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Bernie Kosar

Bernie Joseph Kosar Jr.

Position: QB
Height: 6-5    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: November 25, 1963 in Boardman, OH
College: Miami (FL)

Career AV: 67 (650th overall since 1950)

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1985 NFL Supplemental Draft.

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Passing

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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% AV
1985 22 CLE QB 19 12 10 4-6-0 124 248 50.0 1578 8 3.2 7 2.8 68 6.4 5.7 12.7 131.5 69.3 19 121 5.5 4.9 7.1 6
1986 23 CLE QB 19 16 16 12-4-0 310 531 58.4 3854 17 3.2 10 1.9 72 7.3 7.1 12.4 240.9 83.8 39 274 6.3 6.1 6.8 13
1987* 24 CLE QB 19 12 12 8-4-0 241 389 62.0 3033 22 5.7 9 2.3 54 7.8 7.9 12.6 252.8 95.4 22 129 7.1 7.2 5.4 14
1988 25 CLE QB 19 9 9 6-3-0 156 259 60.2 1890 10 3.9 7 2.7 77 7.3 6.9 12.1 210.0 84.3 25 172 6.0 5.6 8.8 6
1989 26 CLE QB 19 16 16 9-6-1 303 513 59.1 3533 18 3.5 14 2.7 97 6.9 6.4 11.7 220.8 80.3 34 192 6.1 5.6 6.2 11
1990 27 CLE QB 19 13 13 3-10-0 230 423 54.4 2562 10 2.4 15 3.5 50 6.1 4.9 11.1 197.1 65.7 37 220 5.1 4.1 8.0 5
1991 28 CLE QB 19 16 16 6-10-0 307 494 62.1 3487 18 3.6 9 1.8 71 7.1 7.0 11.4 217.9 87.8 41 232 6.1 6.0 7.7 13
1992 29 CLE qb 19 7 7 2-5-0 103 155 66.5 1160 8 5.2 7 4.5 69 7.5 6.5 11.3 165.7 87.0 21 126 5.9 5.0 11.9 4
1993 30 2TM qb/ 11 7 3-4-0 115 201 57.2 1217 8 4.0 3 1.5 86 6.1 6.2 10.6 110.6 82.0 23 132 4.8 5.0 10.3 5
DAL 18 4 1 0-1-0 36 63 57.1 410 3 4.8 0 0.0 86 6.5 7.5 11.4 102.5 92.7 2 4 6.2 7.2 3.1 2
CLE qb 19 7 6 3-3-0 79 138 57.2 807 5 3.6 3 2.2 38 5.8 5.6 10.2 115.3 77.2 21 128 4.3 4.1 13.2 3
1994 31 MIA 19 2 0 7 12 58.3 80 1 8.3 1 8.3 22 6.7 4.6 11.4 40.0 71.5 0 0 6.7 4.6 0.0 0
1995 32 MIA 19 9 2 0-2-0 74 108 68.5 699 3 2.8 5 4.6 31 6.5 4.9 9.4 77.7 76.1 6 28 5.9 4.4 5.3 2
1996 33 MIA 19 3 0 24 32 75.0 208 1 3.1 0 0.0 20 6.5 7.1 8.7 69.3 102.1 6 34 4.6 5.1 15.8 1
Career 126 108 53-54-1 1994 3365 59.3 23301 124 3.7 87 2.6 97 6.9 6.5 11.7 184.9 81.8 273 1660 5.9 5.6 7.5 80
9 yrs CLE 108 105 53-51-1 1853 3150 58.8 21904 116 3.7 81 2.6 97 7.0 6.5 11.8 202.8 81.6 259 1594 6.0 5.6 7.6 75
3 yrs MIA 14 2 0-2-0 105 152 69.1 987 5 3.3 6 3.9 31 6.5 5.4 9.4 70.5 81.2 12 62 5.6 4.6 7.3 3
1 yr DAL 4 1 0-1-0 36 63 57.1 410 3 4.8 0 0.0 86 6.5 7.5 11.4 102.5 92.7 2 4 6.2 7.2 3.1 2

Playoff Record as Starting QB: 1985 (0-1), 1986 (1-1), 1987 (1-1), 1989 (1-1)

Advanced Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
1985 22 CLE QB 19 12 10 4-6-0 248 86 92 96 99 80 90 117 106 93
1986 23 CLE QB 19 16 16 12-4-0 531 106 109 114 115 112 89 130 106 113
1987* 24 CLE QB 19 12 12 8-4-0 389 117 123 125 129 123 116 123 112 127
1988 25 CLE QB 19 9 9 6-3-0 259 106 101 110 107 117 97 117 89 112
1989 26 CLE QB 19 16 16 9-6-1 513 97 102 103 106 113 93 114 106 107
1990 27 CLE QB 19 13 13 3-10-0 423 79 81 82 84 92 82 101 94 85
1991 28 CLE QB 19 16 16 6-10-0 494 103 103 112 111 118 97 127 97 116
1992 29 CLE qb 19 7 7 2-5-0 155 113 100 107 99 128 118 85 70 115
1993 30 2TM qb/ 11 7 3-4-0 201 86 82 102 98 98 103 129 78 107
CLE qb 19 7 6 3-3-0 138
DAL 18 4 1 0-1-0 63
1995 32 MIA 19 9 2 0-2-0 108 93 99 82 87 135 86 76 106 97
Career 126 108 53-54-1 3365 99 101 105 106 110 96 117 99 108

