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Matt Cavanaugh
Matthew Andrew Cavanaugh
Position: QB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 212 lbs.
Born: October 27, 1956 in Youngstown, OH
College: Pittsburgh
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 2nd round (50th overall) of the 1978 Draft
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View Details For: 3 Regular Season TDs Scored / 28 Regular Season TDs Thrown
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 23 | NWE | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.8 | 108.3 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 | 24 | NWE | 16 | 4 | 63 | 105 | 60.0 | 885 | 9 | 8.6 | 5 | 4.8 | 40 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 14.0 | 55.3 | 95.9 | 8 | 62 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 7.1 | |
| 1981 | 25 | NWE | QB | 16 | 8 | 115 | 219 | 52.5 | 1633 | 5 | 2.3 | 13 | 5.9 | 65 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 14.2 | 102.1 | 59.8 | 19 | 137 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 8.0 |
| 1982 | 26 | NWE | 7 | 3 | 27 | 60 | 45.0 | 490 | 5 | 8.3 | 5 | 8.3 | 75 | 8.2 | 5.3 | 18.1 | 70.0 | 66.7 | 7 | 86 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 10.4 | |
| 1983 | 27 | SFO | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1984 | 28 | SFO | 8 | 1 | 33 | 61 | 54.1 | 449 | 4 | 6.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 51 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 13.6 | 56.1 | 99.7 | 5 | 40 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 7.6 | |
| 1985 | 29 | SFO | 16 | 1 | 28 | 54 | 51.9 | 334 | 1 | 1.9 | 1 | 1.9 | 41 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 11.9 | 20.9 | 69.5 | 7 | 53 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 11.5 | |
| 1986 | 30 | PHI | 10 | 2 | 28 | 58 | 48.3 | 397 | 2 | 3.4 | 4 | 6.9 | 49 | 6.8 | 4.1 | 14.2 | 39.7 | 53.6 | 9 | 56 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 13.4 | |
| 1987 | 31 | PHI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1988 | 32 | PHI | 5 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 101 | 1 | 6.3 | 1 | 6.3 | 42 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 14.4 | 20.2 | 59.6 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 0.0 | |
| 1989 | 33 | PHI | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 33 | 1 | 20.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 13 | 6.6 | -0.4 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 79.6 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | -0.4 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 | 34 | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1991 | 35 | NYG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 112 | 19 | 305 | 579 | 52.7 | 4332 | 28 | 4.8 | 30 | 5.2 | 75 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 14.2 | 38.7 | 71.7 | 55 | 434 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 8.7 | |||
| 4 yrs | NWE | 52 | 15 | 206 | 385 | 53.5 | 3018 | 19 | 4.9 | 23 | 6.0 | 75 | 7.8 | 5.6 | 14.7 | 58.0 | 70.9 | 34 | 285 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 8.1 | ||
| 4 yrs | PHI | 27 | 2 | 38 | 79 | 48.1 | 531 | 4 | 5.1 | 6 | 7.6 | 49 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 14.0 | 19.7 | 55.4 | 9 | 56 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 10.2 | ||
| 3 yrs | SFO | 29 | 2 | 61 | 115 | 53.0 | 783 | 5 | 4.3 | 1 | 0.9 | 51 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 12.8 | 27.0 | 85.5 | 12 | 93 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 9.4 |
| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1979 | 23 | NWE | 13 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -2.0 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1980 | 24 | NWE | 16 | 4 | 19 | 97 | 0 | 22 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 97 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1981 | 25 | NWE | QB | 16 | 8 | 17 | 92 | 3 | 11 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 101 | 3 | 2 |
| 1982 | 26 | NWE | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1983 | 27 | SFO | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1984 | 28 | SFO | 8 | 1 | 4 | -11 | 0 | -1 | -2.8 | -1.4 | 0.5 | -11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1985 | 29 | SFO | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1986 | 30 | PHI | 10 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 26 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1987 | 31 | PHI | 3 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -2.0 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1989 | 33 | PHI | 9 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | -1.5 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Career | 112 | 19 | 60 | 213 | 3 | 22 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 222 | 3 | 7 | |||
| 4 yrs | NWE | 52 | 15 | 39 | 190 | 3 | 22 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 199 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 4 yrs | PHI | 27 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 21 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 3 yrs | SFO | 29 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1980 | 24 | NWE | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1981 | 25 | NWE | QB | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1982 | 26 | NWE | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1986 | 30 | PHI | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1989 | 33 | PHI | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 112 | 19 | 7 | 1 | -4 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 4 yrs | NWE | 52 | 15 | 4 | 1 | -4 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 yrs | PHI | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 25 | NWE | QB | 16 | 8 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Career | 112 | 19 | 3 | 18 |
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