Passing

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Passing Table
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
1973 23 BUF NFL QB 14 14 9-5-0 73 164 44.5 939 4 2.4 10 6.1 42 5.7 3.47 12.9 67.1 45.8 20 164 10.87 4.21 2.20 2 1 5
1974 24 BUF NFL QB 14 14 9-5-0 119 232 51.3 1588 12 5.2 12 5.2 55 6.8 5.55 13.3 113.4 69.0 32 235 12.12 5.13 3.99 3 3 10
1975 25 BUF NFL QB 14 14 8-6-0 169 321 52.6 2426 25 7.8 17 5.3 77 7.6 6.73 14.4 173.3 81.3 20 153 5.87 6.67 5.89 1 3 14
1976 26 BUF NFL QB 7 7 2-5-0 74 151 49.0 1086 9 6.0 1 0.7 58 7.2 8.09 14.7 155.1 90.0 11 80 6.79 6.21 7.04 1 1 6
1977 27 BUF NFL QB 14 14 3-11-0 221 457 48.4 2803 12 2.6 24 5.3 42 6.1 4.30 12.7 200.2 54.8 36 273 7.30 5.13 3.43 1 1 7
1978 28 BUF NFL QB 16 16 5-11-0 175 330 53.0 2136 16 4.8 15 4.5 92 6.5 5.40 12.2 133.5 70.5 29 243 8.08 5.27 4.28 1 1 10
1979 29 BUF NFL QB 16 16 7-9-0 238 458 52.0 3572 14 3.1 15 3.3 84 7.8 6.94 15.0 223.3 74.4 43 387 8.58 6.36 5.57 2 3 9
1980 30 BUF NFL QB 16 16 11-5-0 251 439 57.2 2805 20 4.6 18 4.1 69 6.4 5.46 11.2 175.3 74.5 13 129 2.88 5.92 5.01 2 4 10
1981 31 BUF NFL QB 16 16 10-6-0 252 498 50.6 3652 24 4.8 20 4.0 67 7.3 6.49 14.5 228.3 74.1 15 137 2.92 6.85 6.03 2 2 12
1982 32 BUF NFL QB 9 9 4-5-0 144 264 54.5 1597 7 2.7 16 6.1 47 6.0 3.85 11.1 177.4 56.3 11 105 4.00 5.43 3.32 1 1 7
1983 33 BUF NFL QB 16 16 8-8-0 281 508 55.3 2995 26 5.1 25 4.9 43 5.9 4.70 10.7 187.2 69.3 27 266 5.05 5.10 3.97 3 3 7
1984 34 BUF NFL QB 12 11 1-10-0 191 344 55.5 1991 12 3.5 17 4.9 68 5.8 4.26 10.4 165.9 63.5 35 357 9.23 4.31 2.93 0 0 3
1985 35 DET NFL QB 8 1 0-1-0 31 54 57.4 364 2 3.7 3 5.6 38 6.7 4.98 11.7 45.5 67.2 4 35 6.90 5.67 4.03 0 0 1
1986 36 DET NFL QB 6 4 2-2-0 73 155 47.1 941 7 4.5 7 4.5 73 6.1 4.94 12.9 156.8 62.9 10 101 6.06 5.09 4.03 1 1 2
1988 38 TAM NFL QB 2 1 0-1-0 31 46 67.4 368 3 6.5 1 2.2 34 8.0 8.33 11.9 184.0 104.3 1 8 2.13 7.66 7.98 0 0 1
1989 39 TAM NFL QB 5 2 0-2-0 44 90 48.9 533 3 3.3 6 6.7 69 5.9 3.59 12.1 106.6 50.8 5 37 5.26 5.22 3.01 0 0 2
1990 40 IND NFL QB 1 0 2 8 25.0 21 0 0.0 2 25.0 13 2.6 -8.63 10.5 21.0 0.0 0 0 0.00 2.63 -8.63 0 0 0
17 Yrs 186 171 79-92-0 2369 4519 52.4 29817 196 4.3 209 4.6 92 6.6 5.38 12.6 160.3 68.4 312 2710 6.46 5.61 4.48 20 24 106
17 Game Avg 17 16 79-92-0 217 413 52.4 2725 18 4.3 19 4.6 92 6.6 5.38 12.6 160.3 68.4 29 248 6.46 5.61 4.48 2 2 10
BUF (12 Yrs) 164 163 77-86-0 2188 4166 52.5 27590 181 4.3 190 4.6 92 6.6 5.44 12.6 168.2 68.9 292 2529 6.55 5.62 4.52 19 23 100
DET (2 Yrs) 14 5 2-3-0 104 209 49.8 1305 9 4.3 10 4.8 73 6.2 4.95 12.5 93.2 64.0 14 136 6.28 5.24 4.03 1 1 3
TAM (2 Yrs) 7 3 0-3-0 75 136 55.1 901 6 4.4 7 5.1 69 6.6 5.19 12.0 128.7 68.9 6 45 4.23 6.03 4.65 0 0 3
IND (1 Yr) 1 0 2 8 25.0 21 0 0.0 2 25.0 13 2.6 -8.63 10.5 21.0 0.0 0 0 0.00 2.63 -8.63 0 0 0
Passing Table
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 Awards
1974 24 BUF NFL QB 1 1 0-1-0 11 26 42.3 164 2 7.7 0 0.0 25 6.3 7.85 14.9 164.0 89.3 0 0 0.00 6.31 7.85 0 0
1980 30 BUF NFL QB 1 1 0-1-0 15 29 51.7 180 1 3.4 3 10.3 19 6.2 2.24 12.0 180.0 43.0 3 33 9.38 4.59 1.00 0 0
1981 31 BUF NFL QB 2 2 1-1-0 32 65 49.2 470 3 4.6 6 9.2 54 7.2 4.00 14.7 235.0 50.2 2 38 2.99 6.45 3.31 0 0
3 Yrs 4 4 1-3-0 58 120 48.3 814 6 5.0 9 7.5 54 6.8 4.41 14.0 203.5 56.0 5 71 4.00 5.94 3.66 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 17 1-3-0 247 510 48.3 3460 26 5.0 38 7.5 54 6.8 4.41 14.0 203.5 56.0 21 302 4.00 5.94 3.66 0 0
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Adjusted Passing

