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Chuck Long

Retired

Detroit Lions · QB

Chuck Long recorded 27 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams, RAM.

▶Best highlights

138.8

pass yds/gm

3.3

rush yds/gm

0

playoff games

27

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Chuck Long's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1987
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 25, 1987

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 25, 1987

362 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1988
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 18, 1988

New Orleans Saints vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 18, 1988

274 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 2 INT

Regular Season
1988
ATLANTAFALCONS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 4, 1988

Atlanta Falcons vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 4, 1988

107 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1987
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 20, 1987

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 20, 1987

240 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 3 INT

Regular Season
1987
DETROITLIONS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 22, 1987

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 22, 1987

170 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 2 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Chuck Long's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 362 passing yards · 3 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1987
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 25, 1987

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 25, 1987

362 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 15 rushing yards

Regular Season
1987
W
DETROITLIONS
WSH
NOV 15, 1987

Detroit Lions vs WSH

Regular Season · Nov 15, 1987

249 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 4 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Chuck Long's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1959–1988

01
DETLONG—Chuck Long
DETLEBEAU—Dick LeBeau
DETBARNEY—Lem Barney

Great defenders and Billy Sims cannot sustain a winner

Detroit Lions · The long wait

Detroit produced elite players but only intermittent contention, and Sims's career-altering injury removed the brightest offensive hope.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

02
DETLONG—Chuck Long
DETSANDERS20Barry Sanders
DETMOORE84Herman Moore

The league's most elusive runner

Detroit Lions · Barry Sanders

Sanders turned every carry into possibility and led the 1991 Lions to the NFC Championship Game, the franchise's lone playoff win of the era.

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Franchise era

1990–1998

03
LARLONG—Chuck Long
LAREVERETT11Jim Everett
LARBETTIS36Jerome Bettis

A franchise changes cities while rebuilding

Los Angeles Rams · Decline and the move to St. Louis

The final Anaheim teams faded before Georgia Frontiere moved the club to St. Louis, where Bruce became the first piece of a sudden offensive leap.

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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons27 career games3,747 career passing yards19 career passing touchdowns88 career rushing yardsJersey: 00 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 23, 1986Most recent: Nov 11, 1990

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.