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George Blanda

Retired

Las Vegas Raiders · QB

George Blanda recorded 280 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 26 rostered seasons with Oakland Raiders, Houston Texans, Houston Oilers, CHB, Chicago Bears, Baltimore Ravens.

▶Best highlights

95.4

pass yds/gm

1.0

rush yds/gm

20

playoff games

280

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to George Blanda's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1961
NEW YORKJETS
TENNESSEETITANS
NOV 19, 1961

New York Jets vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1961

418 pass yds · 7 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1962
NEW YORKJETS
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 14, 1962

New York Jets vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 14, 1962

190 pass yds · 6 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1963
TENNESSEETITANS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 22, 1963

Tennessee Titans vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 22, 1963

342 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 2 INT

Regular Season
1965
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 24, 1965

Kansas City Chiefs vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 24, 1965

304 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1966
TENNESSEETITANS
DENVERBRONCOS
OCT 2, 1966

Tennessee Titans vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 2, 1966

300 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 2 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from George Blanda's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 464 passing yards

Regular Season
1961
TENNESSEETITANS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 29, 1961

Tennessee Titans vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 29, 1961

464 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 4 INT

Career high: 7 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1961
NEW YORKJETS
TENNESSEETITANS
NOV 19, 1961

New York Jets vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1961

418 pass yds · 7 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 23 rushing yards

Regular Season
1953
GREEN BAYPACKERS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 8, 1953

Green Bay Packers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 8, 1953

216 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped George Blanda's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1940–1957

01
CHIBLANDA—George Blanda
CHILUCKMAN42Sid Luckman
CHIMCAFEE5George McAfee

The T-formation overwhelms an era

Chicago Bears · The Monsters of the Midway

Chicago's modernized offense and imposing lines produced four championships in the 1940s, including the famous 73–0 title-game victory.

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Franchise era

1958–1981

02
CHIBLANDA—George Blanda
CHIBUTKUS51Dick Butkus
CHISAYERS40Gale Sayers

Transcendent individuals carry uneven teams

Chicago Bears · Butkus, Sayers and Payton

Butkus and Sayers defined their positions before Payton became the franchise's relentless offensive center through years of rebuilding.

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Franchise era

1960–1966

03
TENBLANDA—George Blanda
TENCANNON—Billy Cannon
TENHENNIGAN—Charlie Hennigan

Wide-open offense wins the first two league titles

Tennessee Titans · The AFL champion Oilers

Houston won the first two AFL championships and reached a third behind Blanda's passing and one of the young league's most explosive attacks.

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Franchise era

1963–1978

04
LVBLANDA—George Blanda
LVSTABLER12Ken Stabler
LVUPSHAW—Gene Upshaw

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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Career accomplishments

NFL passing touchdowns leader · 196126 NFL seasons280 career games26,718 career passing yards236 career passing touchdowns278 career rushing yards8 career rushing touchdowns1 career receptions-16 career receiving yardsJersey: 020 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Oct 29, 1950Most recent: Jan 4, 1976

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