PRO: In 13 NFL seasons, Drew Bledsoe has become one of the league's top throwers and with each pass continues to move up the NFL's all-time charts in every career passing category. He currently ranks fifth all-time in career attempts and completions, and is seventh all-time in career passing yardage. He is tied with John Hadl and Peyton Manning for 13th all-time in career touchdown passes. Among active quarterbacks, he stands second behind only Brett Favre in career completions, attempts and passing yards. He and Manning are tied for second behind Favre in career touchdowns. Bledsoe's name is littered across the NFL passing record books in a number of other areas as well. In 2000, he became just the fourth quarterback in league history to have seven consecutive 3,000-yard passing seasons. In 2005, he recorded his ninth career 3,000-yard passing season, tying him with Warren Moon for fourth in NFL history. In 2005 he also became just the 10th player in NFL history to reach the 40,000 passing yard plateau, reaching the mark in his 172nd career game � the fifth fastest player to reach that milestone. Bledsoe holds the NFL record for pass attempts in a season with 691 in 1994 and also has the third best mark with 636 in 1995, those marks coming during a three-year span (1994-96) that he led the league in pass attempts. He also holds the league record for pass attempts (70) and completions (45) in a game, setting the mark against Minnesota on Nov. 13, 1994. In that game, he also threw no interceptions, setting a league mark for pass attempts in a game without an interception. His 400 completions in 1994 are the third best total in league history, and he is also tied for fourth in NFL history with six 400-yard passing games. His next 400-yard passing game will move him into a tie with Joe Montana and Moon for the second most 400-yard games in league history behind Dan Marino's record 13 games. In 1993-94 he had a string of four-straight 300-yard passing games, the sixth longest streak in league history. In his career, Bledsoe has four overtime touchdown passes, the most in NFL history. The only other players to throw more than one are Terry Bradshaw (three), Dan Fouts (two), Moon (two), and Brian Sipe (two). In 2004 Bledsoe topped the 10,000-yard mark for his career in Buffalo, making him one of just seven quarterbacks in NFL history to throw for over 10,000 yards with two different teams. A model of durability, Bledsoe started all 16 games for Dallas in 2005 and all 48 Bills games over his three seasons in Buffalo, making him one of just five NFL quarterbacks to start every game over the course of the last four seasons. The other four: Tom Brady (NE), Favre (GB), Trent Green (KC) and Manning (Indy). During his 13-year career, Bledsoe has missed just 14 games due to injury (regular season and postseason), and nine times he has started all 16 games for his club. The Cowboys signed Bledsoe to a three-year contract on Feb. 23, 2005 after his release by the Buffalo Bills. He joined the Bills in a trade with New England on the second day of the 2002 NFL Draft in exchange for Buffalo's first-round selection in the 2003 NFL Draft. Bledsoe spent the first nine years of his NFL career with the Patriots, who selected him with the first overall pick in the 1993 NFL Draft.

2005: Bledsoe's first season in Dallas proved to be a success offensively as he finished eighth in NFC, 17th in the NFL, with an 83.7 quarterback rating - tying the third best single-season rating of his career. He was third in the NFC, eighth in the NFL, with 3,639 passing yards, the second-highest total in club history and the ninth 3,000-yard season of his career. He also tied for fourth in the NFC, eighth in the NFL, with 23 touchdowns, the fifth best season of his career and the most by a Dallas quarterback since Troy Aikman threw 23 in 1992. Bledsoe completed 300 of his 499 pass attempts placing him second in the NFC, eighth in the NFL in completions and third in the NFC, eighth in the NFL, in attempts. His 60.1 completion percentage marked just the fourth time in his 13-year career that he had topped the 60% rate for a season. Three times Bledsoe topped the 300-yard passing mark in a game with Dallas posting wins on all three occasions. In the season opener at San Diego (9/11) Bledsoe earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors by completing 18-of-24 passes for 226 yards and season-highs with three touchdowns and a 143.4 quarterback rating in his Dallas debut. Three times he led Dallas from behind during the game, including the final time with 3:06 remaining when he was three-of-three passing for 24 yards and a score. He was also seven-of-eight passing for 97 yards and two touchdowns on third downs during the game as Dallas converted 64% of their attempts. On the first play of the fourth quarter Bledsoe completed a 15-yard pass to Terry Glenn, giving him 40,000 career passing yards - the 10th player in NFL history to reach that milestone. The following week against Washington (9/19), he was 21-of-36 for 261 yards and a touchdown, including a 70-yard touchdown toss to Glenn on a flea-flicker. At San Francisco (9/25) Bledsoe completed 24-of-38 attempts for a season-high 363 yards and two touchdowns. He also threw his first two interceptions of the season after opening the year with 70 consecutive attempts without a pick. His 363 yards tied the eighth best passing day in club history and was his best showing since a 463-yard day at Minnesota on Sept. 15, 2002. In the second quarter he put Dallas on the board with a six-yard touchdown run, his seventh career rushing touchdown. He also moved past the 49ers Joe Montana (40,551 yards) into eighth place in NFL history for career passing yards. His 63-yard touchdown pass to Patrick Crayton in the fourth quarter to bring Dallas to within three points at 16-13 was the highlight of a 11-of-26 passing day for 212 yards at Oakland (10/2). Bledsoe tied his season high with three touchdown passes