James Edward Kelly
Position: QB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 217 lbs.
Throws: Right
Born: February 14, 1960 in Pittsburgh, PA
College: Miami (FL) (school history)
Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 1st round (14th overall) of the 1983 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 102 (126th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2002
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| Games | Passing | Rushing | Scoring | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| League | NFL | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 285 | 448 | 63.62% | 3114 | 22 | 17 | 84.6 | 6.95 | 6.23 | 32.0 | 222.4 | 25 | 77 | 3.08 | 1 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 1 | 6 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Place | Home | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 135 | 209 | 64.59% | 1495 | 9 | 5 | 90.1 | 7.15 | 6.94 | 29.9 | 213.6 | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 150 | 239 | 62.76% | 1619 | 13 | 12 | 79.8 | 6.77 | 5.60 | 34.1 | 231.3 | 16 | 56 | 3.50 | 1 | 2.3 | 8.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Result | Win | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 211 | 64.45% | 1674 | 14 | 8 | 95.2 | 7.93 | 7.55 | 30.1 | 239.1 | 13 | 21 | 1.62 | 0 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Loss | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 149 | 237 | 62.87% | 1440 | 8 | 9 | 75.2 | 6.08 | 5.04 | 33.9 | 205.7 | 12 | 56 | 4.67 | 1 | 1.7 | 8.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 157 | 59.87% | 996 | 8 | 8 | 74.2 | 6.34 | 5.07 | 31.4 | 199.2 | 11 | 42 | 3.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8-14 points | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 157 | 234 | 67.09% | 1755 | 10 | 8 | 89.2 | 7.50 | 6.82 | 33.4 | 250.7 | 13 | 34 | 2.62 | 1 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 1 | 6 | |
| 15+ points | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 57 | 59.65% | 363 | 4 | 1 | 94.4 | 6.37 | 6.98 | 28.5 | 181.5 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Month | September | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 130 | 60.77% | 875 | 4 | 6 | 71.8 | 6.73 | 5.27 | 32.5 | 218.8 | 10 | 6 | 0.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 111 | 63.96% | 716 | 6 | 3 | 89.0 | 6.45 | 6.32 | 27.8 | 179.0 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| November | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 102 | 153 | 66.67% | 1051 | 6 | 6 | 83.0 | 6.87 | 5.89 | 38.3 | 262.8 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 1 | 2.0 | 7.3 | 1 | 6 | |
| December | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 54 | 61.11% | 472 | 6 | 2 | 111.0 | 8.74 | 9.30 | 27.0 | 236.0 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Day | Sunday | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 218 | 344 | 63.37% | 2451 | 19 | 12 | 88.5 | 7.13 | 6.66 | 31.3 | 222.8 | 18 | 64 | 3.56 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Monday | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 69 | 55.07% | 390 | 1 | 3 | 58.2 | 5.65 | 3.99 | 34.5 | 195.0 | 4 | -10 | -2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thursday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 35 | 82.86% | 273 | 2 | 2 | 94.4 | 7.80 | 6.37 | 35.0 | 273.0 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 23.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Conference | AFC | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 190 | 310 | 61.29% | 2187 | 15 | 11 | 83.9 | 7.05 | 6.43 | 31.0 | 218.7 | 18 | 37 | 2.06 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
| NFC | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 138 | 68.84% | 927 | 7 | 6 | 86.2 | 6.72 | 5.78 | 34.5 | 231.8 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 1 | 1.8 | 10.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Division | AFC East | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 120 | 191 | 62.83% | 1423 | 10 | 7 | 87.7 | 7.45 | 6.85 | 31.8 | 237.2 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| AFC Central | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 71 | 56.34% | 402 | 1 | 3 | 59.7 | 5.66 | 4.04 | 35.5 | 201.0 | 5 | -12 | -2.40 | 0 | 2.5 | -6.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AFC West | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 48 | 62.50% | 362 | 4 | 1 | 104.7 | 7.54 | 8.27 | 24.0 | 181.0 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFC Central | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 138 | 68.84% | 927 | 7 | 6 | 86.2 | 6.72 | 5.78 | 34.5 | 231.8 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 1 | 1.8 | 10.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Opponent | Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 33 | 57.58% | 116 | 1 | 2 | 49.6 | 3.52 | 1.39 | 33.0 | 116.0 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 61.54% | 178 | 0 | 1 | 65.9 | 6.85 | 5.12 | 26.0 | 178.0 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 35 | 82.86% | 273 | 2 | 2 | 94.4 | 7.80 | 6.37 | 35.0 | 273.0 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 23.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 44 | 72.73% | 365 | 2 | 1 | 102.9 | 8.30 | 8.18 | 44.0 | 365.0 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Indianapolis Colts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 34 | 73.53% | 286 | 1 | 0 | 108.2 | 8.41 | 9.00 | 34.0 | 286.0 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 63.64% | 184 | 4 | 0 | 129.5 | 8.36 | 12.00 | 22.0 | 184.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 50 | 62.00% | 429 | 4 | 2 | 99.5 | 8.58 | 8.38 | 25.0 | 214.5 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 57.69% | 173 | 2 | 1 | 87.5 | 6.65 | 6.46 | 26.0 | 173.0 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 41 | 60.98% | 328 | 4 | 3 | 88.3 | 8.00 | 6.66 | 41.0 | 328.0 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 66 | 59.09% | 380 | 1 | 2 | 67.7 | 5.76 | 4.70 | 33.0 | 190.0 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 43 | 51.16% | 212 | 1 | 2 | 53.6 | 4.93 | 3.30 | 43.0 | 212.0 | 2 | -8 | -4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -8.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 28 | 64.29% | 190 | 0 | 1 | 69.0 | 6.79 | 5.18 | 28.0 | 190.0 | 3 | -4 | -1.33 | 0 | 3.0 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | |