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Doug Flutie

Retired

New England Patriots · QB

Doug Flutie recorded 91 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with New England Patriots, San Diego Chargers, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears.

▶Best highlights

161.2

pass yds/gm

18.0

rush yds/gm

2

playoff games

91

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Doug Flutie's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2003
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
NOV 9, 2003

Minnesota Vikings vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Nov 9, 2003

248 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1988
CHICAGOBEARS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
OCT 30, 1988

Chicago Bears vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Oct 30, 1988

165 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2000
BUFFALOBILLS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DEC 23, 2000

Buffalo Bills vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Dec 23, 2000

366 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 10, 1999

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 10, 1999

261 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 9, 2001

San Diego Chargers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Dec 9, 2001

307 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 2 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Doug Flutie's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 377 passing yards · 34 completions

Regular Season
2001
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DEC 30, 2001

Seattle Seahawks vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 30, 2001

377 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 2 INT

Career high: 4 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1988
CHICAGOBEARS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
OCT 30, 1988

Chicago Bears vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Oct 30, 1988

165 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 2 completions of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2000
BUFFALOBILLS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DEC 23, 2000

Buffalo Bills vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Dec 23, 2000

366 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 67 rushing yards

Regular Season
1999
NEW YORKJETS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 19, 1999

New York Jets vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 19, 1999

160 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Doug Flutie's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1982–1992

01
CHIFLUTIE—Doug Flutie
CHIPAYTON34Walter Payton
CHISINGLETARY50Mike Singletary

Defense, personality and one overwhelming champion

Chicago Bears · The 1985 Bears

Mike Ditka and Buddy Ryan assembled a defense of historic speed and intimidation that dominated the 1985 postseason and remained dangerous for years.

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Franchise era

1976–1992

02
NEFLUTIE—Doug Flutie
NEHANNAH—John Hannah
NEGROGAN—Steve Grogan

Strong running teams reach the first Super Bowl

New England Patriots · From contender to crisis

New England produced several excellent teams and reached Super Bowl XX before ownership turmoil and a near-relocation threatened the franchise.

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Franchise era

1993–2000

03
NEFLUTIE—Doug Flutie
NEBLEDSOE11Drew Bledsoe
NECOATES87Ben Coates

A No. 1 quarterback brings the Patriots back

New England Patriots · Parcells and Bledsoe reset expectations

Robert Kraft's ownership and Bill Parcells's coaching stabilized the organization, leading to Super Bowl XXXI and a roster ready for another regime.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

04
BUFFLUTIE—Doug Flutie
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

2001–2009

05
LACFLUTIE—Doug Flutie
LACTOMLINSON21LaDainian Tomlinson
LACRIVERS17Philip Rivers

An extraordinary core dominates the regular season

Los Angeles Chargers · Tomlinson, Gates and Rivers

Tomlinson's MVP records and a loaded roster produced five division titles, but injuries and close losses repeatedly blocked a Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

2001–2006

06
NEFLUTIE—Doug Flutie
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEBRUSCHI54Tedy Bruschi

Situational football produces three titles

New England Patriots · The first dynasty

Brady replaced an injured Bledsoe and Belichick's adaptable teams won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Career accomplishments

NFL Comeback Player of the Year · 1998Pro Bowl selection · 199812 NFL seasons91 career games14,671 career passing yards86 career passing touchdowns1,634 career rushing yards10 career rushing touchdowns5 career solo tacklesDrafted by: LADraft pick: 285Jersey: 22 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 9, 1986Most recent: Jan 1, 2006

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history