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Bill Nelsen

Retired

Cleveland Browns · QB

Bill Nelsen recorded 88 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

161.0

pass yds/gm

1.0

rush yds/gm

6

playoff games

88

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Bill Nelsen's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1969
DALLASCOWBOYS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 2, 1969

Dallas Cowboys vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 2, 1969

255 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1968
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 10, 1968

New Orleans Saints vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 10, 1968

262 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 3 INT

Regular Season
1968
CLEVELANDBROWNS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
OCT 20, 1968

Cleveland Browns vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Oct 20, 1968

137 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1965
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NOV 28, 1965

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Nov 28, 1965

285 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1968
ARIZONACARDINALS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OCT 13, 1968

Arizona Cardinals vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 13, 1968

324 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 2 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Bill Nelsen's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 334 passing yards

Regular Season
1966
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 18, 1966

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 18, 1966

334 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 5 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1969
DALLASCOWBOYS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 2, 1969

Dallas Cowboys vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 2, 1969

255 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 32 rushing yards

Regular Season
1968
CLEVELANDBROWNS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
OCT 20, 1968

Cleveland Browns vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Oct 20, 1968

137 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Bill Nelsen's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1933–1968

01
PITNELSEN—Bill Nelsen
PITSTAUTNER—Ernie Stautner
PITJOHNSON—John Henry Johnson

Survival, wartime mergers and rare contention

Pittsburgh Steelers · Before the Steelers dynasty

Pittsburgh endured one playoff appearance in its first 36 seasons before the Rooney family entrusted a new coach with a patient rebuild.

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Franchise era

1966–1984

02
CLENELSEN—Bill Nelsen
CLESIPE—Brian Sipe
CLENEWSOME—Ozzie Newsome

Sipe's late-game offense revives Cleveland

Cleveland Browns · From contention to the Kardiac Kids

The Browns remained competitive after Brown and later found a new identity in Sipe's dramatic 1980 MVP season.

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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons88 career games14,165 career passing yards98 career passing touchdowns89 career rushing yards2 career rushing touchdowns1 career receptions-5 career receiving yardsJersey: 06 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 22, 1963Most recent: Dec 24, 1972

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