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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
38,520 Pass Yds 200.6 / game
251 Pass TD 1.31 / game
3,020 Cmp
56.9 Cmp%
7.3 Y/A

5,304 Att187 INT332 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. 3,9183.9k 1988'88
  6. 3,5253.5k 1989'89
  7. 3,2853.3k 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. 29 1988'88
  6. 28 1989'89
  7. 27 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. 17 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. 55.8 1988'88
  6. 56.7 1989'89
  7. 56.3 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. 8.7 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. 90.4 1988'88
  6. 92.1 1989'89
  7. 79.9 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 29 TD · 17 INT
Best rating 1985 93.2 · 8.0 Y/A
Best Cmp% 1993 60.9% · 288 cmp

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