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Cotton Davidson

Retired

Oakland Raiders · QB

Cotton Davidson recorded 82 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Oakland Raiders, Dallas Texans, TEX, Baltimore Ravens, Baltimore Colts.

▶Best highlights

143.4

pass yds/gm

6.6

rush yds/gm

0

playoff games

82

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Cotton Davidson's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1964
DENVERBRONCOS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 25, 1964

Denver Broncos vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 25, 1964

427 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1964
NEW YORKJETS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 22, 1964

New York Jets vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 22, 1964

358 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 3 INT

Regular Season
1964
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
OCT 16, 1964

Oakland Raiders vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Oct 16, 1964

337 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1963
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 8, 1963

Los Angeles Chargers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1963

95 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1963
OAKLANDRAIDERS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
OCT 27, 1963

Oakland Raiders vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 27, 1963

115 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Cotton Davidson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 427 passing yards · 5 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1964
DENVERBRONCOS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 25, 1964

Denver Broncos vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 25, 1964

427 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 63 rushing yards

Regular Season
1961
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 22, 1961

Kansas City Chiefs vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 22, 1961

98 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Cotton Davidson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1953–1962

01
INDDAVIDSON—Cotton Davidson
INDUNITAS19Johnny Unitas
INDBERRY—Raymond Berry

The modern passing quarterback takes shape

Indianapolis Colts · Unitas and the greatest game

Unitas's timing with Berry and a dominant defense won back-to-back championships, beginning with the 1958 overtime title game that helped popularize the NFL.

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Franchise era

1960–1969

02
KCDAVIDSON—Cotton Davidson
KCDAWSON16Len Dawson
KCBUCHANAN—Buck Buchanan

An AFL founder reaches two early Super Bowls

Kansas City Chiefs · The Dallas Texans become champions

Lamar Hunt's Texans won the 1962 AFL title, moved to Kansas City and later legitimized the league by dominating Super Bowl IV.

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Franchise era

1960–1962

03
LVDAVIDSON—Cotton Davidson
LVFLORES—Tom Flores
LVOTTO—Jim Otto

An unstable AFL start

Las Vegas Raiders · Before Al Davis

The Raiders struggled on and off the field until a young coach and executive arrived with a clearer philosophy.

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Franchise era

1963–1978

04
LVDAVIDSON—Cotton Davidson
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

10 NFL seasons82 career games11,760 career passing yards73 career passing touchdowns541 career rushing yards11 career rushing touchdowns1 career receptions-1 career receiving yardsJersey: 00 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 10, 1954Most recent: Nov 10, 1968

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