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Joe Namath

Retired

Los Angeles Rams · QB

Joe Namath recorded 140 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with Los Angeles Rams, New York Jets.

▶Best highlights

197.6

pass yds/gm

1.0

rush yds/gm

3

playoff games

140

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Joe Namath's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1972
NEW YORKJETS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SEP 24, 1972

New York Jets vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 24, 1972

496 pass yds · 6 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1966
TENNESSEETITANS
NEW YORKJETS
SEP 18, 1966

Tennessee Titans vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Sep 18, 1966

283 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1967
NEW YORKJETS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DEC 24, 1967

New York Jets vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 24, 1967

343 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1968
NEW YORKJETS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 29, 1968

New York Jets vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 29, 1968

280 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 5 INT

Conference Championship
1968
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 29, 1968

Oakland Raiders vs New York Jets

Conference Championship · Dec 29, 1968

266 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Joe Namath's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 496 passing yards · 6 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1972
NEW YORKJETS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SEP 24, 1972

New York Jets vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 24, 1972

496 pass yds · 6 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 39 rushing yards

Regular Season
1966
NEW YORKJETS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 3, 1966

New York Jets vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 3, 1966

327 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 5 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Joe Namath's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1968

01
NYJNAMATH12Joe Namath
NYJMAYNARD—Don Maynard
NYJSNELL—Matt Snell

The AFL's boldest team changes football

New York Jets · Namath and the guarantee

The Titans became the Jets, signed Namath and validated the entire AFL by upsetting Baltimore in Super Bowl III.

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Franchise era

1969–1980

02
NYJNAMATH12Joe Namath
NYJRIGGINS—John Riggins
NYJWALKER—Wesley Walker

Aging stars give way to a slow rebuild

New York Jets · After the guarantee

Injuries limited Namath and New York spent much of the 1970s searching before a young defensive line began to emerge.

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Franchise era

1973–1989

03
LARNAMATH12Joe Namath
LARYOUNGBLOOD—Jack Youngblood
LARDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson

Division dominance keeps colliding with a dynasty

Los Angeles Rams · A perennial NFC power

The Rams won seven straight division titles and reached the 1979 Super Bowl, but Dallas, Minnesota and San Francisco repeatedly blocked the path.

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Career accomplishments

NFL passing touchdowns leader · 1972NFL passing yards leader · 1966, 1967, 1972Super Bowl champion · 196813 NFL seasons140 career games27,663 career passing yards173 career passing touchdowns140 career rushing yards7 career rushing touchdownsJersey: 03 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 18, 1965Most recent: Oct 10, 1977

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