Editing Warren Moon (section)

===Edmonton Eskimos===
Six weeks before the [[1978 NFL draft|NFL draft]], Moon signed with the [[1978 Edmonton Eskimos season|Edmonton Eskimos]].<ref name="f426">{{cite web | title=Moon landing: Legendary QB signed with Esks 42 years ago | website=CFL.ca | date=April 13, 2020 | url=https://www.cfl.ca/2020/04/13/moon-landing-legendary-qb-signed-esks-42-years-ago/ | access-date=September 2, 2024}}</ref> He and [[Tom Wilkinson (Canadian football)|Tom Wilkinson]] shared signal-calling duties from 1978 to 1981, winning four consecutive Grey Cups during this span.<ref name="CFL">{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=page&id=62 |title=CFL Legends >> Warren Moon |access-date=January 22, 2007}}</ref>

Moon became Edmonton's No. 1 quarterback midway through the [[1980 Edmonton Eskimos season|1980 season]]. That year, the team won their [[68th Grey Cup|third consecutive Grey Cup]], and Moon won his first [[Grey Cup Most Valuable Player|Grey Cup Offensive MVP]] award as Edmonton defeated Hamilton 48–10.<ref name="b133">{{cite web | last=Tucker | first=David | title=Warren Moon, embarrassing the best defense in the league, threw three touchdown passes and ran circles around the blitz Sunday to give the Edmonton Eskimos a 48-10 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and their third consecutive Grey Cup. | website=UPI | date=November 23, 1980 | url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1980/11/23/Warren-Moon-embarrassing-the-best-defense-in-the-league/2065343803600/ | access-date=September 2, 2024}}</ref>

In [[1981 Edmonton Eskimos season|1981]], Moon started his first year as Edmonton's No. 1 quarterback with Wilkinson, who would retire after the season, as the team's No. 2 quarterback. Moon was moved to the reserve list for Edmonton's game against Ottawa on October 12. During the Grey Cup, Moon was struggling, and Edmonton was trailing Ottawa 20–0 in the second quarter. At this time, Moon was replaced by Wilkinson. Moon returned in the second half and directed drives for three touchdowns and the game winning field goal with three seconds remaining in the game. Edmonton defeated Ottawa 26–23 to win a CFL record [[69th Grey Cup|fourth consecutive Grey Cup]].

In [[1982 Edmonton Eskimos season|1982]], Moon became the first professional quarterback to pass for 5,000 yards in a season by reaching exactly 5,000 yards. He passed for 36 touchdowns, which set an Edmonton record, and was third in a single season in CFL history. Edmonton would recover from a 3–5 start to finish the regular season 11–5, and first place in the West Division for the sixth consecutive season. The team qualified for the Grey Cup for the sixth consecutive season and won the [[70th Grey Cup|Grey Cup for the fifth consecutive year]]. Moon was named the Grey Cup Offensive MVP for the second time in his career.

In his final CFL season, [[1983 Edmonton Eskimos season|1983]], Moon threw for league-records in pass completions (380), attempts (664), and yards (5,648), records which have since been broken. On October 15 against Montreal, Moon set an Edmonton record by passing for 555 yards, which was third in a single game in CFL history. Moon was nominated as the West All-Star quarterback, and won the [[Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy]], which is awarded to the Most Outstanding Player in the West Division. He was then nominated as the CFL All-Star quarterback, and won the [[CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award]]. However, the season was not as successful for the Eskimos as they finished with an 8–8 record. Having barely made the playoffs (which they would have missed altogether if not for a loss by the [[Calgary Stampeders]] to the last place [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] in the last week of the regular season), Moon's Eskimos were throttled in Winnipeg by the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers|Blue Bombers]] in the West semi-final.

In his six years in the CFL, Moon amassed 1,369 completions on 2,382 attempts (57.4 completion percentage) for 21,228 yards and 144 touchdown passes. He also led his team to victory in nine of 10 postseason games. Moon was inducted into the [[Canadian Football Hall of Fame]] in 2001 and the Eskimos' [[Edmonton Eskimos#Wall of Honour|Wall of Honour]]. In 2006, he was ranked fifth on a list of the [[TSN Top 50 CFL Players|greatest 50 CFL players]] presented by Canadian sports network [[The Sports Network|TSN]].