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Rich Gannon

Richard Joseph Gannon (twitter: @RichGannon12)

Position: QB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 210 lbs.
Throws: Right

Born: December 20, 1965 in Philadelphia, PA
College: Delaware
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 4th round (98th overall) of the 1987 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 99 (158th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 21, 2013 4:25AM
All-Time Rank: #386. Ken Norton… #387. Don R. Paul… #388. Don Shinnick… #389. RICH GANNON… #390. George Blanda… #391. Brad Van Pelt… #392. Walt Michaels… 

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% 4QC GWD AV
1987 22 MIN 16 4 0 2 6 33.3 18 0 0.0 1 16.7 12 3.0 -4.5 9.0 4.5 2.8 0 0 3.00 -4.50 0.0 0
1988 23 MIN 16 3 0 7 15 46.7 90 0 0.0 0 0.0 19 6.0 6.0 12.9 30.0 66.0 3 22 3.78 3.78 16.7 0
1989 24 MIN 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 25 MIN QB 16 14 12 5-7-0 182 349 52.1 2278 16 4.6 16 4.6 78 6.5 5.4 12.5 162.7 68.9 34 188 5.46 4.41 8.9 2 2 8
1991 26 MIN QB 16 15 11 6-5-0 211 354 59.6 2166 12 3.4 6 1.7 50 6.1 6.0 10.3 144.4 81.5 19 91 5.56 5.48 5.1 0 1 10
1992 27 MIN QB 16 12 12 8-4-0 159 279 57.0 1905 12 4.3 13 4.7 60 6.8 5.6 12.0 158.8 72.9 25 177 5.68 4.55 8.2 2 2 8
1993 28 WAS qb 16 8 4 1-3-0 74 125 59.2 704 3 2.4 7 5.6 54 5.6 3.6 9.5 88.0 59.5 16 87 4.38 2.57 11.3 2
1995 30 KAN 12 2 0 7 11 63.6 57 0 0.0 0 0.0 18 5.2 5.2 8.1 28.5 76.7 0 0 5.18 5.18 0.0 0
1996 31 KAN qb 12 4 3 1-2-0 54 90 60.0 491 6 6.7 1 1.1 25 5.5 6.3 9.1 122.8 92.4 5 42 4.73 5.52 5.3 1 1 2
1997 32 KAN qb 12 9 6 5-1-0 98 175 56.0 1144 7 4.0 4 2.3 47 6.5 6.3 11.7 127.1 79.8 13 86 5.63 5.41 6.9 1 1 5
1998 33 KAN QB 12 12 10 5-5-0 206 354 58.2 2305 10 2.8 6 1.7 80 6.5 6.3 11.2 192.1 80.1 25 155 5.67 5.49 6.6 1 1 9
1999* 34 OAK QB 12 16 16 8-8-0 304 515 59.0 3840 24 4.7 14 2.7 50 7.5 7.2 12.6 240.0 86.5 49 241 6.38 6.12 8.7 3 3 16
2000*+ 35 OAK QB 12 16 16 12-4-0 284 473 60.0 3430 28 5.9 11 2.3 84 7.3 7.4 12.1 214.4 92.4 28 124 6.60 6.73 5.6 3 4 20
2001* 36 OAK QB 12 16 16 10-6-0 361 549 65.8 3828 27 4.9 9 1.6 49 7.0 7.2 10.6 239.3 95.5 27 155 6.38 6.61 4.7 1 2 17
2002*+ 37 OAK QB 12 16 16 11-5-0 418 618 67.6 4689 26 4.2 10 1.6 75 7.6 7.7 11.2 293.1 97.3 36 214 6.84 6.95 5.5 1 1 18
2003 38 OAK qb 12 7 7 2-5-0 125 225 55.6 1274 6 2.7 4 1.8 46 5.7 5.4 10.2 182.0 73.5 17 90 4.89 4.64 7.0 1 2 3
2004 39 OAK qb 12 3 3 2-1-0 41 68 60.3 524 3 4.4 2 2.9 58 7.7 7.3 12.8 174.7 86.9 5 17 6.95 6.53 6.8 2
Career 157 132 76-56-0 2533 4206 60.2 28743 180 4.3 104 2.5 84 6.8 6.6 11.3 183.1 84.7 302 1689 6.00 5.76 6.7 16 20 120
6 yrs MIN 48 35 19-16-0 561 1003 55.9 6457 40 4.0 36 3.6 78 6.4 5.6 11.5 134.5 73.9 81 478 5.52 4.76 7.5 4 5 26
6 yrs OAK 74 74 45-29-0 1533 2448 62.6 17585 114 4.7 50 2.0 84 7.2 7.2 11.5 237.6 91.2 162 841 6.42 6.43 6.2 9 12 76
4 yrs KAN 27 19 11-8-0 365 630 57.9 3997 23 3.7 11 1.7 80 6.3 6.3 11.0 148.0 81.7 43 283 5.52 5.47 6.4 3 3 16
1 yr WAS 8 4 1-3-0 74 125 59.2 704 3 2.4 7 5.6 54 5.6 3.6 9.5 88.0 59.5 16 87 4.38 2.57 11.3 2