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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+ AV
197323BUFQB1214149-5-01648380818076849187785
197424BUFQB1214149-5-023210596105100961091017810410
197525BUFQB1214148-6-03211141191151181011339811411514
197626BUFQB12772-5-0151110114131133911171461111266
197727BUFQB1214143-11-0457929792958986100107897
197828BUFQB1216165-11-0330959510310210011010710010610
197929BUFQB1216167-9-04581211121201159186119921069
198030BUFQB12161611-5-0439871009510310710410512610310
198131BUFQB12161610-6-04981071191091168310810512610112
198232BUFQB12994-5-026480897379958277120777
198333BUFQB1216168-8-0508768483879611091118927
198434BUFQB1212111-10-03447369777598929094863
198535DETQB12810-1-054939686881069580107901
198636DETQB12642-2-0155798485877010493110852
198939TAMQB12520-2-09077846771779161112682
Career18617179-92-04519106

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Rushing & Receiving

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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 Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
1973 23 BUF NFL QB 14 14 48 147 2 24 3.1 10.5 3.4 1 -3 -3.0 0 -3 0.1 -0.2 49 2.9 144 2 7
1974 24 BUF NFL QB 14 14 54 111 2 15 2.1 7.9 3.9 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 54 2.1 111 2 14
1975 25 BUF NFL QB 14 14 23 82 1 17 3.6 5.9 1.6 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 23 3.6 82 1 4
1976 26 BUF NFL QB 7 7 18 81 0 19 4.5 11.6 2.6 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 18 4.5 81 0 2
1977 27 BUF NFL QB 14 14 41 279 2 41 6.8 19.9 2.9 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 41 6.8 279 2 12
1978 28 BUF NFL QB 16 16 27 76 0 12 2.8 4.8 1.7 1 -6 -6.0 0 -6 0.1 -0.4 28 2.5 70 0 5
1979 29 BUF NFL QB 16 16 22 68 1 15 3.1 4.3 1.4 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 22 3.1 68 1 5
1980 30 BUF NFL QB 16 16 31 65 0 15 2.1 4.1 1.9 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 31 2.1 65 0 9
1981 31 BUF NFL QB 16 16 20 29 1 16 1.5 1.8 1.3 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 20 1.5 29 1 2
1982 32 BUF NFL QB 9 9 16 46 1 13 2.9 5.1 1.8 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 16 2.9 46 1 5
1983 33 BUF NFL QB 16 16 20 88 0 19 4.4 5.5 1.3 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 20 4.4 88 0 3
1984 34 BUF NFL QB 12 11 19 102 0 20 5.4 8.5 1.6 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 19 5.4 102 0 8
1985 35 DET NFL QB 8 1 4 12 1 15 3.0 1.5 0.5 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 3.0 12 1 1
1986 36 DET NFL QB 6 4 5 25 0 14 5.0 4.2 0.8 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 5.0 25 0 3
1988 38 TAM NFL QB 2 1 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 0.0 0 0 1
1989 39 TAM NFL QB 5 2 4 6 0 7 1.5 1.2 0.8 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 1.5 6 0 1
17 Yrs 186 171 353 1217 11 41 3.4 6.5 1.9 2 -9 -4.5 0 -3 0.0 0.0 355 3.4 1208 11 82
17 Game Avg 17 16 32 111 1 41 3.4 6.5 1.9 0 -1 -4.5 0 -3 0.0 0.0 32 0.3 110 1 7
BUF (12 Yrs) 164 163 339 1174 10 41 3.5 7.2 2.1 2 -9 -4.5 0 -3 0.0 -0.1 341 3.4 1165 10 76
DET (2 Yrs) 14 5 9 37 1 15 4.1 2.6 0.6 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 4.1 37 1 4
TAM (2 Yrs) 7 3 5 6 0 7 1.2 0.9 0.7 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 1.2 6 0 2
IND (1 Yr) 1 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
1974 24 BUF NFL QB 1 1 1 3 0 3 3.0 3.0 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 3.0 3 0 0
1981 31 BUF NFL QB 2 2 2 -4 0 -2.0 -2.0 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 -2.0 -4 0 1
3 Yrs 4 4 3 -1 0 3 -0.3 -0.3 0.8 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 -0.3 -1 0 1
17 Game Avg 17 17 13 -4 0 3 -0.3 -0.3 0.8 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 -1.4 -4 0 4

