Joseph Clifford Montana Jr. (Joe Cool)
Position: QB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 200 lbs.
Throws: Right
Born: June 11, 1956 in New Eagle, PA
College: Notre Dame (school history)
Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 3rd round (82nd overall) of the 1979 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 123 (34th overall since 1950)
8-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2000
| 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 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 279 | 432 | 64.58% | 3630 | 28 | 10 | 102.9 | 8.40 | 8.66 | 28.8 | 242.0 | 39 | 118 | 3.03 | 2 | 2.6 | 7.9 | 2 | 12 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Place | Home | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 233 | 65.24% | 1912 | 12 | 6 | 97.1 | 8.21 | 8.08 | 29.1 | 239.0 | 22 | 76 | 3.45 | 2 | 2.8 | 9.5 | 2 | 12 |
| Road | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 199 | 63.82% | 1718 | 16 | 4 | 109.7 | 8.63 | 9.34 | 28.4 | 245.4 | 17 | 42 | 2.47 | 0 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Result | Win | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 398 | 64.07% | 3389 | 28 | 9 | 105.0 | 8.52 | 8.90 | 28.4 | 242.1 | 36 | 89 | 2.47 | 1 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 1 | 6 |
| Loss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 34 | 70.59% | 241 | 0 | 1 | 78.2 | 7.09 | 5.76 | 34.0 | 241.0 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 29.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 195 | 66.67% | 1577 | 7 | 5 | 92.6 | 8.09 | 7.65 | 32.5 | 262.8 | 16 | 44 | 2.75 | 2 | 2.7 | 7.3 | 2 | 12 |
| 8-14 points | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 77 | 62.34% | 630 | 6 | 2 | 103.3 | 8.18 | 8.57 | 25.7 | 210.0 | 10 | 41 | 4.10 | 0 | 3.3 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15+ points | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 160 | 63.13% | 1423 | 15 | 3 | 115.2 | 8.89 | 9.93 | 26.7 | 237.2 | 13 | 33 | 2.54 | 0 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Month | September | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 107 | 58.88% | 846 | 6 | 1 | 98.9 | 7.91 | 8.61 | 26.8 | 211.5 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 10.5 | 1 | 6 |
| October | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 124 | 68.55% | 1166 | 9 | 2 | 115.9 | 9.40 | 10.13 | 31.0 | 291.5 | 16 | 60 | 3.75 | 1 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| November | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 125 | 67.20% | 988 | 6 | 5 | 90.3 | 7.90 | 7.06 | 31.3 | 247.0 | 10 | 2 | 0.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| December | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 76 | 61.84% | 630 | 7 | 2 | 107.9 | 8.29 | 8.95 | 25.3 | 210.0 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Day | Sunday | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 205 | 316 | 64.87% | 2577 | 18 | 10 | 95.9 | 8.16 | 7.87 | 28.7 | 234.3 | 30 | 89 | 2.97 | 1 | 2.7 | 8.1 | 1 | 6 |
| Monday | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 64 | 60.94% | 588 | 5 | 0 | 117.2 | 9.19 | 10.75 | 32.0 | 294.0 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 1 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Friday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 31 | 64.52% | 219 | 2 | 0 | 106.8 | 7.06 | 8.35 | 31.0 | 219.0 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Saturday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 71.43% | 246 | 3 | 0 | 150.0 | 11.71 | 14.57 | 21.0 | 246.0 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Conference | AFC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 141 | 70.92% | 1158 | 7 | 7 | 91.3 | 8.21 | 6.97 | 35.3 | 289.5 | 13 | 41 | 3.15 | 1 | 3.3 | 10.3 | 1 | 6 |
| NFC | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 291 | 61.51% | 2472 | 21 | 3 | 108.5 | 8.49 | 9.47 | 26.5 | 224.7 | 26 | 77 | 2.96 | 1 | 2.4 | 7.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Division | AFC Central | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 141 | 70.92% | 1158 | 7 | 7 | 91.3 | 8.21 | 6.97 | 35.3 | 289.5 | 13 | 41 | 3.15 | 1 | 3.3 | 10.3 | 1 | 6 |
| NFC East | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 64 | 60.94% | 588 | 5 | 0 | 117.2 | 9.19 | 10.75 | 32.0 | 294.0 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 1 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 1 | 6 | |
| NFC Central | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 69 | 72.46% | 681 | 4 | 0 | 122.9 | 9.87 | 11.03 | 23.0 | 227.0 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFC West | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 158 | 56.96% | 1203 | 12 | 3 | 98.7 | 7.61 | 8.28 | 26.3 | 200.5 | 16 | 50 | 3.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Opponent | Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 49 | 51.02% | 314 | 4 | 2 | 81.5 | 6.41 | 6.20 | 24.5 | 157.0 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 42 | 64.29% | 301 | 2 | 4 | 61.8 | 7.17 | 3.83 | 42.0 | 301.0 | 3 | -5 | -1.67 | 0 | 3.0 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 30 | 80.00% | 263 | 2 | 1 | 111.5 | 8.77 | 8.60 | 30.0 | 263.0 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 64.00% | 188 | 1 | 0 | 100.1 | 7.52 | 8.32 | 25.0 | 188.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 71.43% | 246 | 3 | 0 | 150.0 | 11.71 | 14.57 | 21.0 | 246.0 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 47 | 51.06% | 305 | 3 | 1 | 84.1 | 6.49 | 6.81 | 23.5 | 152.5 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 62.50% | 207 | 3 | 0 | 129.7 | 8.63 | 11.13 | 24.0 | 207.0 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 34 | 70.59% | 241 | 0 | 1 | 78.2 | 7.09 | 5.76 | 34.0 | 241.0 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 29.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 62 | 66.13% | 584 | 5 | 0 | 123.3 | 9.42 | 11.03 | 31.0 | 292.0 | 9 | 15 | 1.67 | 0 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 82.61% | 247 | 0 | 0 | 111.4 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 23.0 | 247.0 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 35 | 71.43% | 353 | 3 | 1 | 120.3 | 10.09 | 10.51 | 35.0 | 353.0 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 40 | 60.00% | 381 | 2 | 0 | 108.4 | 9.53 | 10.53 | 40.0 | 381.0 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Playoffs | Total | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 108 | 62.04% | 873 | 7 | 5 | 89.8 | 8.08 | 7.30 | 36.0 | 291.0 | 13 | 144 | 11.08 | 1 | 4.3 | 48.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Super Bowl | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 35 | 68.57% | 331 | 3 | 0 | 127.2 | 9.46 | 11.17 | 35.0 | 331.0 | 5 | 59 | 11.80 | 1 | 5.0 | 59.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Conference Championship | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 34 | 52.94% | 233 | 1 | 2 | 60.0 | 6.85 | 4.79 | 34.0 | 233.0 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Divisional | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 39 | 64.10% | 309 | 3 | 3 | 82.1 | 7.92 | 6.00 | 39.0 | 309.0 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.0 | 0 | 0 | |