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Trent Dilfer

Retired

San Francisco 49ers · QB

Trent Dilfer recorded 127 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with San Francisco 49ers, CLV, Cleveland Browns, Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

161.6

pass yds/gm

6.7

rush yds/gm

6

playoff games

127

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Trent Dilfer's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1997
MIAMIDOLPHINS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SEP 21, 1997

Miami Dolphins vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 21, 1997

248 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
2005
CLEVELANDBROWNS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEP 18, 2005

Cleveland Browns vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Sep 18, 2005

336 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2000
BALTIMORERAVENS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 5, 2000

Baltimore Ravens vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 5, 2000

244 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1996
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 13, 1996

Minnesota Vikings vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 13, 1996

218 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DEC 30, 2001

Seattle Seahawks vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 30, 2001

267 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Trent Dilfer's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 352 passing yards · 29 completions

Regular Season
2002
ARIZONACARDINALS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SEP 15, 2002

Arizona Cardinals vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 15, 2002

352 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 4 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1997
MIAMIDOLPHINS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SEP 21, 1997

Miami Dolphins vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 21, 1997

248 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 3 completions of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2005
TENNESSEETITANS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 6, 2005

Tennessee Titans vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 6, 2005

272 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 47 rushing yards

Regular Season
1999
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 10, 1999

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 10, 1999

110 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 3 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Trent Dilfer's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1995

01
TBDILFER12Trent Dilfer
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Franchise era

1996–2004

02
TBDILFER12Trent Dilfer
TBBROOKS55Derrick Brooks
TBSAPP99Warren Sapp

Dungy builds it; Gruden finishes it

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The championship defense

The Tampa 2 defense restored the franchise, and Jon Gruden's arrival supplied the offense and edge needed to dominate Super Bowl XXXVII.

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Franchise era

2000–2006

03
BALDILFER8Trent Dilfer
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

1999–2009

04
SEADILFER4Trent Dilfer
SEAHASSELBECK8Matt Hasselbeck
SEAALEXANDER37Shaun Alexander

Hasselbeck and Alexander reach the Super Bowl

Seattle Seahawks · Holmgren builds an NFC champion

Paul Allen stabilized the club, Holmgren built around an elite line and the 2005 Seahawks won the NFC behind Alexander's MVP season.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

05
CLEDILFER4Trent Dilfer
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

1999–2010

06
SFDILFER12Trent Dilfer
SFOWENS81Terrell Owens
SFGARCIA5Jeff Garcia

Brief Owens–Garcia fireworks precede a rebuild

San Francisco 49ers · The long reset

An explosive early-2000s offense supplied one last playoff comeback before instability took over and Willis became the next defensive foundation.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 20001× Pro Bowl selection14 NFL seasons127 career games20,518 career passing yards113 career passing touchdowns853 career rushing yards5 career rushing touchdowns2 career receptions-6 career receiving yards8 career solo tacklesDrafted by: TBDraft pick: 6Jersey: 126 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 25, 1994Most recent: Dec 9, 2007

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