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QB · #12 · Buffalo Bills

James Kelly

Born 1960 6'3" · 226 lb Miami Drafted 1983 · R1 #14 by BUF 1986 – 1996 · 11 Seasons

  • 1× All-Pro
  • 5× Pro Bowl
  • HOF Hall of Fame

Regular season career

160 Games 11 seasons
35,467 Pass Yds 221.7 / game
237 Pass TD 1.48 / game
2,874 Cmp
60.1 Cmp%
7.4 Y/A

4,779 Att175 INT323 Sacks

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 3,5933.6k 1986'86
  2. 2,7982.8k 1987'87
  3. 3,3803.4k 1988'88
  4. 3,1303.1k 1989'89
  5. 2,8292.8k 1990'90
  6. 3,8443.8k 1991'91
  7. 3,4573.5k 1992'92
  8. 3,3823.4k 1993'93
  9. 3,1143.1k 1994'94
  10. 3,1303.1k 1995'95
  11. 2,8102.8k 1996'96
  1. 22 1986'86
  2. 19 1987'87
  3. 15 1988'88
  4. 25 1989'89
  5. 24 1990'90
  6. 33 1991'91
  7. 23 1992'92
  8. 18 1993'93
  9. 22 1994'94
  10. 22 1995'95
  11. 14 1996'96
  1. 17 1986'86
  2. 11 1987'87
  3. 17 1988'88
  4. 18 1989'89
  5. 9 1990'90
  6. 17 1991'91
  7. 19 1992'92
  8. 18 1993'93
  9. 17 1994'94
  10. 13 1995'95
  11. 19 1996'96
  1. 59.4 1986'86
  2. 59.7 1987'87
  3. 59.5 1988'88
  4. 58.3 1989'89
  5. 63.3 1990'90
  6. 64.1 1991'91
  7. 58.2 1992'92
  8. 61.3 1993'93
  9. 63.6 1994'94
  10. 55.7 1995'95
  11. 58.6 1996'96
  1. 7.5 1986'86
  2. 6.7 1987'87
  3. 7.5 1988'88
  4. 8.0 1989'89
  5. 8.2 1990'90
  6. 8.1 1991'91
  7. 7.5 1992'92
  8. 7.2 1993'93
  9. 7.0 1994'94
  10. 6.8 1995'95
  11. 7.4 1996'96
  1. 83.3 1986'86
  2. 83.8 1987'87
  3. 78.2 1988'88
  4. 86.2 1989'89
  5. 101.2 1990'90
  6. 97.6 1991'91
  7. 81.2 1992'92
  8. 79.9 1993'93
  9. 84.6 1994'94
  10. 81.1 1995'95
  11. 73.2 1996'96

Latest games · 1996

  1. W13 W 35–10 10/14 · 176 yds3 TD · 1 INT
  2. @ W15 L 18–26 24/41 · 324 yds1 TD · 2 INT
  3. @ W16 L 14–16 17/29 · 240 yds2 TD · 1 INT
  4. W17 W 20–9 20/29 · 279 yds2 TD · 1 INT

Career bests

Best season 1991 3,844 yds · 33 TD
Most TDs 1991 33 TD · 17 INT
Best rating 1990 101.2 · 8.2 Y/A
Best Cmp% 1991 64.1% · 304 cmp

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