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Steve Bartkowski

Steven Joseph Bartkowski

Position: QB
Height: 6-4    Weight: 216 lbs.
Born: November 12, 1952 in Des Moines, IA
College: California

Career AV: 70 (571st overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1975 NFL Draft.

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Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% AV
1975 23 ATL QB 10 11 11 4-7-0 115 255 45.1 1662 13 5.1 15 5.9 68 6.5 4.9 14.5 151.1 59.3 19 197 5.3 3.8 6.9 6
1976 24 ATL qb 10 5 5 1-4-0 57 120 47.5 677 2 1.7 9 7.5 50 5.6 2.6 11.9 135.4 39.5 18 150 3.8 1.2 13.0 2
1977 25 ATL QB 10 8 7 3-4-0 64 136 47.1 796 5 3.7 13 9.6 73 5.9 2.3 12.4 99.5 38.4 29 296 3.0 0.1 17.6 3
1978 26 ATL QB 10 14 13 8-5-0 187 369 50.7 2489 10 2.7 18 4.9 71 6.7 5.1 13.3 177.8 61.1 39 349 5.2 3.8 9.6 7
1979 27 ATL QB 10 14 14 6-8-0 204 380 53.7 2505 17 4.5 20 5.3 57 6.6 5.1 12.3 178.9 67.3 39 286 5.3 4.0 9.3 7
1980* 28 ATL QB 10 16 16 12-4-0 257 463 55.5 3544 31 6.7 16 3.5 81 7.7 7.4 13.8 221.5 88.2 35 324 6.5 6.3 7.0 14
1981* 29 ATL QB 10 16 16 7-9-0 297 533 55.7 3829 30 5.6 23 4.3 70 7.2 6.4 12.9 239.3 79.2 37 287 6.2 5.5 6.5 12
1982 30 ATL QB 10 9 9 5-4-0 166 262 63.4 1905 8 3.1 11 4.2 86 7.3 6.0 11.5 211.7 77.9 20 177 6.1 4.9 7.1 11
1983 31 ATL QB 10 14 14 6-8-0 274 432 63.4 3167 22 5.1 5 1.2 76 7.3 7.8 11.6 226.2 97.6 51 348 5.8 6.3 10.6 12
1984 32 ATL QB 10 11 11 3-8-0 181 269 67.3 2158 11 4.1 10 3.7 61 8.0 7.2 11.9 196.2 89.7 40 300 6.0 5.3 12.9 7
1985 33 ATL qb 10 5 5 0-5-0 69 111 62.2 738 5 4.5 1 0.9 62 6.6 7.1 10.7 147.6 92.8 18 158 4.5 4.9 14.0 2
1986 34 RAM QB 10 6 6 4-2-0 61 126 48.4 654 2 1.6 3 2.4 42 5.2 4.4 10.7 109.0 59.4 11 84 4.2 3.5 8.0 2
Career 129 127 59-68-0 1932 3456 55.9 24124 156 4.5 144 4.2 86 7.0 6.0 12.5 187.0 75.4 356 2956 5.6 4.7 9.3 85
11 yrs ATL 123 121 55-66-0 1871 3330 56.2 23470 154 4.6 141 4.2 86 7.0 6.1 12.5 190.8 76.0 345 2872 5.6 4.7 9.4 83
1 yr RAM 6 6 4-2-0 61 126 48.4 654 2 1.6 3 2.4 42 5.2 4.4 10.7 109.0 59.4 11 84 4.2 3.5 8.0 2

Playoff Record as Starting QB: 1978 (1-1), 1980 (0-1), 1982 (0-1)

