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Bubby Brister

Retired

Minnesota Vikings · QB

Bubby Brister recorded 99 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

145.9

pass yds/gm

5.5

rush yds/gm

5

playoff games

99

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Bubby Brister's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1990
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DENVERBRONCOS
OCT 14, 1990

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 14, 1990

353 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1988
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 25, 1988

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 25, 1988

330 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 3 INT

Regular Season
1998
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DENVERBRONCOS
OCT 4, 1998

Philadelphia Eagles vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 4, 1998

203 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1990
LOS ANGELESRAMS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 29, 1990

Los Angeles Rams vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 29, 1990

161 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1990
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 23, 1990

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 23, 1990

139 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Bubby Brister's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 353 passing yards

Regular Season
1990
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DENVERBRONCOS
OCT 14, 1990

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 14, 1990

353 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 4 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1998
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DENVERBRONCOS
OCT 4, 1998

Philadelphia Eagles vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 4, 1998

203 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 9 completions

Regular Season
2000
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DEC 24, 2000

Minnesota Vikings vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2000

78 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 47 rushing yards

Regular Season
1998
DENVERBRONCOS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NOV 16, 1998

Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Nov 16, 1998

180 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Bubby Brister's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

01
PITBRISTER—Bubby Brister
PITSTALLWORTH—John Stallworth
PITWOODSON26Rod Woodson

The old champions fade while defense reloads

Pittsburgh Steelers · After the dynasty

Pittsburgh remained competitive as its Hall of Famers retired and Woodson became the versatile star of a new defensive generation.

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Franchise era

1992–2006

02
PITBRISTER—Bubby Brister
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Franchise era

1986–1998

03
PHIBRISTER—Bubby Brister
PHIWHITE92Reggie White
PHICUNNINGHAM7Randall Cunningham

A historic front cannot find a matching offense

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

White led one of football's deepest defenses while Cunningham reimagined quarterback movement, but the gifted group never won a playoff game together.

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Franchise era

1981–1996

04
NYJBRISTER—Bubby Brister
NYJGASTINEAU99Mark Gastineau
NYJKLECKO—Joe Klecko

Pass rush returns the Jets to January

New York Jets · The Sack Exchange and more near misses

The Sack Exchange led consecutive playoff teams, and the 1986 club began 10–1 before injuries and an overtime loss ended its run.

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Franchise era

1993–1998

05
DENBRISTER—Bubby Brister
DENELWAY7John Elway
DENDAVIS30Terrell Davis

The zone run completes Elway's career

Denver Broncos · At last, back-to-back titles

Mike Shanahan's run game and Davis's postseason dominance gave Elway the balance needed to win consecutive Super Bowls.

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Franchise era

1999–2011

06
DENBRISTER—Bubby Brister
DENBAILEY24Champ Bailey
DENSMITH80Rod Smith

Good defenses and changing quarterbacks

Denver Broncos · Searching after Elway

Denver remained competitive and reached the 2005 AFC title game, then a run of instability ended with Tim Tebow's brief, unforgettable playoff moment.

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Franchise era

1992–2000

07
MINBRISTER—Bubby Brister
MINCARTER80Cris Carter
MINMOSS84Randy Moss

The league's most explosive offense

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Moss transformed the league as a rookie and the 15–1 Vikings set a scoring record before falling in overtime one game short of the Super Bowl.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 1997, 199814 NFL seasons99 career games14,445 career passing yards81 career passing touchdowns546 career rushing yards8 career rushing touchdowns2 career receptions-8 career receiving yardsJersey: 65 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Oct 13, 1986Most recent: Dec 24, 2000

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history