against Philadelphia (10/9), completing 24-of-35 attempts for 289 yards. He guided Dallas to points on six of their first seven possessions as the Cowboys jumped out to a 30-3 lead in the 33-10 win. Bledsoe completed 26 passes in 37 attempts for 312 yards, one touchdown and one interception against the N.Y. Giants (10/16). It was his second 300-yard passing game of the season. In guiding Dallas into position for the game-winning field goal on the opening drive of overtime, he completed three-of-four passes for 49 yards. At Seattle (10/23), he had 136 yards on 13-of-24 passing with a touchdown and two interceptions in the rain. Bledsoe posted a career-best 79.2% completion percentage on 19-of-24 passing against Arizona (10/30), throwing for 220 yards and a touchdown. He led Dallas on scoring drives on four-of-five first half possessions while taking the team to a 24-10 halftime lead. On Monday Night Football at Philadelphia (11/14), Bledsoe completed 70.8% of his passes (17-of-24) for 196 yards, one touchdown and one interception. With 3:44 remaining in the game he was three-of-three passing for 46 yards and a touchdown in guiding Dallas 72 yards in four plays to close within six points at 20-14 in the eventual 21-20 win. He had a season-low 110 yards passing against Detroit (11/20) on 12-of-23 passing and did not throw a touchdown pass for first time in 2005. On Thanksgiving Day against Denver (11/24), he had season-highs for completions (29) and attempts (44) while throwing for 232 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. They were his highest attempt and completion totals since Dec. 8, 2002. He also scored his second rushing touchdown of the year on a one-yard dive. At the N.Y. Giants (12/4), he had season-lows for completion percentage (38.5) and rating (36.9) in the wet and cold of the Meadowlands, completing just 15-of-39 passes for 146 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions. He bounced back the following week against Kansas City (12/11) to earn NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for the second time in 2005 as well as the Fed Ex Air & Ground Player of the Week award when he completed 22-of-34 passes for 332 yards, a season-high tying three touchdowns and a quarterback rating of 126.1. He guided Dallas on two fourth quarter touchdown drives, including a final 14-play, 68-yard drive where he was five-of-eight for 49 yards with a one-yard touchdown pass to Dan Campbell with 0:22 remaining to give Dallas a 31-28 win. In the second quarter he completed a 71-yard touchdown pass to Glenn off a flea-flicker that was the longest pass play of the season and his longest completion since Dec. 1, 2002. With 22 completions on the day, Bledsoe moved past Fran Tarkenton (3,686) and Vinny Testaverde (3,688) into fifth place in NFL history for career pass completions. The 332 yards marked his third 300-yard passing game of the season and he topped the 3,000-yard mark for the season. At Washington (12/18) he completed 16-of-29 passes for 153 yards a touchdown and a season-high three interceptions with two of his interceptions coming off tipped balls. In the Cowboys 24-20 come-from-behind win at Carolina (12/24), Bledsoe completed 15-of-23 passes for 209 yards with one touchdown and one interception. The scoring pass was a two-yarder to Glenn with 0:24 remaining to give Dallas the win. He was three-of-five passing for 36 yards and a score on the final nine-play, 58-yard game-winning drive. In the game he moved past Fouts (43,040) into seventh place on the NFL's all-time passing yards list. In the season-finale against St. Louis (1/1/06), he was 18-of-39 passing for 242 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. His 39 attempts moved him past Testaverde into fifth place on the NFL's all-time pass attempts list and his touchdown toss moved him into a tie with Hadl and Manning for 13th in NFL history for career touchdown passes.

2004: Bledsoe wrapped up his third season in Buffalo completing 256-of-450 passes for 2,932 yards, 20 touchdowns and 16 interceptions, the sixth time in his career he has thrown 20-or-more touchdowns in a season. During the season he also continued his climb up the NFL's all-time passing charts. He made his first move of the season in the opener against Jacksonville (9/12) when he completed 17-of-26 passes for 153 yards and a 17-yard touchdown strike to Eric Moulds, surpassing Fouts for seventh on the NFL's all-time attempts list. He finished with 198 yards, a touchdown and an interception on 13-of-24 passing at Oakland (9/19), connecting again with Moulds on the scoring pass after a 65-yard pass to rookie Lee Evans set the Bills up at the five-yard line. He totaled more than 200 passing yards for the first time on the season against New England (10/3), completing 18-of-30 passes for 247 yards, a touchdown and an interception. For the third straight week, he connected with Moulds on a 41-yard scoring pass at the end of the first half to tie the score at 17-17. He opened up the game with a 55-yard pass to Evans on the Bills first play from scrimmage, setting up a field goal. At the N.Y. Jets (10/10), Bledsoe completed 16-of-29 passes for 197 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, and he was six-of-eight passing for 97 yards on the Bills two touchdown drives. The first drive was an eight-play, 69-yard drive that was capped off by a 16-yard scoring pass to tight end Mark Campbell, and the second drive, a two-play, 62-yard drive culminated with a 46-yard touchdown throw to Evans. At Baltimore (10/24), Bledsoe finished the game with 203 passing yards, completing 20 of a season-high 37 passes with a season-high four interceptions. He compiled a 100.4 passer rating against Arizona (10/31), marking only the second time in his career he has posted a 100-plus rating without attempting 20 passes in a game, finishing with 81 yards on 8-of-17 passing with two touchdowns. He was not sacked in the game, his first sack-free game since Sept. 