James William Plunkett Jr.
Position: QB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 220 lbs.
Throws: Right
Born: December 5, 1947 in San Jose, CA
College: Stanford (school history)
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1971 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 85 (325th overall since 1950)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2012.
| 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 | 157 | 77 | 80 | 0 | 1943 | 3701 | 52.50% | 25882 | 164 | 198 | 67.5 | 6.99 | 5.47 | 23.6 | 164.9 | 323 | 1337 | 4.14 | 14 | 2.1 | 8.5 | 14 | 84 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Place | Home | 79 | 44 | 35 | 0 | 995 | 1843 | 53.99% | 13330 | 81 | 97 | 69.9 | 7.23 | 5.74 | 23.3 | 168.7 | 176 | 686 | 3.90 | 10 | 2.2 | 8.7 | 10 | 60 |
| Road | 78 | 33 | 45 | 0 | 948 | 1858 | 51.02% | 12552 | 83 | 101 | 65.0 | 6.76 | 5.20 | 23.8 | 160.9 | 147 | 651 | 4.43 | 4 | 1.9 | 8.3 | 4 | 24 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Result | Win | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 992 | 1736 | 57.14% | 13458 | 101 | 60 | 87.0 | 7.75 | 7.36 | 22.5 | 174.8 | 166 | 484 | 2.92 | 10 | 2.2 | 6.3 | 10 | 60 |
| Loss | 80 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 951 | 1965 | 48.40% | 12424 | 63 | 138 | 50.2 | 6.32 | 3.80 | 24.6 | 155.3 | 157 | 853 | 5.43 | 4 | 2.0 | 10.7 | 4 | 24 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 68 | 30 | 38 | 0 | 895 | 1694 | 52.83% | 12090 | 78 | 96 | 67.6 | 7.14 | 5.51 | 24.9 | 177.8 | 153 | 690 | 4.51 | 5 | 2.3 | 10.1 | 5 | 30 |
| 8-14 points | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 347 | 622 | 55.79% | 4683 | 30 | 29 | 76.6 | 7.53 | 6.40 | 22.2 | 167.3 | 57 | 165 | 2.89 | 6 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 6 | 36 | |
| 15+ points | 61 | 24 | 37 | 0 | 701 | 1385 | 50.61% | 9109 | 56 | 73 | 63.2 | 6.58 | 5.01 | 22.7 | 149.3 | 113 | 482 | 4.27 | 3 | 1.9 | 7.9 | 3 | 18 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Month | September | 38 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 510 | 906 | 56.29% | 6498 | 37 | 41 | 73.6 | 7.17 | 5.95 | 23.8 | 171.0 | 82 | 215 | 2.62 | 4 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 4 | 24 |
| October | 45 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 473 | 938 | 50.43% | 6313 | 40 | 53 | 62.8 | 6.73 | 5.04 | 20.8 | 140.3 | 97 | 513 | 5.29 | 1 | 2.2 | 11.4 | 1 | 6 | |
| November | 39 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 516 | 1022 | 50.49% | 6964 | 45 | 64 | 61.1 | 6.81 | 4.88 | 26.2 | 178.6 | 87 | 416 | 4.78 | 5 | 2.2 | 10.7 | 5 | 30 | |
| December | 34 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 427 | 807 | 52.91% | 5880 | 41 | 40 | 72.8 | 7.29 | 6.07 | 23.7 | 172.9 | 55 | 188 | 3.42 | 4 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 4 | 24 | |
| January | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 60.71% | 227 | 1 | 0 | 98.4 | 8.11 | 8.82 | 28.0 | 227.0 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Day | Sunday | 138 | 64 | 74 | 0 | 1688 | 3261 | 51.76% | 22536 | 141 | 177 | 65.8 | 6.91 | 5.33 | 23.6 | 163.3 | 284 | 1187 | 4.18 | 12 | 2.1 | 8.6 | 12 | 72 |
| Monday | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 151 | 270 | 55.93% | 2111 | 15 | 12 | 81.3 | 7.82 | 6.93 | 19.3 | 150.8 | 29 | 105 | 3.62 | 2 | 2.1 | 7.5 | 2 | 12 | |
