Dawson threw for 239 TD’s compared to 183 interceptions and the longest completion of his career went for 92 yards. His touchdown percentage on pass attempts was 6.4% and his interception percentage was 4.9%. He lost a combined 1,460 yards while being the victim of a quarterback sack 170 different times. He totaled 136.1 yds per contest through the air with a 82.6 quarterback rating. In the 211 games in his career, Dawson completed 2,136 of 3,741 tries for a total of 28,711 yds.
Dawson connected on 93 of his 140 passes in his last year for a completion percentage of 66.4%. His longest completion was for 55 yards and he averaged 91.3 yards per game. He had a quarterback rating of 97.7 with a TD rate of 3.6% and an interception percentage of 2.9%. In his final season, Dawson threw for 1,095 yds with 5 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. He was sacked 10 different times for a total of 60 yards lost.
Len Dawson Stats
| Year | Team | TD | TD% | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | Games | GS | Y/A | AY/A | Y/C | Y/G | Int | Int% | 1D | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 239 | 6.4% | 2,136 | 3,741 | 57.1% | 28,711 | 211 | 0 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 13.4 | 136.1 | 183 | 4.9% | 0 | 92 | |
| 1975 | KAN | 5 | 3.6% | 93 | 140 | 66.4% | 1,095 | 12 | 5 | 7.3 | 11.8 | 91.3 | 90.0 | 4 | 2.9% | 51 | 8 |
| 1974 | KAN | 7 | 3.0% | 138 | 235 | 58.7% | 1,573 | 14 | 8 | 4.8 | 11.4 | 112.4 | 65.8 | 13 | 5.5% | 84 | 7 |
| 1973 | KAN | 2 | 2.0% | 66 | 101 | 65.3% | 725 | 8 | 6 | 5.3 | 11.0 | 90.6 | 72.4 | 5 | 5.0% | 48 | 7 |
| 1972 | KAN | 13 | 4.3% | 175 | 305 | 57.4% | 1,835 | 14 | 12 | 5.1 | 10.5 | 131.1 | 72.8 | 12 | 3.9% | 44 | 6 |
| 1971 | KAN | 15 | 5.0% | 167 | 301 | 55.5% | 2,504 | 14 | 13 | 7.4 | 15.0 | 178.9 | 81.6 | 13 | 4.3% | 82 | 8 |
| 1970 | KAN | 13 | 5.0% | 141 | 262 | 53.8% | 1,876 | 14 | 12 | 5.7 | 13.3 | 134.0 | 71.0 | 14 | 5.3% | 61 | 7 |
| 1961 | CLE | 1 | 6.7% | 7 | 15 | 46.7% | 85 | 7 | 1 | -2.0 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 47.2 | 3 | 20.0% | 17 | 6 |
| 1960 | CLE | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 13 | 61.5% | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 11.5 | 65.9 | 0 | 0.0% | 23 | 2 |
| 1959 | PIT | 1 | 14.3% | 3 | 7 | 42.9% | 60 | 12 | 0 | 11.4 | 20.0 | 5.0 | 113.1 | 0 | 0.0% | 32 | 9 |
| 1958 | PIT | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 6 | 16.7% | 11 | 4 | 0 | -13.2 | 11.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3% | 11 | 2 |
| 1957 | PIT | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 25 | 3 | 1 | 6.3 | 12.5 | 8.3 | 69.8 | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 6 |
1975 Stats for Len Dawson
| Stat | Value | NFL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 12 | 55th |
| Games Started | 5 | 43rd |
| Completions | 93 | 26th |
| Passing Attempts | 140 | 30th |
| Completion Percentage | 66% | 12th |
| Passing Yards | 1,095 | 27th |
| Touchdown Passes | 5 | 27th |
| TD Percentage | 3.6% | 43rd |
| Interceptions | 4 | 38th |
| Interception Percentage | 2.9% | 65th |
| 1st Downs | 51 | 32nd |
| Longest Pass | 8 | 19th |
| Yards Per Pass Attempt | 7.3 | 19th |
