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Lance Alworth

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Dallas Cowboys · FL-WR

Lance Alworth recorded 136 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Dallas Cowboys, San Diego Chargers.

▶Best highlights

75.5

rec yds/gm

0.9

rush yds/gm

7

playoff games

136

career games

Five defining games

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A researched consensus introduction to Lance Alworth's defining games.

Editorial methodology and sources

Cross-checked Pro Football Hall of Fame: Lance Alworth, postseason and milestone context, and verified Athlore box scores. This frozen editorial order balances the highest-leverage indexed appearances with statistical peaks that represent Lance Alworth's career; no ranking formula runs in the application.

  1. #1. In the conference championship against New England Patriots and Los Angeles Chargers, Lance Alworth recorded 4 receptions, 77 receiving yards, 1 receiving touchdowns in the leading indexed performance of this editorial five. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Lance Alworth
  2. #2. In the Super Bowl against Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins, Lance Alworth recorded 2 receptions, 28 receiving yards, 1 receiving touchdowns in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Lance Alworth
  3. #3. In the conference championship against Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Chargers, Lance Alworth recorded 4 receptions, 82 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Lance Alworth
  4. #4. Against Los Angeles Chargers and Denver Broncos, Lance Alworth recorded 9 receptions, 171 receiving yards, 4 receiving touchdowns in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Lance Alworth
  5. #5. Against Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs, Lance Alworth recorded 9 receptions, 232 receiving yards, 2 receiving touchdowns in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Lance Alworth

Reviewed through 2026-08-11

Conference Championship
1963
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
JAN 5, 1964

New England Patriots vs Los Angeles Chargers

Conference Championship · Jan 5, 1964

4 rec · 77 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Super Bowl
VI
DALLASCOWBOYS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 16, 1972

Dallas Cowboys vs Miami Dolphins

Super Bowl VI · Jan 16, 1972

2 rec · 28 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Conference Championship
1965
BUFFALOBILLS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DEC 26, 1965

Buffalo Bills vs Los Angeles Chargers

Conference Championship · Dec 26, 1965

4 rec · 82 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1968
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DENVERBRONCOS
DEC 1, 1968

Los Angeles Chargers vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Dec 1, 1968

9 rec · 171 rec yds · 4 rec TD

Regular Season
1963
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 20, 1963

Los Angeles Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 20, 1963

9 rec · 232 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Lance Alworth's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 232 receiving yards

Regular Season
1963
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 20, 1963

Los Angeles Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 20, 1963

9 rec · 232 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 13 receptions

Regular Season
1963
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 10, 1963

Los Angeles Chargers vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 10, 1963

13 rec · 210 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 4 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
1968
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DENVERBRONCOS
DEC 1, 1968

Los Angeles Chargers vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Dec 1, 1968

9 rec · 171 rec yds · 4 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Lance Alworth's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1969

01
LACALWORTH—Lance Alworth
LACHADL—John Hadl
LACLOWE—Paul Lowe

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

1970–1977

02
LACALWORTH—Lance Alworth
LACFOUTS—Dan Fouts
LACGARRISON—Gary Garrison

Fouts arrives before the system does

Los Angeles Chargers · Searching after Gillman

San Diego struggled through transition but drafted the quarterback who would become the center of its next revolution.

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Franchise era

1966–1979

03
DALALWORTH—Lance Alworth
DALSTAUBACH12Roger Staubach
DALLILLY—Bob Lilly

Staubach and the Doomsday Defense

Dallas Cowboys · America's Team

The Cowboys posted twenty consecutive winning seasons, reached five Super Bowls in the decade and won two behind Landry's preparation and Staubach's late-game poise.

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Career accomplishments

NFL receiving yards leader · 1965, 1966, 1968NFL receiving touchdowns leader · 1964, 1965, 1966NFL receptions leader · 1966Receiving Triple Crown · 196611 NFL seasons136 career games-11 career passing yards129 career rushing yards2 career rushing touchdowns542 career receptions10,266 career receiving yards85 career receiving touchdownsCollege: Arkansas7 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 7, 1962Most recent: Dec 31, 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