Bruce Mathison

Bruce Mathison's Bills stint was a blink—10 games, 1,635 yards, 48.2 rating—while Josh Allen's tearing through records with MVP-caliber gunslinging, on pace for a legacy that buries the '80s journeymen. Mathison spotting in '85 for the 4-7 squad feels like a pop-up video compared to Allen's cannon arm dragging Buffalo to playoffs year after year.

Nah, Bruce Mathison's not in Canton—his 2,177 career yards and 7 TDs over five teams don't scream Hall of Fame plaque. He's more the gritty backup who got cups of coffee with the Bills, Chargers, Raiders, and Seahawks, not a shrine guy. Solid pro, just not immortal.

No fresh intel on Mathison in 2026—he's stayed off the radar since hanging up the cleats after '87. Likely chilling in obscurity like so many fringe QBs, maybe coaching pee wee or selling insurance in San Diego suburbs. The search turns up zilch on broadcasting gigs or charity runs; guy's a ghost post-NFL.

Mathison's quick release and mobility might snag him a third-down role today, where rules pamper passers—no more mugging QBs like in his era. But that 53.0 career rating and 20 picks scream backup at best; modern defenses would feast on his 8.6 yards per try without elite zip.

Jim Kelly's 49.97 rating towers over Mathison's puny 9.05 (wait, career 53.0), like comparing a no-huddle maestro to a spot-starter who went 27-for-231 in his Bills shot. Both wore the blue, but Kelly owned Sundays while Bruce mopped up '85 garbage time—worlds apart.