Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 1985
- College
- Miami
Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 1985
- College
- Miami
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 126
- CMP
- 1,994
- ATT
- 3,365
- CMP%
- 59.3
- YDS
- 23,301
- AVG
- 6.9
- TD
- 124
- INT
- 87
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CMP, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 100+ ATT; CMP%, AVG: 4+ games, 200+ ATT) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | CMP%: Share of passes completed. The modern league average is around 65%. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 |  CLE | 12 | 124 | 248 | 50.0 | 1,578 | 6.4 | 8 | 7 |
| 1986 | CLE | 16 | 310 | 531 | 58.4 | 3,854 | 7.3 | 17 | 10 |
| 1987 | CLE | 12 | 241 | 389 | 62.0 | 3,033 | 7.8 | 22 | 9 |
| 1988 | CLE | 9 | 156 | 259 | 60.2 | 1,890 | 7.3 | 10 | 7 |
| 1989 | CLE | 16 | 303 | 513 | 59.1 | 3,533 | 6.9 | 18 | 14 |
| 1990 | CLE | 13 | 230 | 423 | 54.4 | 2,562 | 6.1 | 10 | 15 |
| 1991 | CLE | 16 | 307 | 494 | 62.1 | 3,487 | 7.1 | 18 | 9 |
| 1992 | CLE | 7 | 103 | 155 | 66.5 | 1,160 | 7.5 | 8 | 7 |
| 1993 |  CLE/DAL | 7 | 115 | 201 | 57.2 | 1,217 | 6.1 | 8 | 3 |
| 1994 | MIA | 2 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 80 | 6.7 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | MIA | 9 | 74 | 108 | 68.5 | 699 | 6.5 | 3 | 5 |
| 1996 | MIA | 3 | 24 | 32 | 75.0 | 208 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 10
- CMP
- 152
- ATT
- 270
- CMP%
- 56.3
- YDS
- 1,953
- AVG
- 7.2
- TD
- 16
- INT
- 10
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 126
- CMP
- 15.8
- ATT
- 26.7
- CMP%
- 59.3
- YDS
- 184.9
- AVG
- 6.9
- TD
- 1.0
- INT
- 0.7
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | CMP%: Share of passes completed. The modern league average is around 65%. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | CLE | 12 | 10.3 | 20.7 | 50.0 | 131.5 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| 1986 | CLE | 16 | 19.4 | 33.2 | 58.4 | 240.9 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| 1987 | CLE | 12 | 20.1 | 32.4 | 62.0 | 252.8 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
| 1988 | CLE | 9 | 17.3 | 28.8 | 60.2 | 210 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| 1989 | CLE | 16 | 18.9 | 32.1 | 59.1 | 220.8 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 1990 | CLE | 13 | 17.7 | 32.5 | 54.4 | 197.1 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 1991 | CLE | 16 | 19.2 | 30.9 | 62.1 | 217.9 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| 1992 | CLE | 7 | 14.7 | 22.1 | 66.5 | 165.7 | 7.5 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 1993 | CLE/DAL | 7 | 16.4 | 28.7 | 57.2 | 173.9 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| 1994 | MIA | 2 | 3.5 | 6 | 58.3 | 40 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1995 | MIA | 9 | 8.2 | 12 | 68.5 | 77.7 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| 1996 | MIA | 3 | 8 | 10.7 | 75.0 | 69.3 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0 |
What were Bernie Kosar's career stats?
ESPN's season-by-season log for Bernie Kosar covers 12 seasons with the Browns and the Dolphins; its career totals count every season. He completed 1,994 of 3,365 passes for 23,301 yards, 124 touchdowns and 87 interceptions. His best season was 1986: 3,854 passing yards, 17 passing touchdowns and 10 interceptions thrown.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1985 to 1996
Championships
- 1993 Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys
All-time career rank
- 66th in passing yards (23,301)
- 74th in passing touchdowns (124)
Among the 2,425 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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