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Paul McDonald

Paul Brian McDonald

Position: QB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: February 23, 1958 in Montebello, CA
College: USC

Career AV: 15 (5226th overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 4th round (109th overall) of the 1980 NFL 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
1980 22 CLE 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
1981 23 CLE 16 12 0 35 57 61.4 463 4 7.0 2 3.5 46 8.1 7.9 13.2 38.6 95.9 6 43 6.7 6.5 9.5 1
1982 24 CLE 16 9 3 2-1-0 73 149 49.0 993 5 3.4 8 5.4 56 6.7 4.9 13.6 110.3 59.5 13 95 5.5 3.9 8.0 4
1983 25 CLE 16 16 2 1-1-0 32 68 47.1 341 1 1.5 4 5.9 27 5.0 2.7 10.7 21.3 42.6 6 38 4.1 1.9 8.1 1
1984 26 CLE QB 16 16 16 5-11-0 271 493 55.0 3472 14 2.8 23 4.7 64 7.0 5.5 12.8 217.0 67.3 53 345 5.7 4.3 9.7 9
1985 27 CLE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
1986 28 DAL 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Career 85 21 8-13-0 411 767 53.6 5269 24 3.1 37 4.8 64 6.9 5.3 12.8 62.0 65.7 78 521 5.6 4.2 9.2 15

Playoff Record as Starting QB: 1982 (0-1)

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+
1981 23 CLE 16 12 0 57 123 115 129 123 119 134 112 85 133
1982 24 CLE 16 9 3 2-1-0 149 92 92 86 87 78 91 86 97 81
1983 25 CLE 16 16 2 1-1-0 68 59 65 57 61 69 70 79 100 60
1984 26 CLE QB 16 16 16 5-11-0 493 99 97 93 92 96 85 94 91 91
Career 85 21 8-13-0 767 96 95 91 91 92 88 92 92 89

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
1980 22 CLE 16 15 0 3 -2 0 0 -0.7 -0.1 0.2 -2 0 2
1981 23 CLE 16 12 0 2 0 0 2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0 0 4
1982 24 CLE 16 9 3 7 -13 0 10 -1.9 -1.4 0.8 -13 0 3
1983 25 CLE 16 16 2 3 17 0 10 5.7 1.1 0.2 17 0 1
1984 26 CLE QB 16 16 16 22 4 1 10 0.2 0.3 1.4 1 -4 -4.0 0 -4 0.1 -0.3 0 1 16
Career 85 21 37 6 1 10 0.2 0.1 0.4 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 1 26

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
1980 22 CLE 16 15 0 2 0 -9 0
1981 23 CLE 16 12 0 4 0 0 0
1982 24 CLE 16 9 3 3 0 0 0
1983 25 CLE 16 16 2 1 1 0 0
1984 26 CLE QB 16 16 16 16 5 -5 0
Career 85 21 26 6 -14 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
1984 26 CLE QB 16 16 16 1 1 6
Career 85 21 1 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Passes Completed

1984 NFL 271 (9)

Pass Attempts

1984 NFL 493 (6)

Passing Yds

1984 NFL 3472 (8)

Passes Intercepted

1984 NFL 23 (2/84)

Sacked

1984 NFL 53 (3/23)
Career 78 (163)

Sacked Yds Lost

1984 NFL 345 (6/60)
Career 521 (168)

Passing Yds/Game

1984 NFL 217.0 (9)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1982 NFL 13.6 (4)

Pass Attempts/Game

1984 NFL 30.8 (8)

Fumbles

1984 NFL 16 (2/14)

Fumbles Recovered

1984 NFL 5 (3)

Passes Completed/Game

1984 NFL 16.9 (10)

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

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1980 22 15 QB 62
1981 23 12 QB 39 41
1982 24 9 QB 52 30
1983 25 16 QB 13 52
1984 26 16 QB 183 15
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