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Kelly
Holcomb
Position: Quarterback
Height: 6-2
Weight: 212
NFL Years: 11
College: Middle Tennessee State
Hometown: Fayetteville, TN
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Games and Starts

(regular season, playoffs): 1995 (0/0-TB), 1996 (0/0-Ind.), 1997 (5/1-Ind.), 1998 (0/0-Ind.), 1999 (0/0-Ind.), 2000 (0/0-Ind.), 2001 (1/0-Cle.), 2002 (4/2, 1/1-Cle.), 2003 (10/8-Cle.), 2004 (4/2-Cle.), 2005 (10/8-Buff.), 2006 (0/0-Buff.). Totals- 34/21, 1/1 (5/1-Ind, 19/12, 1/1-Cle., 10/8-Buff.).

Professional Biography

PRO Has started 21 games in his 34 career appearances...Set a Buffalo Bills single-season record in 2005 with a 67.4% completion mark for the season, topping Hall of Famer Jim Kelly’s 64.2 in 1991…Has thrown a TD pass in 18 of his 22 career starts including playoffs…In his 21 starts, including playoffs, since 2001 he has thrown 32 TDs to 24 INTs…Since 2002, he has a 64.9% completion rate…Has a pair of 400-yard passing performances to his credit, a 413-yarder at Cincinnati (11/28/04) and threw for 429 in AFC Wild Card Playoff at Pittsburgh (1/5/03)…Has 8 career games with a passer rating of 100+...Backed up Peyton Manning with Indianapolis from 1998-2000.

NFL History

2006 Did not appear in a game.
 

2005 Started 8 of the 10 games he played in…went 4-4 in his 8 starts…Threw for 308 yards in win at Cincinnati (12/24)…Had a passer rating of 100+ points in 3 games on the season.

 

2004 Started 2 games on the season…Won the season finale at Houston (1/2/05), his final game as a Brown…Notched best regular-season total with 413 passing yards and career-high 5 TD passes along with his 2nd-best 128.5 passer rating at Cincinnati (11/28).

 

2003 Started 8 of the 10 games he played in, a career-high at the time...Set career-highs with 302 attempts, 193 completions and 1,797 yards…Threw longest pass of his career, a 68-yarder, to Quincy Morgan vs. Arizona (11/16) and had career-best 141.9 passer rating.

 

2002 Started 2 games on the season and notched his 1st win as a starter vs. Cincinnati (9/15)…Started season opener vs. Kansas City (9/8), throwing for 326 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs and a 120.2 passer rating…Won 1st game as a starter vs. Cincinnati (9/15), finishing game with a 99.0 passer rating.

 

2001 Played in 1 game in his 1st season with Cleveland, coming off the bench against Tennessee (12/2).

 
2000 Did not appear in a game for the Colts.
 
1999 Did not appear in a game for the Colts.
 
1998 Did not appear in a game for the Colts.
 

1997 Played in 5 games and started once…Started 1st career game vs. Cincinnati (11/9) and threw 1st career TD pass to Marvin Harrison…

 
1996 Did not appear in a game for the Colts.

1995 Did not appear in a game as a rookie with the Buccaneers.

 

College Information

Started 4 seasons at Middle Tennessee…Played in 43 games, missing lone game of his career with broken jaw…Left MTSU as the school-record holder in passing yards with 7,064 with 501 completions on 801 attempts…Was a 1st-Team All-Ohio Valley Conference choice as a senior.

Personal Biography

He and wife, Lorie, has daughters Kellyn and Jalyn and son, Jameson…Grew up in rural Fayetteville, TN…Hosts the annual Kelly Holcomb Celebrity Golf Tournament in his hometown for the past 3 years…Participated in “Teammates for Kids” charity sponsored by singer Garth Brooks…Inducted into Tennessee Scholastic Collegiate Hall of Fame in 1994…Earned degree in exercise science…Aspires to a career in sportscasting. 

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