| Thursday | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 116 | 61.21% | 807 | 6 | 4 | 84.9 | 6.96 | 6.44 | 38.7 | 269.0 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Saturday | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 54 | 61.11% | 428 | 2 | 5 | 59.8 | 7.93 | 4.50 | 27.0 | 214.0 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Conference | AFC | 102 | 48 | 54 | 0 | 1300 | 2469 | 52.65% | 16651 | 93 | 139 | 63.2 | 6.74 | 4.96 | 24.2 | 163.2 | 212 | 914 | 4.31 | 11 | 2.1 | 9.0 | 11 | 66 |
| NFC | 55 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 643 | 1232 | 52.19% | 9231 | 71 | 59 | 76.1 | 7.49 | 6.49 | 22.4 | 167.8 | 111 | 423 | 3.81 | 3 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 3 | 18 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Division | AFC East | 41 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 501 | 999 | 50.15% | 6489 | 35 | 59 | 58.0 | 6.50 | 4.54 | 24.4 | 158.3 | 99 | 524 | 5.29 | 5 | 2.4 | 12.8 | 5 | 30 |
| AFC Central | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 218 | 432 | 50.46% | 2870 | 15 | 27 | 57.3 | 6.64 | 4.53 | 25.4 | 168.8 | 42 | 132 | 3.14 | 2 | 2.5 | 7.8 | 2 | 12 | |
| AFC West | 44 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 581 | 1038 | 55.97% | 7292 | 43 | 53 | 70.5 | 7.03 | 5.56 | 23.6 | 165.7 | 71 | 258 | 3.63 | 4 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 4 | 24 | |
| NFC East | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 256 | 504 | 50.79% | 4058 | 35 | 21 | 83.7 | 8.05 | 7.57 | 28.0 | 225.4 | 32 | 156 | 4.88 | 1 | 1.8 | 8.7 | 1 | 6 | |
| NFC Central | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 157 | 287 | 54.70% | 2079 | 15 | 16 | 72.0 | 7.24 | 5.78 | 19.1 | 138.6 | 36 | 125 | 3.47 | 2 | 2.4 | 8.3 | 2 | 12 | |
| NFC West | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 230 | 441 | 52.15% | 3094 | 21 | 22 | 69.9 | 7.02 | 5.72 | 20.0 | 140.6 | 43 | 142 | 3.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Opponent | Ari (StL/Chi) Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 48 | 56.25% | 394 | 3 | 4 | 69.3 | 8.21 | 5.71 | 24.0 | 197.0 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 126 | 47.62% | 807 | 5 | 3 | 71.8 | 6.40 | 6.13 | 18.0 | 115.3 | 14 | 43 | 3.07 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 121 | 240 | 50.42% | 1866 | 11 | 17 | 62.3 | 7.78 | 5.50 | 26.7 | 207.3 | 21 | 115 | 5.48 | 1 | 2.3 | 12.8 | 1 | 6 | |
| Chicago Bears | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 53 | 54.72% | 290 | 1 | 2 | 61.0 | 5.47 | 4.15 | 17.7 | 96.7 | 12 | 73 | 6.08 | 1 | 4.0 | 24.3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 132 | 56.06% | 896 | 2 | 10 | 50.6 | 6.79 | 3.68 | 26.4 | 179.2 | 12 | 24 | 2.00 | 1 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 1 | 6 | |
| Cleveland Browns | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 79 | 45.57% | 523 | 4 | 8 | 44.9 | 6.62 | 3.08 | 26.3 | 174.3 | 11 | 38 | 3.45 | 0 | 3.7 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 136 | 48.53% | 1064 | 12 | 5 | 89.2 | 7.82 | 7.93 | 27.2 | 212.8 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 1 | 1.8 | 8.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Denver Broncos | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 134 | 240 | 55.83% | 1558 | 8 | 8 | 72.9 | 6.49 | 5.66 | 26.7 | 173.1 | 16 | 18 | 1.13 | 1 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Detroit Lions | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 54 | 51.85% | 447 | 4 | 3 | 81.3 | 8.28 | 7.26 | 13.5 | 111.8 | 10 | 8 | 0.