athlore
HomeDiscoverLibrarySign inCreate account
↗
⌂Home◎Discover⌕Library
CLEKOSAR0

Bernie Kosar

Retired

Miami Dolphins · QB

Bernie Kosar recorded 126 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys.

▶Best highlights

184.9

pass yds/gm

2.1

rush yds/gm

10

playoff games

126

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Bernie Kosar's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1995
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
OCT 15, 1995

Miami Dolphins vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 15, 1995

368 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 2 INT

Conference Championship
1987
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 17, 1988

Cleveland Browns vs Denver Broncos

Conference Championship · Jan 17, 1988

356 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1987
CINCINNATIBENGALS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 13, 1987

Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 13, 1987

241 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1987
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
JAN 9, 1988

Indianapolis Colts vs Cleveland Browns

Divisional Round · Jan 9, 1988

229 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1985
TENNESSEETITANS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 15, 1985

Tennessee Titans vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 15, 1985

161 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Bernie Kosar's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 489 passing yards

Divisional Round
1986
NEW YORKJETS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
JAN 3, 1987

New York Jets vs Cleveland Browns

Divisional Round · Jan 3, 1987

489 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 2 INT

Career high: 4 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1987
CINCINNATIBENGALS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 13, 1987

Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 13, 1987

241 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 33 rushing yards

Regular Season
1989
DENVERBRONCOS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OCT 1, 1989

Denver Broncos vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 1, 1989

216 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Bernie Kosar's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1985–1995

01
CLEKOSAR19Bernie Kosar
CLEMATTHEWS—Clay Matthews Jr.
CLEBYNER21Earnest Byner

Three AFC title games, three painful endings

Cleveland Browns · Kosar and the Denver heartbreaks

A homegrown contender reached three conference championship games in four seasons before The Drive and The Fumble became permanent Cleveland memories.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1989–1999

02
DALKOSAR19Bernie Kosar
DALAIKMAN8Troy Aikman
DALSMITH22Emmitt Smith

A bold rebuild produces three championships

Dallas Cowboys · The Triplets dynasty

Jimmy Johnson converted the Herschel Walker trade into a deep young roster, and Dallas won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1983–1999

03
MIAKOSAR19Bernie Kosar
MIAMARINO13Dan Marino
MIACLAYTON83Mark Clayton

The quickest release in football rewrites passing

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Marino shattered records immediately and kept Miami relevant for seventeen seasons, though his lone Super Bowl came in year two.

Read the era story →

Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 199312 NFL seasons126 career games23,301 career passing yards124 career passing touchdowns265 career rushing yards5 career rushing touchdowns3 career receptions-5 career receiving yardsJersey: 1910 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Oct 6, 1985Most recent: Oct 20, 1996

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