Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1985
- College
- Boston College
- Comeback Player of the Year
- 1998
Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1985
- College
- Boston College
- Comeback Player of the Year
- 1998
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 91
- CMP
- 1,177
- ATT
- 2,151
- CMP%
- 54.7
- YDS
- 14,715
- AVG
- 6.8
- TD
- 86
- INT
- 68
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  CHI | 4 | 23 | 46 | 50.0 | 361 | 7.8 | 3 | 2 |
| 1987 |  NE | 1 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 199 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | NE | 11 | 92 | 179 | 51.4 | 1,150 | 6.4 | 8 | 10 |
| 1989 | NE | 5 | 36 | 91 | 39.6 | 493 | 5.4 | 2 | 4 |
| 1998 | BUF | 13 | 202 | 354 | 57.1 | 2,711 | 7.7 | 20 | 11 |
| 1999 | BUF | 15 | 264 | 478 | 55.2 | 3,171 | 6.6 | 19 | 16 |
| 2000 | BUF | 11 | 132 | 231 | 57.1 | 1,700 | 7.4 | 8 | 3 |
| 2001 | LAC | 16 | 294 | 521 | 56.4 | 3,464 | 6.6 | 15 | 18 |
| 2002 | LAC | 1 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 64 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | LAC | 7 | 91 | 167 | 54.5 | 1,097 | 6.6 | 9 | 4 |
| 2004 | LAC | 2 | 20 | 38 | 52.6 | 276 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | NE | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 29 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 2
- CMP
- 32
- ATT
- 67
- CMP%
- 47.8
- YDS
- 494
- AVG
- 7.4
- TD
- 2
- INT
- 3
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 91
- CMP
- 12.9
- ATT
- 23.6
- CMP%
- 54.7
- YDS
- 161.7
- AVG
- 6.8
- TD
- 0.9
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | CHI | 4 | 5.8 | 11.5 | 50.0 | 90.3 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| 1987 | NE | 1 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 199 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | NE | 11 | 8.4 | 16.3 | 51.4 | 104.5 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| 1989 | NE | 5 | 7.2 | 18.2 | 39.6 | 98.6 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| 1998 | BUF | 13 | 15.5 | 27.2 | 57.1 | 208.5 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| 1999 | BUF | 15 | 17.6 | 31.9 | 55.2 | 211.4 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| 2000 | BUF | 11 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 154.5 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 2001 | LAC | 16 | 18.4 | 32.6 | 56.4 | 216.5 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 2002 | LAC | 1 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 64 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | LAC | 7 | 13 | 23.9 | 54.5 | 156.7 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| 2004 | LAC | 2 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 138 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2005 | NE | 5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
What were Doug Flutie's career stats?
Doug Flutie played 12 seasons for the Bears, the Patriots, the Bills and the Chargers. He completed 1,177 of 2,151 passes for 14,715 yards, 86 touchdowns and 68 interceptions. His best season was 2001: 3,464 passing yards, 15 passing touchdowns and 18 interceptions thrown.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1986 to 2005
Doug Flutie finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.
Awards
All-time career rank
- 113th in passing yards (14,715)
- 110th in passing touchdowns (86)
Among the 2,425 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Passing Yards: 1999 (10th), 2001 (10th)
- Passing Touchdowns: 1999 (10th)
- Passer Rating: 2000 (9th)
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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