14, 2003. Along the way, he moved up in the NFL's record books: passing Dave Krieg for 10th on the NFL's all-time passing yards list. Bledsoe enjoyed his second straight game with no interceptions or sacks against the N.Y. Jets (11/7), marking only the 17th time in his career with zeros in both columns. He finished the day with 184 yards on 18-of-30 passing with one touchdown. Against St. Louis (11/21), Bledsoe completed 15-of-24 passes for 185 yards and three touchdowns. All three of his scoring tosses went to Campbell, making Campbell the second player to catch three touchdowns in a single game from Bledsoe (Ben Coates). Making his first professional visit to his home state (Washington), Bledsoe threw for 275 yards and a touchdown with season highs for attempts (37), completions (25) and completion percentage (67.6) at Seattle (11/28). He was 20-of-28 on the Bills five scoring drives and his touchdown toss moved him into 19th place on the NFL's all-time career touchdown list, passing John Brodie. The following week, he matched a career-high with four touchdown passes at Miami (12/5), completing 19-of-30 passes for a season-high 277 yards and a season-best passer rating of 132.9. It was the 11th four-touchdown game of his career. Bledsoe guided the Bills to their fifth straight victory with a win at Cincinnati (12/19), marking his longest personal win streak since the 1996-97 seasons with New England. He finished the day 15-of-30 for 183 yards and a touchdown. His 60-yard pass to Evans on a flea-flicker in the first quarter made Evans the first receiver to catch four passes of 50-plus yards from Bledsoe in one season. His 13th completion against the Bengals boosted Bledsoe into seventh place ahead of Montana on the NFL's all-time completions list. A win at San Francisco (12/26) pushed the Bills win streak to six games, the second longest streak of Bledsoe's career. In the season finale against Pittsburgh (1/2/05), he became only the seventh quarterback in NFL history to pass for over 10,000 yards with two different teams, finishing the game with 189 yards on 16-of-30 passing.

2003: In his second season with the Bills, Bledsoe again started all 16 games and completed 274-of-471 passes (58.2%) for 2,860 yards, 11 touchdowns and a career-low 12 interceptions. Bledsoe opened the season against New England (9/7) and was 17-of-28 for 230 yards with a touchdown and an interception en route to his first win against his former team. The next week at Jacksonville (9/14), he was again very impressive with 314 yards on 19-of-25 passing with two touchdowns and no interceptions for a near-perfect rating of 144.2. He then endured a difficult outing at Miami (9/21). For just the fourth time in 19 career games with the Bills, he failed to throw a touchdown pass, and he finished the game 10-of-25 passing for 98 yards with two interceptions. He came back the next week against Philadelphia (9/28) to complete 27-of-43 passes for 296 yards with both a touchdown pass and run and no interceptions. The scoring run was the fifth of his career and third as a Bill. Against Cincinnati (10/5), he led his 22nd career fourth quarter comeback and finished with 211 yards on 19-of-35 passing with a touchdown and no interceptions. His third quarter interception at the N.Y. Jets (10/12) snapped a stretch of 130 attempts without a pick, the 12th 100+ streak of his career. Against Washington (10/19), he completed 19-of-26 passes for 244 yards with a touchdown and an interception, enjoying a 73.1% completion rate - his 15th career game above 70% and his second of 2003. At the N.Y. Giants (11/30), he completed 19-of-29 passes for 252 yards and a pair of touchdowns in less than three quarters of action. On Buffalo's three straight scoring drives in the second and third quarters, he was 13-of-17 for 179 yards with two touchdown throws. Six of his 19 completions in the game covered 20+ yards, and he finished with a season-high passer rating of 115.9. His two touchdown passes at Tennessee (12/14) gave him 201 for his career.

2002: Bledsoe enjoyed a phenomenal first season with the Bills, starting all 16 games at quarterback and setting 10 franchise records, including single-season marks for yards (4,359), attempts (610), completions (375) and 300-yard games (seven). He earned his fourth career Pro Bowl selection, having also been selected following the 1994, �96 and �97 seasons with New England, and became the third quarterback in Bills history to earn a Pro Bowl selection, joining Jim Kelly (five) and Doug Flutie (one). Bledsoe ranked second in the NFL in passing yards (4,359) and attempts (610) behind only Rich Gannon (4,689 and 618), and his 375 completions trailed only Gannon (418) and Peyton Manning (392). Only Gannon (10) had more 300-yard passing games. Bledsoe threw 24 touchdown passes, the most by a Bills signal caller since Jim Kelly had a club-record 33 in 1991. With two rushing touchdowns, he matched his career total heading into the season. Twice in the first five games he topped 400 passing yards (there were only two in franchise history before �02). Bledsoe opened the season with a memorable outing against the N.Y. Jets (9/8) that saw him bring the Bills back to tie the game at 31 with a 29-yard touchdown strike to Moulds on fourth-and-nine with 0:34 remaining before falling in OT. He set the tone for the offense with a huge block on defensive tackle Jason Ferguson on a reverse. Bledsoe enjoyed a record day and engineered the game-winning overtime touchdown drive at Minnesota (9/15), ending the game with a 48-yard score to Peerless Price. It marked his third career touchdown pass in overtime, tying Terry Bradshaw for the NFL record. Bledsoe was three-of-three for 29 yards on the drive which led to a 54-yard, game-tying field goal as regulation ended. For the game, he set a career-high and Bills single-game record with 463 passing yards (old personal record: 426 yards, 11/13/94; old Bills record: 419 yards, Joe Ferguson, 10/9/83). It