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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
1,598 Rush Yds 8.55 / game
7 Rush TD 0.04 / game
447 Car
3.6 Y/C
124 1st Down

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 63 1984'84
  2. 79 1985'85
  3. 146 1986'86
  4. 241 1987'87
  5. 248 1988'88
  6. 278 1989'89
  7. 157 1990'90
  8. 66 1991'91
  9. 66 1992'92
  10. 118 1993'93
  11. 59 1994'94
  12. 14 1995'95
  13. 52 1996'96
  14. 11 1997'97
  1. 2 1984'84
  2. 1 1985'85
  3. 1 1986'86
  4. 0 1987'87
  5. 1 1988'88
  6. 0 1989'89
  7. 0 1990'90
  8. 0 1991'91
  9. 0 1992'92
  10. 1 1993'93
  11. 0 1994'94
  12. 0 1995'95
  13. 1 1996'96
  14. 0 1997'97
  1. 19 1984'84
  2. 33 1985'85
  3. 44 1986'86
  4. 52 1987'87
  5. 43 1988'88
  6. 47 1989'89
  7. 49 1990'90
  8. 24 1991'91
  9. 21 1992'92
  10. 45 1993'93
  11. 28 1994'94
  12. 19 1995'95
  13. 15 1996'96
  14. 8 1997'97
  1. 3.3 1984'84
  2. 2.4 1985'85
  3. 3.3 1986'86
  4. 4.6 1987'87
  5. 5.8 1988'88
  6. 5.9 1989'89
  7. 3.2 1990'90
  8. 2.8 1991'91
  9. 3.1 1992'92
  10. 2.6 1993'93
  11. 2.1 1994'94
  12. 0.7 1995'95
  13. 3.5 1996'96
  14. 1.4 1997'97

Latest games · 1997

  1. W13 W 31–26 2 car · 15 yds– TD
  2. @ W14 L 42–44 1 car · 0 yds– TD
  3. W15 W 41–14 1 car · -1 yds– TD
  4. W17 W 16–14 3 car · -2 yds– TD

Career bests

Best season 1989 278 yds · 0 TD
Most TDs 1984 2 TD · 19 car
Most first downs 1987 16 1D · 52 car

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