Luke Prestridge
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Luke Prestridge (born September 17, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL) for the Denver Broncos (1979–1983) and the New England Patriots (1984). He was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1982 season as a member of the Denver Broncos. He played high school football at Sharpstown High School in Houston and college football at Baylor University.[1]
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NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Punting | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | TB | ||
| 1979 | DEN | 16 | 89 | 3,555 | 2,935 | 63 | 39.9 | 33.0 | 0 | 17 | 7 |
| 1980 | DEN | 16 | 70 | 3,075 | 2,512 | 57 | 43.9 | 35.9 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| 1981 | DEN | 16 | 86 | 3,478 | 2,990 | 67 | 40.4 | 34.8 | 0 | 20 | 5 |
| 1982 | DEN | 9 | 45 | 2,026 | 1,699 | 65 | 45.0 | 37.8 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| 1983 | DEN | 16 | 87 | 3,620 | 2,956 | 60 | 41.6 | 34.0 | 0 | 19 | 7 |
| 1984 | NWE | 9 | 44 | 1,884 | 1,556 | 89 | 42.8 | 35.4 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| Career | 82 | 421 | 17,638 | 14,648 | 89 | 41.9 | 34.8 | 0 | 88 | 35 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | Punting | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | TB | ||
| 1979 | DEN | 1 | 6 | 266 | 224 | 52 | 44.3 | 37.3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | DEN | 1 | 4 | 191 | 133 | 49 | 47.8 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 2 | 10 | 457 | 357 | 52 | 45.7 | 35.7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
References
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- Living people
- Players of American football from Houston
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