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Boomer Esiason

Norman Julius Esiason

Position: QB
Height: 6-5    Weight: 224 lbs.
Born: April 17, 1961 in West Islip, NY
College: Maryland

4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2nd round (38th overall) of the 1984 Draft

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · GameLog · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos 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%
1984 23 CIN 10 4 3-1-0 51 102 50.0 530 3 2.9 3 2.9 36 5.2 4.2 10.4 53.0 62.9 5 52 4.5 3.5 4.7
1985 24 CIN QB 15 14 7-7-0 251 431 58.2 3443 27 6.3 12 2.8 68 8.0 7.4 13.7 229.5 93.2 32 289 6.8 6.2 6.9
1986* 25 CIN QB 16 16 10-6-0 273 469 58.2 3959 24 5.1 17 3.6 57 8.4 7.3 14.5 247.4 87.7 26 194 7.6 6.5 5.3
1987 26 CIN QB 12 12 3-9-0 240 440 54.5 3321 16 3.6 19 4.3 61 7.5 6.0 13.8 276.8 73.1 26 209 6.7 5.2 5.6
1988*+ 27 CIN QB 16 16 12-4-0 223 388 57.5 3572 28 7.2 14 3.6 86 9.2 8.3 16.0 223.3 97.4 30 245 8.0 7.1 7.2
1989* 28 CIN QB 16 15 7-8-0 258 455 56.7 3525 28 6.2 11 2.4 74 7.7 7.3 13.7 220.3 92.1 36 288 6.6 6.2 7.3
1990 29 CIN QB 16 16 9-7-0 224 402 55.7 3031 24 6.0 22 5.5 53 7.5 5.7 13.5 189.4 77.0 31 198 6.5 4.8 7.2
1991 30 CIN QB 14 14 3-11-0 233 413 56.4 2883 13 3.1 16 3.9 53 7.0 5.6 12.4 205.9 72.5 25 190 6.1 4.8 5.7
1992 31 CIN QB 12 11 4-7-0 144 278 51.8 1407 11 4.0 15 5.4 38 5.1 3.0 9.8 117.3 57.0 19 150 4.2 2.3 6.4
1993* 32 NYJ QB 16 16 8-8-0 288 473 60.9 3421 16 3.4 11 2.3 77 7.2 6.5 11.9 213.8 84.5 18 139 6.7 6.0 3.7
1994 33 NYJ QB 15 14 5-9-0 255 440 58.0 2782 17 3.9 13 3.0 69 6.3 5.4 10.9 185.5 77.3 19 134 5.8 4.9 4.1
1995 34 NYJ QB 12 12 2-10-0 221 389 56.8 2275 16 4.1 15 3.9 43 5.8 4.5 10.3 189.6 71.4 27 198 5.0 3.8 6.5
1996 35 ARI QB 10 8 3-5-0 190 339 56.0 2293 11 3.2 14 4.1 64 6.8 5.2 12.1 229.3 70.6 17 109 6.1 4.7 4.8
1997 36 CIN qb 7 5 4-1-0 118 186 63.4 1478 13 7.0 2 1.1 77 7.9 8.2 12.5 211.1 106.9 7 43 7.4 7.6 3.6
Career 187 173 80-93-0 2969 5205 57.0 37920 247 4.7 184 3.5 86 7.3 6.2 12.8 202.8 81.1 318 2438 6.4 5.4 5.8
10 yrs CIN 134 123 62-61-0 2015 3564 56.5 27149 187 5.2 131 3.7 86 7.6 6.5 13.5 202.6 83.1 237 1858 6.7 5.6 6.2
3 yrs NYJ 43 42 15-27-0 764 1302 58.7 8478 49 3.8 39 3.0 77 6.5 5.5 11.1 197.2 78.2 64 471 5.9 4.9 4.7
1 yr ARI 10 8 3-5-0 190 339 56.0 2293 11 3.2 14 4.1 64 6.8 5.2 12.1 229.3 70.6 17 109 6.1 4.7 4.8

Postseason record as starting QB: 1988: 2-1, 1990: 1-1.

