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Joe Ferguson

Retired

Indianapolis Colts · QB

Joe Ferguson recorded 186 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 18 rostered seasons with Indianapolis Colts, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

160.3

pass yds/gm

6.5

rush yds/gm

4

playoff games

186

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Joe Ferguson's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1983
BUFFALOBILLS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 9, 1983

Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 9, 1983

419 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1979
NEW YORKJETS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 23, 1979

New York Jets vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 23, 1979

367 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1981
BUFFALOBILLS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SEP 13, 1981

Buffalo Bills vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 13, 1981

261 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1975
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BUFFALOBILLS
NOV 23, 1975

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Nov 23, 1975

276 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1983
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 30, 1983

New Orleans Saints vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 30, 1983

173 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Joe Ferguson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 419 passing yards · 5 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1983
BUFFALOBILLS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 9, 1983

Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 9, 1983

419 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 54 rushing yards

Regular Season
1977
CLEVELANDBROWNS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 23, 1977

Cleveland Browns vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 23, 1977

199 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Joe Ferguson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1966–1984

01
BUFFERGUSON—Joe Ferguson
BUFSIMPSON—O.J. Simpson
BUFDELAMIELLEURE—Joe DeLamielleure

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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Franchise era

1959–1988

02
DETFERGUSON—Joe Ferguson
DETLEBEAU—Dick LeBeau
DETBARNEY—Lem Barney

Great defenders and Billy Sims cannot sustain a winner

Detroit Lions · The long wait

Detroit produced elite players but only intermittent contention, and Sims's career-altering injury removed the brightest offensive hope.

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Franchise era

1983–1995

03
TBFERGUSON—Joe Ferguson
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Franchise era

1984–1997

04
INDFERGUSON—Joe Ferguson
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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Career accomplishments

NFL passing yards leader · 1977NFL passing touchdowns leader · 197518 NFL seasons186 career games29,817 career passing yards196 career passing touchdowns1,217 career rushing yards11 career rushing touchdowns2 career receptions-9 career receiving yardsJersey: 04 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 16, 1973Most recent: Oct 28, 1990

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