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QB · #0 · Philadelphia Eagles

Matthew Cavanaugh

Born 1956 6'2" · 212 lb Pittsburgh Drafted 1978 · R2 #50 by NE 1979 – 1989 · 9 Seasons

Regular season career

100 Games 9 seasons
4,332 Pass Yds 43.3 / game
28 Pass TD 0.28 / game
305 Cmp
52.7 Cmp%
7.5 Y/A

579 Att30 INT60 Sacks

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 10 1979'79
  2. 885 1980'80
  3. 1,6331.6k 1981'81
  4. 490 1982'82
  5. 449 1984'84
  6. 334 1985'85
  7. 397 1986'86
  8. 101 1988'88
  9. 33 1989'89
  1. 0 1979'79
  2. 9 1980'80
  3. 5 1981'81
  4. 5 1982'82
  5. 4 1984'84
  6. 1 1985'85
  7. 2 1986'86
  8. 1 1988'88
  9. 1 1989'89
  1. 0 1979'79
  2. 5 1980'80
  3. 13 1981'81
  4. 5 1982'82
  5. 0 1984'84
  6. 1 1985'85
  7. 4 1986'86
  8. 1 1988'88
  9. 1 1989'89
  1. 100.0 1979'79
  2. 60.0 1980'80
  3. 52.5 1981'81
  4. 45.0 1982'82
  5. 54.1 1984'84
  6. 51.9 1985'85
  7. 48.3 1986'86
  8. 43.8 1988'88
  9. 60.0 1989'89
  1. 10.0 1979'79
  2. 8.4 1980'80
  3. 7.5 1981'81
  4. 8.2 1982'82
  5. 7.4 1984'84
  6. 6.2 1985'85
  7. 6.8 1986'86
  8. 6.3 1988'88
  9. 6.6 1989'89
  1. 108.3 1979'79
  2. 95.9 1980'80
  3. 59.8 1981'81
  4. 66.7 1982'82
  5. 99.7 1984'84
  6. 69.5 1985'85
  7. 53.6 1986'86
  8. 59.6 1988'88
  9. 79.6 1989'89

Latest games · 1989

  1. @ W8 W 28–24 0/1 · 0 yds0 TD · 1 INT
  2. @ W12 W 27–0 1/2 · 9 yds0 TD · 0 INT
  3. W14 W 20–10 1/1 · 13 yds1 TD · 0 INT
  4. @ W15 L 20–30 1/1 · 11 yds0 TD · 0 INT

Career bests

Best season 1981 1,633 yds · 5 TD
Most TDs 1980 9 TD · 5 INT
Best rating 1981 59.8 · 7.5 Y/A
Best Cmp% 1981 52.5% · 115 cmp

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