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · GameLog · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1984 23 CIN 10 4 19 63 2 9 3.3 6.3 1.9 63 2 4
1985 24 CIN QB 15 14 33 79 1 20 2.4 5.3 2.2 79 1 9
1986* 25 CIN QB 16 16 44 146 1 23 3.3 9.1 2.8 146 1 12
1987 26 CIN QB 12 12 52 241 0 19 4.6 20.1 4.3 241 0 10
1988*+ 27 CIN QB 16 16 43 248 1 24 5.8 15.5 2.7 248 1 5
1989* 28 CIN QB 16 15 47 278 0 24 5.9 17.4 2.9 278 0 8
1990 29 CIN QB 16 16 49 157 0 21 3.2 9.8 3.1 157 0 11
1991 30 CIN QB 14 14 24 66 0 16 2.8 4.7 1.7 66 0 10
1992 31 CIN QB 12 11 21 66 0 15 3.1 5.5 1.8 66 0 12
1993* 32 NYJ QB 16 16 45 118 1 17 2.6 7.4 2.8 1 -8 -8.0 0 -8 0.1 -0.5 110 1 13
1994 33 NYJ QB 15 14 28 59 0 15 2.1 3.9 1.9 59 0 11
1995 34 NYJ QB 12 12 19 14 0 19 0.7 1.2 1.6 14 0 12
1996 35 ARI QB 10 8 15 52 1 13 3.5 5.2 1.5 52 1 5
1997 36 CIN qb 7 5 8 11 0 8 1.4 1.6 1.1 11 0 1
Career 187 173 447 1598 7 24 3.6 8.5 2.4 1 -8 -8.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1590 7 123
10 yrs CIN 134 123 340 1355 5 24 4.0 10.1 2.5 1355 5 82
3 yrs NYJ 43 42 92 191 1 19 2.1 4.4 2.1 1 -8 -8.0 0 0 0.0 -0.2 183 1 36
1 yr ARI 10 8 15 52 1 13 3.5 5.2 1.5 52 1 5

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1984 23 CIN 10 4 4 2 -2 0
1985 24 CIN QB 15 14 9 4 -5 0
1986* 25 CIN QB 16 16 12 5 -10 0
1987 26 CIN QB 12 12 10 4 -8 0
1988*+ 27 CIN QB 16 16 5 4 0 0
1989* 28 CIN QB 16 15 8 2 -4 0
1990 29 CIN QB 16 16 11 2 -23 0
1991 30 CIN QB 14 14 10 3 -5 0
1992 31 CIN QB 12 11 12 6 -9 0
1993* 32 NYJ QB 16 16 13 5 -10 0
1994 33 NYJ QB 15 14 11 3 -11 0
1995 34 NYJ QB 12 12 12 4 -27 0
1996 35 ARI QB 10 8 5 1 -8 0
1997 36 CIN qb 7 5 1 0 0 0
Career 187 173 123 45 -122 0
10 yrs CIN 134 123 82 32 -66 0
3 yrs NYJ 43 42 36 12 -48 0
1 yr ARI 10 8 5 1 -8 0

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1986* 25 CIN QB 16 16 1 31 31 0 31.0
1987 26 CIN QB 12 12 2 68 41 0 34.0
1988*+ 27 CIN QB 16 16 1 21 21 0 21.0
Career 187 173 4 120 41 0 30.0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1984 23 CIN 10 4 2 12
1985 24 CIN QB 15 14 1 6
1986* 25 CIN QB 16 16 1 6
1988*+ 27 CIN QB 16 16 1 6
1993* 32 NYJ QB 16 16 1 6
1996 35 ARI QB 10 8 1 1 8
Career 187 173 7 1 44
10 yrs CIN 134 123 5 30
3 yrs NYJ 43 42 1 6
1 yr ARI 10 8 1 1 8

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1988 NFL AP MVP
1988 NFL PFWA MVP
1995 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year

Pro Bowls

1986
1988
1989
1993

1st-team All-Pro

1988

Passes Completed

1986 NFL 273 (8)
1987 NFL 240 (6)
1993 NFL 288 (5)
Career 2969 (12)

Pass Attempts

1986 NFL 469 (9)
1987 NFL 440 (3)
1993 NFL 473 (6)
Career 5205 (13)

Passing Yds

1985 NFL 3443 (10)
1986 NFL 3959 (3-- 80)
1987 NFL 3321 (2)
1988 NFL 3572 (4)
1989 NFL 3525 (7)
1990 NFL 3031 (10)
1993 NFL 3421 (4)
Career 37920 (13)

Passing TD

1985 NFL 27 (2-- 99)
1986 NFL 24 (3)
1988 NFL 28 (2-- 75)
1989 NFL 28 (2-- 75)
1990 NFL 24 (4)
1993 NFL 16 (9)
1994 NFL 17 (10)
Career 247 (14)

Passer Rating

1985 NFL 93.2 (2)
1986 NFL 87.7 (5)
1988 NFL 97.4 (1-- 63)
1989 NFL 92.1 (2)
1993 NFL 84.5 (8)
Career 81.1 (41)

Long Pass

1988 NFL 86 (4)
1993 NFL 77 (10)
1997 NFL 77 (7)

Passes Intercepted

1986 NFL 17 (10)
1987 NFL 19 (2)
1988 NFL 14 (10)
1990 NFL 22 (1)
1991 NFL 16 (7)
1992 NFL 15 (10)
1995 NFL 15 (7)
Career 184 (30)