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Advanced Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
1990 25 MIN QB 16 14 12 5-7-0 349 89 89 89 89 84 107 86 88 89
1991 26 MIN QB 16 15 11 6-5-0 354 83 93 99 104 109 94 129 113 107
1992 27 MIN QB 16 12 12 8-4-0 279 100 97 95 93 98 107 83 93 96
1993 28 WAS qb 16 8 4 1-3-0 125 78 73 67 66 104 82 67 71 77
1996 31 KAN qb 12 4 3 1-2-0 90 69 74 103 104 110 135 132 109 121
1997 32 KAN qb 12 9 6 5-1-0 175 96 97 103 103 97 100 113 101 103
1998 33 KAN QB 12 12 10 5-5-0 354 95 97 102 103 106 88 121 103 103
1999* 34 OAK QB 12 16 16 8-8-0 515 111 108 111 110 106 107 108 90 110
2000*+ 35 OAK QB 12 16 16 12-4-0 473 109 114 118 121 108 124 115 108 120
2001* 36 OAK QB 12 16 16 10-6-0 549 104 109 116 119 123 114 125 112 124
2002*+ 37 OAK QB 12 16 16 11-5-0 618 120 121 126 126 130 104 127 107 128
2003 38 OAK qb 12 7 7 2-5-0 225 79 81 90 90 87 82 124 96 91
2004 39 OAK qb 12 3 3 2-1-0 68 115 116 113 114 103 104 104 98 108
Career 157 132 76-56-0 4206 101 103 107 108 108 105 114 101 110

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
1988 23 MIN 16 3 0 4 29 0 15 7.3 9.7 1.3 29 0 0
1990 25 MIN QB 16 14 12 52 268 1 27 5.2 19.1 3.7 268 1 10
1991 26 MIN QB 16 15 11 43 236 2 42 5.5 15.7 2.9 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.1 0.0 236 2 2
1992 27 MIN QB 16 12 12 45 187 0 14 4.2 15.6 3.8 187 0 5
1993 28 WAS qb 16 8 4 21 88 1 12 4.2 11.0 2.6 88 1 3
1995 30 KAN 12 2 0 8 25 1 12 3.1 12.5 4.0 25 1 0
1996 31 KAN qb 12 4 3 12 81 0 19 6.8 20.3 3.0 81 0 1
1997 32 KAN qb 12 9 6 33 109 2 13 3.3 12.1 3.7 109 2 5
1998 33 KAN QB 12 12 10 44 168 3 21 3.8 14.0 3.7 168 3 9
1999* 34 OAK QB 12 16 16 46 298 2 39 6.5 18.6 2.9 1 -3 -3.0 0 -3 0.1 -0.2 295 2 8
2000*+ 35 OAK QB 12 16 16 89 529 4 23 5.9 33.1 5.6 529 4 9
2001* 36 OAK QB 12 16 16 63 231 2 17 3.7 14.4 3.9 231 2 13
2002*+ 37 OAK QB 12 16 16 50 156 3 24 3.1 9.8 3.1 156 3 9
2003 38 OAK qb 12 7 7 6 18 0 6 3.0 2.6 0.9 18 0 2
2004 39 OAK qb 12 3 3 5 26 0 20 5.2 8.7 1.7 26 0 3
Career 157 132 521 2449 21 42 4.7 15.6 3.3 2 -3 -1.5 0 0 0.0 0.0 2446 21 79
6 yrs MIN 48 35 144 720 3 42 5.0 15.0 3.0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 720 3 17
6 yrs OAK 74 74 259 1258 11 39 4.9 17.0 3.5 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1255 11 44
4 yrs KAN 27 19 97 383 6 21 3.9 14.2 3.6 383 6 15
1 yr WAS 8 4 21 88 1 12 4.2 11.0 2.6 88 1 3