Advanced Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
1975 23 ATL QB 10 11 11 4-7-0 255 99 100 98 98 80 109 92 108 94
1976 24 ATL qb 10 5 5 1-4-0 120 85 78 75 71 87 77 78 76 74
1977 25 ATL QB 10 8 7 3-4-0 136 87 62 70 57 85 97 55 49 71
1978 26 ATL QB 10 14 13 8-5-0 369 101 95 99 95 92 84 103 91 93
1979 27 ATL QB 10 14 14 6-8-0 380 94 90 94 92 97 103 94 88 96
1980* 28 ATL QB 10 16 16 12-4-0 463 115 111 124 120 102 132 113 100 124
1981* 29 ATL QB 10 16 16 7-9-0 533 104 105 107 108 100 117 101 103 109
1982 30 ATL QB 10 9 9 5-4-0 262 104 103 100 100 123 87 102 102 105
1983 31 ATL QB 10 14 14 6-8-0 432 104 98 122 117 121 109 140 85 127
1984 32 ATL QB 10 11 11 3-8-0 269 119 102 114 104 137 98 106 72 118
1985 33 ATL qb 10 5 5 0-5-0 111 92 73 115 100 124 104 143 65 124
1986 34 RAM QB 10 6 6 4-2-0 126 59 64 78 80 75 71 123 99 80
Career 129 127 59-68-0 3456 101 96 105 101 104 104 106 90 106

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1975 23 ATL QB 10 11 11 14 15 2 5 1.1 1.4 1.3 15 2 6
1976 24 ATL qb 10 5 5 8 -10 1 2 -1.3 -2.0 1.6 -10 1 2
1977 25 ATL QB 10 8 7 18 13 0 8 0.7 1.6 2.3 13 0 5
1978 26 ATL QB 10 14 13 33 60 2 8 1.8 4.3 2.4 60 2 7
1979 27 ATL QB 10 14 14 14 36 2 18 2.6 2.6 1.0 36 2 4
1980* 28 ATL QB 10 16 16 25 35 2 11 1.4 2.2 1.6 35 2 6
1981* 29 ATL QB 10 16 16 11 2 0 5 0.2 0.1 0.7 2 0 4
1982 30 ATL QB 10 9 9 13 4 1 10 0.3 0.4 1.4 4 1 7
1983 31 ATL QB 10 14 14 16 38 1 10 2.4 2.7 1.1 38 1 7
1984 32 ATL QB 10 11 11 15 34 0 8 2.3 3.1 1.4 34 0 7
1985 33 ATL qb 10 5 5 5 9 0 5 1.8 1.8 1.0 9 0 3
1986 34 RAM QB 10 6 6 6 3 0 7 0.5 0.5 1.0 3 0 4
Career 129 127 178 239 11 18 1.3 1.9 1.4 239 11 62
11 yrs ATL 123 121 172 236 11 18 1.4 1.9 1.4 236 11 58
1 yr RAM 6 6 6 3 0 7 0.5 0.5 1.0 3 0 4

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1975 23 ATL QB 10 11 11 6 4 -2 0
1976 24 ATL qb 10 5 5 2 0 0 0
1977 25 ATL QB 10 8 7 5 1 -1 0
1978 26 ATL QB 10 14 13 7 3 -9 0
1979 27 ATL QB 10 14 14 4 0 -1 0
1980* 28 ATL QB 10 16 16 6 2 0 0
1981* 29 ATL QB 10 16 16 4 3 -1 0
1982 30 ATL QB 10 9 9 7 1 -10 0
1983 31 ATL QB 10 14 14 7 1 0 0
1984 32 ATL QB 10 11 11 7 4 -11 0
1985 33 ATL qb 10 5 5 3 1 -8 0
1986 34 RAM QB 10 6 6 4 2 -2 0
Career 129 127 62 22 -45 0
11 yrs ATL 123 121 58 20 -43 0
1 yr RAM 6 6 4 2 -2 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1975 23 ATL QB 10 11 11 2 2 12
1976 24 ATL qb 10 5 5 1 1 6
1978 26 ATL QB 10 14 13 2 2 12
1979 27 ATL QB 10 14 14 2 2 12
1980* 28 ATL QB 10 16 16 2 2 12
1982 30 ATL QB 10 9 9 1 1 6
1983 31 ATL QB 10 14 14 1 1 6
Career 129 127 11 11 66