Rushing & Receiving

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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
1985 22 CLE QB 19 12 10 26 -12 1 10 -0.5 -1.0 2.2 -12 1 14
1986 23 CLE QB 19 16 16 24 19 0 17 0.8 1.2 1.5 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 0.1 20 0 7
1987* 24 CLE QB 19 12 12 15 22 1 7 1.5 1.8 1.3 22 1 2
1988 25 CLE QB 19 9 9 12 -1 1 13 -0.1 -0.1 1.3 -1 1 0
1989 26 CLE QB 19 16 16 30 70 1 23 2.3 4.4 1.9 1 -7 -7.0 0 -7 0.1 -0.4 63 1 2
1990 27 CLE QB 19 13 13 10 13 0 5 1.3 1.0 0.8 13 0 6
1991 28 CLE QB 19 16 16 26 74 0 14 2.8 4.6 1.6 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 0.1 75 0 10
1992 29 CLE qb 19 7 7 5 12 0 8 2.4 1.7 0.7 12 0 1
1993 30 2TM qb/ 11 7 23 26 0 10 1.1 2.4 2.1 26 0 6
DAL 18 4 1 9 7 0 4 0.8 1.8 2.3 7 0 2
CLE qb 19 7 6 14 19 0 10 1.4 2.7 2.0 19 0 4
1994 31 MIA 19 2 0 1 17 0 17 17.0 8.5 0.5 17 0 0
1995 32 MIA 19 9 2 7 19 1 14 2.7 2.1 0.8 19 1 3
1996 33 MIA 19 3 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 2.0 0.3 6 0 0
Career 126 108 180 265 5 23 1.5 2.1 1.4 3 -5 -1.7 0 1 0.0 0.0 260 5 51
9 yrs CLE 108 105 162 216 4 23 1.3 2.0 1.5 3 -5 -1.7 0 1 0.0 0.0 211 4 46
3 yrs MIA 14 2 9 42 1 17 4.7 3.0 0.6 42 1 3
1 yr DAL 4 1 9 7 0 4 0.8 1.8 2.3 7 0 2

Defense & Fumbles

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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
1985 22 CLE QB 19 12 10 14 2 -25 0
1986 23 CLE QB 19 16 16 7 3 -15 0
1987* 24 CLE QB 19 12 12 2 1 -3 0
1988 25 CLE QB 19 9 9 0 2 0 0
1989 26 CLE QB 19 16 16 2 2 -1 0
1990 27 CLE QB 19 13 13 6 1 -9 0
1991 28 CLE QB 19 16 16 10 2 -18 0
1992 29 CLE qb 19 7 7 1 0 0 0
1993 30 2TM qb/ 11 7 6 3 -13 0
DAL 18 4 1 2 0 0 0
CLE qb 19 7 6 4 3 -13 0
1995 32 MIA 19 9 2 3 1 -7 0
Career 126 108 51 17 -91 0
9 yrs CLE 108 105 46 16 -84 0
3 yrs MIA 14 2 3 1 -7 0
1 yr DAL 4 1 2 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1985 22 CLE QB 19 12 10 1 1 6
1987* 24 CLE QB 19 12 12 1 1 6
1988 25 CLE QB 19 9 9 1 1 6
1989 26 CLE QB 19 16 16 1 1 6
1995 32 MIA 19 9 2 1 1 6
Career 126 108 5 5 30
9 yrs CLE 108 105 4 4 24
3 yrs MIA 14 2 1 1 6

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Ken O'Brien, Marc Bulger, Steve Grogan, Joe Ferguson, Jim Plunkett, Ed Brown, Jim Kelly*, Jay Cutler, Joe Namath*, Aaron Brooks
4 Marc Bulger, Drew Bledsoe, Joe Ferguson, Ed Brown, Ken O'Brien, Doug Williams, Jim Everett, John Elway*, Jim Plunkett, David Carr
5 Doug Williams, Marc Bulger, Jim Plunkett, Norm Snead, Ken O'Brien, Drew Bledsoe, Bob Griese*, David Carr, Jim Everett, Ed Brown
6 Marc Bulger, Terry Bradshaw*, Jim Plunkett, Joe Ferguson, Ken O'Brien, Norm Snead, Jay Schroeder, Doug Williams, Brian Sipe, Ed Brown
7 Jim Plunkett, Ken O'Brien, Bob Griese*, Jim Everett, Terry Bradshaw*, Jay Schroeder, Joe Ferguson, Marc Bulger, Joe Namath*, Norm Snead
8 Terry Bradshaw*, Jake Plummer, Jim Everett, Kerry Collins, Jay Schroeder, Bart Starr*, Dan Fouts*, Bob Griese*, Jim Plunkett, Ken O'Brien
9 Roman Gabriel, Steve Bartkowski, Kerry Collins, Ken O'Brien, Jay Schroeder, Joe Theismann, Phil Simms, Jim Hart, Bart Starr*, Don Meredith
10 Phil Simms, Jeff George, Steve Bartkowski, Jim Hart, Roman Gabriel, Archie Manning, Jay Schroeder, Jon Kitna, Eddie LeBaron, Ken O'Brien
11 Jeff George, Steve Bartkowski, Jon Kitna, Jay Schroeder, Eddie LeBaron, Ken O'Brien, Phil Simms, Archie Manning, Ed Brown, Jake Plummer
12 Jeff George, Steve Bartkowski, Jon Kitna, Jay Schroeder, Eddie LeBaron, Archie Manning, Ken O'Brien, Danny White, Jim Plunkett, Brad Johnson
Career Jeff George, Steve Bartkowski, Jon Kitna, Lynn Dickey, Jay Schroeder, Eddie LeBaron, Ken O'Brien, Danny White, Archie Manning, Ed Brown

