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19 Fourth Quarter Comebacks, 23 Game-Winning Drives
19 Fourth Quarter Comebacks, 23 Game-Winning Drives Table
Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
1 | 2005 | 15 | 2005-12-24 | 21-231 | SFO | @ | STL | W 24-20 | 12 | 16 | 75.00 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 98.7 | 8.19 | 8.19 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
2 | 2005 | 16 | 2006-01-01 | 21-239 | SFO | | HOU | W 20-17 | 16 | 29 | 55.17 | 159 | 1 | 1 | 68.0 | 5.48 | 4.62 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | GWD |
Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
3 | 2006 | 14 | 2006-12-14 | 22-221 | SFO | @ | SEA | W 24-14 | 14 | 25 | 56.00 | 162 | 2 | 0 | 102.4 | 6.48 | 8.08 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 1 | 4QC / GWD |
4 | 2006 | 16 | 2006-12-31 | 22-238 | SFO | @ | DEN | W 26-23 | 17 | 32 | 53.13 | 194 | 1 | 1 | 69.0 | 6.06 | 5.28 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | GWD |
Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
5 | 2007 | 1 | 2007-09-10 | 23-126 | SFO | | ARI | W 20-17 | 15 | 31 | 48.39 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 59.3 | 4.06 | 4.06 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
6 | 2007 | 2 | 2007-09-16 | 23-132 | SFO | @ | STL | W 17-16 | 11 | 17 | 64.71 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 86.9 | 7.41 | 7.41 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
7 | 2011 | 3 | 2011-09-25 | 27-141 | SFO | @ | CIN | W 13-8 | 20 | 30 | 66.67 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 85.6 | 6.70 | 6.70 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
8 | 2011 | 4 | 2011-10-02 | 27-148 | SFO | @ | PHI | W 24-23 | 21 | 33 | 63.64 | 291 | 2 | 0 | 112.1 | 8.82 | 10.03 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
9 | 2011 | 6 | 2011-10-16 | 27-162 | SFO | @ | DET | W 25-19 | 17 | 32 | 53.13 | 125 | 1 | 1 | 60.0 | 3.91 | 3.13 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
10 | 2011 | 9 | 2011-11-13 | 27-190 | SFO | | NYG | W 27-20 | 19 | 30 | 63.33 | 242 | 1 | 1 | 85.7 | 8.07 | 7.23 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
11 | 2011 | 15 | 2011-12-24 | 27-231 | SFO | @ | SEA | W 19-17 | 14 | 26 | 53.85 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 75.6 | 6.88 | 6.88 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
12 | 2013 | 5 | 2013-10-06 | 29-152 | KAN | @ | TEN | W 26-17 | 20 | 39 | 51.28 | 245 | 0 | 1 | 60.3 | 6.28 | 5.13 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
13 | 2014 | 6 | 2014-10-19 | 30-165 | KAN | @ | SDG | W 23-20 | 19 | 28 | 67.86 | 221 | 1 | 0 | 103.4 | 7.89 | 8.61 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
14 | 2014 | 9 | 2014-11-09 | 30-186 | KAN | @ | BUF | W 17-13 | 17 | 29 | 58.62 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 76.4 | 6.10 | 6.10 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 1 | 4QC / GWD |
15 | 2014 | 10 | 2014-11-16 | 30-193 | KAN | | SEA | W 24-20 | 11 | 16 | 68.75 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 | 6.75 | 6.75 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
16 | 2015 | 12 | 2015-12-06 | 31-213 | KAN | @ | OAK | W 34-20 | 16 | 22 | 72.73 | 162 | 2 | 0 | 123.7 | 7.36 | 9.18 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 1 | 4QC / GWD |
Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
17 | 2016 | 1 | 2016-09-11 | 32-127 | KAN | | SDG | W 33-27 | 34 | 48 | 70.83 | 363 | 2 | 1 | 97.8 | 7.56 | 7.46 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 1 | 4QC / GWD |
18 | 2016 | 9 | 2016-11-13 | 32-190 | KAN | @ | CAR | W 20-17 | 25 | 38 | 65.79 | 178 | 0 | 1 | 65.5 | 4.68 | 3.50 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
19 | 2016 | 11 | 2016-11-27 | 32-204 | KAN | @ | DEN | W 30-27 | 26 | 44 | 59.09 | 220 | 1 | 0 | 79.7 | 5.00 | 5.45 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
20 | 2017 | 1 | 2017-09-07 | 33-123 | KAN | @ | NWE | W 42-27 | 28 | 35 | 80.00 | 368 | 4 | 0 | 148.6 | 10.51 | 12.80 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
21 | 2017 | 2 | 2017-09-17 | 33-133 | KAN | | PHI | W 27-20 | 21 | 28 | 75.00 | 251 | 1 | 0 | 113.8 | 8.96 | 9.68 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | GWD |
22 | 2017 | 4 | 2017-10-02 | 33-148 | KAN | | WAS | W 29-20 | 27 | 37 | 72.97 | 293 | 1 | 0 | 104.9 | 7.92 | 8.46 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 1 | GWD |
Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
23 | 2020 | 12 | 2020-12-07 | 36-214 | WAS | @ | PIT | W 23-17 | 31 | 46 | 67.39 | 296 | 1 | 0 | 92.3 | 6.43 | 6.87 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
One Postseason 4th Quarter Comeback, One Postseason Game-Winning Drive
One Postseason 4th Quarter Comeback, One Postseason Game-Winning Drive Table
Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
1 | 2011 | 17 | 2012-01-14 | 27-252 | SFO | | NOR | W 36-32 | 24 | 42 | 57.14 | 299 | 3 | 0 | 103.2 | 7.12 | 8.55 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 1 | 4QC / GWD |
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