Editing Johnny Unitas (section)

===Records and accomplishments===
Unitas won three NFL championships (1958, 1959, 1970), and three MVP awards (1959, 1964, 1967). He was first-team All Pro five times (1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1967), and second team All-Pro three times (1957, 1960, 1963). He was also chosen for ten Pro Bowls (1957—1964, 1966, 1967). He was the league's passing yards leader four times (1957, 1959, 1960, 1963), led the NFL in touchdown passes four times (1957–1960) and led the NFL in passer rating twice (1958, 1965).<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Johnny Unitas {{!}} Pro Football Hall of Fame |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/johnny-unitas/ |access-date=November 6, 2024 |website=pfhof}}</ref>

Unitas led the NFL in fourth quarter comebacks six times (1958, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1967,<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Michael |first=Ryan |title=50 years since Unitas' last pass: Some things you might not know about No. 19 |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2023/11/50-years-since-unitas%E2%80%99-last-pass-some-things-you-might-not-know-about-%C2%A0no-19/ |access-date=November 6, 2024 |website=pfhof}}</ref> and 1970),<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |title=NFL Fourth Quarter Comebacks Year-by-Year Leaders (since 1950) |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/comebacks_year_by_year.htm |access-date=November 7, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref> more than any other quarterback.<ref name=":10" /> He is credited with laying the foundation for the two-minute drill.<ref name=":6" />

His 32 touchdown passes in 1959 were a record at the time, making Unitas the first quarterback to hit the 30 touchdown mark in a season.<ref name=":6" /> Early in his career he broke the single season records for completion percentage by a rookie (1956), total passing yards (1960), total completions (1963), and yards per passing attempt (1964).<ref name=":6" /> His 47-game consecutive touchdown streak between 1956 and 1960 was a record considered by many to be unbreakable.<ref>{{cite news |last=Godzinevski |first=Boris |title=The Greatest Individual Streaks in Sport |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/333799-the-greatest-individual-streaks-in-sport#/articles/333799-the-greatest-individual-streaks-in-sport/page/11 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218192140/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/333799-the-greatest-individual-streaks-in-sport#/articles/333799-the-greatest-individual-streaks-in-sport/page/11 |archive-date=December 18, 2014 |access-date=August 1, 2013 |website=[[Bleacher Report]]}}</ref> He led the league in touchdown passes from 1957 to 1960.<ref name=":5" /> The streak stood for 52 years before being broken by [[New Orleans Saints]] quarterback [[Drew Brees]] in a game against the San Diego Chargers on October 7, 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rovell |first=Darren |author-link=Darren Rovell |date=October 7, 2012 |title=Drew Brees breaks Unitas' mark |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/8476259/drew-brees-breaks-johnny-unitas-record-consecutive-games-td-pass-front-suspended-coach-sean-payton |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008022854/http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8476259/drew-brees-breaks-johnny-unitas-record-consecutive-games-td-pass-front-suspended-coach-sean-payton |archive-date=October 8, 2012 |access-date=July 10, 2012 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

Unitas finished his 18 NFL seasons with 2,830 completions in 5,186 attempts for 40,239 yards and 290 touchdowns, with 253 interceptions.<ref name=":6" /> He also rushed for 1,777 yards and 13 touchdowns. Plagued by arm trouble in his later seasons, he threw more interceptions (64) than touchdowns (38) in 1968–1973. After averaging 215.8 yards per game in his first 12 seasons, his production fell to 124.4 in his final six. His [[passer rating]] plummeted from 82.9 to 60.4 for the same periods. Even so, Unitas set many passing records during his career. He was the first quarterback to throw for more than 40,000 yards,<ref name=":5" /> despite playing during an era when NFL teams played shorter seasons of 12 or 14 games (as opposed to today's 17-game seasons) and prior to modern passing-friendly rules implemented in 1978.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/content/dead-ball-era-career-passer-rating-leaders/6535/|title=Dead Ball Era career passer rating leaders| website= coldhardfootballfacts.com| url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130914013530/http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/content/dead-ball-era-career-passer-rating-leaders/6535/|archive-date=September 14, 2013}}</ref>

Unitas was selected to the [[NFL 1960s All-Decade Team|NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1960s]], the NFL’s 50th Anniversary Team,<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 7, 1969 |title=Unitas QBs NFL Team |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-nfl-50th-anniversary-t/48315094/ |work=Tampa Tribune |pages=34}}</ref> the NFL's 75th Anniversary Team and the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team.<ref name=":5" /> He was selected Player of the Decade for the 1960s, and named "Greatest Player in the First 50 Years of Pro Football".<ref name=":16">{{Cite web |title=ESPN Classic - Unitas dies of heart attack at 69 |url=https://www.espn.com/classic/obit/s/2002/0911/1430557.html |access-date=November 7, 2024 |website=www.espn.com}}</ref>