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1987

Passes Completed

1986 NFL 310 (2)
1987 NFL 241 (5)
1989 NFL 303 (4)
1990 NFL 230 (10)
1991 NFL 307 (3)
Career 1994 (56)

Pass Attempts

1986 NFL 531 (3)
1987 NFL 389 (10)
1989 NFL 513 (6)
1990 NFL 423 (10)
1991 NFL 494 (3)
Career 3365 (65)

Passing Yds

1986 NFL 3854 (4)
1987 NFL 3033 (6)
1989 NFL 3533 (6)
1991 NFL 3487 (5)
Career 23301 (70)

Passing TD

1987 NFL 22 (6)
1991 NFL 18 (6)
Career 124 (86)

Passer Rating

1986 NFL 83.8 (7)
1987 NFL 95.4 (2/86)
1988 NFL 84.3 (8)
1989 NFL 80.3 (9)
1991 NFL 87.8 (5)
Career 81.8 (36)

Long Pass

1989 NFL 97 (1/21)
1993 NFL 86 (3)

Passes Intercepted

1990 NFL 15 (10)
Career 87 (126)

Sacked

1986 NFL 39 (10)
1990 NFL 37 (7)
1991 NFL 41 (4)
Career 273 (42)

Sacked Yds Lost

1991 NFL 232 (7)
Career 1660 (55)

Passing Yds/Game

1986 NFL 240.9 (7)
1987 NFL 252.8 (5/98)
1991 NFL 217.9 (8)
Career 184.9 (53)

Yds/Pass Att

1987 NFL 7.8 (3)
1988 NFL 7.3 (9)
Career 6.9 (99)

Yds/Pass Cmp

Career 11.7 (168)

Pass Attempts/Game

1986 NFL 33.2 (6)
1989 NFL 32.1 (9)
1990 NFL 32.5 (5)
1991 NFL 30.9 (6)
Career 26.7 (56)

Fumbles

1985 NFL 14 (2/41)
1991 NFL 10 (5)
Career 51 (112)

Fumbles Recovered

Career 17 (149)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

1986 NFL 7.05 (7)
1987 NFL 7.89 (1/71)
1988 NFL 6.85 (9)
1991 NFL 6.97 (6)
Career 6.50 (44)

Net Yds/Pass Att

1986 NFL 6.28 (10)
1987 NFL 7.07 (2/94)
Career 5.95 (76)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

1986 NFL 6.09 (5)
1987 NFL 7.15 (1/66)
1988 NFL 5.64 (10)
1991 NFL 6.00 (9)
Career 5.55 (38)

Passes Completed/Game

1986 NFL 19.4 (5)
1987 NFL 20.1 (5)
1988 NFL 17.3 (10)
1989 NFL 18.9 (8)
1990 NFL 17.7 (7)
1991 NFL 19.2 (5)
Career 15.8 (48)

Pass Completion %

1986 NFL 58.4% (9)
1987 NFL 62.0% (2)
1988 NFL 60.2% (2)
1989 NFL 59.1% (6)
1991 NFL 62.1% (6)
Career 59.3% (38)

Pass Intercept. %

1985 NFL 2.8% (5)
1986 NFL 1.9% (1/66)
1987 NFL 2.3% (2)
1988 NFL 2.7% (5)
1989 NFL 2.7% (4)
1991 NFL 1.8% (4/56)
Career 2.6% (11)

Passing TD %

1987 NFL 5.7% (5)
Career 3.7% (152)

Sack %

1987 NFL 5.35% (7)
Career 7.50% (106)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1987UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1985 22 12 QB 102 27
1986 23 16 QB 238 42 10 40
1987 24 12 QB 244 88 6 11
1988 25 9 QB 128 24
1989 26 16 QB 234 12 77
1990 27 13 QB 134 26
1991 28 16 QB 237 58 8 20
1992 29 7 QB 82 30
1993 30 11 QB 93 31
1994 31 2 QB 9 58
1995 32 9 QB 44 39
1996 33 3 QB 15 54
1560 188