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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| 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 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 193 | 376 | 51.33% | 2550 | 13 | 17 | 65.8 | 6.78 | 5.44 | 26.9 | 182.1 | 44 | 209 | 4.75 | 5 | 3.1 | 14.9 | 5 | 30 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Place | Home | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 90 | 169 | 53.25% | 1285 | 4 | 7 | 68.8 | 7.60 | 6.21 | 24.1 | 183.6 | 19 | 79 | 4.16 | 3 | 2.7 | 11.3 | 3 | 18 |
| Road | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 103 | 207 | 49.76% | 1265 | 9 | 10 | 63.4 | 6.11 | 4.81 | 29.6 | 180.7 | 25 | 130 | 5.20 | 2 | 3.6 | 18.6 | 2 | 12 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Result | Win | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 116 | 50.86% | 868 | 5 | 4 | 75.6 | 7.48 | 6.79 | 23.2 | 173.6 | 20 | 102 | 5.10 | 4 | 4.0 | 20.4 | 4 | 24 |
| Loss | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 134 | 260 | 51.54% | 1682 | 8 | 13 | 61.4 | 6.47 | 4.83 | 28.9 | 186.9 | 24 | 107 | 4.46 | 1 | 2.7 | 11.9 | 1 | 6 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 115 | 53.91% | 700 | 4 | 6 | 62.2 | 6.09 | 4.43 | 23.0 | 140.0 | 18 | 116 | 6.44 | 1 | 3.6 | 23.2 | 1 | 6 |
| 8-14 points | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 45 | 53.33% | 421 | 2 | 1 | 91.1 | 9.36 | 9.24 | 22.5 | 210.5 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 1 | 3.0 | 8.5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 15+ points | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 107 | 216 | 49.54% | 1429 | 7 | 10 | 62.4 | 6.62 | 5.18 | 30.9 | 204.1 | 20 | 76 | 3.80 | 3 | 2.9 | 10.9 | 3 | 18 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Month | September | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 86 | 55.81% | 659 | 1 | 3 | 69.9 | 7.66 | 6.33 | 28.7 | 219.7 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 70 | 48.57% | 408 | 1 | 2 | 59.7 | 5.83 | 4.83 | 17.5 | 102.0 | 17 | 100 | 5.88 | 1 | 4.3 | 25.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| November | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 125 | 54.40% | 841 | 8 | 6 | 76.8 | 6.73 | 5.85 | 31.3 | 210.3 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| December | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 95 | 45.26% | 642 | 3 | 6 | 52.2 | 6.76 | 4.55 | 31.7 | 214.0 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 3 | 2.7 | 10.7 | 3 | 18 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Day | Sunday | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 193 | 376 | 51.33% | 2550 | 13 | 17 | 65.8 | 6.78 | 5.44 | 26.9 | 182.1 | 44 | 209 | 4.75 | 5 | 3.1 | 14.9 | 5 | 30 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Conference | AFC | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 150 | 303 | 49.50% | 1948 | 9 | 15 | 59.4 | 6.43 | 4.80 | 27.5 | 177.1 | 29 | 114 | 3.93 | 3 | 2.6 | 10.4 | 3 | 18 |
| NFC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 73 | 58.90% | 602 | 4 | 2 | 92.4 | 8.25 | 8.11 | 24.3 | 200.7 | 15 | 95 | 6.33 | 2 | 5.0 | 31.7 | 2 | 12 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Division | AFC East | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 106 | 219 | 48.40% | 1384 | 6 | 11 | 57.0 | 6.32 | 4.61 | 27.4 | 173.0 | 21 | 86 | 4.10 | 1 | 2.6 | 10.8 | 1 | 6 |
| AFC Central | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 53.57% | 175 | 2 | 1 | 81.7 | 6.25 | 6.07 | 28.0 | 175.0 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AFC West | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 56 | 51.79% | 389 | 1 | 3 | 57.8 | 6.95 | 4.89 | 28.0 | 194.5 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 2 | 2.5 | 10.0 | 2 | 12 | |
| NFC East | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 25 | 72.00% | 168 | 2 | 1 | 100.1 | 6.72 | 6.52 | 25.0 | 168.0 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFC Central | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 48 | 52.08% | 434 | 2 | 1 | 88.4 | 9.04 | 8.94 | 24.0 | 217.0 | 11 | 69 | 6.27 | 2 | 5.5 | 34.5 | 2 | 12 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Opponent | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 68 | 48.53% | 518 | 0 | 3 | 55.9 | 7.62 | 5.63 | 34.0 | 259.0 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 1 | 3.5 | 14.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Chicago Bears | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 43.75% | 86 | 0 | 0 | 60.9 | 5.38 | 5.38 | 16.0 | 86.0 | 8 | 61 | 7.63 | 1 | 8.0 | 61.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 32 | 56.25% | 348 | 2 | 1 | 102.1 | 10.88 | 10.72 | 32.0 | 348.0 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Baltimore Colts | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 40 | 47.50% | 237 | 2 | 2 | 62.2 | 5.93 | 4.68 | 20.0 | 118.5 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 55.17% | 203 | 0 | 1 | 62.9 | 7.00 | 5.45 | 29.0 | 203.0 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 53 | 54.72% | 400 | 2 | 1 | 83.8 | 7.55 | 7.45 | 26.5 | 200.0 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 58 | 43.10% | 229 | 2 | 5 | 30.0 | 3.95 | 0.76 | 29.0 | 114.5 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 25 | 72.00% | 168 | 2 | 1 | 100.1 | 6.72 | 6.52 | 25.0 | 168.0 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 48.15% | 186 | 1 | 2 | 52.4 | 6.89 | 4.30 | 27.0 | 186.0 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 2 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 2 | 12 | |
| Houston Oilers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 53.57% | 175 | 2 | 1 | 81.7 | 6.25 | 6.07 | 28.0 | 175.0 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | |