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Phil Simms

Philip Martin Simms

Position: QB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 216 lbs.
Throws: Right

Born: November 3, 1954 in Lebanon, KY
College: Morehead St.
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 1979 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 91 (239th overall since 1950)

Relatives: Father of Chris Simms
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Phil Simms's Career 4th quarter comebacks and game-winning drives

The research for this page was done by Scott Kacsmar. Read his extensive three-part article (Part I - Part II - Part III) for full details.

View complete leaderboards for game-winning drives and comebacks.

11 fourth quarter comebacks, 17 game-winning drives

Age is Years-Days
Passing Rushing
Rk Year G# Date Age Tm Opp Result Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD Notes
1 1980 10 1980-11-09 26-006 NYG DAL W 38-35 18 33 54.55% 351 3 1 109.5 10.64 11.09 2 -4 -2.00 0 4QC / GWD
Passing Rushing
Rk Year G# Date Age Tm Opp Result Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD Notes
2 1981 2 1981-09-13 26-314 NYG @ WAS W 17-7 8 27 29.63% 93 0 1 26.0 3.44 1.78 1 -5 -5.00 0 GWD
3 1981 8 1981-10-25 26-356 NYG @ ATL W 27-24 19 32 59.38% 256 2 0 105.7 8.00 9.25 4 8 2.00 0 GWD
Passing Rushing
Rk Year G# Date Age Tm Opp Result Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD Notes
4 1984 13 1984-11-25 30-022 NYG KAN W 28-27 24 41 58.54% 343 2 3 71.5 8.37 6.05 2 11 5.50 0 4QC / GWD
Passing Rushing
Rk Year G# Date Age Tm Opp Result Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD Notes
5 1986 4 1986-09-28 31-329 NYG NOR W 20-17 24 41 58.54% 286 2 3 65.7 6.98 4.66 4 28 7.00 0 4QC / GWD
6 1986 8 1986-10-27 31-358 NYG WAS W 27-20 20 30 66.67% 219 1 0 99.2 7.30 7.97 1 -2 -2.00 0 GWD
7 1986 11 1986-11-16 32-013 NYG @ MIN W 22-20 25 38 65.79% 310 1 2 77.7 8.16 6.32 3 18 6.00 0 4QC / GWD
8 1986 12 1986-11-23 32-020 NYG DEN W 19-16 11 20 55.00% 148 0 0 78.7 7.40 7.40 5 20 4.00 0 GWD
Passing Rushing
Rk Year G# Date Age Tm Opp Result Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD Notes
9 1987 12 1987-12-06 33-033 NYG PHI W 23-20 16 34 47.06% 245 2 1 78.7 7.21 7.06 4 5 1.25 0 GWD
Passing Rushing
Rk Year G# Date Age Tm Opp Result Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD Notes
10 1988 8 1988-10-23 33-355 NYG @ ATL W 23-16 17 27 62.96% 252 0 3 53.9 9.33 4.33 2 16 8.00 0 4QC
11 1988 9 1988-10-30 33-362 NYG @ DET W 13-10 22 36 61.11% 227 0 0 79.3 6.31 6.31 1 -3 -3.00 0 GWD
Passing Rushing
Rk Year G# Date Age Tm Opp Result Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD Notes
12 1989 1 1989-09-11 34-312 NYG @ WAS W 27-24 11 19 57.89% 255 2 2 97.9 13.42 10.79 2 22 11.00 0 4QC / GWD
13 1989 6 1989-10-15 34-346 NYG WAS W 20-17 16 32 50.00% 201 2 1 77.7 6.28 6.13 4 11 2.75 0 4QC / GWD
Passing Rushing
Rk Year G# Date Age Tm Opp Result Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD Notes
14 1990 13 1990-12-09 36-036 NYG MIN W 23-15 8 19 42.11% 118 0 0 63.0 6.21 6.21 3 8 2.67 0 4QC / GWD
Passing Rushing
Rk Year G# Date Age Tm Opp Result Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD Notes
15 1991 12 1991-11-24 37-021 NYG @ TAM W 21-14 10 14 71.43% 100 1 0 115.2 7.14 8.57 0 0 0 GWD
Passing Rushing
Rk Year G# Date Age Tm Opp Result Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD Notes
16 1993 1 1993-09-05 38-306 NYG @ CHI W 26-20 24 34 70.59% 277 2 0 114.5 8.15 9.32 3 -2 -0.67 0 4QC / GWD
17 1993 10 1993-11-21 39-018 NYG @ PHI W 7-3 13 22 59.09% 187 1 1 83.0 8.50 7.36 1 2 2.00 0 4QC / GWD
18 1993 11 1993-11-28 39-025 NYG PHO W 19-17 22 41 53.66% 337 1 0 89.2 8.22 8.71 1 2 2.00 0 4QC / GWD

3 other games of note

Age is Years-Days
Passing Rushing
Rk Year G# Date Age Tm Opp Result Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD Notes
1 1979 8 1979-10-21 24-352 NYG @ KAN W 21-17 12 26 46.15% 151 1 1 61.5 5.81 4.85 2 7 3.50 0 QB deserves no credit
Passing Rushing
Rk Year G# Date Age Tm Opp Result Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD Notes
2 1985 4 1985-09-29 30-330 NYG @ PHI W 16-10 14 27 51.85% 228 1 1 77.4 8.44 7.52 7 37 5.29 0 QB deserves no credit
Passing Rushing
Rk Year G# Date Age Tm Opp Result Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Rate Y/A AY/A Att Yds Y/A TD Notes
3 1988 1 1988-09-05 33-307 NYG WAS W 27-20 19 37 51.35% 195 0 0 66.8 5.27 5.27 3 17 5.67 0 QB deserves no credit