| Average Yards Per Pass Attempt | 11.8 | 60th |
| Yards Per Completion | 91.3 | 34th |
| Passing Yards Per Game | 90.0 | 16th |
1974 Stats for Len Dawson
| Stat | Value | NFL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 14 | 9th |
| Games Started | 8 | 36th |
| Completions | 138 | 15th |
| Passing Attempts | 235 | 20th |
| Completion Percentage | 59% | 24th |
| Passing Yards | 1,573 | 18th |
| Touchdown Passes | 7 | 23rd |
| TD Percentage | 3.0% | 38th |
| Interceptions | 13 | 12th |
| Interception Percentage | 5.5% | 43rd |
| 1st Downs | 84 | 2nd |
| Longest Pass | 7 | 40th |
| Yards Per Pass Attempt | 4.8 | 42nd |
| Average Yards Per Pass Attempt | 11.4 | 57th |
| Yards Per Completion | 112.4 | 28th |
| Passing Yards Per Game | 65.8 | 42nd |
1973 Stats for Len Dawson
| Stat | Value | NFL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 8 | 60th |
| Games Started | 6 | 40th |
| Completions | 66 | 32nd |
| Passing Attempts | 101 | 36th |
| Completion Percentage | 65% | 8th |
| Passing Yards | 725 | 32nd |
| Touchdown Passes | 2 | 38th |
| TD Percentage | 2.0% | 48th |
| Interceptions | 5 | 42nd |
| Interception Percentage | 5.0% | 36th |
| 1st Downs | 48 | 38th |
| Longest Pass | 7 | 20th |
| Yards Per Pass Attempt | 5.3 | 29th |
| Average Yards Per Pass Attempt | 11.0 | 57th |
| Yards Per Completion | 90.6 | 29th |
| Passing Yards Per Game | 72.4 | 27th |
1972 Stats for Len Dawson
| Stat | Value | NFL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 14 | 13th |
| Games Started | 12 | 30th |
| Completions | 175 | 6th |
| Passing Attempts | 305 | 11th |
| Completion Percentage | 57% | 15th |
| Passing Yards | 1,835 | 16th |
| Touchdown Passes | 13 | 15th |
| TD Percentage | 4.3% | 30th |
| Interceptions | 12 | 17th |
| Interception Percentage | 3.9% | 49th |
| 1st Downs | 44 | 38th |
| Longest Pass | 6 | 50th |
| Yards Per Pass Attempt | 5.1 | 41st |
| Average Yards Per Pass Attempt | 10.5 | 63rd |
| Yards Per Completion | 131.1 | 22nd |
| Passing Yards Per Game | 72.8 | 32nd |
1971 Stats for Len Dawson
| Stat | Value | NFL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 14 | 3rd |
| Games Started | 13 | 13th |
| Completions | 167 | 7th |
| Passing Attempts | 301 | 9th |
| Completion Percentage | 56% | 16th |
| Passing Yards | 2,504 | 4th |
| Touchdown Passes | 15 | 8th |
| TD Percentage | 5.0% | 18th |
| Interceptions | 13 | 16th |
| Interception Percentage | 4.3% | 47th |
| 1st Downs | 82 | 6th |
| Longest Pass | 8 | 20th |
| Yards Per Pass Attempt | 7.4 | 19th |
| Average Yards Per Pass Attempt | 15.0 | 24th |
| Yards Per Completion | 178.9 | 5th |
| Passing Yards Per Game | 81.6 | 20th |
1970 Stats for Len Dawson
| Stat | Value | NFL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 14 | 13th |
| Games Started | 12 | 21st |
| Completions | 141 | 17th |
| Passing Attempts | 262 | 16th |
| Completion Percentage | 54% | 31st |
| Passing Yards | 1,876 | 14th |
| Touchdown Passes | 13 | 14th |
| TD Percentage | 5.0% | 24th |
| Interceptions | 14 | 13th |
| Interception Percentage | 5.3% | 33rd |
| 1st Downs | 61 | 21st |
| Longest Pass | 7 | 31st |
| Yards Per Pass Attempt | 5.7 | 36th |
| Average Yards Per Pass Attempt | 13.3 | 45th |
