Passing

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Season Age Team Lg 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 4QC GWD AV Awards
1979 23 NWE NFL QB 13 0 1 1 100.0 10 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 10.0 10.00 10.0 0.8 108.3 0 0 0.00 10.00 10.00 0 0 0
1980 24 NWE NFL QB 16 4 3-1-0 63 105 60.0 885 9 8.6 5 4.8 40 8.4 8.00 14.0 55.3 95.9 8 62 7.08 7.28 6.88 1 1 4
1981 25 NWE NFL QB 16 8 1-7-0 115 219 52.5 1633 5 2.3 13 5.9 65 7.5 5.24 14.2 102.1 59.8 24 165 9.88 6.04 4.05 0 0 5
1982 26 NWE NFL QB 7 3 1-2-0 27 60 45.0 490 5 8.3 5 8.3 75 8.2 6.08 18.1 70.0 66.7 7 86 10.45 6.03 4.16 0 0 3
1983 27 SFO NFL QB 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 28 SFO NFL QB 8 1 1-0-0 33 61 54.1 449 4 6.6 0 0.0 51 7.4 8.67 13.6 56.1 99.7 5 40 7.58 6.20 7.41 1 1 2
1985 29 SFO NFL QB 16 1 1-0-0 28 54 51.9 334 1 1.9 1 1.9 41 6.2 5.72 11.9 20.9 69.5 7 53 11.48 4.61 4.20 0 0 1
1986 30 PHI NFL QB 10 2 1-1-0 28 58 48.3 397 2 3.4 4 6.9 49 6.8 4.43 14.2 39.7 53.6 9 56 13.43 5.09 3.00 1 1 1
1987 31 PHI NFL QB 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 32 PHI NFL QB 5 0 7 16 43.8 101 1 6.3 1 6.3 42 6.3 4.75 14.4 20.2 59.6 0 0 0.00 6.31 4.75 0 0 0
1989 33 PHI NFL QB 9 0 3 5 60.0 33 1 20.0 1 20.0 13 6.6 1.60 11.0 3.7 79.6 0 0 0.00 6.60 1.60 0 0 0
1990 34 NYG NFL QB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 35 NYG NFL QB 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Yrs 112 19 8-11-0 305 579 52.7 4332 28 4.8 30 5.2 75 7.5 6.12 14.2 38.7 71.7 60 462 9.39 6.06 4.82 3 3 16
17 Game Avg 17 3 8-11-0 46 88 52.7 658 4 4.8 5 5.2 7.5 6.12 14.2 38.7 71.7 9 70 9.39 6.06 4.82 0 0 2
NWE (4 Yrs) 52 15 5-10-0 206 385 53.5 3018 19 4.9 23 6.0 75 7.8 6.14 14.7 58.0 70.9 39 313 9.20 6.38 4.83 1 1 12
PHI (4 Yrs) 27 2 1-1-0 38 79 48.1 531 4 5.1 6 7.6 49 6.7 4.32 14.0 19.7 55.4 9 56 10.23 5.40 3.24 1 1 1
SFO (3 Yrs) 29 2 2-0-0 61 115 53.0 783 5 4.3 1 0.9 51 6.8 7.29 12.8 27.0 85.5 12 93 9.45 5.43 5.87 1 1 3
NYG (2 Yrs) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Passing Table
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS 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 Awards
1982 26 NWE NFL QB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1984 28 SFO NFL QB 1 0 1 1 100.0 3 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 3.0 3.00 3.0 3.0 79.2 0 0 0.00 3.00 3.00 0 0
1985 29 SFO NFL QB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1989 33 PHI NFL QB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1990 34 NYG NFL QB 1 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 1 9 50.00 -4.50 -4.50 0 0
5 Yrs 5 0 1 2 50.0 3 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 1.5 1.50 3.0 0.6 56.2 1 9 33.33 -2.00 -2.00 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 0 3 7 50.0 10 0 0.0 1.5 3.0 0.6 0 0
SFO (2 Yrs) 2 0 1 1 100.0 3 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 3.0 3.00 3.0 1.5 79.2 0 0 0.00 3.00 3.00 0 0
NWE (1 Yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
NYG (1 Yr) 1 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 1 9 50.00 -4.50 -4.50 0 0
PHI (1 Yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
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Adjusted Passing

