Gifford Nielsen
[edit] Biography
Gifford Nielsen (Gifford Nielsen) was born on October 25, 1954 in Provo, Utah. After going to high school at Provo (UT), Nielsen attended Brigham Young University. Nielsen made his professional debut in the NFL in 1978 with the Houston Oilers. He played for the Houston Oilers for his entire 6 year career.
Most people believe that 1983 was Gifford Nielsen's best year.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Passing Stats
| 1978
| HOO
| NFL
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 56.3
|
| 1979
| HOO
| NFL
| 16
| 61
| 32
| 52.5
| 404
| 6.62
| 3
| 3
| 3
| 26
| 69.3
|
| 1980
| HOO
| NFL
| 15
| 4
| 2
| 50
| 12
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 95.8
|
| 1981
| HOO
| NFL
| 5
| 93
| 60
| 64.5
| 709
| 7.62
| 5
| 3
| 8
| 61
| 92.1
|
| 1982
| HOO
| NFL
| 9
| 161
| 87
| 54
| 1005
| 6.24
| 6
| 8
| 12
| 92
| 64.8
|
| 1983
| HOO
| NFL
| 7
| 175
| 90
| 51.4
| 1125
| 6.43
| 5
| 8
| 22
| 163
| 62.2
|
| 6 year NFL career
| 54
| 498
| 273
| 54.8
| 3255
| 6.54
| 20
| 22
| 47
| 354
| 70
|
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1978
| HOO
| NFL
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| HOO
| NFL
| 16
| 5
| 7
| 1.4
| 0
| 7
|
| 1980
| HOO
| NFL
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| HOO
| NFL
| 5
| 6
| 2
| 0.3
| 0
| 4
|
| 1982
| HOO
| NFL
| 9
| 9
| 37
| 4.1
| 0
| 9
|
| 1983
| HOO
| NFL
| 7
| 8
| 43
| 5.4
| 0
| 20
|
| 6 year NFL career
| 54
| 29
| 89
| 3.1
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1978
| HOO
| NFL
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| HOO
| NFL
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| -1
| 0
|
| 1980
| HOO
| NFL
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| -7
| 0
|
| 1981
| HOO
| NFL
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| -15
| 0
|
| 1982
| HOO
| NFL
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| -13
| 0
|
| 1983
| HOO
| NFL
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 6 year NFL career
| 54
| 16
| 2
| 0
| -36
| 0
|
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