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Dennis Shaw

Retired

Kansas City Chiefs · QB

Dennis Shaw recorded 50 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Kansas City Chiefs, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

126.9

pass yds/gm

8.4

rush yds/gm

0

playoff games

50

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Dennis Shaw's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1971
DALLASCOWBOYS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 19, 1971

Dallas Cowboys vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 19, 1971

353 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 3 INT

Regular Season
1972
DETROITLIONS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 10, 1972

Detroit Lions vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 10, 1972

239 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1970
NEW YORKJETS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 4, 1970

New York Jets vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 4, 1970

317 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 2 INT

Regular Season
1970
MIAMIDOLPHINS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 18, 1970

Miami Dolphins vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1970

348 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 2 INT

Regular Season
1970
BUFFALOBILLS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NOV 15, 1970

Buffalo Bills vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Nov 15, 1970

94 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 2 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Dennis Shaw's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 353 passing yards · 4 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1971
DALLASCOWBOYS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 19, 1971

Dallas Cowboys vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 19, 1971

353 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 3 INT

Career high: 48 rushing yards

Regular Season
1970
BUFFALOBILLS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 22, 1970

Buffalo Bills vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 22, 1970

147 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Dennis Shaw's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1966–1984

01
BUFSHAW—Dennis Shaw
BUFSIMPSON—O.J. Simpson
BUFFERGUSON—Joe Ferguson

Simpson runs into history

Buffalo Bills · The Electric Company and Ground Chuck

An elite line powered Simpson's 2,003-yard season before Chuck Knox later returned Buffalo to the playoffs with a tougher, balanced roster.

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Franchise era

1960–1987

02
ARISHAW—Dennis Shaw
ARIHART—Jim Hart
ARIDIERDORF—Dan Dierdorf

The Cardiac Cardinals make drama a habit

Arizona Cardinals · The St. Louis Football Cardinals

St. Louis produced explosive, entertaining contenders in the 1970s but never found the postseason breakthrough needed to secure the franchise's future there.

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Franchise era

1973–1989

03
LARSHAW—Dennis Shaw
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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Franchise era

1964–1978

04
NYGSHAW—Dennis Shaw
NYGTARKENTON10Fran Tarkenton
NYGTUCKER—Bob Tucker

A proud organization loses its structure

New York Giants · The wilderness

The Giants endured fifteen straight losing seasons and a chaotic stadium transition before new leadership rebuilt football operations.

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Franchise era

1970–1988

05
KCSHAW—Dennis Shaw
KCLANIER—Willie Lanier
KCSTILL—Art Still

A proud defense cannot rebuild the champion

Kansas City Chiefs · The long quiet stretch

Kansas City made the playoffs only once in nineteen seasons as the original stars aged and the offense struggled to find direction.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons50 career games6,347 career passing yards35 career passing touchdowns420 career rushing yardsJersey: 00 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 20, 1970Most recent: Dec 21, 1975

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

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.