was his sixth career 400-yard passing game, tying him for the fourth most 400-yard games in NFL history. He also set a Bills single-game record with 49 attempts without an interception (old record: 46 by Joe Ferguson, 9/23/84 and Jim Kelly, 11/7/93). In the game, he became the 24th player in NFL history to reach 30,000 career passing yards and became the third fastest in terms of games, reaching the plateau in his 126th career game - tying Favre (Marino did it in 114 and Moon in 125). For his efforts, Bledsoe was selected as AFC Offensive Player of the Week, the seventh time in his career he has been honored. He led the Bills to their second victory of the season with an overtime win against Chicago (9/29), again ending it with a game-winning 26-yard touchdown pass and setting an NFL record with his fourth career touchdown pass in overtime. It was also the 10th four-touchdown game of his career and the first by a Bill since Jim Kelly had four on Dec. 10, 1995 at St. Louis. At the end of September, Bledsoe was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Month, his second career Player of the Month selection. The next week against Oakland (10/6), he set a club record for attempts without an interception at 175 before throwing a pick on his 27th attempt. It was also the second longest streak of his career (179 attempts, Oct. 23, 1995 - Nov. 26, 1995). At Houston (10/13), the Bills trailed 24-17 entering the fourth quarter, but the Bills offense went on two touchdown drives to grab their third win of the year. In his first outing against his former team, New England (11/3), he threw for 302 yards, the fifth time in 2002 he topped the 300 mark (31st of career). He topped the 3,000-yard passing mark for the season at Kansas City (11/17), the second time in his career he had reached that mark in the first 10 games (1994). He also threw a seven-yard strike to Moulds to extend his streak of starts with a touchdown pass to 10 games, the longest streak by a Bills quarterback to start his career. He had that touchdown streak broken the next week at the N.Y. Jets (11/24). He recorded his first rushing touchdown as a Bill (third of career) on a two-yard plunge against Miami (12/1) and also had two touchdown passes of 50+ yards (73 yards to Price, 57 yards to Moulds). At New England (12/8), he posted the seventh 300-yard game of 2002 and 33rd of his career, setting a club record for 300-yard games in a season (Jim Kelly, 6 in 1991). It marked the 10th time in club history a quarterback had consecutive 300-yard games (third by Bledsoe in 2002). With his first completion against San Diego (12/15), Bledsoe established a club record for single-season passing yards (3,844 - Jim Kelly, 1991). He then surpassed the 4,000 passing yard mark for the season in a loss at Green Bay (12/22), marking the third 4,000-yard season of his career. The 10-0 loss to the Packers marked just the second time in his career that his team had been shut out (6-0 loss, 11/28/93 vs. N.Y. Jets). He collected his second rushing touchdown of the season on a seven-yard carry in the season finale against Cincinnati (12/29).

2001: Bledsoe started the first two games of the year, extending his consecutive starts streak to 34 before suffering a chest injury in the fourth quarter against the N.Y. Jets (9/23) when he was hit by Mo Lewis. He was inactive and did not dress the next four contests. He then dressed but was inactive as the club's third quarterback for three weeks. He was elevated to the second quarterback spot but did not play in the final seven games of the regular season and for the opening playoff game against Oakland (1/20/02). He returned to action in the AFC Championship Game at Pittsburgh (1/27/02) when he replaced an injured Tom Brady (ankle) with 1:40 to go in the second quarter with the Patriots driving at the Steelers 40-yard line. He came on to complete three straight passes to David Patten, including an 11-yard touchdown, and then played the entire second half in leading the Patriots to the AFC Championship. He served as the back-up to Brady in the Patriots Super Bowl XXXVI win over St. Louis (2/3/02).

2000: Bledsoe started every game despite playing with a jammed thumb, an injury he suffered at midseason, and threw for 3,291 yards, becoming just the fourth quarterback in NFL history to have seven consecutive 3,000-yard seasons. He also became the Patriots all-time leading passer with a 26-yard pass to Kevin Faulk in the second quarter at Denver (10/1), moving ahead of Steve Grogan (26,886 yards). Bledsoe was also a threat on the ground, setting a career-high and finishing third on the team with 158 rushing yards. In the season opener, he rushed for a career-high 30 yards on eight carries against Tampa Bay (9/3). He tied a franchise record at Indianapolis (10/22) when he directed an 18-play scoring drive to open the game (18 plays, 89 yards, 8:43), culminated by a 19-yard touchdown pass to J.R. Redmond. He left the game in the second quarter with a thumb injury to his right hand. Against Cincinnati (11/19), he led his 18th career game-winning drive as he moved the offense 81 yards in 12 plays in 3:05 to set up the game-winning 22-yard field goal, completing four-of-seven passes for 65 yards. He completed a season-high 33 passes on 48 attempts for 282 yards and a pair of touchdowns against Kansas City (12/4) in a 30-24 victory on Monday Night Football. Two weeks later at Buffalo (12/17), he led the Patriots on two scoring drives late in the game to secure an overtime victory over the Bills amidst the worst game conditions of his eight-year career. In overtime that day, he led the team on an 83-yard, 14-play drive, setting up the game-winning 24-yard field goal with just 0:19 left. Bledsoe passed for a season-high 312 yards against Miami (12/24), completing 18-of-34 attempts with two touchdowns and two interceptions. It was his first 300-yard game of the season and his fifth 300-yard game against Miami, the most against any team.

