Guido Merkens
Guido Albert Merkens Jr.
Born: August 14, 1955
San Antonio, TX USA
Position: WR-QB-DB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200
College: Sam Houston St.
High School: Thomas A. Edison (San Antonio, TX)
Career: 1978-1987
Guido Merkens played from 1978 to 1987 during his career with the Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles. Merkens threw for 283 yards in his career, completing 27 of 66 passes with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. He also ran for 35 yards in 16 attempts.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 85.4 |
| 1982 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 49 | 18 | 36.7 | 186 | 3.8 | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 4.1 | 37 | 8 | 49 | 38.3 |
| 1985 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 135.4 |
| 1987 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 70 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 10 | 62 | 64.6 |
| Totals | 66 | 27 | 40.9 | 283 | 4.3 | 2 | 3.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 37 | 20 | 123 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 19 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 35 | 2.2 | 19 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Houston Oilers | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 20 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 29 | 458 | 15.8 | 50 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 39 | 1 |
| Totals | 36 | 569 | 15.8 | 50 | 3 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 45 |
| 1987 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 38 |
| Totals | 6 | 205 | 34.2 | 45 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Houston Oilers | 13 | 132 | 10.2 | 42 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | -12 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 126 | 7.9 | 42 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 20 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Houston Oilers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 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 |
| 1979 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1985 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 11 |
| 1982 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 9 | 1 |
| 1983 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 1 |
