Craig Morton
[edit] Biography
Craig Morton (Larry Craig Morton) was born on February 5, 1943 in Flint, Michigan. After going to high school at Campbell (CA), Morton attended Univeristy of California. Morton made his professional debut in the NFL in 1965 with the Dallas Cowboys. He played for the Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos and New York Giants over the course of his 18 year career.
Most people believe that 1981 was Craig Morton's best year, as he threw for 3195 yards, tossed 21 TDs and put up a 90.5 passer rating.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Passing Stats
| 1965
| DAL
| NFL
| 4
| 34
| 17
| 50
| 173
| 5.09
| 2
| 4
| 10
| 68
| 45
|
| 1966
| DAL
| NFL
| 6
| 27
| 13
| 48.1
| 225
| 8.33
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 98.5
|
| 1967
| DAL
| NFL
| 10
| 137
| 69
| 50.4
| 978
| 7.14
| 10
| 10
| 17
| 125
| 67.7
|
| 1968
| DAL
| NFL
| 13
| 85
| 44
| 51.8
| 752
| 8.85
| 4
| 6
| 4
| 39
| 68.4
|
| 1969
| DAL
| NFL
| 13
| 302
| 162
| 53.6
| 2619
| 8.67
| 21
| 15
| 30
| 246
| 85.4
|
| 1970
| DAL
| NFL
| 12
| 207
| 102
| 49.3
| 1819
| 8.79
| 15
| 7
| 20
| 166
| 89.8
|
| 1971
| DAL
| NFL
| 10
| 143
| 78
| 54.5
| 1131
| 7.91
| 7
| 8
| 9
| 76
| 73.5
|
| 1972
| DAL
| NFL
| 14
| 339
| 185
| 54.6
| 2396
| 7.07
| 15
| 21
| 23
| 179
| 65.9
|
| 1973
| DAL
| NFL
| 14
| 32
| 13
| 40.6
| 174
| 5.44
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 76.8
|
| 1974
| NYG
| NFL
| 8
| 237
| 122
| 51.5
| 1510
| 6.37
| 9
| 13
| 13
| 97
| 61.3
|
| 1975
| NYG
| NFL
| 14
| 363
| 186
| 51.2
| 2359
| 6.5
| 11
| 16
| 47
| 331
| 63.6
|
| 1976
| NYG
| NFL
| 12
| 284
| 153
| 53.9
| 1865
| 6.57
| 9
| 20
| 39
| 285
| 55.6
|
| 1977
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 254
| 131
| 51.6
| 1929
| 7.59
| 14
| 8
| 43
| 338
| 82
|
| 1978
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 267
| 146
| 54.7
| 1802
| 6.75
| 11
| 8
| 36
| 238
| 77
|
| 1979
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 370
| 204
| 55.1
| 2626
| 7.1
| 16
| 19
| 30
| 241
| 70.6
|
| 1980
| DEN
| NFL
| 12
| 301
| 183
| 60.8
| 2150
| 7.14
| 12
| 13
| 26
| 190
| 77.8
|
| 1981
| DEN
| NFL
| 15
| 376
| 225
| 59.8
| 3195
| 8.5
| 21
| 14
| 54
| 394
| 90.5
|
| 1982
| DEN
| NFL
| 3
| 26
| 18
| 69.2
| 193
| 7.42
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 19
| 51.1
|
| 18 year NFL career
| 208
| 3786
| 2053
| 54.2
| 27908
| 7.37
| 183
| 187
| 405
| 3040
| 73.5
|
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1965
| DAL
| NFL
| 4
| 3
| -8
| -2.7
| 0
| 5
|
| 1966
| DAL
| NFL
| 6
| 7
| 50
| 7.1
| 0
| 12
|
| 1967
| DAL
| NFL
| 10
| 15
| 42
| 2.8
| 0
| 11
|
| 1968
| DAL
| NFL
| 13
| 4
| 28
| 7
| 2
| 12
|
| 1969
| DAL
| NFL
| 13
| 16
| 62
| 3.9
| 1
| 15
|
| 1970
| DAL
| NFL
| 12
| 16
| 37
| 2.3
| 0
| 11
|
| 1971
| DAL
| NFL
| 10
| 4
| 9
| 2.3
| 1
| 4
|
| 1972
| DAL
| NFL
| 14
| 8
| 26
| 3.3
| 2
| 12t
|
| 1973
| DAL
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| NYG
| NFL
| 8
| 4
| 5
| 1.3
| 0
| 2
|
| 1975
| NYG
| NFL
| 14
| 22
| 72
| 3.3
| 0
| 11
|
| 1976
| NYG
| NFL
| 12
| 15
| 48
| 3.2
| 0
| 10
|
| 1977
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 31
| 125
| 4
| 4
| 15
|
| 1978
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 17
| 71
| 4.2
| 0
| 12
|
| 1979
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 23
| 13
| 0.6
| 1
| 7
|
| 1980
| DEN
| NFL
| 12
| 21
| 29
| 1.4
| 1
| 9
|
| 1981
| DEN
| NFL
| 15
| 8
| 18
| 2.3
| 0
| 5
|
| 1982
| DEN
| NFL
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 18 year NFL career
| 208
| 215
| 627
| 2.9
| 12
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1965
| DAL
| NFL
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| DAL
| NFL
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| DAL
| NFL
| 10
| 5
| 1
| 0
| -3
| 0
|
| 1968
| DAL
| NFL
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| DAL
| NFL
| 13
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| DAL
| NFL
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| DAL
| NFL
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| DAL
| NFL
| 14
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| DAL
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| -12
| 0
|
| 1974
| NYG
| NFL
| 8
| 4
| 2
| 0
| -14
| 0
|
| 1975
| NYG
| NFL
| 14
| 9
| 3
| 0
| -15
| 0
|
| 1976
| NYG
| NFL
| 12
| 7
| 3
| 0
| -4
| 0
|
| 1977
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 7
| 3
| 0
| -18
| 0
|
| 1978
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 6
| 1
| 0
| -14
| 0
|
| 1979
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 9
| 2
| 0
| -11
| 0
|
| 1980
| DEN
| NFL
| 12
| 4
| 3
| 0
| -7
| 0
|
| 1981
| DEN
| NFL
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| DEN
| NFL
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 18 year NFL career
| 208
| 68
| 23
| 0
| -98
| 0
|
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- Won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year in 1977
- Won the UPI AFL-AFC MVP in 1977
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