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Joe Ferguson

Joseph Carlton Ferguson Jr.

Position: QB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: April 23, 1950 in Alvin, TX
College: Arkansas

Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 3rd round (57th overall) of the 1973 Draft

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 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%
1973 23 BUF QB 14 14 9-5-0 73 164 44.5 939 4 2.4 10 6.1 42 5.7 3.2 12.9 67.1 45.8 20 164 4.2 2.0 10.9
1974 24 BUF QB 14 14 9-5-0 119 232 51.3 1588 12 5.2 12 5.2 55 6.8 5.0 13.3 113.4 69.0 32 235 5.1 3.5 12.1
1975 25 BUF QB 14 14 8-6-0 169 321 52.6 2426 25 7.8 17 5.3 77 7.6 6.0 14.4 173.3 81.3 20 153 6.7 5.2 5.9
1976 26 BUF qb 7 7 2-5-0 74 151 49.0 1086 9 6.0 1 0.7 58 7.2 7.5 14.7 155.1 90.0 11 80 6.2 6.5 6.8
1977 27 BUF QB 14 14 3-11-0 221 457 48.4 2803 12 2.6 24 5.3 42 6.1 4.0 12.7 200.2 54.8 36 273 5.1 3.2 7.3
1978 28 BUF QB 16 16 5-11-0 175 330 53.0 2136 16 4.8 15 4.5 92 6.5 4.9 12.2 133.5 70.5 29 243 5.3 3.8 8.1
1979 29 BUF QB 16 16 7-9-0 238 458 52.0 3572 14 3.1 15 3.3 84 7.8 6.6 15.0 223.3 74.4 43 387 6.4 5.3 8.6
1980 30 BUF QB 16 16 11-5-0 251 439 57.2 2805 20 4.6 18 4.1 69 6.4 5.0 11.2 175.3 74.5 13 129 5.9 4.6 2.9
1981 31 BUF QB 16 16 10-6-0 252 498 50.6 3652 24 4.8 20 4.0 67 7.3 6.0 14.5 228.3 74.1 15 137 6.9 5.6 2.9
1982 32 BUF QB 9 9 4-5-0 144 264 54.5 1597 7 2.7 16 6.1 47 6.0 3.6 11.1 177.4 56.3 11 105 5.4 3.1 4.0
1983 33 BUF QB 16 16 8-8-0 281 508 55.3 2995 26 5.1 25 4.9 43 5.9 4.2 10.7 187.2 69.3 27 266 5.1 3.5 5.0
1984 34 BUF QB 12 11 1-10-0 191 344 55.5 1991 12 3.5 17 4.9 68 5.8 3.9 10.4 165.9 63.5 35 357 4.3 2.6 9.2
1985 35 DET 8 1 0-1-0 31 54 57.4 364 2 3.7 3 5.6 38 6.7 4.6 11.7 45.5 67.2 4 35 5.7 3.7 6.9
1986 36 DET qb 6 4 2-2-0 73 155 47.1 941 7 4.5 7 4.5 73 6.1 4.5 12.9 156.8 62.9 10 101 5.1 3.6 6.1
1988 38 TAM 2 1 0-1-0 31 46 67.4 368 3 6.5 1 2.2 34 8.0 7.7 11.9 184.0 104.3 1 8 7.7 7.3 2.1
1989 39 TAM 5 2 0-2-0 44 90 48.9 533 3 3.3 6 6.7 69 5.9 3.3 12.1 106.6 50.8 5 37 5.2 2.7 5.3
1990 40 IND 1 0 2 8 25.0 21 0 0.0 2 25.0 13 2.6 -8.6 10.5 21.0 0.0 0 0 2.6 -8.6 0.0
Career 186 171 79-92-0 2369 4519 52.4 29817 196 4.3 209 4.6 92 6.6 5.0 12.6 160.3 68.4 312 2710 5.6 4.1 6.5
12 yrs BUF 164 163 77-86-0 2188 4166 52.5 27590 181 4.3 190 4.6 92 6.6 5.0 12.6 168.2 68.9 292 2529 5.6 4.1 6.6
2 yrs DET 14 5 2-3-0 104 209 49.8 1305 9 4.3 10 4.8 73 6.2 4.5 12.5 93.2 64.0 14 136 5.2 3.6 6.3
2 yrs TAM 7 3 0-3-0 75 136 55.1 901 6 4.4 7 5.1 69 6.6 4.8 12.0 128.7 68.9 6 45 6.0 4.2 4.2
1 yr IND 1 0 2 8 25.0 21 0 0.0 2 25.0 13 2.6 -8.6 10.5 21.0 0.0 0 0 2.6 -8.6 0.0

Postseason record as starting QB: 1974: 0-1, 1980: 0-1, 1981: 1-1.

