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584:62.54
542:88.90
500:40.62
235:70.29
224:20–13
209:1,052
66:Born:
872:2017
850:2014
824:2014
797:2014
775:2015
748:2014
726:2014
697:2014
668:2014
609:52.5
572:42.4
557:2013
530:60.8
515:2012
488:50.0
473:2011
409:Team
406:Year
289:and
176:2013
172:2012
162:2012
152:2011
134:2008
606:162
575:336
533:566
491:150
461:Yds
456:Att
451:Rtg
446:Int
436:Yds
431:Pct
426:Att
421:Cmp
325:in
321:at
219:INT
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676:^
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630:3
627:57
624:17
618:13
615:20
603:85
593:1
590:30
569:59
566:25
551:2
548:27
545:13
536:12
527:79
524:48
509:0
485:24
482:12
466:TD
441:TD
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243:3
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