Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1988
- Draft
- 1988Rd 3, Pk 13
- College
- Ohio State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1988
- Draft
- 1988Rd 3, Pk 13
- College
- Ohio State
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 189
- PUNTS
- 873
- YDS
- 37,862
- AVG
- 43.4
- LNG
- 73
- IN20
- 246
- TB
- 100
- ATT
- 451
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (PUNTS: 4+ games; IN20: 4+ games, 20+ PUNTS) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | PUNTS: Punts kicked. | 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. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | IN20: Punts downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line. | TB: Touchbacks — kicks that reached the end zone and came out to the 25. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 |  ARI | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | ARI | 14 | 6 | 280 | 46.7 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | ARI | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | ARI | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | IND | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | CLE | 16 | 80 | 3,211 | 40.1 | 65 | 27 | 8 | 38 |
| 1995 | CLE | 16 | 65 | 2,831 | 43.6 | 64 | 18 | 9 | 34 |
| 1996 | NE | 16 | 63 | 2,739 | 43.5 | 62 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| 1997 | NE | 16 | 78 | 3,569 | 45.8 | 73 | 24 | 14 | 38 |
| 1998 | NE | 16 | 74 | 3,294 | 44.5 | 64 | 13 | 9 | 43 |
| 1999 | NYJ | 16 | 81 | 3,659 | 45.2 | 69 | 25 | 7 | 47 |
| 2000 | NYJ | 16 | 83 | 3,714 | 44.7 | 70 | 18 | 15 | 42 |
| 2001 | NYJ | 15 | 67 | 2,575 | 38.4 | 59 | 21 | 5 | 29 |
| 2002 | TB | 16 | 90 | 3,856 | 42.8 | 71 | 30 | 12 | 42 |
| 2003 | TB | 16 | 83 | 3,590 | 43.3 | 60 | 26 | 6 | 39 |
| 2004 | WSH | 16 | 103 | 4,544 | 44.1 | 61 | 30 | 8 | 65 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 12
- PUNTS
- 67
- YDS
- 2,758
- AVG
- 41.2
- LNG
- 58
- IN20
- 18
- TB
- 5
- ATT
- 43
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 189
- PUNTS
- 4.6
- YDS
- 200.3
- AVG
- 43.4
- LNG
- 73
- IN20
- 1.3
- TB
- 0.5
- ATT
- 2.4
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. | PUNTS: Punts kicked. | 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. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | IN20: Punts downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line. | TB: Touchbacks — kicks that reached the end zone and came out to the 25. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | ARI | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | ARI | 14 | 0.4 | 20 | 46.7 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | ARI | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | ARI | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | IND | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | CLE | 16 | 5 | 200.7 | 40.1 | 65 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| 1995 | CLE | 16 | 4.1 | 176.9 | 43.6 | 64 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| 1996 | NE | 16 | 3.9 | 171.2 | 43.5 | 62 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| 1997 | NE | 16 | 4.9 | 223.1 | 45.8 | 73 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
| 1998 | NE | 16 | 4.6 | 205.9 | 44.5 | 64 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| 1999 | NYJ | 16 | 5.1 | 228.7 | 45.2 | 69 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| 2000 | NYJ | 16 | 5.2 | 232.1 | 44.7 | 70 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.6 |
| 2001 | NYJ | 15 | 4.5 | 171.7 | 38.4 | 59 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| 2002 | TB | 16 | 5.6 | 241 | 42.8 | 71 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
| 2003 | TB | 16 | 5.2 | 224.4 | 43.3 | 60 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| 2004 | WSH | 16 | 6.4 | 284 | 44.1 | 61 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 4.1 |
What were Tom Tupa's career stats?
Tom Tupa played 16 seasons for the Cardinals, the Colts, the Browns, the Patriots, the Jets, the Buccaneers and the Commanders. He recorded 3 tackles. His best season was 1991: 2,053 passing yards, 6 passing touchdowns and 13 interceptions thrown.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1988 to 2004
Championships
- 2002 Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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