Rich Gannon
Richard Joseph Gannon
Born: December 20, 1965
Philadelphia, PA USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 210
College: Delaware
High School: St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia, PA)
Career: 1987-2004
Drafted: 1987 in Round 4, #98 overall by the New England Patriots
Rich Gannon played from 1987 to 2004 during his career with the Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders and Washington Redskins. Gannon threw for 28,743 yards in his career, completing 2,533 of 4,206 passes with 180 touchdowns and 104 interceptions. He also ran for 2,449 yards in 521 attempts with 21 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 1988 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 90 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 66.0 |
| 1990 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 349 | 182 | 52.1 | 2278 | 6.5 | 16 | 4.6 | 16 | 4.6 | 78 | 34 | 188 | 68.9 |
| 1991 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 354 | 211 | 59.6 | 2166 | 6.1 | 12 | 3.4 | 6 | 1.7 | 50 | 19 | 91 | 81.5 |
| 1992 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 279 | 159 | 57.0 | 1905 | 6.8 | 12 | 4.3 | 13 | 4.7 | 60 | 25 | 177 | 72.9 |
| 1993 | NFL Washington Redskins | 125 | 74 | 59.2 | 704 | 5.6 | 3 | 2.4 | 7 | 5.6 | 54 | 16 | 87 | 59.6 |
| 1995 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 57 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 76.7 |
| 1996 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 90 | 54 | 60.0 | 491 | 5.5 | 6 | 6.7 | 1 | 1.1 | 25 | 5 | 42 | 92.4 |
| 1997 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 175 | 98 | 56.0 | 1144 | 6.5 | 7 | 4.0 | 4 | 2.3 | 47 | 13 | 86 | 79.8 |
| 1998 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 354 | 206 | 58.2 | 2305 | 6.5 | 10 | 2.8 | 6 | 1.7 | 80 | 25 | 155 | 80.1 |
| 1999 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 515 | 304 | 59.0 | 3840 | 7.5 | 24 | 4.7 | 14 | 2.7 | 50 | 49 | 241 | 86.5 |
| 2000 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 473 | 284 | 60.0 | 3430 | 7.3 | 28 | 5.9 | 11 | 2.3 | 84 | 28 | 124 | 92.4 |
| 2001 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 549 | 361 | 65.8 | 3828 | 7.0 | 27 | 4.9 | 9 | 1.6 | 49 | 27 | 155 | 95.5 |
| 2002 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 618 | 418 | 67.6 | 4689 | 7.6 | 26 | 4.2 | 10 | 1.6 | 75 | 36 | 214 | 97.3 |
| 2003 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 225 | 125 | 55.6 | 1274 | 5.7 | 6 | 2.7 | 4 | 1.8 | 46 | 17 | 90 | 73.5 |
| 2004 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 68 | 41 | 60.3 | 524 | 7.7 | 3 | 4.4 | 2 | 2.9 | 58 | 5 | 17 | 86.9 |
| Totals | 4206 | 2533 | 60.2 | 28743 | 6.8 | 180 | 4.3 | 104 | 2.5 | 84 | 302 | 1689 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 52 | 268 | 5.2 | 27 | 1 |
| 1991 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 43 | 236 | 5.5 | 42 | 2 |
| 1992 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 45 | 187 | 4.2 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Washington Redskins | 21 | 88 | 4.2 | 12 | 1 |
| 1995 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 12 | 1 |
| 1996 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 12 | 81 | 6.8 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 33 | 109 | 3.3 | 13 | 2 |
| 1998 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 44 | 168 | 3.8 | 21 | 3 |
| 1999 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 46 | 298 | 6.5 | 39 | 2 |
| 2000 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 89 | 529 | 5.9 | 23 | 4 |
| 2001 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 63 | 231 | 3.7 | 17 | 2 |
| 2002 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 50 | 156 | 3.1 | 24 | 3 |
| 2003 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2004 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 521 | 2449 | 4.7 | 42 | 21 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 6 | -3 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1998 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 4 | -15 | 0 | |||
| 1999 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 8 | 1 | -5 | 0 | |||
| 2000 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 9 | 2 | -1 | 0 | |||
| 2001 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 13 | 3 | -8 | 0 | |||
| 2002 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 9 | 3 | -5 | 0 | |||
| 2003 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 79 | 21 | -37 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1990 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1991 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1993 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1995 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1997 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1998 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1999 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 2000 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||
| 2001 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||
| 2002 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Totals | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 130 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 12 |
| 1991 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 11 |
| 1992 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 12 |
| 1993 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 8 | 4 |
| 1995 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 3 |
| 1997 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 6 |
| 1998 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 12 | 10 |
| 1999 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 16 |
| 2000 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 16 |
| 2001 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 16 |
| 2002 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 16 |
| 2003 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 7 | 7 |
| 2004 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 3 | 3 |
Awards
2000 - Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
2002 - AP MVP
2002 - Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
2002 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
2002 - PFWA MVP
Honors
2000 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
2000 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
2000 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
2000 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
2001 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
2002 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
2002 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
2002 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
2002 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