| Yards Per Completion | 134.0 | 19th |
| Passing Yards Per Game | 71.0 | 38th |
1961 Stats for Len Dawson
| Stat | Value | NFL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 7 | 52nd |
| Games Started | 1 | 44th |
| Completions | 7 | 26th |
| Passing Attempts | 15 | 27th |
| Completion Percentage | 47% | 30th |
| Passing Yards | 85 | 29th |
| Touchdown Passes | 1 | 29th |
| TD Percentage | 6.7% | 14th |
| Interceptions | 3 | 27th |
| Interception Percentage | 20.0% | 7th |
| 1st Downs | 17 | 37th |
| Longest Pass | 6 | 35th |
| Yards Per Pass Attempt | -2.0 | 1195th |
| Average Yards Per Pass Attempt | 12.1 | 38th |
| Yards Per Completion | 12.1 | 29th |
| Passing Yards Per Game | 47.2 | 35th |
1960 Stats for Len Dawson
| Stat | Value | NFL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 2 | 47th |
| Games Started | 0 | 46th |
| Completions | 8 | 32nd |
| Passing Attempts | 13 | 34th |
| Completion Percentage | 62% | 5th |
| Passing Yards | 23 | 36th |
| Touchdown Passes | 0 | 38th |
| TD Percentage | 0.0% | 38th |
| Interceptions | 0 | 38th |
| Interception Percentage | 0.0% | 38th |
| 1st Downs | 23 | 32nd |
| Longest Pass | 2 | 38th |
| Yards Per Pass Attempt | 1.8 | 32nd |
| Average Yards Per Pass Attempt | 2.9 | 38th |
| Yards Per Completion | 11.5 | 31st |
| Passing Yards Per Game | 65.9 | 18th |
1959 Stats for Len Dawson
| Stat | Value | NFL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 12 | 18th |
| Games Started | 0 | 48th |
| Completions | 3 | 29th |
| Passing Attempts | 7 | 30th |
| Completion Percentage | 43% | 28th |
| Passing Yards | 60 | 30th |
| Touchdown Passes | 1 | 26th |
| TD Percentage | 14.3% | 6th |
| Interceptions | 0 | 34th |
| Interception Percentage | 0.0% | 34th |
| 1st Downs | 32 | 27th |
| Longest Pass | 9 | 9th |
| Yards Per Pass Attempt | 11.4 | 6th |
| Average Yards Per Pass Attempt | 20.0 | 7th |
| Yards Per Completion | 5.0 | 31st |
| Passing Yards Per Game | 113.1 | 6th |
1958 Stats for Len Dawson
| Stat | Value | NFL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 4 | 50th |
| Games Started | 0 | 50th |
| Completions | 1 | 35th |
| Passing Attempts | 6 | 31st |
| Completion Percentage | 17% | 36th |
| Passing Yards | 11 | 35th |
| Touchdown Passes | 0 | 35th |
| TD Percentage | 0.0% | 35th |
| Interceptions | 2 | 26th |
| Interception Percentage | 33.3% | 5th |
| 1st Downs | 11 | 35th |
| Longest Pass | 2 | 36th |
| Yards Per Pass Attempt | -13.2 | 1198th |
| Average Yards Per Pass Attempt | 11.0 | 33rd |
| Yards Per Completion | 2.8 | 31st |
| Passing Yards Per Game | 0.0 | 47th |
1957 Stats for Len Dawson
| Stat | Value | NFL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 3 | 60th |
| Games Started | 1 | 47th |
| Completions | 2 | 37th |
| Passing Attempts | 4 | 34th |
| Completion Percentage | 50% | 23rd |
| Passing Yards | 25 | 40th |
| Touchdown Passes | 0 | 40th |
| TD Percentage | 0.0% | 40th |
| Interceptions | 0 | 44th |
| Interception Percentage | 0.0% | 44th |
| 1st Downs | 15 | 39th |
| Longest Pass | 6 | 32nd |
| Yards Per Pass Attempt | 6.3 | 15th |
| Average Yards Per Pass Attempt | 12.5 | 34th |
| Yards Per Completion | 8.3 | 29th |
| Passing Yards Per Game | 69.8 | 20th |