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Len Dawson

Retired

Kansas City Chiefs · QB

Len Dawson recorded 191 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 19 rostered seasons with Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Texans, TEX, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

150.3

pass yds/gm

6.8

rush yds/gm

8

playoff games

191

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Len Dawson's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1964
DENVERBRONCOS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NOV 1, 1964

Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Nov 1, 1964

435 pass yds · 6 pass TD · 3 INT

Regular Season
1966
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEP 25, 1966

Kansas City Chiefs vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Sep 25, 1966

291 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1963
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 14, 1963

New England Patriots vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 14, 1963

189 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1967
MIAMIDOLPHINS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 8, 1967

Miami Dolphins vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 8, 1967

250 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1963
DENVERBRONCOS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 8, 1963

Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1963

216 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Len Dawson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 435 passing yards · 6 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1964
DENVERBRONCOS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NOV 1, 1964

Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Nov 1, 1964

435 pass yds · 6 pass TD · 3 INT

Career high: 69 rushing yards

Regular Season
1963
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 27, 1963

Kansas City Chiefs vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 27, 1963

140 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 4 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Len Dawson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1933–1968

01
PITDAWSON16Len Dawson
PITSTAUTNER—Ernie Stautner
PITJOHNSON—John Henry Johnson

Survival, wartime mergers and rare contention

Pittsburgh Steelers · Before the Steelers dynasty

Pittsburgh endured one playoff appearance in its first 36 seasons before the Rooney family entrusted a new coach with a patient rebuild.

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Franchise era

1956–1965

02
CLEDAWSON16Len Dawson
CLEBROWN32Jim Brown
CLERYAN—Frank Ryan

The greatest runner becomes the entire geometry

Cleveland Browns · Jim Brown and the 1964 title

Brown led the league in rushing eight times in nine seasons and powered Cleveland's most recent championship in 1964.

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Franchise era

1960–1969

03
KCDAWSON16Len Dawson
KCBUCHANAN—Buck Buchanan
KCTAYLOR—Otis Taylor

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

1970–1988

04
KCDAWSON16Len Dawson
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

Super Bowl champion · 196919 NFL seasons191 career games28,711 career passing yards239 career passing touchdowns1,299 career rushing yards9 career rushing touchdownsJersey: 08 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Dec 1, 1957Most recent: Dec 7, 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