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QB · #7 · Cincinnati Bengals

Norman Esiason

Born 1961 6'5" · 224 lb Maryland Drafted 1984 · R2 #38 by CIN 1984 – 1997 · 14 Seasons

  • 1× MVP
  • 1× All-Pro
  • 4× Pro Bowl

Regular season career

187 Games 14 seasons
37,920 Pass Yds 202.8 / game
247 Pass TD 1.32 / game
2,969 Cmp
57.0 Cmp%
7.3 Y/A

5,205 Att184 INT318 Sacks

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 530 1984'84
  2. 3,4433.4k 1985'85
  3. 3,9594.0k 1986'86
  4. 3,3213.3k 1987'87
  5. 3,5723.6k 1988'88
  6. 3,5253.5k 1989'89
  7. 3,0313.0k 1990'90
  8. 2,8832.9k 1991'91
  9. 1,4071.4k 1992'92
  10. 3,4213.4k 1993'93
  11. 2,7822.8k 1994'94
  12. 2,2752.3k 1995'95
  13. 2,2932.3k 1996'96
  14. 1,4781.5k 1997'97
  1. 3 1984'84
  2. 27 1985'85
  3. 24 1986'86
  4. 16 1987'87
  5. 28 1988'88
  6. 28 1989'89
  7. 24 1990'90
  8. 13 1991'91
  9. 11 1992'92
  10. 16 1993'93
  11. 17 1994'94
  12. 16 1995'95
  13. 11 1996'96
  14. 13 1997'97
  1. 3 1984'84
  2. 12 1985'85
  3. 17 1986'86
  4. 19 1987'87
  5. 14 1988'88
  6. 11 1989'89
  7. 22 1990'90
  8. 16 1991'91
  9. 15 1992'92
  10. 11 1993'93
  11. 13 1994'94
  12. 15 1995'95
  13. 14 1996'96
  14. 2 1997'97
  1. 50.0 1984'84
  2. 58.2 1985'85
  3. 58.2 1986'86
  4. 54.5 1987'87
  5. 57.5 1988'88
  6. 56.7 1989'89
  7. 55.7 1990'90
  8. 56.4 1991'91
  9. 51.8 1992'92
  10. 60.9 1993'93
  11. 58.0 1994'94
  12. 56.8 1995'95
  13. 56.0 1996'96
  14. 63.4 1997'97
  1. 5.2 1984'84
  2. 8.0 1985'85
  3. 8.4 1986'86
  4. 7.5 1987'87
  5. 9.2 1988'88
  6. 7.7 1989'89
  7. 7.5 1990'90
  8. 7.0 1991'91
  9. 5.1 1992'92
  10. 7.2 1993'93
  11. 6.3 1994'94
  12. 5.8 1995'95
  13. 6.8 1996'96
  14. 7.9 1997'97
  1. 62.9 1984'84
  2. 93.2 1985'85
  3. 87.7 1986'86
  4. 73.1 1987'87
  5. 97.4 1988'88
  6. 92.1 1989'89
  7. 77.0 1990'90
  8. 72.5 1991'91
  9. 57.0 1992'92
  10. 84.5 1993'93
  11. 77.3 1994'94
  12. 71.4 1995'95
  13. 70.6 1996'96
  14. 106.9 1997'97

Latest games · 1997

  1. @ W14 L 42–44 27/47 · 378 yds4 TD · 1 INT
  2. W15 W 41–14 20/28 · 245 yds1 TD · 0 INT
  3. W16 W 31–24 13/25 · 269 yds2 TD · 1 INT
  4. W17 W 16–14 21/34 · 254 yds2 TD · 0 INT

Career bests

Best season 1986 3,959 yds · 24 TD
Most TDs 1988 28 TD · 14 INT
Best rating 1988 97.4 · 9.2 Y/A
Best Cmp% 1993 60.9% · 288 cmp

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