Matt Cavanaugh

Matthew Andrew Cavanaugh

Position: QB Throws: Right

6-2, 212lb (188cm, 96kg)

Born: October 27, 1956 in Youngstown, OH

College: Pittsburgh (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 15 (6546th overall since 1960)

High School: Chaney (OH)

Draft: New England Patriots in the 2nd round (50th overall) of the 1978 NFL Draft.

As Coach: 10 Yrs (Full Record)

2x SB Champ

SUMMARY

Career

112

QBrec

8-11-0

Cmp%

52.7

Yds

4332

Y/A

7.5

Int

FantPt

258.7

Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD	AV
1979	23	NWE		12	13	0		1	1	100	10	0	0	0	0	10	10.0	10.0	10.0	0.8	108.3	0	0	0	10.00	10.00			0
1980	24	NWE		12	16	4	3-1-0	63	105	60	885	9	8.6	5	4.8	40	8.4	8.0	14.0	55.3	95.9	8	62	7.1	7.28	6.88	1	1	4
1981	25	NWE	QB	12	16	8	1-7-0	115	219	52.5	1633	5	2.3	13	5.9	65	7.5	5.2	14.2	102.1	59.8	24	165	9.9	6.04	4.05			5
1982	26	NWE		12	7	3	1-2-0	27	60	45	490	5	8.3	5	8.3	75	8.2	6.1	18.1	70.0	66.7	7	86	10.4	6.03	4.16			3
1983	27	SFO		6	5	0		0	0		0	0		0		0				0.0		0	0						0
1984	28	SFO		6	8	1	1-0-0	33	61	54.1	449	4	6.6	0	0	51	7.4	8.7	13.6	56.1	99.7	5	40	7.6	6.20	7.41	1	1	2
1985	29	SFO		6	16	1	1-0-0	28	54	51.9	334	1	1.9	1	1.9	41	6.2	5.7	11.9	20.9	69.5	7	53	11.5	4.61	4.20			1
1986	30	PHI		6	10	2	1-1-0	28	58	48.3	397	2	3.4	4	6.9	49	6.8	4.4	14.2	39.7	53.6	9	56	13.4	5.09	3.00	1	1	1
1987	31	PHI		6	3	0		0	0		0	0		0		0				0.0		0	0						0
1988	32	PHI		6	5	0		7	16	43.8	101	1	6.3	1	6.3	42	6.3	4.8	14.4	20.2	59.6	0	0	0	6.31	4.75			0
1989	33	PHI		6	9	0		3	5	60	33	1	20	1	20	13	6.6	1.6	11.0	3.7	79.6	0	0	0	6.60	1.60			0
1990	34	NYG			0	0		0	0		0	0		0		0						0	0						0
1991	35	NYG		6	4	0		0	0		0	0		0		0				0.0		0	0						0
Career					112	19	8-11-0	305	579	52.7	4332	28	4.8	30	5.2	75	7.5	6.1	14.2	38.7	71.7	60	462	9.4	6.06	4.82	3	3	16
4 yrs		NWE			52	15	5-10-0	206	385	53.5	3018	19	4.9	23	6	75	7.8	6.1	14.7	58.0	70.9	39	313	9.2	6.38	4.83	1	1	12
4 yrs		PHI			27	2	1-1-0	38	79	48.1	531	4	5.1	6	7.6	49	6.7	4.3	14.0	19.7	55.4	9	56	10.2	5.40	3.24	1	1	1
3 yrs		SFO			29	2	2-0-0	61	115	53	783	5	4.3	1	0.9	51	6.8	7.3	12.8	27.0	85.5	12	93	9.4	5.43	5.87	1	1	3
2 yrs		NYG			4	0		0	0		0	0		0		0				0.0		0	0						0

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A
1982	26	NWE	QB	1	0	0-0
1984	28	SFO		1	0	0-0	1	1	100	3	0	0	0	0	3	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	79.2	0	0	0	3.00	3.00
1985	29	SFO	QB	1	0	0-0
1989	33	PHI	QB	1	0	0-0
1990	34	NYG		1	0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0	39.6	1	9	50	-4.50	-4.50
Career				5		0-0	1	2	50	3	0	0	0	0	3	1.5	1.5	3.0	0.6	56.2	1	9	33.3	-2.00	-2.00
2 yrs		SFO		2	0	0-0	1	1	100	3	0	0	0	0	3	3.0	3.0	3.0	1.5	79.2	0	0	0	3.00	3.00
1 yr		NWE		1	0	0-0
1 yr		NYG		1	0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0	39.6	1	9	50	-4.50	-4.50
1 yr		PHI		1	0	0-0

