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Ken Stabler

Retired

New Orleans Saints · QB

Ken Stabler recorded 184 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 15 rostered seasons with New Orleans Saints, Houston Texans, Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders.

▶Best highlights

151.8

pass yds/gm

0.5

rush yds/gm

13

playoff games

184

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Ken Stabler's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
1974
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 21, 1974

Miami Dolphins vs Oakland Raiders

Divisional Round · Dec 21, 1974

293 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1976
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SEP 12, 1976

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Sep 12, 1976

342 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 4 INT

Regular Season
1980
TENNESSEETITANS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 23, 1980

Tennessee Titans vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 23, 1980

388 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 4 INT

Regular Season
1975
ATLANTAFALCONS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 30, 1975

Atlanta Falcons vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 30, 1975

264 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 2 INT

Regular Season
1979
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 3, 1979

Oakland Raiders vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 3, 1979

295 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 2 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Ken Stabler's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 388 passing yards · 4 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1980
TENNESSEETITANS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 23, 1980

Tennessee Titans vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 23, 1980

388 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 4 INT

Career high: 34 rushing yards

Regular Season
1973
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DENVERBRONCOS
OCT 22, 1973

Oakland Raiders vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 22, 1973

313 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Ken Stabler's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1963–1978

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LVUPSHAW—Gene Upshaw
LVBROWN—Willie Brown

Vertical offense and relentless defense

Las Vegas Raiders · The Raiders become the Raiders

Al Davis, John Rauch and John Madden built a feared perennial contender that finally broke through by winning Super Bowl XI.

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Franchise era

1979–1987

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LVALLEN27Marcus Allen
LVLONG—Howie Long

Two more championships in two cities

Las Vegas Raiders · Flores and the Los Angeles titles

Tom Flores led the first wild-card Super Bowl champion, then Allen's record run powered a dominant title after the move to Los Angeles.

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Franchise era

1978–1984

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TENCAMPBELL—Earl Campbell
TENPASTORINI—Dan Pastorini

Campbell carries Houston to two AFC title games

Tennessee Titans · Luv Ya Blue

Campbell's punishing MVP seasons packed the Astrodome and sent Houston to consecutive conference championship games against Pittsburgh.

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Franchise era

1967–1986

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NOMANNING—Archie Manning
NODEMPSEY—Tom Dempsey

Dempsey's kick and Manning's resilience

New Orleans Saints · The long beginning

New Orleans produced beloved moments but no winning season in its first two decades, turning loyalty itself into the franchise's defining trait.

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Career accomplishments

NFL passing touchdowns leader · 1974, 1976Super Bowl champion · 197615 NFL seasons184 career games27,938 career passing yards194 career passing touchdowns93 career rushing yards4 career rushing touchdownsJersey: 013 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Oct 25, 1970Most recent: Oct 21, 1984

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