Tom Tupa
Thomas Joseph Tupa Jr.
Born: February 6, 1966
Cleveland, OH USA
Position: QB-P
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 225
College: Ohio St.
High School: Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights, OH)
Career: 1988-2004
Drafted: 1988 in Round 3, #68 overall by the Phoenix Cardinals
Tom Tupa played from 1988 to 2004 during his career with the Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Phoenix Cardinals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Redskins. Tupa threw for 3,430 yards in his career, completing 259 of 504 passes with 12 touchdowns and 25 interceptions. He also ran for 187 yards in 53 attempts with 1 rushing touchdowns.
 Phoenix Cardinals |
 Indianapolis Colts |
 Cleveland Browns |
 New England Patriots |
 New York Jets |
 Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
 Washington Redskins |
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 49 | 8.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 91.7 |
| 1989 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 134 | 65 | 48.5 | 973 | 7.3 | 3 | 2.2 | 9 | 6.7 | 77 | 14 | 94 | 52.2 |
| 1991 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 315 | 165 | 52.4 | 2053 | 6.5 | 6 | 1.9 | 13 | 4.1 | 62 | 24 | 197 | 62.0 |
| 1992 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 156 | 4.7 | 1 | 3.0 | 2 | 6.1 | 19 | 5 | 40 | 49.6 |
| 1995 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| 1996 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1999 | NFL New York Jets | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 165 | 15.0 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 65 | 3 | 30 | 139.2 |
| 2001 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 104.2 |
| 2002 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 504 | 259 | 51.4 | 3430 | 6.8 | 12 | 2.4 | 25 | 5.0 | 77 | 47 | 372 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 15 | 75 | 5.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 28 | 97 | 3.5 | 17 | 1 |
| 1992 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| 1999 | NFL New York Jets | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Totals | 53 | 187 | 3.5 | 17 | 1 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 6 | 280 | 46.7 | 51 |
| 1994 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 80 | 3211 | 40.1 | 65 |
| 1995 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 65 | 2831 | 43.6 | 64 |
| 1996 | NFL New England Patriots | 63 | 2739 | 43.5 | 62 |
| 1997 | NFL New England Patriots | 78 | 3569 | 45.8 | 73 |
| 1998 | NFL New England Patriots | 74 | 3294 | 44.5 | 64 |
| 1999 | NFL New York Jets | 81 | 3659 | 45.2 | 69 |
| 2000 | NFL New York Jets | 83 | 3714 | 44.7 | 70 |
| 2001 | NFL New York Jets | 67 | 2575 | 38.4 | 59 |
| 2002 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 90 | 3856 | 42.8 | 71 |
| 2003 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 83 | 3590 | 43.3 | 60 |
| 2004 | NFL Washington Redskins | 103 | 4544 | 44.1 | 61 |
| Totals | 873 | 37862 | 43.4 | 73 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 2 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 1 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | -14 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1991 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1994 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL | Phoenix Cardinals | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL | Phoenix Cardinals | 14 | 2 |
| 1990 | NFL | Phoenix Cardinals | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL | Phoenix Cardinals | 11 | 11 |
| 1992 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | NFL | New York Jets | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL | New York Jets | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | NFL | New York Jets | 15 | 0 |
| 2002 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 0 |
| 2003 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 0 |
| 2004 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 0 |
Honors
1999 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1999 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