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Adjusted Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Adjusted Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	QBrec	Att	Y/A+	NY/A+	AY/A+	ANY/A+	Cmp%+	TD%+	Int%+	Sack%+	Rate+
1980	24	NWE		12	16	4	3-1-0	105	132	128	132	129	117	157	96	100	136
1981	25	NWE	QB	12	16	8	1-7-0	219	109	102	91	88	89	77	79	82	80
1982	26	NWE		12	7	3	1-2-0	60	122	101	102	90	65	148	48	83	91
1984	28	SFO		6	8	1	1-0-0	61	105	106	133	131	93	126	154	104	130
1985	29	SFO		6	16	1	1-0-0	54	82	75	96	90	86	74	130	79	93
1986	30	PHI		6	10	2	1-1-0	58	96	84	78	73	74	92	61	67	73
Career					112	19	8-11-0	579

Rushing & Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Rushing & Receiving Table
					Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Rush	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1979	23	NWE		12	13	0	1	-2	0	-2	-2.0	-0.2	0.1								1	-2.0	-2	0	0
1980	24	NWE		12	16	4	19	97	0	22	5.1	6.1	1.2								19	5.1	97	0	1
1981	25	NWE	QB	12	16	8	17	92	3	11	5.4	5.8	1.1	1	9	9.0	0	9	0.1	0.6	18	5.6	101	3	2
1982	26	NWE		12	7	3	2	3	0	3	1.5	0.4	0.3								2	1.5	3	0	1
1983	27	SFO		6	5	0	1	8	0	8	8.0	1.6	0.2								1	8.0	8	0	0
1984	28	SFO		6	8	1	4	-11	0	-1	-2.8	-1.4	0.5								4	-2.8	-11	0	0
1985	29	SFO		6	16	1	4	5	0	13	1.3	0.3	0.3								4	1.3	5	0	0
1986	30	PHI		6	10	2	9	26	0	11	2.9	2.6	0.9								9	2.9	26	0	2
1987	31	PHI		6	3	0	1	-2	0	-2	-2.0	-0.7	0.3								1	-2.0	-2	0	0
1989	33	PHI		6	9	0	2	-3	0	0	-1.5	-0.3	0.2								2	-1.5	-3	0	1
Career					112	19	60	213	3	22	3.6	1.9	0.5	1	9	9.0	0	9	0.0	0.1	61	3.6	222	3	7
4 yrs		NWE			52	15	39	190	3	22	4.9	3.7	0.8	1	9	9.0	0	9	0.0	0.2	40	5.0	199	3	4
4 yrs		PHI			27	2	12	21	0	11	1.8	0.8	0.4								12	1.8	21	0	3
3 yrs		SFO			29	2	9	2	0	13	0.2	0.1	0.3								9	0.2	2	0	0
2 yrs		NYG			4	0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0								0		0	0	0

Rushing & Receiving Table
				Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Rush	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1984	28	SFO		1	0	1	2	0	2	2.0	2.0	1.0								1	2.0	2	0	0
Career				5		1	2	0	2	2.0	0.4	0.2								1	2.0	2	0	0
2 yrs		SFO		2	0	1	2	0	2	2.0	1.0	0.5								1	2.0	2	0	0
1 yr		NWE		1	0															0
1 yr		NYG		1	0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0								0		0	0	0
1 yr		PHI		1	0															0

Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1980	24	NWE		12	16	4							1	1	-4	0	0.0
1981	25	NWE	QB	12	16	8							2	0	0	0	0.0
1982	26	NWE		12	7	3							1	0	0	0	0.0
1986	30	PHI		6	10	2							2	0	0	0	0.0
1989	33	PHI		6	9	0							1	0	0	0	0.0
Career					112	19							7	1	-4	0	0.0
4 yrs		NWE			52	15							4	1	-4	0	0.0
4 yrs		PHI			27	2							3	0	0	0	0.0
3 yrs		SFO			29	2											0.0
2 yrs		NYG			4	0											0.0

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	AllTD	D2P	Pts	Pts/G
1981	25	NWE	QB	12	16	8	3	3		18	1.1
Career					112	19	3	3	0	18	.2
4 yrs		NWE			52	15	3	3	0	18	.3
4 yrs		PHI			27	2			0	0	0.0
3 yrs		SFO			29	2			0	0	0.0
2 yrs		NYG			4	0			0	0	0.0

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