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Kelly Holcomb

Retired

Minnesota Vikings · QB

Kelly Holcomb recorded 37 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills, CLV, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts.

▶Best highlights

159.8

pass yds/gm

0.8

rush yds/gm

1

playoff games

37

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Kelly Holcomb's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2004
CLEVELANDBROWNS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 28, 2004

Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 28, 2004

413 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 2 INT

Wild Card
2002
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 5, 2003

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Jan 5, 2003

429 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
2003
ARIZONACARDINALS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 16, 2003

Arizona Cardinals vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 16, 2003

392 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
SEP 8, 2002

Kansas City Chiefs vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Sep 8, 2002

326 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2005
BUFFALOBILLS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 24, 2005

Buffalo Bills vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2005

308 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Kelly Holcomb's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 429 passing yards · 2 completions of 40+ yards

Wild Card
2002
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 5, 2003

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Jan 5, 2003

429 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Career highs: 5 passing touchdowns · 30 completions

Regular Season
2004
CLEVELANDBROWNS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 28, 2004

Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 28, 2004

413 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 2 INT

Career high: 11 rushing yards

Regular Season
2005
MIAMIDOLPHINS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 9, 2005

Miami Dolphins vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 9, 2005

169 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Kelly Holcomb's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1984–1997

01
INDHOLCOMB—Kelly Holcomb
INDDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson
INDGEORGE1Jeff George

A new city waits through upheaval

Indianapolis Colts · Indianapolis searches for a cornerstone

Dickerson supplied the first playoff breakthrough and Harbaugh's 1995 team came within one catch of the Super Bowl before the franchise found its defining draft pick.

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Franchise era

1998–2011

02
INDHOLCOMB—Kelly Holcomb
INDMANNING18Peyton Manning
INDHARRISON88Marvin Harrison

Pre-snap command creates a perennial contender

Indianapolis Colts · The Peyton Manning machine

Manning and a precisely constructed offense won at least twelve games seven straight times and captured Super Bowl XLI after a defining comeback against New England.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

03
CLEHOLCOMB—Kelly Holcomb
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

04
BUFHOLCOMB—Kelly Holcomb
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

2001–2013

05
MINHOLCOMB—Kelly Holcomb
MINPETERSON28Adrian Peterson
MINALLEN69Jared Allen

A singular runner carries changing teams

Minnesota Vikings · The Peterson years

Peterson returned from major knee surgery to rush for 2,097 yards, while Brett Favre's 2009 season produced another painful NFC title-game finish.

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Career accomplishments

12 NFL seasons37 career games5,912 career passing yards39 career passing touchdowns30 career rushing yards1 career rushing touchdowns4 career solo tacklesJersey: 131 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 2, 1997Most recent: Oct 28, 2007

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