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 95 | 60.00% | 824 | 6 | 6 | 83.0 | 8.67 | 7.09 | 23.8 | 206.0 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Indianapolis (Bal) Colts | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 108 | 203 | 53.20% | 1299 | 9 | 10 | 67.3 | 6.40 | 5.07 | 20.3 | 129.9 | 25 | 123 | 4.92 | 2 | 2.5 | 12.3 | 2 | 12 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 174 | 319 | 54.55% | 2031 | 13 | 21 | 60.2 | 6.37 | 4.22 | 29.0 | 184.6 | 19 | 53 | 2.79 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oakland (LA) Raiders | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 49 | 46.94% | 408 | 4 | 4 | 69.1 | 8.33 | 6.29 | 24.5 | 204.0 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 142 | 274 | 51.82% | 1771 | 10 | 12 | 66.1 | 6.46 | 5.22 | 24.9 | 161.0 | 28 | 125 | 4.46 | 2 | 2.5 | 11.4 | 2 | 12 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 65 | 47.69% | 404 | 4 | 4 | 62.6 | 6.22 | 4.68 | 21.7 | 134.7 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 61 | 55.74% | 485 | 4 | 2 | 89.9 | 7.95 | 7.79 | 15.3 | 121.3 | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 134 | 58.21% | 1064 | 8 | 1 | 100.5 | 7.94 | 8.80 | 26.8 | 212.8 | 10 | 29 | 2.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 130 | 282 | 46.10% | 1553 | 5 | 20 | 39.8 | 5.51 | 2.67 | 25.6 | 141.2 | 25 | 161 | 6.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 103 | 42.72% | 771 | 5 | 5 | 64.8 | 7.49 | 6.27 | 34.3 | 257.0 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 99 | 45.45% | 692 | 5 | 6 | 60.7 | 6.99 | 5.27 | 19.8 | 138.4 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 162 | 269 | 60.22% | 2203 | 11 | 10 | 84.5 | 8.19 | 7.33 | 20.7 | 169.5 | 15 | 78 | 5.20 | 2 | 1.2 | 6.0 | 2 | 12 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 80 | 55.00% | 517 | 2 | 3 | 67.6 | 6.46 | 5.28 | 20.0 | 129.3 | 8 | 23 | 2.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seattle Seahawks | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 104 | 190 | 54.74% | 1331 | 10 | 11 | 70.3 | 7.01 | 5.45 | 19.0 | 133.1 | 19 | 71 | 3.74 | 1 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 1 | 6 | |
| St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 145 | 52.41% | 1046 | 7 | 13 | 54.6 | 7.21 | 4.14 | 24.2 | 174.3 | 11 | 55 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 60.00% | 114 | 0 | 1 | 55.0 | 5.70 | 3.45 | 20.0 | 114.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ten Titans/Hou Oilers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 122 | 51.64% | 759 | 4 | 3 | 71.7 | 6.22 | 5.77 | 30.5 | 189.8 | 15 | 42 | 2.80 | 1 | 3.8 | 10.5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Washington Redskins | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 83 | 49.40% | 765 | 7 | 6 | 79.6 | 9.22 | 7.65 | 27.7 | 255.0 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Playoffs | Total | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 162 | 272 | 59.56% | 2293 | 11 | 12 | 81.9 | 8.43 | 7.25 | 27.2 | 229.3 | 28 | 97 | 3.46 | 1 | 2.8 | 9.7 | 1 | 6 |
| Super Bowl | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 46 | 63.04% | 433 | 4 | 0 | 122.8 | 9.41 | 11.15 | 23.0 | 216.5 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Conference Championship | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 42 | 73.81% | 475 | 3 | 2 | 114.7 | 11.31 | 10.60 | 21.0 | 237.5 | 11 | 32 | 2.91 | 1 | 5.5 | 16.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Divisional | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 97 | 57.73% | 647 | 1 | 5 | 59.9 | 6.67 | 4.56 | 32.3 | 215.7 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 0 | 3.3 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wild Card | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 87 | 52.87% | 738 | 3 | 5 | 69.0 | 8.48 | 6.59 | 29.0 | 246.0 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |