Jeff George vs Phil Simms

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Jeff George and Phil Simms compared on their NFL careers: Jeff George played 12 seasons, 1990 to 2001, Phil Simms 14 seasons, 1979 to 1993. Jeff George has 27,602 passing yards to Phil Simms's 33,462. Phil Simms won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jeff George and Phil Simms career totals
131GP164
27,602YDS33,462
154TD199
7AVG7.2

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Jeff George and Phil Simms postseason
3GP10
1,001YDS1,679
9TD10
7.8AVG6

Where each stands all time

Jeff George and Phil Simms all-time places
55th (27,602)Passing yards39th (33,462)
62nd (154)Passing touchdowns41st (199)

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Jeff George: 0 championships; none on file
  • Phil Simms: 2 championships; Super Bowl MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Jeff George and Phil Simms season by season
YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st19902,152161319791,7431314
2nd19912,910101219802,3211519
3rd19921,96371519812,031119
4th19932,52686198313001
5th19943,734231819844,0442218
6th19954,143241119853,8292220
7th19966983319863,4872122
8th19973,91729919872,230179
9th19981,1864519883,3592111
10th19992,816231219893,0611414
11th20001,3897619902,284154
12th200116803199199384
13th————199291253
14th————19933,038159

What the columns mean: INT