Len Dawson
Career 9,812 pass yds · 57 pass TD · 260 rush yds
Seasons leading his conference
2
0 best in the NFL
2 conference only
17
Top-5 finishes
2
Title seasons
2
Categories led
1971
Best season
Spanning 1971–1972, peaking at 1 titles in 1971.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1922Among league leaders
- 439th Conference titles 2
- 266th Top-5 finishes 17
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 190th Interceptions Thrown 66
- 208th Passing Yards 9,812
- 210th Passing Touchdowns 57
- 210th Completions 801
- 213th Pass Attempts 1,389
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led the whole NFL led his conference| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completion Percentage | 1 | 1st | — | 1972 AFC 57.4% 1970 #3 1971 #2 1974 #3 |
| Yards per Attempt | 1 | 1st | — | 1971 AFC 8.32 |
| Completions | — | #2 | — | 1972 #2 |
| Passer Rating | — | #3 | — | 1971 #3 |
| Passing Yards | — | #2 | — | 1971 #2 |
Title Seasons
2 seasons with at least one title| Year | Titles | Led in |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1 | CMP% 57.4% |
| 1971 | 1 | Y/A 8.32 |
Passing
11 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | Y/A | TD | INT | SK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | PIT | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 0 | — | 69.8 |
| 1958 | PIT | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16.7% | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 2 | — | 0.0 |
| 1959 | PIT | — | 12 | 3 | 7 | 42.9% | 60 | 8.57 | 1 | 0 | — | 113.1 |
| 1960 | CLE | — | 2 | 8 | 13 | 61.5% | 23 | 1.77 | 0 | 0 | — | 65.9 |
| 1961 | CLE | — | 7 | 7 | 15 | 46.7% | 85 | 5.67 | 1 | 3 | — | 47.2 |
| 1970 | KC | AFC | 14 | 141 | 262 | 53.8% | 1,876 | 7.16 | 13 | 14 | — | 71.0 |
| 1971 | KC | AFC | 14 | 167 | 301 | 55.5% | 2,504 | 8.32 | 15 | 13 | — | 81.6 |
| 1972 | KC | AFC | 14 | 175 | 305 | 57.4% | 1,835 | 6.02 | 13 | 12 | — | 72.8 |
| 1973 | KC | AFC | 8 | 66 | 101 | 65.4% | 725 | 7.18 | 2 | 5 | — | 72.4 |
| 1974 | KC | AFC | 14 | 138 | 235 | 58.7% | 1,573 | 6.69 | 7 | 13 | — | 65.8 |
| 1975 | KC | AFC | 12 | 93 | 140 | 66.4% | 1,095 | 7.82 | 5 | 4 | — | 90.0 |
| Career | — | — | 104 | 801 | 1,389 | 57.7% | 9,812 | 7.06 | 57 | 66 | — | 73.5 |
Rushing
11 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | ATT | YDS | Y/A | TD | 1D | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | PIT | — | 3 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | — | — |
| 1958 | PIT | — | 4 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | — | — |
| 1959 | PIT | — | 12 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | — | — |
| 1960 | CLE | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | — | — |
| 1961 | CLE | — | 7 | 1 | -10 | -10.00 | 0 | — | — |
| 1970 | KC | AFC | 14 | 11 | 46 | 4.18 | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | KC | AFC | 14 | 12 | 24 | 2.00 | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | KC | AFC | 14 | 15 | 75 | 5.00 | 0 | — | — |
| 1973 | KC | AFC | 8 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | — | — |
| 1974 | KC | AFC | 14 | 11 | 28 | 2.55 | 0 | — | — |
| 1975 | KC | AFC | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | — | — |
| Career | — | — | 104 | 71 | 260 | 3.66 | 0 | — | — |