1999: Bledsoe started all 16 games for the Patriots and other than a pass attempt by wide receiver Troy Brown in the season finale, attempted every pass for the team. His 539 attempts ranked third in the league (first in the AFC), while his 305 completions ranked sixth overall (second in the AFC). His 3,985 passing yards also ranked sixth in the league (second in the AFC) and fell just 15 yards shy of eclipsing the 4,000-yard plateau for the third time of his NFL career. Five times he eclipsed the 300-yard passing mark in a game. Bledsoe tossed 19 touchdowns, including a season-long 68-yarder to Shawn Jefferson. In the season opener at the N.Y. Jets (9/12), he completed his first six attempts and finished the game completing 21-of-30 attempts for 340 yards and a touchdown. He orchestrated a 10-play, 44-yard drive to set up the game winning 23-yard field goal in a 30-28 come-from-behind victory. He earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors against Indianapolis (9/19) after leading the Patriots back from a 21-point, third quarter deficit to a 31-28 victory with 24 unanswered points. It was the 15th come-from-behind victory of his career and the second in as many weeks. He led the Pats on three fourth quarter scoring drives - two touchdown passes to Ben Coates and a game-winning 26-yard field goal. He finished the day 27-of-45 for 299 yards, a career-high tying four touchdowns and a quarterback rating of 109.4. He then completed 20-of-28 passes (71.4%) for 233 yards against the N.Y. Giants (9/26) to guide the Patriots to their third consecutive victory of three points-or-fewer, leading the team on three straight second half scoring drives. He passed for 393 yards and a touchdown in a 19-7 victory at Cleveland (10/3), helping the Patriots to a 4-0 start and finishing with a passer rating of 104.1 - the third time in four games he eclipsed a rating of 100.0. He did not throw an interception in his third consecutive game (120 attempts). He completed 23-of-45 passes for 334 yards at Kansas City (10/10), his third 300-yard game of the season. He had a streak of 129 pass attempts without an interception snapped in the second quarter against the Chiefs, when his 10th pass attempt of the game was picked off by Donnie Edwards, ending the third longest streak of his career. With his 22nd pass attempt of the game against Miami (10/17), Bledsoe moved ahead of Steve Grogan (3,593) as the franchise's leader for career pass attempts, giving him the franchise records for attempts and completions in just his seventh season. Bledsoe then led the Patriots to a 24-23 victory over the Broncos (10/24), their first win in the series since 1980. At Arizona (10/31) he completed 14-of-22 passes for 276 yards and four touchdowns without an interception, giving him a career-high 146.8 passer rating. Against the N.Y. Jets (11/15) Bledsoe led the Patriots on two fourth quarter scoring drives with touchdown passes to Kevin Faulk and Troy Brown. He completed his longest pass of the season at Miami (11/21) with a 68-yard touchdown to Jefferson. With a 10-yard pass to Terry Glenn in the fourth quarter against Dallas (12/5), Bledsoe reached the 25,000-yard passing plateau. He also eclipsed the 3,000-yard passing plateau for the sixth consecutive season on a 25-yard completion to Jefferson. From 1962-92, that feat had been accomplished just five times by four different New England quarterbacks, Tony Eason was the only other quarterback in Pats history to have multiple 3,000-yard seasons (two). In back-to-back road games at Indianapolis (12/12) and Philadelphia (12/19), Bledsoe topped the 300-yard passing mark, throwing for 379 yards against the Colts and 331 yards against the Eagles.

1998: Bledsoe extended his consecutive games started streak to 58 games, including three starts with a compound fracture to his right index finger, before missing the last two games of the regular season and playoffs. Despite missing two games and starting three others with a broken finger, Bledsoe still finished among the AFC's leading passers with 481 attempts (fourth), 263 completions (fourth), 3,633 yards (second) and 20 touchdowns (tied for fifth) while his 14 interceptions were a career-low at the time. Bledsoe displayed tremendous resiliency and fortitude leading the Patriots to three consecutive victories over Miami, Buffalo and Pittsburgh late in the season to propel the Patriots to their third consecutive playoff appearance - a franchise record - all despite playing with a fractured right index finger. He originally injured the finger in the fourth quarter against Miami (11/23) but still led the team on a 15-play, 80-yard scoring drive, capped by a 25-yard touchdown pass to Shawn Jefferson with just 0:29 remaining in the game to give the Patriots a 26-23 victory. He finished the game with a (non-OT) career-high 423 yards after completing 28-of-54 passes with two touchdowns. His play earned him the NFL's Miller Lite Player of the Week and AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors. After missing an entire week of practice, he started the following week against Buffalo (11/29) and completed his second consecutive come-from-behind, game-winning touchdown toss, this time with a one-yard pass to Ben Coates with no time on the clock. It marked the first time in NFL history that a quarterback led his team to consecutive come-from-behind victories and game-winning touchdowns in the final 30 seconds of each game. He finished the Bills contest with 246 yards and three touchdowns (28-of-43 passing) and became the first player since the award's inception to earn back-to-back NFL Miller Lite Player of the Week honors. He followed those heroics with a 327-yard effort (on 21-of-34 attempts) in a 23-9 victory at Pittsburgh (12/6), highlighted by a career-long 86-yard touchdown pass to Terry Glenn. In addition to the Miami and Buffalo wins, Bledsoe also orchestrated fourth quarter comebacks against Tennessee (9/20) and at New Orleans (10/4). Trailing 16-13 in the fourth quarter, he completed three-of-four passes for 65 yards and a touchdown against the Titans to secure a 27-16 win, and against the Saints with the score knotted at 27, he completed six-of-eight attempts for 79 yards to set up the game-winning field goal in a 30-27 victory. In the season finale at St. Louis (12/13), Bledsoe moved ahead of Grogan (1,879) as the franchise's all-time completion leader with a four-yard pass to Lovett Purnell.

