5 | 2,139 | 8.8 | 18 | 11 |
| 1984 | SEA | 16 | 276 | 480 | 57.5 | 3,671 | 7.6 | 32 | 24 |
| 1985 | SEA | 16 | 285 | 532 | 53.6 | 3,602 | 6.8 | 27 | 20 |
| 1986 | SEA | 15 | 225 | 375 | 60.0 | 2,921 | 7.8 | 21 | 11 |
| 1987 | SEA | 12 | 178 | 294 | 60.5 | 2,131 | 7.2 | 23 | 15 |
| 1988 | SEA | 9 | 134 | 228 | 58.8 | 1,741 | 7.6 | 18 | 8 |
| 1989 | SEA | 15 | 286 | 499 | 57.3 | 3,309 | 6.6 | 21 | 20 |
| 1990 | SEA | 16 | 265 | 448 | 59.2 | 3,194 | 7.1 | 15 | 20 |
| 1991 | SEA | 10 | 187 | 285 | 65.6 | 2,080 | 7.3 | 11 | 12 |
| 1992 | KC | 16 | 230 | 413 | 55.7 | 3,115 | 7.5 | 15 | 12 |
| 1993 | KC | 12 | 105 | 189 | 55.6 | 1,238 | 6.6 | 7 | 3 |
| 1994 | DET | 14 | 131 | 212 | 61.8 | 1,629 | 7.7 | 14 | 3 |
| 1995 | ARI | 16 | 304 | 521 | 58.3 | 3,554 | 6.8 | 16 | 21 |
| 1996 | CHI | 13 | 226 | 377 | 59.9 | 2,278 | 6.0 | 14 | 12 |
| 1997 | TEN | 8 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | TEN | 5 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 199 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 12
- CMP
- 144
- ATT
- 282
- CMP%
- 51.1
- YDS
- 1,895
- AVG
- 6.7
- TD
- 11
- INT
- 9
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 213
- CMP
- 14.6
- ATT
- 24.9
- CMP%
- 58.5
- YDS
- 179.1
- AVG
- 7.2
- TD
- 1.2
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | SEA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | SEA | 7 | 9.1 | 16 | 57.1 | 120.4 | 7.5 | 1 | 0.7 |
| 1982 | SEA | 3 | 16.3 | 26 | 62.8 | 167 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 1983 | SEA | 9 | 16.3 | 27 | 60.5 | 237.7 | 8.8 | 2 | 1.2 |
| 1984 | SEA | 16 | 17.3 | 30 | 57.5 | 229.4 | 7.6 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 1985 | SEA | 16 | 17.8 | 33.3 | 53.6 | 225.1 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 1986 | SEA | 15 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 194.7 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| 1987 | SEA | 12 | 14.8 | 24.5 | 60.5 | 177.6 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| 1988 | SEA | 9 | 14.9 | 25.3 | 58.8 | 193.4 | 7.6 | 2 | 0.9 |
| 1989 | SEA | 15 | 19.1 | 33.3 | 57.3 | 220.6 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 1990 | SEA | 16 | 16.6 | 28 | 59.2 | 199.6 | 7.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| 1991 | SEA | 10 | 18.7 | 28.5 | 65.6 | 208 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| 1992 | KC | 16 | 14.4 | 25.8 | 55.7 | 194.7 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 1993 | KC | 12 | 8.8 | 15.8 | 55.6 | 103.2 | 6.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| 1994 | DET | 14 | 9.4 | 15.1 | 61.8 | 116.4 | 7.7 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 1995 | ARI | 16 | 19 | 32.6 | 58.3 | 222.1 | 6.8 | 1 | 1.3 |
| 1996 | CHI | 13 | 17.4 | 29 | 59.9 | 175.2 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 1997 | TEN | 8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | TEN | 5 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 57.1 | 39.8 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
What were Dave Krieg's career stats?
Dave Krieg played 19 seasons for the Seahawks, the Chiefs, the Lions, the Cardinals, the Bears and the Titans. He completed 3,105 of 5,311 passes for 38,147 yards, 261 touchdowns and 199 interceptions. His best season was 1984: 3,671 passing yards, 32 passing touchdowns and 24 interceptions thrown.
League leaderboards and awards
19 seasons, 7 postseasons, 1980 to 1998
Dave Krieg finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
All-time career rank
- 25th in passing yards (38,147)
- 22nd in passing touchdowns (261)
Among the 2,425 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Passing Yards: 1995 (10th)
- Passer Rating: 1994 (2nd)
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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