Zeke Bratkowski
Edmund Raymond Bratkowski
Born: October 20, 1931
Danville, IL USA
Deceased: November 11, 2019
Position: QB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210
College: Georgia
High School: Schlarman (Danville, IL)
Career: 1954-1971
Drafted: 1953 in Round 2, #17 overall by the Chicago Bears
Zeke Bratkowski played from 1954 to 1971 during his career with the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Rams. Bratkowski threw for 10,345 yards in his career, completing 762 of 1,484 passes with 65 touchdowns and 122 interceptions. He also ran for 308 yards in 92 attempts with 5 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Bears | 130 | 67 | 51.5 | 1087 | 8.4 | 8 | 6.2 | 17 | 13.1 | 71 | 60.8 | ||
| 1957 | NFL Chicago Bears | 80 | 37 | 46.2 | 527 | 6.6 | 1 | 1.2 | 9 | 11.2 | 44 | 32.7 | ||
| 1958 | NFL Chicago Bears | 90 | 41 | 45.6 | 571 | 6.3 | 7 | 7.8 | 6 | 6.7 | 67 | 64.6 | ||
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Bears | 62 | 31 | 50.0 | 403 | 6.5 | 2 | 3.2 | 5 | 8.1 | 36 | 48.0 | ||
| 1960 | NFL Chicago Bears | 175 | 87 | 49.7 | 1051 | 6.0 | 6 | 3.4 | 21 | 12.0 | 59 | 40.4 | ||
| 1961 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 230 | 124 | 53.9 | 1547 | 6.7 | 8 | 3.5 | 13 | 5.7 | 84 | 63.1 | ||
| 1962 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 219 | 110 | 50.2 | 1541 | 7.0 | 9 | 4.1 | 16 | 7.3 | 80 | 56.5 | ||
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 96 | 8.7 | 1 | 9.1 | 3 | 27.3 | 64 | 59.5 | ||
| 1963 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 82 | 45 | 54.9 | 471 | 5.7 | 3 | 3.7 | 6 | 7.3 | 42 | 53.5 | ||
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 36 | 19 | 52.8 | 277 | 7.7 | 1 | 2.8 | 1 | 2.8 | 33 | 75.8 | ||
| 1965 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 48 | 21 | 43.8 | 348 | 7.2 | 3 | 6.2 | 4 | 8.3 | 80 | 54.9 | ||
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 64 | 36 | 56.2 | 569 | 8.9 | 4 | 6.2 | 2 | 3.1 | 74 | 93.8 | ||
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 94 | 53 | 56.4 | 724 | 7.7 | 5 | 5.3 | 9 | 9.6 | 86 | 59.3 | ||
| 1968 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 126 | 68 | 54.0 | 835 | 6.6 | 3 | 2.4 | 7 | 5.6 | 72 | 59.5 | ||
| 1971 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 37 | 19 | 51.4 | 298 | 8.1 | 4 | 10.8 | 3 | 8.1 | 50 | 1 | 12 | 80.7 |
| Totals | 1484 | 762 | 51.3 | 10345 | 7.0 | 65 | 4.4 | 122 | 8.2 | 86 | 1 | 12 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Bears | 15 | 35 | 2.3 | 19 | 1 |
| 1957 | NFL Chicago Bears | 12 | 83 | 6.9 | 24 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Bears | 7 | 86 | 12.3 | 41 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Chicago Bears | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 16 | 3 |
| 1962 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | -1 | -0.2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 92 | 308 | 3.3 | 41 | 5 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Bears | 39 | 1599 | 41.0 | 70 |
| 1957 | NFL Chicago Bears | 16 | 617 | 38.6 | 52 |
| 1958 | NFL Chicago Bears | 14 | 555 | 39.6 | 52 |
| 1960 | NFL Chicago Bears | 7 | 252 | 36.0 | 47 |
| 1961 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 458 | 38.2 | 51 |
| Totals | 88 | 3481 | 39.6 | 70 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1961 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 5 |
| 1957 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 4 |
| 1958 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 1 |
| 1959 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 2 |
| 1960 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 1 |
| 1961 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 13 | 11 |
| 1962 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 13 | 9 |
| 1963 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 4 |
| 1964 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 5 | 1 |
| 1965 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 6 | 2 |
| 1966 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 8 | 2 |
| 1967 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 6 | 2 |
| 1968 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 10 | 5 |
| 1971 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 6 | 1 |
