Boomer Esiason stats

Last played for the Cincinnati Bengals, 1997

Quarterback · #7

Age 65 · 6' 5"

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Boomer Esiason played 14 NFL seasons, 1984 to 1997.

Stats

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
187
CMP
2,969
ATT
5,205
CMP%
57.0
YDS
37,920
AVG
7.3
TD
247
INT
184

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.

Totals by season
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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1984CIN105110250.05305.233
1985CIN1525143158.23,4438.02712
1986CIN1627346958.23,9598.42417
1987CIN1224044054.53,3217.51619
1988CIN1622338857.53,5729.22814
1989CIN1625845556.73,5257.72811
1990CIN1622440255.73,0317.52422
1991CIN1423341356.42,8837.01316
1992CIN1214427851.81,4075.11115
1993NYJ1628847360.93,4217.21611
1994NYJ1525544058.02,7826.31713
1995NYJ1222138956.82,2755.81615
1996ARI1019033956.02,2936.81114
1997CIN711818663.41,4787.9132

What the columns mean: CMP · CMP% · INT

Career Postseason

GP
5
CMP
51
ATT
99
CMP%
51.5
YDS
600
AVG
6.1
TD
4
INT
3

Per game

Career regular season

GP
187
CMP
15.9
ATT
27.8
CMP%
57.0
YDS
202.8
AVG
7.3
TD
1.3
INT
1.0

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1984CIN105.110.250.053.05.20.30.3
1985CIN1516.728.758.2229.58.01.80.8
1986CIN1617.129.358.2247.48.41.51.1
1987CIN1220.036.754.5276.87.51.31.6
1988CIN1613.924.357.5223.39.21.80.9
1989CIN1616.128.456.7220.37.71.80.7
1990CIN1614.025.155.7189.47.51.51.4
1991CIN1416.629.556.4205.97.00.91.1
1992CIN1212.023.251.8117.35.10.91.3
1993NYJ1618.029.660.9213.87.21.00.7
1994NYJ1517.029.358.0185.56.31.10.9
1995NYJ1218.432.456.8189.65.81.31.3
1996ARI1019.033.956.0229.36.81.11.4
1997CIN716.926.663.4211.17.91.90.3

What the columns mean: CMP · CMP% · INT

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
187
PPR
2,330.7
HALF
2,330.2
STD
2,329.7
PPG
12.5

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Ranked among NFL players with 4+ games that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
1984CIN1045.545.545.54.6
1985CIN15235.6235.6235.615.7
1986CIN16241.0241.0241.015.1
1987CIN12182.9182.9182.915.2
1988CIN16257.7257.7257.716.1
1989CIN16258.8258.8258.816.2
1990CIN16188.9188.9188.911.8
1991CIN14141.9141.9141.910.1
1992CIN1274.974.974.96.2
1993NYJ16192.8192.3191.812.1
1994NYJ15159.2159.2159.210.6
1995NYJ12122.4122.4122.410.2
1996ARI10120.9120.9120.912.1
1997CIN7108.2108.2108.215.5

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Bio

Age
65 yearsApr 17, 1961
Height
6' 5"
Debut
1984
Birthplace
West Islip, NY
College
Maryland
MVP
1988

Latest performance

Boomer Esiason

Dec 21 · vs BAL · W 16-14

CMP
21
ATT
34
YDS
254
TD
2
INT
0
RTG
104.3

His top receivers, 1997

Cincinnati Bengals's pass catchers by receiving yards.

Receiving lines of his club's top pass catchers
PlayerTGTSRECYDSTD
Darnay ScottWR0547975
Carl PickensWR0526955
David DunnWR0274142
Tony McGeeTE0344146
James HundonWR0162852

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentCMPATTYDSTDINT
Sun, Dec 21vsBALW 16-14213425420
Sun, Dec 14vsDALW 31-24132526921
Thu, Dec 04vsTENW 41-14202824510
Sun, Nov 30atPHIL 44-42274737841
Sun, Nov 23vsJAXW 31-26263621120
Sun, Nov 09atINDW 28-137108220

What were Boomer Esiason's career stats?

Boomer Esiason played 14 seasons for the Bengals, the Jets and the Cardinals. He completed 2,969 of 5,205 passes for 37,920 yards, 247 touchdowns and 184 interceptions. His best season was 1986: 3,959 passing yards, 24 passing touchdowns and 17 interceptions thrown.

League leaderboards and awards

14 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1984 to 1997

Boomer Esiason finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 31st in passing yards (37,920)
  • 32nd in passing touchdowns (247)

Among the 2,854 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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