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Mark Brunell

Retired

New York Jets · QB

Mark Brunell recorded 164 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 19 rostered seasons with New York Jets, New Orleans Saints, Washington Redskins, Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs.

▶Best highlights

195.6

pass yds/gm

14.8

rush yds/gm

11

playoff games

164

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Mark Brunell's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2001
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
SEP 9, 2001

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Sep 9, 2001

198 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 30, 2001

Kansas City Chiefs vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 30, 2001

283 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
2002
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
SEP 8, 2002

Indianapolis Colts vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Sep 8, 2002

228 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1998
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 29, 1998

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 29, 1998

244 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 1, 2002

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 1, 2002

146 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Mark Brunell's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 432 passing yards

Regular Season
1996
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEP 22, 1996

Jacksonville Jaguars vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Sep 22, 1996

432 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 4 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
2005
DALLASCOWBOYS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DEC 18, 2005

Dallas Cowboys vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2005

163 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 30 completions

Regular Season
2005
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DENVERBRONCOS
OCT 9, 2005

Washington Commanders vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 9, 2005

322 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 3 completions of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2000
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
BALTIMORERAVENS
SEP 10, 2000

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Sep 10, 2000

386 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 2 INT

Career high: 63 rushing yards

Regular Season
2002
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NEW YORKGIANTS
NOV 3, 2002

Jacksonville Jaguars vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Nov 3, 2002

230 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Mark Brunell's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2007

01
GBBRUNELL8Mark Brunell
GBFAVRE4Brett Favre
GBWHITE92Reggie White

Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.

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Franchise era

1995–1999

02
JAXBRUNELL8Mark Brunell
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith
JAXBOSELLI71Tony Boselli

Four straight playoff trips and two AFC title games

Jacksonville Jaguars · The expansion rocket

Tom Coughlin built an expansion roster with extraordinary speed, upsetting Denver in 1996 and going 14–2 three years later.

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Franchise era

2000–2010

03
JAXBRUNELL8Mark Brunell
JAXTAYLOR28Fred Taylor
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

A physical offense keeps Jacksonville dangerous

Jacksonville Jaguars · Taylor, Smith and MJD

Explosive backs and a powerful defense produced several strong teams, including the 2007 group that won a playoff game in Pittsburgh.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

04
CINBRUNELL8Mark Brunell
CINDILLON28Corey Dillon
CINPICKENS81Carl Pickens

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Franchise era

1992–2006

05
PITBRUNELL8Mark Brunell
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

1997–2016

06
BUFBRUNELL8Mark Brunell
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

1997–2004

07
TENBRUNELL8Mark Brunell
TENMCNAIR9Steve McNair
TENGEORGE27Eddie George

The Music City Miracle launches a Super Bowl run

Tennessee Titans · The Titans arrive

After two temporary seasons, Tennessee found its name and stadium, then came one yard short of overtime in Super Bowl XXXIV.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

08
CLEBRUNELL8Mark Brunell
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

09
KCBRUNELL8Mark Brunell
KCGONZALEZ88Tony Gonzalez
KCHOLMES31Priest Holmes

Priest Holmes and an elite line light up Sundays

Kansas City Chiefs · Great offenses, painful Januarys

Kansas City built record-setting offenses but remained unable to win a playoff game, then bottomed out before a transformative coaching hire.

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Franchise era

2000–2006

10
BALBRUNELL8Mark Brunell
BALLEWIS52Ray Lewis
BALREED20Ed Reed

A historic unit sets the franchise standard

Baltimore Ravens · Defense wins the first title

The 2000 defense overwhelmed the postseason and won Super Bowl XXXV; Reed and Jamal Lewis then helped Baltimore remain a yearly threat.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

11
WASBRUNELL8Mark Brunell
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

12
NYJBRUNELL8Mark Brunell
NYJMARTIN28Curtis Martin
NYJTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Franchise era

1998–2011

13
INDBRUNELL8Mark Brunell
INDMANNING18Peyton Manning
INDHARRISON88Marvin Harrison

Pre-snap command creates a perennial contender

Indianapolis Colts · The Peyton Manning machine

Manning and a precisely constructed offense won at least twelve games seven straight times and captured Super Bowl XLI after a defining comeback against New England.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

14
PHIBRUNELL8Mark Brunell
PHIMCNABB5Donovan McNabb
PHIDAWKINS20Brian Dawkins

Five NFC title games make contention routine

Philadelphia Eagles · Reid and McNabb

Andy Reid and McNabb created the franchise's most sustained run of success and reached Super Bowl XXXIX after four straight NFC title-game appearances.

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Franchise era

2002–2010

15
HOUBRUNELL8Mark Brunell
HOUJOHNSON80Andre Johnson
HOURYANS59DeMeco Ryans

A dramatic debut gives way to patient construction

Houston Texans · Building the Texans

Houston beat Dallas in its first game, then developed foundational stars while waiting nearly a decade for its first winning season.

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Franchise era

2007–2010

16
NYJBRUNELL8Mark Brunell
NYJREVIS24Darrelle Revis
NYJSANCHEZ6Mark Sanchez

A fearless defense reaches two AFC title games

New York Jets · Revis Island and Rex Ryan

Ryan's pressure defense and an elite offensive line won four road playoff games in two seasons, twice finishing one win from the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

2006–2011

17
NOBRUNELL11Mark Brunell
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOCOLSTON12Marques Colston

An offense and a city rise together

New Orleans Saints · Brees, Payton and rebirth

The blocked punt in the Superdome reopening began an emotional run that culminated in the franchise's first championship after the 2009 season.

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Franchise era

2011–present

18
NYJBRUNELL8Mark Brunell
NYJWILKERSON96Muhammad Wilkerson
NYJWILLIAMS95Quinnen Williams

Defensive talent waits for quarterback stability

New York Jets · The playoff drought

New York continued producing excellent defenders but cycled through quarterbacks and coaches during the league's longest active postseason absence.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 2009Pro Bowl selection · 1996, 1997, 1999NFL passing yards leader · 199619 NFL seasons164 career games32,072 career passing yards184 career passing touchdowns2,430 career rushing yards15 career rushing touchdowns8 career solo tacklesDrafted by: GBDraft pick: 118Jersey: 811 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 20, 1994Most recent: Dec 18, 2011

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