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 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
1973 23 BUF QB 14 14 48 147 2 24 3.1 10.5 3.4 1 -3 -3.0 0 -3 0.1 -0.2 144 2 7
1974 24 BUF QB 14 14 54 111 2 15 2.1 7.9 3.9 111 2 14
1975 25 BUF QB 14 14 23 82 1 17 3.6 5.9 1.6 82 1 4
1976 26 BUF qb 7 7 18 81 0 19 4.5 11.6 2.6 81 0 2
1977 27 BUF QB 14 14 41 279 2 41 6.8 19.9 2.9 279 2 12
1978 28 BUF QB 16 16 27 76 0 12 2.8 4.8 1.7 1 -6 -6.0 0 -6 0.1 -0.4 70 0 5
1979 29 BUF QB 16 16 22 68 1 15 3.1 4.3 1.4 68 1 5
1980 30 BUF QB 16 16 31 65 0 15 2.1 4.1 1.9 65 0 9
1981 31 BUF QB 16 16 20 29 1 16 1.5 1.8 1.3 29 1 2
1982 32 BUF QB 9 9 16 46 1 13 2.9 5.1 1.8 46 1 5
1983 33 BUF QB 16 16 20 88 0 19 4.4 5.5 1.3 88 0 3
1984 34 BUF QB 12 11 19 102 0 20 5.4 8.5 1.6 102 0 8
1985 35 DET 8 1 4 12 1 15 3.0 1.5 0.5 12 1 1
1986 36 DET qb 6 4 5 25 0 14 5.0 4.2 0.8 25 0 3
1988 38 TAM 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0 0 1
1989 39 TAM 5 2 4 6 0 7 1.5 1.2 0.8 6 0 1
Career 186 171 353 1217 11 41 3.4 6.5 1.9 2 -9 -4.5 0 0 0.0 0.0 1208 11 82
12 yrs BUF 164 163 339 1174 10 41 3.5 7.2 2.1 2 -9 -4.5 0 0 0.0 -0.1 1165 10 76
2 yrs DET 14 5 9 37 1 15 4.1 2.6 0.6 37 1 4
2 yrs TAM 7 3 5 6 0 7 1.2 0.9 0.7 6 0 2

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
1973 23 BUF QB 14 14 7 4 -3 0
1974 24 BUF QB 14 14 14 5 -13 0
1975 25 BUF QB 14 14 4 3 -1 0
1976 26 BUF qb 7 7 2 0 0 0
1977 27 BUF QB 14 14 12 7 -7 0
1978 28 BUF QB 16 16 5 3 -3 0
1979 29 BUF QB 16 16 5 3 0 0
1980 30 BUF QB 16 16 9 1 -12 0
1981 31 BUF QB 16 16 2 0 0 0
1982 32 BUF QB 9 9 5 2 -10 1
1983 33 BUF QB 16 16 3 3 0 0
1984 34 BUF QB 12 11 8 2 -26 0
1985 35 DET 8 1 1 0 0 0
1986 36 DET qb 6 4 3 2 0 0
1988 38 TAM 2 1 1 0 0 0
1989 39 TAM 5 2 1 0 0 0
Career 186 171 82 35 -75 1
12 yrs BUF 164 163 76 33 -75 1
2 yrs DET 14 5 4 2 0 0
2 yrs TAM 7 3 2 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1973 23 BUF QB 14 14 2 12
1974 24 BUF QB 14 14 2 12
1975 25 BUF QB 14 14 1 6
1977 27 BUF QB 14 14 2 12
1979 29 BUF QB 16 16 1 6
1981 31 BUF QB 16 16 1 6
1982 32 BUF QB 9 9 1 1 12
1985 35 DET 8 1 1 6
Career 186 171 11 1 72
12 yrs BUF 164 163 10 1 66
2 yrs DET 14 5 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Passes Completed

