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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
Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 4th round (109th overall) of the 1980 Draft
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View Details For: 1 Regular Season TD Scored / 24 Regular Season and 1 Playoff TDs Thrown
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | |||||||||||
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| 1980 | 22 | CLE | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1981 | 23 | CLE | 12 | 0 | 35 | 57 | 61.4 | 463 | 4 | 7.0 | 2 | 3.5 | 46 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 13.2 | 38.6 | 95.9 | 6 | 43 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 9.5 | ||
| 1982 | 24 | CLE | 9 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 73 | 149 | 49.0 | 993 | 5 | 3.4 | 8 | 5.4 | 56 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 13.6 | 110.3 | 59.5 | 13 | 95 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 8.0 | |
| 1983 | 25 | CLE | 16 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 32 | 68 | 47.1 | 341 | 1 | 1.5 | 4 | 5.9 | 27 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 10.7 | 21.3 | 42.6 | 6 | 38 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 8.1 | |
| 1984 | 26 | CLE | QB | 16 | 16 | 5-11-0 | 271 | 493 | 55.0 | 3472 | 14 | 2.8 | 23 | 4.7 | 64 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 12.8 | 217.0 | 67.3 | 53 | 345 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 9.7 |
| 1985 | 27 | CLE | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1986 | 28 | DAL | 1 | 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 | 5.0 | 12.8 | 62.0 | 65.7 | 78 | 521 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 9.2 |
Postseason record as starting QB: 1982: 0-1.
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1980 | 22 | CLE | 15 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1981 | 23 | CLE | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1982 | 24 | CLE | 9 | 3 | 7 | -13 | 0 | 10 | -1.9 | -1.4 | 0.8 | -13 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1983 | 25 | CLE | 16 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1984 | 26 | CLE | QB | 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 | |||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1980 | 22 | CLE | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1981 | 23 | CLE | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1982 | 24 | CLE | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1983 | 25 | CLE | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1984 | 26 | CLE | QB | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | -5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 85 | 21 | 26 | 6 | -14 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1984 | 26 | CLE | QB | 16 | 16 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 85 | 21 | 1 | 6 |
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Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)