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1980
1981

Passes Completed

1981 NFL 297 (6)
1982 NFL 166 (6)
1983 NFL 274 (9)
Career 1932 (59)

Pass Attempts

1980 NFL 463 (9)
1981 NFL 533 (4)
1982 NFL 262 (9)
Career 3456 (60)

Passing Yds

1980 NFL 3544 (5)
1981 NFL 3829 (4)
1983 NFL 3167 (10)
Career 24124 (62)

Passing TD

1980 NFL 31 (1/40)

1981 NFL 30 (2/50)
1983 NFL 22 (9)
Career 156 (64)

Passer Rating

1980 NFL 88.2 (4)
1981 NFL 79.2 (9)
1982 NFL 77.9 (9)
1983 NFL 97.6 (1/59)

1984 NFL 89.7 (5)
Career 75.4 (85)

Long Pass

1978 NFL 71 (8)
1980 NFL 81 (5)
1982 NFL 86 (1)

Passes Intercepted

1979 NFL 20 (10)
1981 NFL 23 (3/84)
1982 NFL 11 (8)
Career 144 (56)

Sacked

1978 NFL 39 (4)
1979 NFL 39 (7)
1981 NFL 37 (4)
1983 NFL 51 (2/31)
1984 NFL 40 (8)
Career 356 (20)

Sacked Yds Lost

1977 NFL 296 (5)
1978 NFL 349 (2/53)
1979 NFL 286 (8)
1980 NFL 324 (5/92)
1981 NFL 287 (5)
1982 NFL 177 (10)
1983 NFL 348 (3/54)
Career 2956 (11)

Passing Yds/Game

1980 NFL 221.5 (6)
1981 NFL 239.3 (4)
1983 NFL 226.2 (9)
Career 187.0 (51)

Yds/Pass Att

1980 NFL 7.7 (6)
1984 NFL 8.0 (4)
Career 7.0 (79)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1975 NFL 14.5 (2)
1978 NFL 13.3 (8)
1980 NFL 13.8 (4)
Career 12.5 (97)

Pass Attempts/Game

1978 NFL 26.4 (8)
1981 NFL 33.3 (4)
1983 NFL 30.9 (8)
Career 26.8 (53)

Fumbles

1982 NFL 7 (7)
Career 62 (73)

Fumbles Recovered

1975 NFL 4 (9)
1984 NFL 4 (5)
Career 22 (66)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

1980 NFL 7.44 (2)
1983 NFL 7.83 (6/87)
1984 NFL 7.17 (5)
Career 6.01 (86)

Net Yds/Pass Att

1980 NFL 6.47 (8)
Career 5.55 (132)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

1980 NFL 6.27 (5)
1983 NFL 6.28 (6)
Career 4.67 (124)

Passes Completed/Game

1981 NFL 18.6 (6)
1982 NFL 18.4 (6)
1983 NFL 19.6 (5)
Career 15.0 (62)

Pass Completion %

1982 NFL 63.4% (3)
1983 NFL 63.4% (3)
1984 NFL 67.3% (1/22)

Career 55.9% (99)

Pass Intercept. %

1980 NFL 3.5% (6)
1983 NFL 1.2% (1/4)

Career 4.2% (118)

Passing TD %

1975 NFL 5.1% (9)
1980 NFL 6.7% (2)
1981 NFL 5.6% (3)
1983 NFL 5.1% (10)
Career 4.5% (73)

Sack %

Career 9.34% (156)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

1980UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1975 23 11 QB 128 16
1976 24 5 QB 26 43
1977 25 8 QB 37 33
1978 26 14 QB 142 17
1979 27 14 QB 178 18
1980 28 16 QB 311 82 3 12
1981 29 16 QB 287 53 3 28
1982 30 9 QB 109 15
1983 31 14 QB 258 44 6 35
1984 32 11 QB 136 21
1985 33 5 QB 58 40
1986 34 6 QB 32 44
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