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Tobin Rote

Retired

Denver Broncos · QB

Tobin Rote recorded 146 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers.

▶Best highlights

129.1

pass yds/gm

21.4

rush yds/gm

4

playoff games

146

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Tobin Rote's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1951
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 22, 1951

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 22, 1951

201 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 2 INT

Conference Championship
1957
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 29, 1957

Cleveland Browns vs Detroit Lions

Conference Championship · Dec 29, 1957

280 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1954
LOS ANGELESRAMS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 17, 1954

Los Angeles Rams vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 17, 1954

284 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1957
DETROITLIONS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 3, 1957

Detroit Lions vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 3, 1957

212 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1954
GREEN BAYPACKERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 30, 1954

Green Bay Packers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 30, 1954

148 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Tobin Rote's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 369 passing yards

Regular Season
1963
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 2, 1963

Los Angeles Chargers vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 2, 1963

369 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 4 passing touchdowns

Conference Championship
1957
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 29, 1957

Cleveland Browns vs Detroit Lions

Conference Championship · Dec 29, 1957

280 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 150 rushing yards

Regular Season
1951
GREEN BAYPACKERS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 18, 1951

Green Bay Packers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 18, 1951

88 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Tobin Rote's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1949–1958

01
GBROTE—Tobin Rote
GBHOWTON—Billy Howton
GBRINGO—Jim Ringo

A proud franchise nears financial and competitive crisis

Green Bay Packers · The wilderness years

Green Bay struggled after Lambeau and required a new stadium, community support and the right coach to survive.

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Franchise era

1951–1958

02
DETROTE—Tobin Rote
DETLAYNE—Bobby Layne
DETWALKER—Doak Walker

Three championships in six seasons

Detroit Lions · The 1950s dynasty

Layne's fearless passing and a loaded defense made Detroit the decade's defining challenger to Cleveland.

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Franchise era

1959–1988

03
DETROTE—Tobin Rote
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

1960–1969

04
LACROTE—Tobin Rote
LACALWORTH—Lance Alworth
LACHADL—John Hadl

Sid Gillman stretches the field

Los Angeles Chargers · The AFL's early innovators

Gillman's vertical passing principles and Alworth's speed produced five division titles and the franchise's only league championship in 1963.

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Franchise era

1960–1972

05
DENROTE—Tobin Rote
DENLITTLE—Floyd Little
DENTAYLOR—Lionel Taylor

A loyal city waits for its first winning season

Denver Broncos · The difficult AFL beginning

Denver survived years of losing because Little and an intensely loyal fan base made the franchise worth building.

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Career accomplishments

NFL passing touchdowns leader · 1955, 1956NFL passing yards leader · 195613 NFL seasons146 career games18,848 career passing yards148 career passing touchdowns3,129 career rushing yards37 career rushing touchdowns2 career receptions28 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 04 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 17, 1950Most recent: Oct 16, 1966

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