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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

Career with playoffs

177 Games 11 seasons
39,330 Pass Yds 222.2 / game
258 Pass TD 1.46 / game
3,196 Cmp
60.0 Cmp%
7.4 Y/A

5,324 Att203 INT348 Sacks

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 3,5933.6k 1986'86
  2. 2,7982.8k 1987'87
  3. 3,7873.8k 1988'88
  4. 3,5353.5k 1989'89
  5. 3,6803.7k 1990'90
  6. 4,5094.5k 1991'91
  7. 3,7163.7k 1992'92
  8. 4,0894.1k 1993'93
  9. 3,1143.1k 1994'94
  10. 3,4603.5k 1995'95
  11. 3,0493.0k 1996'96
  1. 22 1986'86
  2. 19 1987'87
  3. 16 1988'88
  4. 29 1989'89
  5. 29 1990'90
  6. 38 1991'91
  7. 24 1992'92
  8. 20 1993'93
  9. 22 1994'94
  10. 24 1995'95
  11. 15 1996'96
  1. 17 1986'86
  2. 11 1987'87
  3. 21 1988'88
  4. 20 1989'89
  5. 11 1990'90
  6. 26 1991'91
  7. 23 1992'92
  8. 19 1993'93
  9. 17 1994'94
  10. 18 1995'95
  11. 20 1996'96
  1. 59.4 1986'86
  2. 59.7 1987'87
  3. 58.6 1988'88
  4. 57.5 1989'89
  5. 63.8 1990'90
  6. 62.2 1991'91
  7. 58.8 1992'92
  8. 62.2 1993'93
  9. 63.6 1994'94
  10. 55.2 1995'95
  11. 59.1 1996'96
  1. 7.5 1986'86
  2. 6.7 1987'87
  3. 7.4 1988'88
  4. 7.9 1989'89
  5. 8.6 1990'90
  6. 7.6 1991'91
  7. 7.5 1992'92
  8. 7.0 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. 75.0 1988'88
  4. 86.1 1989'89
  5. 102.9 1990'90
  6. 88.7 1991'91
  7. 79.3 1992'92
  8. 80.9 1993'93
  9. 84.6 1994'94
  10. 77.4 1995'95
  11. 74.2 1996'96

Latest games · 1996

  1. @ W15 L 18–26 24/41 · 324 yds1 TD · 2 INT
  2. @ W16 L 14–16 17/29 · 240 yds2 TD · 1 INT
  3. W17 W 20–9 20/29 · 279 yds2 TD · 1 INT
  4. WC L 27–30 21/32 · 239 yds1 TD · 1 INT

Career bests

Best season 1991 4,509 yds · 38 TD
Most TDs 1991 38 TD · 26 INT
Best rating 1990 102.9 · 8.6 Y/A
Best Cmp% 1990 63.8% · 273 cmp

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