Boomer Esiason
Career 37,920 pass yds · 247 pass TD · 1,598 rush yds · 7 rush TD
Seasons leading his conference
9
4 best in the NFL
5 conference only
36
Top-5 finishes
5
Title seasons
5
Categories led
1988
Best season
Spanning 1986–1990, peaking at 3 titles in 1988.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1922Among league leaders
- 71st Conference titles 9
- 134th Best in the NFL 4
- 68th Top-5 finishes 36
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 29th Passing Yards 37,920
- 30th Pass Attempts 5,205
- 31st Passing Touchdowns 247
- 34th Interceptions Thrown 184
- 36th Completions 2,969
- 61st Yards per Attempt 7.29
- 89th Passer Rating 81.1
- 118th Completion Percentage 57.0%
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led the whole NFL led his conference| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions Thrown | 2 | 1st | — | 1990 22 1987 AFC 19 |
| Yards per Attempt | 2 | 1st | — | 1986 8.44 1988 9.21 1985 #2 |
| Passer Rating | 2 | 1st | 2 yrs (1988–1989) | 1988 97.4 1989 AFC 92.1 1985 #2 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 1st | 2 yrs (1988–1989) | 1988 AFC 28 1989 AFC 28 1985 #2 1986 #3 1990 #2 |
| Passing Yards | 1 | 1st | — | 1987 AFC 3,321 1986 #2 1988 #2 1993 #3 |
| Pass Attempts | — | #2 | — | 1987 #2 |
| Completions | — | #3 | — | 1993 #3 |
| Completion Percentage | — | #3 | — | 1993 #3 |
Title Seasons
5 seasons with at least one titlePassing
14 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | Y/A | TD | INT | SK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | CIN | AFC | 10 | 51 | 102 | 50.0% | 530 | 5.20 | 3 | 3 | — | 63.0 |
| 1985 | CIN | AFC | 15 | 251 | 431 | 58.2% | 3,443 | 7.99 | 27 | 12 | — | 93.2 |
| 1986 | CIN | AFC | 16 | 273 | 469 | 58.2% | 3,959 | 8.44 | 24 | 17 | — | 87.7 |
| 1987 | CIN | AFC | 12 | 240 | 440 | 54.6% | 3,321 | 7.55 | 16 | 19 | — | 73.1 |
| 1988 | CIN | AFC | 16 | 223 | 388 | 57.5% | 3,572 | 9.21 | 28 | 14 | — | 97.4 |
| 1989 | CIN | AFC | 16 | 258 | 455 | 56.7% | 3,525 | 7.75 | 28 | 11 | — | 92.1 |
| 1990 | CIN | AFC | 16 | 224 | 402 | 55.7% | 3,031 | 7.54 | 24 | 22 | — | 77.0 |
| 1991 | CIN | AFC | 14 | 233 | 413 | 56.4% | 2,883 | 6.98 | 13 | 16 | — | 72.5 |
| 1992 | CIN | AFC | 12 | 144 | 278 | 51.8% | 1,407 | 5.06 | 11 | 15 | — | 57.0 |
| 1993 | NYJ | AFC | 16 | 288 | 473 | 60.9% | 3,421 | 7.23 | 16 | 11 | — | 84.5 |
| 1994 | NYJ | AFC | 15 | 255 | 440 | 58.0% | 2,782 | 6.32 | 17 | 13 | — | 77.3 |
| 1995 | NYJ | AFC | 12 | 221 | 389 | 56.8% | 2,275 | 5.85 | 16 | 15 | — | 71.4 |
| 1996 | ARI | NFC | 10 | 190 | 339 | 56.1% | 2,293 | 6.76 | 11 | 14 | — | 70.6 |
| 1997 | CIN | AFC | 7 | 118 | 186 | 63.4% | 1,478 | 7.95 | 13 | 2 | — | 106.9 |
| Career | — | — | 187 | 2,969 | 5,205 | 57.0% | 37,920 | 7.29 | 247 | 184 | — | 81.1 |
Rushing
14 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | ATT | YDS | Y/A | TD | 1D | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | CIN | AFC | 10 | 19 | 63 | 3.32 | 2 | — | — |
| 1985 | CIN | AFC | 15 | 33 | 79 | 2.39 | 1 | — | — |
| 1986 | CIN | AFC | 16 | 44 | 146 | 3.32 | 1 | — | — |
| 1987 | CIN | AFC | 12 | 52 | 241 | 4.64 | 0 | — | — |
| 1988 | CIN | AFC | 16 | 43 | 248 | 5.77 | 1 | — | — |
| 1989 | CIN | AFC | 16 | 47 | 278 | 5.92 | 0 | — | — |
| 1990 | CIN | AFC | 16 | 49 | 157 | 3.20 | 0 | — | — |
| 1991 | CIN | AFC | 14 | 24 | 66 | 2.75 | 0 | — | — |
| 1992 | CIN | AFC | 12 | 21 | 66 | 3.14 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | NYJ | AFC | 16 | 45 | 118 | 2.62 | 1 | — | — |
| 1994 | NYJ | AFC | 15 | 28 | 59 | 2.11 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | NYJ | AFC | 12 | 19 | 14 | 0.74 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | ARI | NFC | 10 | 15 | 52 | 3.47 | 1 | — | — |
| 1997 | CIN | AFC | 7 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 0 | — | — |
| Career | — | — | 187 | 447 | 1,598 | 3.58 | 7 | — | — |