Sacked

1987 NFL 26 (9)
1989 NFL 36 (10)
Career 318 (26)

Sacked Yds Lost

1987 NFL 209 (9)
1988 NFL 245 (9)
1989 NFL 288 (8)
Career 2438 (25)

Passing Yds/Game

1985 NFL 229.5 (8)
1986 NFL 247.4 (5)
1987 NFL 276.8 (2-- 36)
1988 NFL 223.3 (8)
1993 NFL 213.8 (6)
1996 NFL 229.3 (5)
Career 202.8 (30)

Yds/Pass Att

1985 NFL 8.0 (2)
1986 NFL 8.4 (1-- 77)
1987 NFL 7.5 (9)
1988 NFL 9.2 (1-- 12)
1989 NFL 7.7 (7)
1990 NFL 7.5 (7)
1993 NFL 7.2 (9)
Career 7.3 (36)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1985 NFL 13.7 (5)
1986 NFL 14.5 (3)
1987 NFL 13.8 (5)
1988 NFL 16.0 (2-- 56)
1989 NFL 13.7 (3)
1990 NFL 13.5 (4)
1991 NFL 12.4 (10)
1993 NFL 11.9 (9)
1996 NFL 12.1 (10)
Career 12.8 (78)

Pass Attempts/Game

1987 NFL 36.7 (3-- 38)
1993 NFL 29.6 (10)
1996 NFL 33.9 (6)
Career 27.8 (42)

2-pt. Conv. Made

Career 1 (134)

Games Started

Career 173 (151)

Fumbles

1985 NFL 9 (10)
1986 NFL 12 (2)
1987 NFL 10 (3)
1990 NFL 11 (4)
1991 NFL 10 (5)
1992 NFL 12 (2)
1993 NFL 13 (3-- 64)
1994 NFL 11 (2)
1995 NFL 12 (6)
Career 123 (6)

Fumbles Recovered

1986 NFL 5 (3)
1987 NFL 4 (7)
1992 NFL 6 (1-- 43)
1993 NFL 5 (2)
1994 NFL 3 (5)
1995 NFL 4 (6)
Career 45 (3)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

1985 NFL 7.36 (2-- 67)
1986 NFL 7.32 (2-- 71)
1988 NFL 8.30 (1-- 15)
1989 NFL 7.27 (3-- 81)
1993 NFL 6.52 (9)
Career 6.17 (28)

Net Yds/Pass Att

1985 NFL 6.81 (2)
1986 NFL 7.61 (1-- 27)
1987 NFL 6.68 (5)
1988 NFL 7.96 (1-- 11)
1989 NFL 6.59 (9)
1990 NFL 6.54 (8)
1993 NFL 6.68 (6)
Career 6.42 (20)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

1985 NFL 6.23 (2)
1986 NFL 6.55 (1-- 74)
1988 NFL 7.12 (1-- 25)
1989 NFL 6.15 (4)
1993 NFL 6.00 (5)
Career 5.37 (26)

Passes Completed/Game

1986 NFL 17.1 (10)
1987 NFL 20.0 (6)
1993 NFL 18.0 (8)
1996 NFL 19.0 (9)
Career 15.9 (45)

Pass Completion %

1985 NFL 58.2% (7)
1986 NFL 58.2% (10)
1993 NFL 60.9% (10)
Career 57.0% (69)

Pass Intercept. %

1985 NFL 2.8% (5)
1989 NFL 2.4% (3)
1993 NFL 2.3% (7)
Career 3.5% (64)

Passing TD %

1985 NFL 6.3% (1)
1986 NFL 5.1% (6)
1988 NFL 7.2% (2-- 75)
1989 NFL 6.2% (3)
1990 NFL 6.0% (3)
Career 4.7% (68)

Sack %

1986 NFL 5.25% (6)
1987 NFL 5.58% (9)
1993 NFL 3.67% (3-- 84)
1994 NFL 4.14% (8)
Career 5.76% (42)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1988 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1988 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1988 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1989 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1989 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1984 23 10 QB 52 42
1985 24 15 QB 290 101 4 13
1986 25 16 QB 289 124 2 12
1987 26 12 QB 215 37 10 29
1988 27 16 QB 314 106 3 5
1989 28 16 QB 315 81 5 17
1990 29 16 QB 237 24 10 43
1991 30 14 QB 168 14
1992 31 12 QB 99 28
1993 32 16 QB 228 24 6 45
1994 33 15 QB 193 15
1995 34 12 QB 158 27
1996 35 10 QB 141 29
1997 36 7 QB 134 26
2833 497