Jim Kelly
James Edward Kelly
Born: February 14, 1960
Pittsburgh, PA USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 217
College: Miami (FL)
High School: East Brady (PA)
Career: 1984-1996
Drafted: 1983 in Round 1, #14 overall by the Buffalo Bills
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002
Jim Kelly played from 1984 to 1996 during his career with the Buffalo Bills and Houston Gamblers. Kelly threw for 45,309 yards in his career, completing 3,604 of 5,933 passes with 320 touchdowns and 220 interceptions. He also ran for 1,712 yards in 417 attempts with 13 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 587 | 370 | 63.0 | 5219 | 8.9 | 44 | 7.5 | 26 | 4.4 | 77t | 75 | 450 | 98.2 |
| 1985 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 567 | 360 | 63.5 | 4623 | 8.2 | 39 | 6.9 | 19 | 3.4 | 74t | 35 | 247 | 97.9 |
| 1986 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 480 | 285 | 59.4 | 3593 | 7.5 | 22 | 4.6 | 17 | 3.5 | 84 | 43 | 330 | 83.3 |
| 1987 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 419 | 250 | 59.7 | 2798 | 6.7 | 19 | 4.5 | 11 | 2.6 | 47 | 27 | 239 | 83.8 |
| 1988 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 452 | 269 | 59.5 | 3380 | 7.5 | 15 | 3.3 | 17 | 3.8 | 66 | 30 | 229 | 78.2 |
| 1989 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 391 | 228 | 58.3 | 3130 | 8.0 | 25 | 6.4 | 18 | 4.6 | 78 | 30 | 216 | 86.2 |
| 1990 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 346 | 219 | 63.3 | 2829 | 8.2 | 24 | 6.9 | 9 | 2.6 | 71 | 20 | 158 | 101.2 |
| 1991 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 474 | 304 | 64.1 | 3844 | 8.1 | 33 | 7.0 | 17 | 3.6 | 77 | 31 | 227 | 97.6 |
| 1992 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 462 | 269 | 58.2 | 3457 | 7.5 | 23 | 5.0 | 19 | 4.1 | 65 | 20 | 145 | 81.2 |
| 1993 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 470 | 288 | 61.3 | 3382 | 7.2 | 18 | 3.8 | 18 | 3.8 | 65 | 25 | 171 | 79.9 |
| 1994 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 448 | 285 | 63.6 | 3114 | 7.0 | 22 | 4.9 | 17 | 3.8 | 83 | 34 | 244 | 84.6 |
| 1995 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 458 | 255 | 55.7 | 3130 | 6.8 | 22 | 4.8 | 13 | 2.8 | 77 | 26 | 181 | 81.1 |
| 1996 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 379 | 222 | 58.6 | 2810 | 7.4 | 14 | 3.7 | 19 | 5.0 | 67 | 37 | 287 | 73.2 |
| USFL | 1154 | 730 | 63.3 | 9842 | 8.5 | 83 | 7.2 | 45 | 3.9 | 77 | 110 | 697 | ||
| NFL | 4779 | 2874 | 60.1 | 35467 | 7.4 | 237 | 5.0 | 175 | 3.7 | 84 | 323 | 2427 | ||
| Totals | 5933 | 3604 | 60.7 | 45309 | 7.6 | 320 | 5.4 | 220 | 3.7 | 84 | 433 | 3124 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 85 | 493 | 5.8 | 26 | 5 |
| 1985 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 28 | 170 | 6.1 | 27 | 1 |
| 1986 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 41 | 199 | 4.9 | 20 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 29 | 133 | 4.6 | 24 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 35 | 154 | 4.4 | 20 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 29 | 137 | 4.7 | 19 | 2 |
| 1990 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 22 | 63 | 2.9 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 20 | 45 | 2.2 | 12 | 1 |
| 1992 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 31 | 53 | 1.7 | 10 | 1 |
| 1993 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 36 | 102 | 2.8 | 17 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 25 | 77 | 3.1 | 18 | 1 |
| 1995 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 17 | 20 | 1.2 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 19 | 66 | 3.5 | 22 | 2 |
| USFL | 113 | 663 | 5.9 | 27 | 6 | |
| NFL | 304 | 1049 | 3.5 | 24 | 7 | |
| Totals | 417 | 1712 | 4.1 | 27 | 13 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | -13 | 0 |
| 1985 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| USFL | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| NFL | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 35 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 6 | 3 | -6 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 4 | 2 | -8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 6 | 2 | -4 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 8 | 0 | -18 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 7 | 3 | -17 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 11 | 2 | -19 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 76 | 18 | -72 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 76 | 18 | -72 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1984 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | ||
| 1985 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1989 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1991 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1992 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1994 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1996 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| USFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | |
| NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
| Totals | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USFL | Houston Gamblers | 18 | 18 |
| 1985 | USFL | Houston Gamblers | 14 | 14 |
| 1986 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 |
| 1987 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 12 | 12 |
| 1988 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 |
| 1989 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 13 | 13 |
| 1990 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 14 |
| 1991 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 15 |
| 1992 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 |
| 1993 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 |
| 1994 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 14 |
| 1995 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 15 |
| 1996 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 13 | 13 |
Awards
1984 - USFL Most Valuable Player
1984 - USFL TSN Rookie of the Year
1985 - USFL Leading Passer
Honors
1984 - USFL USFL (All-USFL)
1985 - USFL The Sporting News (All-USFL)
1985 - USFL USFL (All-USFL)
1990 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1990 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1991 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1991 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1991 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1991 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1991 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1991 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1991 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1992 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
