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LARLISCH—

Rusty Lisch

Retired

Chicago Bears · QB

Rusty Lisch recorded 30 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with Chicago Bears, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams.

▶Best highlights

18.2

pass yds/gm

4.3

rush yds/gm

1

playoff games

30

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Rusty Lisch's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1984
CHICAGOBEARS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DEC 3, 1984

Chicago Bears vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 3, 1984

159 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1983
W
WSH
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 9, 1983

WSH vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 9, 1983

1 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1984
DALLASCOWBOYS
CHICAGOBEARS
SEP 30, 1984

Dallas Cowboys vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Sep 30, 1984

43 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 1 INT

Wild Card
1982
ARIZONACARDINALS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 8, 1983

Arizona Cardinals vs Green Bay Packers

Wild Card · Jan 8, 1983

0 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1984
GREEN BAYPACKERS
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 9, 1984

Green Bay Packers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 9, 1984

99 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Rusty Lisch's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 159 passing yards · 51 rushing yards

Regular Season
1984
CHICAGOBEARS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DEC 3, 1984

Chicago Bears vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 3, 1984

159 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 1 passing touchdown

Regular Season
1983
W
WSH
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 9, 1983

WSH vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 9, 1983

1 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Rusty Lisch's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1987

01
ARILISCH—Rusty Lisch
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

02
LARLISCH—Rusty Lisch
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

1982–1992

03
CHILISCH—Rusty Lisch
CHIPAYTON34Walter Payton
CHISINGLETARY50Mike Singletary

Defense, personality and one overwhelming champion

Chicago Bears · The 1985 Bears

Mike Ditka and Buddy Ryan assembled a defense of historic speed and intimidation that dominated the 1985 postseason and remained dangerous for years.

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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons30 career games547 career passing yards1 career passing touchdowns130 career rushing yardsJersey: 01 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Dec 14, 1980Most recent: Dec 16, 1984

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