Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 2005
- Draft
- 2005Rd 4, Pk 106
- College
- Purdue
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 2005
- Draft
- 2005Rd 4, Pk 106
- College
- Purdue
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 87
- CMP
- 1,613
- ATT
- 2,712
- CMP%
- 59.5
- YDS
- 18,037
- AVG
- 6.7
- TD
- 101
- INT
- 69
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | CHI | 15 | 190 | 368 | 51.6 | 1,869 | 5.1 | 9 | 13 |
| 2007 | CHI | 3 | 43 | 80 | 53.8 | 478 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2008 | CHI | 15 | 272 | 465 | 58.5 | 2,972 | 6.4 | 18 | 12 |
| 2009 | DEN | 16 | 336 | 541 | 62.1 | 3,802 | 7.0 | 21 | 12 |
| 2010 | DEN | 13 | 293 | 498 | 58.8 | 3,653 | 7.3 | 20 | 9 |
| 2011 |  DEN/KC | 9 | 150 | 252 | 59.5 | 1,758 | 7.0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2012 | DAL | 1 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 89 | 8.9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | DAL | 3 | 33 | 51 | 64.7 | 398 | 7.8 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | BUF | 12 | 287 | 447 | 64.2 | 3,018 | 6.8 | 18 | 10 |
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 87
- CMP
- 18.5
- ATT
- 31.2
- CMP%
- 59.5
- YDS
- 207.3
- AVG
- 6.7
- TD
- 1.2
- INT
- 0.8
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | CHI | 15 | 12.7 | 24.5 | 51.6 | 124.6 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| 2007 | CHI | 3 | 14.3 | 26.7 | 53.8 | 159.3 | 6.0 | 1 | 0.7 |
| 2008 | CHI | 15 | 18.1 | 31 | 58.5 | 198.1 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 2009 | DEN | 16 | 21 | 33.8 | 62.1 | 237.6 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| 2010 | DEN | 13 | 22.5 | 38.3 | 58.8 | 281 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 |
| 2011 | DEN/KC | 9 | 16.7 | 28 | 59.5 | 195.3 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | DAL | 1 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 89 | 8.9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | DAL | 3 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 132.7 | 7.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 2014 | BUF | 12 | 23.9 | 37.3 | 64.2 | 251.5 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
What were Kyle Orton's career stats?
Kyle Orton played 9 seasons for the Bears, the Broncos, the Cowboys and the Bills. He completed 1,613 of 2,712 passes for 18,037 yards, 101 touchdowns and 69 interceptions. His best season was 2009: 3,802 passing yards, 21 passing touchdowns and 12 interceptions thrown.
League leaderboards and awards
9 seasons, 2005 to 2014
Kyle Orton finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
All-time career rank
- 92nd in passing yards (18,037)
- 94th in passing touchdowns (101)
Among the 2,508 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Passing Yards: 2010 (10th)
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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