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NFL Senior Researcher intentionally tailors criteria ranking QB wins to exclude Raiders Daryle Lamonica

NFL Senior Researcher intentionally tailor’s QB win stat to exclude Raiders legend Daryle Lamonica

One of the phrases that I really don’t like is ‘numbers don’t lie’. Mostly because numbers do lie often and in many ways. They lie by omission. They lie by not telling the story the teller is claiming. They lie by not telling the whole story.

Such was the case in a tweet from a NFL Senior Researcher following the AFC Divisional playoff game between the Chiefs and Bills.

The minimum 50 starts is one of those details that makes some sense. But why make the cutoff 1970? The NFL and AFL have both existed since 1960. They announced in 1966 they would be merging and Super Bowl I was after that season. So why 1970?

Well, because that would remove Raiders great Daryle ‘Mad Bomber’ Lamonica from the list, allowing for Mahomes, Brady, and Jackson to take the top three slots.

Lamonica had a 70-21-6 career regular season and playoff record including a record of 43-7-1 prior to 1970. His .753 winning percentage would land him second behind Mahomes, thus making the list not look as tidy and cool as Mahomes, Brady, Jackson going 1-2-3.

So, in the interest of that, an NFL Senior Researcher decided it best to just erase the accomplishments of three-time AFL champion, two-time AFL Player of the Year, and starting QB in Super Bowl II.

Former Notre Dame quarterback Daryle Lamonica dead at 80

The Notre Dame family has lost one of its own.

Daryle Lamonica, who became one of the winningest quarterbacks in professional football after playing at Notre Dame, has died at age 80. In 12 seasons with the Buffalo Bills and Oakland Raiders, he compiled a 66-16-6 record. After winning back-to-back AFL championships with the Bills in 1964 and 1965 as a backup to Jack Kemp, he came into his own with the Raiders. He was selected to two post-merger Pro Bowls, had two First Team All-Pro selections led the AFL with 30 touchdown passes in 1967 and 3,302 passing yards in 1969.

Lamonica played 30 games for the Irish between 1960 and 1962, a forgettable period in which they went 12-18 under coach Joe Kuharich. It was not until Lamonica’s third and final collegiate season that he was made the primary quarterback. He completed 99 passes for 1,363 yards and eight touchdowns. On the ground, he ran for 353 yards and 10 touchdowns on 144 carries.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Lamonica’s family during this time.

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Former Notre Dame, Raiders star QB Daryle Lamonica dies at 80

Former Raiders star QB Daryle Lamonica has died at 80

Former Oakland Raiders star quarterback Daryle Lamonica died on Thursday at his Fresno, California, home. The death is believed to be of natural causes.

Lamonica played college ball at Notre Dame. He was the team’s starting quarterback for 30 games from 1960-62. Lamonica had 99 completions in 211 attempts for 1,363 yards, with eight touchdowns.

He was drafted in the 12th round by Green Bay and the 23rd round by the Bills in 1963. He backed up the star Bills QB Jack Kemp.

He was traded to Oakland on March 14, 1967, the first day of the draft, in a deal that saw QB Tom Flores, split end Art Powell, and a second-round draft choice go to the Bills for Lamonica, split end Glenn Bass, and two draft picks (third and fifth round).

Flores would go on to become a coach of the Oakland franchise. The exploits of the “Mad Bomber” soon took off for the Silver & Black.

From 1967-to-69, Lamonica was 36-4-1 in 41 starts.

In his six seasons as a starter for the Raiders, led football with 145 touchdown passes — 24 more than Fran Tarkenton. His 16,006 passing yards ranked third from 1967-to-72.

He led Oakland to four consecutive division titles between 1967-70, and took the Raiders to Super Bowl II, where they lost to the Green Bay Packers.

Lamonica led the Raiders to an overall 62-16-6 regular-season record. His .791 winning percentage in the Super Bowl era is first among QBs with at least 70 starts.

In addition to his two MVP and first-team All-Pro honors, Lamonica received three AFL All-Star selections and went to two NFL Pro Bowls.

Lamonica finished with a 66-16-6 record, 19,154 passing yards, 164 passing TDs, 640 rushing yards, and 14 rushing scores.

 

Legendary Raiders QB Daryle Lamonica has died

Tragic news: Legendary Raiders QB Daryle Lamonica has died at the age of 80

Tragic news Thursday morning as a Fresno Fox affiliate is reporting that Daryle Lamonica has passed away at the age of 80. The station reports that Daryle’s son Brandon confirmed the passing of his father early Thursday morning in Fresno.

Lamonica was beloved in Raider Nation as one of the greatest quarterbacks in franchise history. Nicknamed ‘The Mad Bomber’, he led the Raiders to their first Super Bowl appearance in 1967 in his first season with the team.

The Raiders made the postseason five times from 1967-72 with Lamonica behind center, winning at least one playoff game four of those trips. He was twice named AFL MVP.

Lamonica led the NFL in completions (221) and yards (3302) in 1969. He is the only Raiders quarterback to ever lead the league in both categories.

The man could light up a scoreboard through the air, which was uncommon in his day. He threw for 34 touchdowns in the 1969 season, which is still a franchise record to this day. That included a six-TD pass game which is tied for the most in franchise history. And he threw for touchdowns in 25 consecutive games; also a standing franchise record.

He is still third in Raiders franchise history in seasons passing over 3000 yards, (three) touchdown passes (148), and 300-yard passing games (11). He is also fourth in completions (1138) and yards (16,655).

And he did all this despite playing in the pre-merger era.

Legend.

Distant replay: 50 years ago, Raiders shocked Jets with late TD

How could history repeat itself 50 years after the Raiders shocked the New York Jets?

Who says history doesn’t repeat itself? Wrong.

Fifty years to the date after the then-Oakland Raiders shocked the New York Jets at Shea Stadium on a Daryle Lamonica pass to Warren Wells, 14-13, the Raiders did it again to Gang Green.

First, Dec. 6, 1970:

That pass was good for 33 yards. And in 2020, Derek Carr found Henry Ruggs as the Jets inexplicably blitzed for a game-winning TD from 46 yards.