Paul Brian McDonald
Position: QB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: February 23, 1958 in Montebello, CA
College: USC (school history)
Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 4th round (109th overall) of the 1980 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 15 (5467th overall since 1950)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2011.
| Games | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||||||||
| League | NFL | 33 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 411 | 767 | 53.6% | 5269 | 24 | 37 | 65.7 | 6.87 | 5.32 | 23.2 | 159.7 | 37 | 6 | 0.16 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 1 | 6 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||||||||
| Place | Home | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 190 | 340 | 55.9% | 2448 | 12 | 11 | 76.9 | 7.20 | 6.45 | 22.7 | 163.2 | 18 | 13 | 0.72 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Road | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 221 | 427 | 51.8% | 2821 | 12 | 26 | 56.7 | 6.61 | 4.43 | 23.7 | 156.7 | 19 | -7 | -0.37 | 1 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||||||||
| Result | Win | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 234 | 52.1% | 1580 | 9 | 8 | 72.2 | 6.75 | 5.98 | 19.5 | 131.7 | 25 | -23 | -0.92 | 0 | 2.1 | -1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Loss | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 289 | 533 | 54.2% | 3689 | 15 | 29 | 62.8 | 6.92 | 5.04 | 25.4 | 175.7 | 12 | 29 | 2.42 | 1 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 250 | 449 | 55.7% | 2995 | 8 | 19 | 64.6 | 6.67 | 5.12 | 23.6 | 157.6 | 22 | -2 | -0.09 | 1 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 1 | 6 |
| 8-14 points | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 107 | 49.5% | 763 | 2 | 7 | 52.0 | 7.13 | 4.56 | 21.4 | 152.6 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15+ points | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 108 | 211 | 51.2% | 1511 | 14 | 11 | 75.0 | 7.16 | 6.14 | 23.4 | 167.9 | 9 | -9 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||||||||
| Month | September | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 80 | 171 | 46.8% | 1138 | 3 | 12 | 45.4 | 6.65 | 3.85 | 28.5 | 189.7 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| October | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 120 | 204 | 58.8% | 1425 | 4 | 6 | 74.5 | 6.99 | 6.05 | 22.7 | 158.3 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| November | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 72 | 145 | 49.7% | 1007 | 8 | 6 | 73.5 | 6.94 | 6.19 | 14.5 | 100.7 | 13 | -7 | -0.54 | 0 | 1.3 | -0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| December | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 117 | 200 | 58.5% | 1386 | 6 | 9 | 71.0 | 6.93 | 5.51 | 28.6 | 198.0 | 12 | -14 | -1.17 | 1 | 1.7 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| January | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 47 | 46.8% | 313 | 3 | 4 | 54.7 | 6.66 | 4.11 | 47.0 | 313.0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||||||||
| Day | Sunday | 31 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 394 | 725 | 54.3% | 5004 | 23 | 34 | 67.2 | 6.90 | 5.43 | 23.4 | 161.4 | 37 | 6 | 0.16 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 1 | 6 |
| Monday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 29.6% | 114 | 0 | 2 | 13.8 | 4.22 | 0.89 | 27.0 | 114.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Thursday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 60.0% | 151 | 1 | 1 | 88.5 | 10.07 | 8.40 | 15.0 | 151.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||||||||
| Conference | AFC | 26 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 331 | 614 | 53.9% | 4103 | 17 | 31 | 63.0 | 6.68 | 4.96 | 23.6 | 157.8 | 30 | 2 | 0.07 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 1 | 6 |
| NFC | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 80 | 153 | 52.3% | 1166 | 7 | 6 | 76.3 | 7.62 | 6.77 | 21.9 | 166.6 | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||||||||
| Division | AFC East | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 95 | 58.9% | 708 | 1 | 2 | 77.0 | 7.45 | 6.72 | 15.8 | 118.0 | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| AFC Central | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 204 | 378 | 54.0% | 2516 | 13 | 19 | 65.3 | 6.66 | 5.08 | 23.6 | 157.3 | 19 | -4 | -0.21 | 1 | 1.2 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| AFC West | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 141 | 50.4% | 879 | 3 | 10 | 47.6 | 6.23 | 3.47 | 35.3 | 219.8 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFC East | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 60.0% | 151 | 1 | 1 | 88.5 | 10.07 | 8.40 | 15.0 | 151.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFC Central | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 45.8% | 134 | 0 | 2 | 28.8 | 5.58 | 1.83 | 12.0 | 67.0 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFC West | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 114 | 52.6% | 881 | 6 | 3 | 84.7 | 7.73 | 7.60 | 28.5 | 220.3 | 6 | -6 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.5 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||||||||
| Opponent | Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 56.5% | 205 | 2 | 1 | 97.2 | 8.91 | 8.70 | 23.0 | 205.0 | 2 | -8 | -4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 36.8% | 86 | 0 | 1 | 29.7 | 4.53 | 2.16 | 9.5 | 43.0 | 5 | -3 | -0.60 | 0 | 2.5 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 91 | 59.3% | 600 | 2 | 4 | 68.0 | 6.59 | 5.05 | 15.2 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 60.0% | 151 | 1 | 1 | 88.5 | 10.07 | 8.40 | 15.0 | 151.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 42 | 52.4% | 282 | 0 | 3 | 43.9 | 6.71 | 3.50 | 42.0 | 282.0 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 47.8% | 134 | 0 | 1 | 48.1 | 5.83 | 3.87 | 23.0 | 134.0 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Indianapolis (Bal) Colts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 38 | 44.7% | 186 | 0 | 4 | 20.2 | 4.89 | 0.16 | 38.0 | 186.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | -45.00 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 37 | 62.2% | 320 | 1 | 1 | 87.7 | 8.65 | 7.97 | 37.0 | 320.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 69.6% | 193 | 2 | 0 | 124.0 | 8.39 | 10.13 | 23.0 | 193.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New York Jets | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 39 | 66.7% | 302 | 0 | 0 | 89.9 | 7.74 | 7.74 | 19.5 | 151.0 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 164 | 50.6% | 1150 | 6 | 11 | 57.7 | 7.01 | 4.73 | 27.3 | 191.7 | 10 | 5 | 0.50 | 1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 33 | 39.4% | 220 | 1 | 1 | 60.2 | 6.67 | 5.91 | 33.0 | 220.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Seattle Seahawks | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 61 | 52.5% | 411 | 3 | 3 | 69.8 | 6.74 | 5.51 | 30.5 | 205.5 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 35 | 51.4% | 263 | 1 | 1 | 73.9 | 7.51 | 6.80 | 35.0 | 263.0 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ten Titans/Hou Oilers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 123 | 54.5% | 766 | 5 | 4 | 73.4 | 6.23 | 5.58 | 30.8 | 191.5 | 8 | -9 | -1.13 | 0 | 2.0 | -2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||||||||
| Playoffs | Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 37 | 48.6% | 281 | 1 | 0 | 83.3 | 7.59 | 8.14 | 18.5 | 140.5 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Divisional | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -11 | -11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Wild Card | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 37 | 48.6% | 281 | 1 | 0 | 83.3 | 7.59 | 8.14 | 37.0 | 281.0 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||