Editing (section) Boomer Esiason 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h2>Records and honors</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">Esiason was named to four <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pro%20Bowl%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Pro%20Bowl%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPro%20Bowl%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-11723445275df52d243aea5" href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> games (1986, 1988, 1989, 1993) and holds several NFL career records for left-handed quarterbacks, including most touchdown passes (247), passing yards (37,920), and completions (2,969). He also led the AFC in passing in both 1988 and 1989. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Among the awards he has earned during his career include the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22NFL%20Most%20Valuable%20Player%20Award%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22National%20Football%20League%20Most%20Valuable%20Player%20Award%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNational%20Football%20League%20Most%20Valuable%20Player%20Award%7CNFL%20Most%20Valuable%20Player%20Award%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-11723445275df52d243aea5" href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="National Football League Most Valuable Player Award">NFL Most Valuable Player Award</a> in 1988 (leading the league with a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22passer%20rating%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22passer%20rating%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bpasser%20rating%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-11723445275df52d243aea5" href="/wiki/Passer_rating" title="Passer rating">passer rating</a> of 97.4), and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Walter%20Payton%20Man%20of%20the%20Year%20Award%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Walter%20Payton%20Man%20of%20the%20Year%20Award%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWalter%20Payton%20Man%20of%20the%20Year%20Award%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-11723445275df52d243aea5" href="/wiki/Walter_Payton_Man_of_the_Year_Award" title="Walter Payton Man of the Year Award" class="mw-redirect">Walter Payton Man of the Year Award</a> in 1995 for his charitable work. At his retirement in 1997 he finished in the top 10 all-time in many QB career statistical categories. In addition, he is the only quarterback to hold a franchise record in single game passing yards with two different teams, having thrown for 522 yards with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Arizona%20Cardinals%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Arizona%20Cardinals%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BArizona%20Cardinals%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-11723445275df52d243aea5" href="/wiki/Arizona_Cardinals" title="Arizona Cardinals">Arizona Cardinals</a> on November 10, 1996 and 490 yards for the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Cincinnati%20Bengals%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Cincinnati%20Bengals%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCincinnati%20Bengals%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-11723445275df52d243aea5" href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a> on October 7, 1990. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" 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