Dave Krieg

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Dave Krieg
Date of birth	October 20, 1958
Place of birth	Iola, Wisconsin
Position(s)	Quarterback
College	Milton College
Pro Bowls	3
Stats
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1980-1991 1992-1993 1994 1995 1996 1997-1998	Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs Detroit Lions Arizona Cardinals Chicago Bears Tennessee Oilers

David M. Krieg (born October 20, 1958 in Iola, Wisconsin) is a former American football quarterback in the NFL. He attended Milton College and made the Seahawks team as an undrafted free agent. In his 19-year NFL career, Krieg played for the Seattle Seahawks (1980-91), Kansas City Chiefs (1992-93), Detroit Lions (1994), Arizona Cardinals (1995), Chicago Bears (1996) and Tennessee Oilers (1997-98).

Nicknamed "Mudbone" by his Seattle teammates [1], Krieg helped the Seahawks win the 1988 AFC West Division and the Chiefs win the 1993 AFC West Division. He was named to 3 Pro Bowls (1984, 1988 and 1989). Despite his "journeyman" status, Krieg should also be regarded as one of the most prolific passers in the game's history, as he ranks among the all-time top 15 in most passing categories.

In 19 seasons, Krieg played in 213 games, completed 58.5 percent of his passes (3,105 for 5,311) for 38,147 passing yards, 261 touchdowns, 199 interceptions and an 81.5 rating. He also had 417 rushing attempts for 1,261 yards and 13 touchdowns and 3 pass receptions for 10 yards.

Dave Krieg played in 12 postseason games and completed 51.1 percent of his passes (144 for 282) for 1,895 passing yards, 11 touchdowns, 10 interceptions and a 70.86 rating. He also had 17 rushing attempts for 20 yards and 1 touchdown.

Even though his career passing stats are impressive, Krieg may be better known for something more dubious — his habit of fumbling the football. The length of Krieg's career, coupled with small hands and the suspect offensive lines he always played behind, "helped" him become the leading fumbler in NFL history for a time in the early 1990s. Since then, his 153 career fumbles have been surpassed for the all-time lead by Warren Moon's 161, but Krieg's name still appears near the top of the all-time list in just about every fumbling category: he ranks 2nd in most career fumbles, 5th in most fumbles in a season (18, with Seattle in 1989), and 2nd in most fumbles in a single game (6, in Seattle's game vs. Kansas City on November 5, 1989). He is also tied for 3rd in that last category, having fumbled 5 times in another game. Krieg is also among the leaders in career fumbles recovered, having scooped up 47 balls in his career, second only to Warren Moon. Because of his chronic bout with "fumblitis", Krieg is sometimes called the "Patron Saint of the Football Folly".

[edit] Notable accomplishments

Ranks 10th in NFL career pass attempts (5,311)
Ranks 10th in NFL career completions (3,105)
Ranks 11th in NFL career passing yards (38,147)
Ranks 10th in NFL career passing touchdowns (261)
Seattle Seahawks career leader in pass attempts (3,576), pass completions (2,096), passing yards (26,132), highest average gain (7.31) and touchdown passes (195).
Holds Seahawks single season records for pass attempts (532 in 1985), highest completion percentage (65.61 in 1991), highest average gain (8.8 in 1983), touchdown passes (32 in 1984), games with 4 or more touchdown passes (3 in 1985) and highest percentage of touchdown passes (7.89 in 1988).
Holds Seahawks single game records for highest completion percentage (86.36 on 12/11/88 vs. Denver Broncos) and highest average gain (14.52 on 12/14/86 vs. San Diego Chargers).
Holds Seahawks record for most games with 400 or more yards passing (4).
Holds Seahawks record for most games with 5 or more touchdown passes (3).
Holds Seahawks record for most games with 4 or more touchdown passes (7).
Holds Seahawks record for most consecutive games with a touchdown pass (28 from 1983-85). This is also 3rd in NFL history.
Threw 11 consecutive pass completions versus the Buffalo Bills on 11/24/94.
Holds the Detroit Lions single season records for fewest passes intercepted (3 in 1994) and highest passing rating (101.7 in 1994).
Inducted into the Seahawks Ring of Honor in 2004. [2]
Placed third overall in the 1989 Superstars competition, behind Willie Gault and Herschel Walker. Krieg placed first in the basketball and rowing events, beating athletes including Gault, Walker, Randall Cunningham, Evander Holyfield, and Carl Lewis. [3]

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Preceded by Jim Zorn	Seattle Seahawks Starting Quarterbacks 1981-1991	Succeeded by Stan Gelbaugh
Preceded by Steve DeBerg	Kansas City Chiefs Starting Quarterbacks 1992	Succeeded by Joe Montana
Preceded by Rodney Peete	Detroit Lions Starting Quarterbacks 1994	Succeeded by Scott Mitchell
Preceded by Jay Schroeder	Arizona Cardinals Starting Quarterbacks 1995	Succeeded by Boomer Esiason
Preceded by Erik Kramer	Chicago Bears Starting Quarterbacks 1996	Succeeded by Erik Kramer

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