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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

Career with playoffs

192 Games 14 seasons
1,703 Rush Yds 8.87 / game
8 Rush TD 0.04 / game
466 Car
3.7 Y/C
131 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. 285 1988'88
  6. 278 1989'89
  7. 225 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. 1 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. 55 1988'88
  6. 47 1989'89
  7. 56 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. 5.2 1988'88
  6. 5.9 1989'89
  7. 4.0 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 1988 285 yds · 1 TD
Most TDs 1984 2 TD · 19 car
Most first downs 1990 19 1D · 56 car

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