1997: Bledsoe started every game for the second consecutive season and was once again among the league leaders in most passing categories, completing 314 (second in the NFL) of 522 passes (third) for 3,706 yards (fourth) - his fourth consecutive season eclipsing the 3,500-yard passing plateau - and 28 touchdowns (third). His +13 touchdown-to-interception differential ranked third in the league and his 87.7 quarterback rating set a single-season career-high and ranked third in the AFC. At the end of the season, he led the Patriots to their second consecutive division title - a franchise first - guided them to the playoffs for the third time in four seasons and made his third trip to the Pro Bowl. Entering the season, he had completed four passes of 50 yards-or-more but completed seven passes of 50 yards-or-more during the year, including three to Troy Brown. Bledsoe also led the league in third down completion percentage (.600), completing 102-of-170 attempts with a league-high 10 of his 28 touchdowns coming on third down. He opened the season with a near flawless performance, completing 26-of-39 passes (66.7%) for 340 yards and four touchdowns against San Diego (8/31) and posting a quarterback rating of 128.2 - the third highest single-game rating of his career. The following week at Indianapolis (9/7), he completed 15-of-25 passes for 267 yards and four more touchdowns to finish with a 136.2 quarterback rating - at that point, the highest rating of his career. With that performance he became the first player in NFL history to throw at least four touchdown passes in each of the first two weeks of the season. The eight touchdown passes in two games marked the highest two-game total of his career and were spread to eight different receivers. It was not until the third week of the season against the N.Y. Jets (9/14) that he threw his first interception. Later in the season at the N.Y. Jets (10/19), Bledsoe completed 24-of-38 passes for 294 yards, including a season-long 67-yard completion to Troy Brown. He added a pair of touchdown passes against the Jets to give him 17 through the first seven games of the season. He did not throw an interception in a victory at Buffalo (11/9) and extended his consecutive games with a touchdown streak to 11 while posting his third game of the year with a quarterback rating over 100.0. After a tough game at Tampa Bay (11/16) that saw his touchdown streak snapped, Bledsoe rebounded to guide the Patriots to victories in four of their next five games. He had a streak of 120 consecutive attempts without an interception snapped against Pittsburgh (12/13), but did set a single-season career best with his 28th touchdown pass of the year when he hit David Meggett for a 49-yard score. A 14-12 victory at Miami (12/22) in the season finale propelled the Patriots into the playoffs. He completed 18-of-26 passes (69.2%) against the Dolphins but did not throw a touchdown pass for just the third time all season. However, his two short touchdown runs were enough to secure the win. In an AFC Wild Card rematch with the Dolphins (12/28), Bledsoe hit Brown with a 24-yard touchdown. He finished the game completing 16-of-32 passes for 139 yards, and his touchdown pass to Brown proved to be enough in a 17-3 win. The following week in a divisional playoff game at Pittsburgh (1/3/98), he threw for 264 yards - a postseason career-high - while completing 23-of-44 attempts (52.3%), but was intercepted twice and fumbled due to a blindside hit on the team's final possession.

1996: Bledsoe started all 19 games for the Patriots, including playoffs, the most single-season starts by a quarterback in franchise history. For the second time in three seasons, he eclipsed the 4,000-yard passing plateau and earned his second trip to the Pro Bowl. Along the way he led the league in pass attempts (623) for the third consecutive season and in completions (373) for the second time in three years. After an 0-2 start, Bledsoe guided the team to victories in 11 of the next 14 games to claim the AFC East title. He then directed victories over Pittsburgh and Jacksonville to claim the AFC Championship and advance to Super Bowl XXXI. The Pats were without receivers Terry Glenn and Vincent Brisby and then lost Shawn Jefferson to a concussion during the season opener at Miami (9/1), a 24-10 loss. In the home opener, Bledsoe led New England to a 31-0 blanking of Arizona (9/15) by completing 21-of-35 attempts (60.0%) for 221 yards and three touchdowns without an interception, but it was his pickup of a first down on fourth-and-one when he jumped over a Cardinals defender that will be most remembered. He completed his first eight pass attempts against Jacksonville (9/22) the following week and led the Pats on a 49-yard drive to set up the game-winning kick in an overtime victory. The next week at Baltimore (10/6), he threw a season-high and career-high tying four touchdown passes in a 46-38 win, completing 25-of-39 attempts (64.1%) for 310 yards. Against Miami (11/3) he completed 30-of-41 attempts (73.2%) for a season-best 419 yards, the second-highest single-game passing total in franchise history (426 vs. Minnesota, Nov. 13, 1994). At the N.Y. Jets (11/10) he finished with 297 yards (24-of-34) and three touchdowns in a dramatic 31-27 come-from-behind victory. Bledsoe posted his fourth 300-yard game of the season with 301 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winning touchdown pass to Ben Coates with just 1:32 remaining, at the N.Y. Giants (12/21). Also in the game he eclipsed the 4,000-yard passing plateau for the second time in three seasons, becoming just the fourth quarterback in NFL history to post multiple 4,000-yard passing seasons. In the postseason he completed 14-of-24 attempts for 164 yards and a touchdown in a 28-3 divisional playoff victory over Pittsburgh (1/5/97), then connected on 20-of-33 attempts for 172 yards in the AFC Championship Game win over Jacksonville (1/12/97). In Super Bowl XXXI against Green Bay (1/26/97), Bledsoe threw for 253 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