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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+
198024NWEQB121643-1-010513212813212911715796100136
198125NWEQB121681-7-021910910291888977798280
198226NWEQB12731-2-0601221011029065148488391
198428SFOQB6811-0-06110510613313193126154104130
198529SFOQB61611-0-0548275969086741307993
198630PHIQB61021-1-058968478737492616773
Career112198-11-0579
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Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att 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 Awards
1979 23 NWE NFL QB 13 0 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 -0.2 0.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -2.0 -2 0 0
1980 24 NWE NFL QB 16 4 19 97 0 22 5.1 6.1 1.2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 19 5.1 97 0 1
1981 25 NWE NFL QB 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 NFL QB 7 3 2 3 0 3 1.5 0.4 0.3 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 1.5 3 0 1
1983 27 SFO NFL QB 5 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 1.6 0.2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 8.0 8 0 0
1984 28 SFO NFL QB 8 1 4 -11 0 -1 -2.8 -1.4 0.5 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 -2.8 -11 0 0
1985 29 SFO NFL QB 16 1 4 5 0 13 1.3 0.3 0.3 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 1.3 5 0 0
1986 30 PHI NFL QB 10 2 9 26 0 11 2.9 2.6 0.9 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 2.9 26 0 2
1987 31 PHI NFL QB 3 0 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 -0.7 0.3 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -2.0 -2 0 0
1989 33 PHI NFL QB 9 0 2 -3 0 -1.5 -0.3 0.2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 -1.5 -3 0 1
13 Yrs 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
17 Game Avg 17 3 9 32 0 22 3.6 1.9 0.5 0 1 9.0 0 9 0.0 0.1 9 0.6 34 0 1
NWE (4 Yrs) 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
PHI (4 Yrs) 27 2 12 21 0 11 1.8 0.8 0.4 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 1.8 21 0 3
SFO (3 Yrs) 29 2 9 2 0 13 0.2 0.1 0.3 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 0.2 2 0 0
NYG (2 Yrs) 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Rushing & Receiving Table
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds TD R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
1984 28 SFO NFL QB 1 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 2.0 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 2.0 2 0 0
5 Yrs 5 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.4 0.2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 2.0 2 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 0 3 7 0 2 2.0 0.4 0.2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 6.8 7 0 0
SFO (2 Yrs) 2 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 1.0 0.5 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 2.0 2 0 0
NWE (1 Yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
NYG (1 Yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
PHI (1 Yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Sfty Awards
1980 24 NWE NFL QB 16 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 -4 0 0.0 0
13 Yrs 112 19 0 0 0 0 7 1 -4 0 0.0 0
17 Game Avg 17 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 0 0.0 0
NWE (4 Yrs) 52 15 0 0 0 0 4 1 -4 0 0.0 0
PHI (4 Yrs) 27 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0
SFO (3 Yrs) 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
NYG (2 Yrs) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0

Scoring Summary

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PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1981 25 NWE NFL QB 16 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.1
13 Yrs 112 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0.2
17 Game Avg 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.2
NWE (4 Yrs) 52 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0.3
PHI (4 Yrs) 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
SFO (3 Yrs) 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
NYG (2 Yrs) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Monitor

PFR HOF Monitor: -0.13 (249th among QB, average HOF QB is 103.58)

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Matt Cavanaugh?

Matt Cavanaugh is 68 years old.

When was Matt Cavanaugh born?

Matt Cavanaugh was born on October 27, 1956.

Where was Matt Cavanaugh born?

Matt Cavanaugh was born in Youngstown, OH.

How tall is Matt Cavanaugh?

Matt Cavanaugh is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Matt Cavanaugh weigh when playing?

Matt Cavanaugh weighed 212 lbs (96 kg) when playing.

Is Matt Cavanaugh in the Hall of Fame?

Matt Cavanaugh has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Matt Cavanaugh play?

Matt Cavanaugh played 112 games over his career.

How many passing yards did Matt Cavanaugh have?

Matt Cavanaugh had 4,332 passing yards over his career.

How many touchdowns did Matt Cavanaugh have?

Matt Cavanaugh had 28 touchdowns over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Matt Cavanaugh won?

Matt Cavanaugh has won 2 Super Bowls.

When did Matt Cavanaugh retire?

Matt Cavanaugh last played in 1991.