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
1973 23 BUF NFL QB 14 14 0 0 0 0 7 4 -3 0 0.0 0
1974 24 BUF NFL QB 14 14 0 0 0 0 14 5 -13 0 0.0 0
1975 25 BUF NFL QB 14 14 0 0 0 0 4 3 -1 0 0.0 0
1977 27 BUF NFL QB 14 14 0 0 0 0 12 7 -7 0 0.0 0
1978 28 BUF NFL QB 16 16 0 0 0 0 5 3 -3 0 0.0 0
1979 29 BUF NFL QB 16 16 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0.0 0
1980 30 BUF NFL QB 16 16 0 0 0 0 9 1 -12 0 0.0 0
1982 32 BUF NFL QB 9 9 0 0 0 0 5 2 -10 1 0.0 0
1983 33 BUF NFL QB 16 16 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0.0 0
1984 34 BUF NFL QB 12 11 0 0 0 0 8 2 -26 0 0.0 0
1986 36 DET NFL QB 6 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0.0 0
17 Yrs 186 171 0 0 0 0 82 35 -75 1 0.0 0
17 Game Avg 17 16 0 0 0 0 7 3 -7 0 0.0 0
BUF (12 Yrs) 164 163 0 0 0 0 76 33 -75 1 0.0 0
DET (2 Yrs) 14 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0.0 0
TAM (2 Yrs) 7 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0
IND (1 Yr) 1 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
1973 23 BUF NFL QB 14 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.9
1974 24 BUF NFL QB 14 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.9
1975 25 BUF NFL QB 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4
1977 27 BUF NFL QB 14 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.9
1979 29 BUF NFL QB 16 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4
1981 31 BUF NFL QB 16 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4
1982 32 BUF NFL QB 9 9 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.3
1985 35 DET NFL QB 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.8
17 Yrs 186 171 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 0.4
17 Game Avg 17 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.4
BUF (12 Yrs) 164 163 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 0.4
DET (2 Yrs) 14 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4
TAM (2 Yrs) 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
IND (1 Yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Joe Ferguson?

Joe Ferguson is 74 years old.

When was Joe Ferguson born?

Joe Ferguson was born on April 23, 1950.

Where was Joe Ferguson born?

Joe Ferguson was born in Alvin, TX.

How tall is Joe Ferguson?

Joe Ferguson is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Joe Ferguson weigh when playing?

Joe Ferguson weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

Is Joe Ferguson in the Hall of Fame?

Joe Ferguson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Joe Ferguson play?

Joe Ferguson played 186 games over his career.

How many passing yards did Joe Ferguson have?

Joe Ferguson had 29,817 passing yards over his career.

How many touchdowns did Joe Ferguson have?

Joe Ferguson had 196 touchdowns over his career.

When did Joe Ferguson retire?

Joe Ferguson last played in 1990.