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Jack Kemp

Retired

Buffalo Bills · QB

Jack Kemp recorded 119 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Buffalo Bills, San Diego Chargers, CHR, Los Angeles Chargers, Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

178.3

pass yds/gm

9.6

rush yds/gm

6

playoff games

119

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Jack Kemp's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1960
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 4, 1960

Los Angeles Chargers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 4, 1960

289 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1960
DENVERBRONCOS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DEC 10, 1960

Denver Broncos vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 10, 1960

205 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 2 INT

Regular Season
1963
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 26, 1963

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 26, 1963

317 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1963
DENVERBRONCOS
BUFFALOBILLS
NOV 9, 1963

Denver Broncos vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Nov 9, 1963

273 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1960
NEW YORKJETS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DEC 18, 1960

New York Jets vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 18, 1960

239 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 4 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Jack Kemp's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 378 passing yards

Regular Season
1964
BUFFALOBILLS
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 11, 1964

Buffalo Bills vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1964

378 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 3 INT

Career high: 4 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1960
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
TENNESSEETITANS
SEP 18, 1960

Los Angeles Chargers vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Sep 18, 1960

337 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 50 rushing yards

Regular Season
1960
TENNESSEETITANS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
NOV 13, 1960

Tennessee Titans vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Nov 13, 1960

296 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Jack Kemp's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1933–1968

01
PITKEMP—Jack Kemp
PITSTAUTNER—Ernie Stautner
PITJOHNSON—John Henry Johnson

Survival, wartime mergers and rare contention

Pittsburgh Steelers · Before the Steelers dynasty

Pittsburgh endured one playoff appearance in its first 36 seasons before the Rooney family entrusted a new coach with a patient rebuild.

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Franchise era

1960–1969

02
LACKEMP—Jack Kemp
LACALWORTH—Lance Alworth
LACHADL—John Hadl

Sid Gillman stretches the field

Los Angeles Chargers · The AFL's early innovators

Gillman's vertical passing principles and Alworth's speed produced five division titles and the franchise's only league championship in 1963.

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Franchise era

1960–1965

03
BUFKEMP—Jack Kemp
BUFGILCHRIST—Cookie Gilchrist
BUFSESTAK—Tom Sestak

A defense-led back-to-back champion

Buffalo Bills · The AFL champions

Lou Saban's Bills won consecutive AFL championships and established Buffalo as one of the young league's strongest organizations.

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Franchise era

1966–1984

04
BUFKEMP—Jack Kemp
BUFSIMPSON—O.J. Simpson
BUFFERGUSON—Joe Ferguson

Simpson runs into history

Buffalo Bills · The Electric Company and Ground Chuck

An elite line powered Simpson's 2,003-yard season before Chuck Knox later returned Buffalo to the playoffs with a tougher, balanced roster.

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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons119 career games21,218 career passing yards114 career passing touchdowns1,143 career rushing yards40 career rushing touchdowns1 career receptions-9 career receiving yardsJersey: 06 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 29, 1957Most recent: Dec 14, 1969

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