Bernie Kosar
Bernie Joseph Kosar Jr.
Born: November 25, 1963
Boardman, OH USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 210
College: Miami (FL)
High School: Boardman (OH)
Career: 1985-1996
Bernie Kosar played from 1985 to 1996 during his career with the Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins. Kosar threw for 23,301 yards in his career, completing 1,994 of 3,365 passes with 124 touchdowns and 87 interceptions. He also ran for 265 yards in 180 attempts with 5 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 248 | 124 | 50.0 | 1578 | 6.4 | 8 | 3.2 | 7 | 2.8 | 68 | 19 | 121 | 69.3 |
| 1986 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 531 | 310 | 58.4 | 3854 | 7.3 | 17 | 3.2 | 10 | 1.9 | 72 | 39 | 274 | 83.8 |
| 1987 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 389 | 241 | 62.0 | 3033 | 7.8 | 22 | 5.7 | 9 | 2.3 | 54 | 22 | 129 | 95.4 |
| 1988 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 259 | 156 | 60.2 | 1890 | 7.3 | 10 | 3.9 | 7 | 2.7 | 77 | 25 | 172 | 84.3 |
| 1989 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 513 | 303 | 59.1 | 3533 | 6.9 | 18 | 3.5 | 14 | 2.7 | 97 | 34 | 192 | 80.3 |
| 1990 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 423 | 230 | 54.4 | 2562 | 6.1 | 10 | 2.4 | 15 | 3.5 | 50 | 37 | 220 | 65.7 |
| 1991 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 494 | 307 | 62.1 | 3487 | 7.1 | 18 | 3.6 | 9 | 1.8 | 71 | 41 | 232 | 87.8 |
| 1992 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 155 | 103 | 66.5 | 1160 | 7.5 | 8 | 5.2 | 7 | 4.5 | 69 | 21 | 126 | 87.0 |
| 1993 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 138 | 79 | 57.2 | 807 | 5.8 | 5 | 3.6 | 3 | 2.2 | 38 | 21 | 128 | 77.2 |
| 1993 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 63 | 36 | 57.1 | 410 | 6.5 | 3 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 86 | 2 | 4 | 92.7 |
| 1994 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 80 | 6.7 | 1 | 8.3 | 1 | 8.3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 71.5 |
| 1995 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 108 | 74 | 68.5 | 699 | 6.5 | 3 | 2.8 | 5 | 4.6 | 31 | 6 | 28 | 76.1 |
| 1996 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 32 | 24 | 75.0 | 208 | 6.5 | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 6 | 34 | 102.1 |
| Totals | 3365 | 1994 | 59.3 | 23301 | 6.9 | 124 | 3.7 | 87 | 2.6 | 97 | 273 | 1660 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 26 | -12 | -0.5 | 10 | 1 |
| 1986 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 24 | 19 | 0.8 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 15 | 22 | 1.5 | 7 | 1 |
| 1988 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 12 | -1 | -0.1 | 13 | 1 |
| 1989 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 30 | 70 | 2.3 | 23 | 1 |
| 1990 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 26 | 74 | 2.8 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 14 | 19 | 1.4 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 7 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 14 | 1 |
| 1996 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 180 | 265 | 1.5 | 23 | 5 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 1 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 14 | 2 | -25 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 7 | 3 | -15 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 6 | 1 | -9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 10 | 2 | -18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 3 | -13 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 3 | 1 | -7 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 51 | 17 | -91 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1985 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1987 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1988 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1989 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1995 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 10 |
| 1986 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 16 |
| 1987 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 12 |
| 1988 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 9 | 9 |
| 1989 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 16 |
| 1990 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 13 |
| 1991 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 16 |
| 1992 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 7 | 7 |
| 1993 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 7 | 6 |
| 1993 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 1 |
| 1994 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 9 | 2 |
| 1996 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 3 | 0 |
Honors
1987 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