1995: For the second straight season, Bledsoe attempted (636) and completed (323) more passes for more yards (3,507) than any other quarterback in Patriots history, doing so in just 15 games. His 636 pass attempts were the third most in NFL history. Unlike his record-setting 1994 season (when the Patriots relied on Bledsoe's passing far more than the running game), New England had a far more productive running game that resulted in the franchise's all-time single-season rushing leader - Curtis Martin, 1,487 yards. For the second consecutive year, Bledsoe attempted more passes than any other NFL quarterback and ranked second in the AFC in pass completions. He also established a franchise record during a seven-game stretch at midseason when he attempted 179 consecutive passes without an interception, breaking the record of 178 (Tony Eason, 1986). Bledsoe opened the season against Cleveland (9/3) by guiding the Patriots to a come-from-behind 17-14 victory after trailing 14-9 with just 4:29 remaining in the game. He led a 14-play, 85-yard drive which was capped by Martin's game-winning touchdown run with just 0:19 remaining. He then attempted 51 passes in back-to-back losses against Miami (9/10) and at San Francisco (9/17). He took a devastating hit from linebacker Ken Norton late in the first quarter against the 49ers and was forced to leave the game with a separated left shoulder. He re-entered the game early in the second quarter and played through the pain after missing just one offensive series. Bledsoe had a streak of 23 consecutive starts snapped when he missed the following game at Atlanta (10/1) following the Patriots bye week while still recovering from the injury. He returned to the starting lineup and attempted 56 passes against Denver (10/8), but he could not generate an offensive touchdown despite penetrating the red zone on four occasions. He threw his first touchdown pass of the season at Kansas City (10/15) when he connected with Vincent Brisby for a 22-yard score in the third quarter. When the Pats hosted their first Monday Night Football game in 14 years, a 27-14 victory over the Bills (10/23), Bledsoe threw for 262 yards and a touchdown. He then had three touchdowns in a 35-25 victory at Buffalo (11/26), completing the first series sweep of the Bills since 1987. However, he had his record-breaking streak of passes without an interception ended at 179 when Buffalo's Bryce Paup picked him off at the Bills goal line. He sustained a contusion to his right shoulder in the first quarter at Pittsburgh (12/16) on a hit by Greg Lloyd, yet finished the game with a season-high performance completing 39-of-60 passes for 336 yards and three touchdowns.

1994: Bledsoe had a record setting season, leading the NFL in pass attempts (691), completions (400) and yards (4,555) on his way to his first career Pro Bowl appearance - at 22 years of age, he became the youngest quarterback to ever play in the game. Among NFL quarterbacks, only Dan Marino, who threw for 5,084 yards in 1984, had a more spectacular sophomore season. Bledsoe set three NFL passing records during the year - most attempts in a season (691), most attempts in a game (70) and most completions in a game (45) - and came within four completions of establishing a fourth NFL record - his 400 completions ranked second only to Warren Moon who completed 404 passes for Houston in 1991. In guiding the NFL's top-rated passing offense, averaging 277.8 yards-per-game, he completed over 50 passes to five different targets - Ben Coates (96), Michael Timpson (74), Leroy Thompson (65), Vincent Brisby (58) and Kevin Turner (52) - the first time in NFL history that had been accomplished. Bledsoe also set eight franchise passing records - most attempts in a season (691), most attempts in a game (70), most completions in a season (400), most completions in a game (45), most passing yards in a season (4,555), most passing yards in a game (426), most consecutive 300-yard games (four) and most 300-yard games in one season (six). He also finished fourth in the league with 25 touchdown passes, trailing only Steve Young (35), Brett Favre (33) and Dan Marino (30). With 16 starts, Bledsoe became the first Patriots quarterback to do so since Steve Grogan in 1975. He opened the season throwing for over 300 yards in five of the first six games. In the season opener at Miami (9/4), he set a Patriots passing record by throwing for 421 yards (which he broke nine games later) in just his 13th NFL start, completing 32-of-51 passes while throwing four touchdowns. Against Green Bay (10/2) Bledsoe would earn NFL Miller Lite Player of the Week and AFC Player of the Week honors in leading the Patriots to a 17-16 come-from-behind win. Trailing 16-14 with 1:14 remaining in the game, he directed the Patriots on an 11-play, 45-yard drive which set up the game-winning field goal by Matt Bahr (33 yards) with just 0:04 remaining. Bledsoe finished the day 29-of-53 for 334 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. He won those same honors in November when he exploded for franchise records against Minnesota (11/13), completing 45-of-70 passes for 421 yards and three touchdowns. The 70 pass attempts set an NFL record for passes in a game. Trailing 20-0 with 0:58 left in the first half, he completed four consecutive passes to lead the Patriots on a seven-play, 48-yard drive and a 38-yard field goal as time expired. In the second half, Bledsoe turned in a legendary performance by completing 37-of-53 attempts (69.8%) for 354 yards and three touchdowns, without an interception, sack or penalty called against him. He connected with Ray Crittenden on a 31-yard touchdown on the opening drive of the second half and then pulled the Pats to within three (20-17) with a five-yard touchdown pass to Leroy Thompson with 2:27 remaining in regulation. With just 1:51 left, he converted a fourth-and-10 by completing a 25-yard pass to Brisby. He went on to complete his next four attempts to take the Patriots to the five-yard line, where Bahr kicked the game-tying field goal with just 0:14 remaining, sending the game into overtime. In the extra period he completed his first five passes and won the game with a 14-yard touchdown strike to Kevin Turner. The 26 unanswered points in the 26-20 victory ignited a seven-game win streak to close the season. Trailing 10-9 at Indianapolis (11/27) with 3:13 remaining, Bledsoe directed his third fourth-quarter comeback of the season with a 12-play, 55-yard drive to position Bahr for his second game-winning field goal (42 yards) of the season. He attempted 50 passes for the sixth time during the season in the Patriots 20-13 Wild Card playoff loss at Cleveland (1/1/95). 