Ryan Fitzpatrick

Retired

Washington Commanders · QB

Ryan Fitzpatrick recorded 164 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 17 rostered seasons with Washington Football Team, Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Jets, HST, Houston Texans, Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, St. Louis Rams, SL.

Best highlights

213.3

pass yds/gm

16.0

rush yds/gm

playoff games

164

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Ryan Fitzpatrick's most significant indexed performances.

Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Nov 30, 2014

358 pass yds · 6 pass TD · 0 INT

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 9, 2018

417 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Arizona Cardinals vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2013

402 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 2 INT

Buffalo Bills vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Oct 24, 2010

374 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 2 INT

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2012

350 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 4 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Ryan Fitzpatrick's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 419 passing yards

Cincinnati Bengals vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 22, 2019

419 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 6 passing touchdowns

Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Nov 30, 2014

358 pass yds · 6 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 36 completions

New York Jets vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 6, 2015

390 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 2 completions of 40+ yards

Miami Dolphins vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 11, 2020

350 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 74 rushing yards

New York Jets vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 3, 2010

128 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Ryan Fitzpatrick's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2005–2016

Ryan Fitzpatrick

Steven Jackson

Chris Long

St. Louis struggles before Los Angeles gets the Rams back

Los Angeles Rams · The long rebuild and return home

Jackson carried years of losing, Donald arrived as a foundational defender and the franchise returned to Los Angeles in 2016.

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Franchise era

2003–2010

Ryan Fitzpatrick

Carson Palmer

Chad Johnson

The passing game restores belief

Cincinnati Bengals · Palmer and Ochocinco revive the stadium

Marvin Lewis brought credibility and Palmer's vertical offense won the 2005 division before injuries and inconsistency shortened the window.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

Ryan Fitzpatrick

Eric Moulds

Fred 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

2005–2015

Ryan Fitzpatrick

Chris Johnson

Keith Bulluck

Explosive rushing bridges changing quarterbacks

Tennessee Titans · From CJ2K to another rebuild

Johnson's 2,006-yard season supplied the peak as Tennessee cycled through coaches and quarterbacks after the McNair core.

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Franchise era

2011–2016

Ryan Fitzpatrick

J.J. Watt

Arian Foster

Defense brings January football to Houston

Houston Texans · Watt and the first playoff teams

Wade Phillips's defense and Foster's zone running produced consecutive division titles, while Watt became the era's defining defensive player.

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Franchise era

2011–present

Ryan Fitzpatrick

Muhammad Wilkerson

Quinnen Williams

Defensive talent waits for quarterback stability

New York Jets · The playoff drought

New York continued producing excellent defenders but cycled through quarterbacks and coaches during the league's longest active postseason absence.

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Franchise era

2014–2019

Ryan Fitzpatrick

Mike Evans

Lavonte David

Evans becomes the constant

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Building an offense

Evans and David produced elite careers through losing seasons while the franchise assembled pieces that would become vital to a sudden contender.

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Franchise era

2016–present

Ryan Fitzpatrick

Tua Tagovailoa

Tyreek Hill

Tua, Hill and Waddle stretch every blade of grass

Miami Dolphins · The speed rebuild

Miami accumulated draft capital, built the league's fastest skill group and returned to the playoffs behind Mike McDaniel's motion-heavy offense.

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Franchise era

2012–2022

Ryan Fitzpatrick

Robert Griffin III

Ryan Kerrigan

A spectacular rookie season gives way to a decade of change

Washington Commanders · RGIII's spark and the identity crisis

Griffin's 2012 offense electrified the league before injury, while the franchise later changed its name and continued cycling through quarterbacks.

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Ryan Fitzpatrick

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Los Angeles Rams · The long rebuild and return home

Cincinnati Bengals · Palmer and Ochocinco revive the stadium

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Tennessee Titans · From CJ2K to another rebuild

Houston Texans · Watt and the first playoff teams

New York Jets · The playoff drought

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Building an offense

Miami Dolphins · The speed rebuild

Washington Commanders · RGIII's spark and the identity crisis

NFL appearances

Ryan Fitzpatrick

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Los Angeles Rams · The long rebuild and return home

Cincinnati Bengals · Palmer and Ochocinco revive the stadium

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Tennessee Titans · From CJ2K to another rebuild

Houston Texans · Watt and the first playoff teams

New York Jets · The playoff drought

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Building an offense

Miami Dolphins · The speed rebuild

Washington Commanders · RGIII's spark and the identity crisis

Career accomplishments

Team history

NFL appearances

Career accomplishments

Team history