1975 NFL 169 (10)
1977 NFL 221 (2)
1981 NFL 252 (9)
1983 NFL 281 (7)
Career 2369 (33)

Pass Attempts

1977 NFL 457 (1)
1979 NFL 458 (9)
1981 NFL 498 (5)
1982 NFL 264 (8)
1983 NFL 508 (5)
Career 4519 (24)

Passing Yds

1975 NFL 2426 (7)
1977 NFL 2803 (1)
1979 NFL 3572 (8)
1981 NFL 3652 (6)
Career 29817 (31)

Passing TD

1974 NFL 12 (9)
1975 NFL 25 (1)
1978 NFL 16 (8)
1980 NFL 20 (10)
1981 NFL 24 (6)
1983 NFL 26 (4)
Career 196 (30)

Passer Rating

1975 NFL 81.3 (5)
1978 NFL 70.5 (10)
Career 68.4 (148)

Long Pass

1975 NFL 77 (8)
1978 NFL 92 (1-- 56)
1979 NFL 84 (2)

Passes Intercepted

1975 NFL 17 (8)
1977 NFL 24 (1-- 56)
1981 NFL 20 (4)
1982 NFL 16 (1)
1983 NFL 25 (3-- 38)
1984 NFL 17 (7)
Career 209 (20)

Sacked

1974 NFL 32 (7)
1977 NFL 36 (3)
1979 NFL 43 (3)
Career 312 (29)

Sacked Yds Lost

1974 NFL 235 (9)
1977 NFL 273 (8)
1979 NFL 387 (1-- 23)
1984 NFL 357 (5-- 46)
Career 2710 (16)

Passing Yds/Game

1975 NFL 173.3 (8)
1977 NFL 200.2 (1)
1979 NFL 223.3 (8)
1981 NFL 228.3 (7)
Career 160.3 (87)

Yds/Pass Att

1975 NFL 7.6 (4)
1979 NFL 7.8 (3)
1981 NFL 7.3 (8)
Career 6.6 (153)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1974 NFL 13.3 (8)
1975 NFL 14.4 (3)
1979 NFL 15.0 (3)
1981 NFL 14.5 (3)
Career 12.6 (92)

Pass Attempts/Game

1977 NFL 32.6 (1)
1979 NFL 28.6 (10)
1981 NFL 31.1 (6)
1982 NFL 29.3 (10)
1983 NFL 31.8 (7)
Career 24.3 (80)

Non-Offensive TDs

1982 NFL 1 (4)

Games Started

Career 171 (164)

Fumbles

1974 NFL 14 (1-- 41)
1977 NFL 12 (1)
Career 82 (28)

Fumbles Recovered

1973 NFL 4 (9)
1974 NFL 5 (3)
1977 NFL 7 (1-- 15)
Career 35 (15)

Fumble Return TD

1982 NFL 1 (2-- 38)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

1975 NFL 5.95 (7)
1979 NFL 6.63 (2)
1981 NFL 6.01 (10)
Career 4.95 (147)

Net Yds/Pass Att

1975 NFL 6.67 (5)
1979 NFL 6.36 (7)
1981 NFL 6.85 (7)
Career 5.61 (121)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

1975 NFL 5.16 (5)
1979 NFL 5.29 (5)
1981 NFL 5.57 (7)
Career 4.07 (132)

Passes Completed/Game

1977 NFL 15.8 (3)
1983 NFL 17.6 (10)
Career 12.7 (97)

Pass Completion %

Career 52.4% (149)

Pass Intercept. %

1978 NFL 4.5% (8)
1979 NFL 3.3% (5)
1980 NFL 4.1% (10)
Career 4.6% (130)

Passing TD %

1974 NFL 5.2% (8)
1975 NFL 7.8% (1-- 41)
1978 NFL 4.8% (7)
1983 NFL 5.1% (10)
Career 4.3% (90)

Sack %

1975 NFL 5.87% (4)
1977 NFL 7.30% (9)
1980 NFL 2.88% (1-- 38)
1981 NFL 2.92% (1-- 41)
1982 NFL 4.00% (4)
1983 NFL 5.05% (5)
Career 6.46% (64)

   

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)

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1973 23 14 QB 68 23
1974 24 14 QB 135 12 78
1975 25 14 QB 227 102 5 9
1976 26 7 QB 104 21
1977 27 14 QB 176 39 8 33
1978 28 16 QB 158 15
1979 29 16 QB 210 2 11 73
1980 30 16 QB 203 16
1981 31 16 QB 259 24 7 55
1982 32 9 QB 84 22
1983 33 16 QB 235 20 10 55
1984 34 12 QB 128 23
1985 35 8 QB 28 48
1986 36 6 QB 68 37
1988 38 2 QB 31 49
1989 39 5 QB 28 46
1990 40 1 QB -3 70
2139 187