1993: Bledsoe played in 13 games with 12 starts as a rookie, leading an offense that improved from its 27th ranking in 1992 to 12th in 1993. He led a passing attack that jumped 14 places in the NFL rankings, from 26th to 12th. At the age of 21, he became the youngest player in franchise history and just the second Patriots rookie quarterback to start in his NFL debut (Jim Plunkett, 1971). He re-wrote the Patriots rookie passing records by finishing the season with 214 completions on 429 attempts for 2,494 yards and 15 touchdowns. His 2,494 yards ranked fourth all-time on the NFL's rookie quarterback list and were 10th all-time among the Patriots career passing leaders. Bledsoe was inactive for three games (vs. Houston 10/17, at Seattle 10/24 and at Indianapolis 10/31) after injuring his left knee just before halftime of the 23-21 victory at Phoenix (10/10). He saved his best game for the season finale, throwing for a season-high 329 yards on 27-of-43 passing, including four touchdowns in a 33-27 overtime victory against Miami (1/2/94). He teamed with Timpson on the 36-yard touchdown pass that won the game in overtime.

COLLEGE: Despite only starting 28 games during his collegiate career (1990-92), Bledsoe left Washington State ranked second on the all-time passing list with 7,373 yards, topped only by Jack Thompson's 7,818 yards (44 games). Upon his departure, his 46 touchdowns and 532 completions ranked second on WSU's career passing list, behind Thompson's 53 scores and 601 completions. He was named All-Pac-10 and was ninth in the nation in total offense as a junior in 1992, averaging 247.0 yards-per-game and completing 211-of-386 passes for 2,770 yards and 18 touchdowns. He hit on 37-of-66 passes for a school-record 413 yards against Montana and then was selected Pac-10 Player of the Week after connecting on 18-of-30 passes for 259 yards and a touchdown in blizzard-like conditions against Washington. He broke his own school-record by throwing for 476 yards (30-of-46) and tied another record with an 87-yard pass, as the Cougars rolled up 636 total yards in a Copper Bowl victory over Utah. As a sophomore, Bledsoe earned All-Pac-10 conference second-team honors in 1991 after completing 199-of-358 passes (55.6%) for 2,741 yards. His 2,647 yards of total offense was the fourth best performance in school history. He won the starting quarterback position in 1990 to become the first true freshman to start at the position for Washington State in over 30 years.

PERSONAL: Drew McQueen Bledsoe is the son of Mac and Barbara Bledsoe and was born on Feb. 14, 1972 in Ellensburg, Wash. He was selected first-team all-state by the Tacoma News Tribune after his senior year at Walla Walla, Wash., High School and was named to numerous local and regional all-star teams, including the Western 100, Northwest Nugget, Long Beach Press Telegram �Best of the West' and Seattle Times Blue Chip while earning SuperPrep's Far West Offensive Player of the Year and Washington State Player of the Year honors. He also lettered in basketball. An education major at Washington State, Bledsoe established the Albert �Stu' Bledsoe Endowed Football Scholarship, a $150,000 endowment to his alma mater, in the name of his grandfather. He serves as International Chairman of the Children's Miracle Network, helping to raise millions of dollars annually to benefit hospitalized children in 170 children's hospitals nationwide. He also founded the Drew Bledsoe Foundation (developed and run by his parents Mac and Barbara Bledsoe), whose mission is to improve the lives of American children by teaching parenting skills to parents and launched a web site for the foundation in 1999 at www.drewbledsoe.com. Around Thanksgiving, Bledsoe can be found distributing turkeys to families in need. He also continues to support the local United Way Annual Campaign. In 2001, Bledsoe received Pop Warner's top honor, the Inspiration to Youth Award. In 2005, he was inducted into the Humanitarian Hall of Fame for his contributions to the communities in which he has lived. Bledsoe quickly became a fan favorite in Dallas and was selected the 2005 winner of the Bob Lilly Award given to the Dallas Cowboys player that best exemplifies the sportsmanship, dedication, leadership and achievement characteristics of Hall of Fame defensive tackle Bob Lilly. To help victims of hurricane Katrina, Bledsoe made a $2,500 donation to the Salvation Army for every touchdown pass he threw during the 2005 NFL season, totaling $57,500. The Bledsoe Family also worked with The Salvation Army to adopt a family in need for Christmas. They provided this family with gifts for Christmas morning. His grandfather, Albert McQueen Bledsoe, was a Top Gun fighter pilot during World War II and a four-star Navy Admiral. In 1998, Bledsoe authored his first children's book, entitled �Make the Right Call.' In April, 2006 Bledsoe caddied for family friend Ben Crane as he captured the Master's Par-3 Tournament title. Bledsoe will soon begin the initial planting of grapes for his Flying B Vineyard in his home state of Washington and hopes to begin wine production in a few years. Drew and his wife, Maura, have three sons, Stuart, John, and Henry, and a daughter, Healey Elizabeth.