Thomas Joseph Tupa Jr.
Position: QB-P
Height: 6-4 Weight: 225 lbs.
Throws: Right
Born: February 6, 1966 in Cleveland, OH
College: Ohio St. (school history)
Drafted by the Phoenix Cardinals in the 3rd round (68th overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 8 (7520th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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| 0-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Tot | PAT | Punting | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | XPA | XPM | Pnt | Yds | Lng | Blck | AV | |||
| 1988 | 22 | PHO | p | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | 23 | PHO | p | 19 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 280 | 51 | 0 | 46.7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | 24 | PHO | p | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | 25 | PHO | QB | 19 | 11 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | 26 | IND | p | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | 28 | CLE | P | 7 | 16 | 0 | 80 | 3211 | 65 | 0 | 40.1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | 29 | CLE | P | 7 | 16 | 0 | 65 | 2831 | 64 | 0 | 43.6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | 30 | NWE | P | 19 | 16 | 0 | 63 | 2739 | 62 | 0 | 43.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | 31 | NWE | P | 19 | 16 | 0 | 78 | 3569 | 73 | 1 | 45.8 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | 32 | NWE | P | 19 | 16 | 0 | 74 | 3294 | 64 | 0 | 44.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999*+ | 33 | NYJ | P | 7 | 16 | 0 | 81 | 3659 | 69 | 0 | 45.2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 34 | NYJ | P | 7 | 16 | 0 | 83 | 3714 | 70 | 0 | 44.7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | 35 | NYJ | P | 7 | 15 | 0 | 67 | 2575 | 59 | 0 | 38.4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 36 | TAM | P | 9 | 16 | 0 | 90 | 3856 | 71 | 0 | 42.8 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 37 | TAM | P | 9 | 16 | 0 | 83 | 3590 | 60 | 0 | 43.3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | 38 | WAS | P | 19 | 16 | 0 | 103 | 4544 | 61 | 1 | 44.1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Career | 220 | 13 | 873 | 37862 | 73 | 2 | 43.4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 yrs | PHO | 42 | 13 | 6 | 280 | 51 | 0 | 46.7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | NWE | 48 | 0 | 215 | 9602 | 73 | 1 | 44.7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | NYJ | 47 | 0 | 231 | 9948 | 70 | 0 | 43.1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | CLE | 32 | 0 | 145 | 6042 | 65 | 0 | 41.7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | TAM | 32 | 0 | 173 | 7446 | 71 | 0 | 43.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 yr | WAS | 16 | 0 | 103 | 4544 | 61 | 1 | 44.1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | |||||||||||
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| 1988 | 22 | PHO | p | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 49 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 12.3 | 24.5 | 91.7 | 1 | 11 | 5.43 | 5.43 | 14.3 | |||
| 1989 | 23 | PHO | p | 19 | 14 | 2 | 0-2-0 | 65 | 134 | 48.5 | 973 | 3 | 2.2 | 9 | 6.7 | 77 | 7.3 | 4.7 | 15.0 | 69.5 | 52.2 | 14 | 94 | 5.94 | 3.61 | 9.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1991 | 25 | PHO | QB | 19 | 11 | 11 | 4-7-0 | 165 | 315 | 52.4 | 2053 | 6 | 1.9 | 13 | 4.1 | 62 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 12.4 | 186.6 | 62.0 | 24 | 197 | 5.47 | 4.10 | 7.1 | ||
| 1992 | 26 | IND | p | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 156 | 1 | 3.0 | 2 | 6.1 | 19 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 9.2 | 52.0 | 49.6 | 5 | 40 | 3.05 | 1.21 | 13.2 | |||
| 1995 | 29 | CLE | P | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 1.6 | 118.7 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 0.0 | |||
| 1996 | 30 | NWE | P | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1999*+ | 33 | NYJ | P | 7 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 165 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 65 | 15.0 | 18.6 | 27.5 | 10.3 | 139.2 | 3 | 30 | 9.64 | 12.50 | 21.4 | |||
| 2001 | 35 | NYJ | P | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 104.2 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 0.0 | |||
| 2002 | 36 | TAM | P | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | -45.00 | 0.0 | ||||
| Career | 220 | 13 | 4-9-0 | 259 | 504 | 51.4 | 3430 | 12 | 2.4 | 25 | 5.0 | 77 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 13.2 | 15.6 | 60.5 | 47 | 372 | 5.55 | 3.94 | 8.5 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 4 yrs | PHO | 42 | 13 | 4-9-0 | 234 | 455 | 51.4 | 3075 | 9 | 2.0 | 22 | 4.8 | 77 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 13.1 | 73.2 | 59.5 | 39 | 302 | 5.61 | 3.97 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 3 yrs | NWE | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 3 yrs | NYJ | 47 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 174 | 2 | 16.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 65 | 14.5 | 17.8 | 24.9 | 3.7 | 142.4 | 3 | 30 | 9.60 | 12.27 | 20.0 | ||||||
| 2 yrs | CLE | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 0.8 | 118.7 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 2 yrs | TAM | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | -45.00 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 1 yr | IND | 3 | 0 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 156 | 1 | 3.0 | 2 | 6.1 | 19 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 9.2 | 52.0 | 49.6 | 5 | 40 | 3.05 | 1.21 | 13.2 |
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1989 | 23 | PHO | p | 19 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 75 | 0 | 13 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 75 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 1990 | 24 | PHO | p | 19 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1991 | 25 | PHO | QB | 19 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 97 | 1 | 17 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 97 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| 1992 | 26 | IND | p | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1995 | 29 | CLE | P | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1998 | 32 | NWE | P | 19 | 16 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1999*+ | 33 | NYJ | P | 7 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 2002 | 36 | TAM | P | 9 | 16 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 0 | -9 | -9.0 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -9 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 220 | 13 | 53 | 187 | 1 | 17 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 187 | 1 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 4 yrs | PHO | 42 | 13 | 44 | 172 | 1 | 17 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 172 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 3 yrs | NWE | 48 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 yrs | NYJ | 47 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 yrs | CLE | 32 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2 yrs | TAM | 32 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 0 | 0 | -9.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1 yr | IND | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1989 | 23 | PHO | p | 19 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -6 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1990 | 24 | PHO | p | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -7 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1991 | 25 | PHO | QB | 19 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1992 | 26 | IND | p | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1999*+ | 33 | NYJ | P | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 220 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 4 | -14 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 4 yrs | PHO | 42 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | -13 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | NYJ | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | IND | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1999 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1999 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| Year | Age | G | FantPos | FantPt | VBD | PosRank | OvRank |
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| 1991 | 25 | 11 | QB | 108 | 31 | ||
| 108 |