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
1990 25 MIN QB 16 14 12 0 10 6 -3 0
1991 26 MIN QB 16 15 11 0 2 0 0 0
1992 27 MIN QB 16 12 12 0 5 0 0 0
1993 28 WAS qb 16 8 4 0 3 1 0 0
1996 31 KAN qb 12 4 3 0 1 0 0 0
1997 32 KAN qb 12 9 6 0 5 0 0 0
1998 33 KAN QB 12 12 10 0 9 4 -15 0
1999* 34 OAK QB 12 16 16 0 8 1 -5 0
2000*+ 35 OAK QB 12 16 16 0 9 2 -1 0
2001* 36 OAK QB 12 16 16 0 13 3 -8 0
2002*+ 37 OAK QB 12 16 16 0 9 3 -5 0
2003 38 OAK qb 12 7 7 0 2 0 0 0
2004 39 OAK qb 12 3 3 0 3 1 0 0
Career 157 132 0 79 21 -37 0
6 yrs MIN 48 35 0 17 6 -3 0
6 yrs OAK 74 74 0 44 10 -19 0
4 yrs KAN 27 19 0 15 4 -15 0
1 yr WAS 8 4 0 3 1 0 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
1990 25 MIN QB 16 14 12 1 1 6
1991 26 MIN QB 16 15 11 2 2 12
1993 28 WAS qb 16 8 4 1 1 6
1995 30 KAN 12 2 0 1 1 6
1997 32 KAN qb 12 9 6 2 2 12
1998 33 KAN QB 12 12 10 3 3 18
1999* 34 OAK QB 12 16 16 2 2 12
2000*+ 35 OAK QB 12 16 16 4 4 1 26
2001* 36 OAK QB 12 16 16 2 2 1 14
2002*+ 37 OAK QB 12 16 16 3 3 18
Career 157 132 21 21 2 130
6 yrs MIN 48 35 3 3 18
6 yrs OAK 74 74 11 11 2 70
4 yrs KAN 27 19 6 6 36
1 yr WAS 8 4 1 1 6

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13 Gus Frerotte, Elvis Grbac, Stan Humphries, Gary Danielson, Wade Wilson, Doug Williams, Lynn Dickey, Earl Morrall, Marc Bulger, Chris Miller
14 Frank Ryan, Jeff Blake, Don Meredith, Jim Zorn, Greg Landry, Bert Jones, Kordell Stewart, Steve Beuerlein, Milt Plum, Neil Lomax
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Awards
2000 NFL Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
2002 NFL AP MVP
2002 NFL PFWA MVP
2002 NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
2002 NFL Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)

Pro Bowls
1999
2000
2001
2002

First-Team All-Pro
2000
2002

Approximate Value
2000 NFL 20 (7/77)
2002 NFL 18 (6)

Approximate Value (Weighted)
Career 99 (158)

Passes Completed
1999 NFL 304 (7)
2001 NFL 361 (2/50)
2002 NFL 418 (1/10)
Career 2533 (34)

Pass Attempts
1999 NFL 515 (6)
2001 NFL 549 (5)
2002 NFL 618 (1/17)
Career 4206 (40)

Passing Yds
1999 NFL 3840 (7)
2000 NFL 3430 (10)
2001 NFL 3828 (5)
2002 NFL 4689 (1/22)
Career 28743 (44)

Passing TD
1999 NFL 24 (4)
2000 NFL 28 (4/100)
2001 NFL 27 (4)
2002 NFL 26 (5)
Career 180 (49)

Passer Rating
1999 NFL 86.5 (6)
2000 NFL 92.4 (7)
2001 NFL 95.5 (2)
2002 NFL 97.3 (2/90)
Career 84.7 (26)

Long Pass
1990 NFL 78 (8)
2000 NFL 84 (2)

Passes Intercepted
1990 NFL 16 (7)
Career 104 (103)

Sacked
1990 NFL 34 (10)
1999 NFL 49 (4/45)
2002 NFL 36 (4)
Career 302 (38)

Sacked Yds Lost
1999 NFL 241 (4)
2002 NFL 214 (8)
Career 1689 (59)

Passing Yds/Game
1999 NFL 240.0 (7)
2001 NFL 239.3 (5)
2002 NFL 293.1 (1/26)
Career 183.1 (71)

Yds/Pass Att
1999 NFL 7.5 (7)
2000 NFL 7.3 (10)
2001 NFL 7.0 (9)
2002 NFL 7.6 (3)
Career 6.8 (131)

Yds/Pass Cmp
1999 NFL 12.6 (9)
2000 NFL 12.1 (10)

Pass Attempts/Game
2001 NFL 34.3 (6)
2002 NFL 38.6 (1/23)
Career 26.8 (66)

Adj Yds/Pass Att
1999 NFL 7.17 (6)
2000 NFL 7.39 (9)
2001 NFL 7.22 (4)
2002 NFL 7.70 (4)
Career 6.58 (39)

Net Yds/Pass Att
1999 NFL 6.38 (6)
2000 NFL 6.60 (10)
2001 NFL 6.38 (7)
2002 NFL 6.84 (5)
Career 6.00 (70)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att
1999 NFL 6.12 (6)
2000 NFL 6.73 (9)
2001 NFL 6.61 (4)
2002 NFL 6.95 (4)
Career 5.76 (32)

Passes Completed/Game
1999 NFL 19.0 (9)
2001 NFL 22.6 (2/64)
2002 NFL 26.1 (1/11)
Career 16.1 (57)

Pass Completion %
2001 NFL 65.8% (2/57)
2002 NFL 67.6% (2/26)
Career 60.2% (33)

Pass Intercept. %
1991 NFL 1.7% (2/55)
1998 NFL 1.7% (3/55)
2000 NFL 2.3% (6)
2001 NFL 1.6% (1/41)
2002 NFL 1.6% (3/41)
2003 NFL 1.8% (2/71)
Career 2.5% (13)

Passing TD %
1992 NFL 4.3% (9)
1999 NFL 4.7% (9)
2000 NFL 5.9% (4)
2001 NFL 4.9% (6)
Career 4.3% (92)

Sack %
1991 NFL 5.09% (10)
2001 NFL 4.69% (8)
Career 6.70% (91)

Game-Winning Drives
1999 NFL 3 (4)
2000 NFL 4 (2/78)
Career 20 (44)

Comebacks
1990 NFL 2 (9)
1992 NFL 2 (9)
1999 NFL 3 (2/100)
2000 NFL 3 (2/100)
Career 16 (44)

Yds/Rushing Att
Career 4.7 (46)

2-pt. Conv. Made
Career 2 (68)

Total Offense
1999 NFL 3897 (5)
2000 NFL 3835 (5)
2001 NFL 3904 (3)
2002 NFL 4631 (1/20)
Career 29503 (29)

Fumbles
1990 NFL 10 (8)
1998 NFL 9 (7)
2000 NFL 9 (6)
2001 NFL 13 (4/72)
Career 79 (36)

Fumbles Recovered
1990 NFL 6 (2/45)
1998 NFL 4 (5)
Career 21 (79)

     

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
20001st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
20001st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
20001st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
20001st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
20011st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
20021st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
20021st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
20021st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
20021st TeamAll-NFLSporting News

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1987 22 4 QB -1 116
1988 23 3 QB 7 62
1989 24 0 QB 74
1990 25 14 QB 188 18
1991 26 15 QB 182 4 11 67
1992 27 12 QB 141 18
1993 28 8 QB 47 40
1995 30 2 QB 11 57
1996 31 4 QB 62 38
1997 32 9 QB 103 31
1998 33 12 QB 175 18
1999 34 16 QB 311 86 3 13
2000 35 16 QB 360 125 4 7
2001 36 16 QB 332 90 3 11
2002 37 16 QB 357 94 1 13
2003 38 7 QB 81 35
2004 39 3 QB 38 44
2394 399