[slowry]

Despite the explosion in offensive football and passing statistics in the 1980s and '90s, Unitas still ranks fifth on the all-time touchdown list and 11th in yards.

Worth noting he played when they had 12 and later 14 game seasons.

[Let's Roll]

And while we are talking about the best, the author of this piece, Rick Gosselin, the DMN NFL beat writer, is no slouch himself.

[Northpaw]

Worth noting he played when they had 12 and later 14 game seasons.

Also worth noting that his recievers could get bumped all the way down the field, not just 5 yards.