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WASFREROTTE—

Gus Frerotte

Retired

Minnesota Vikings · QB

Gus Frerotte recorded 119 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 15 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams, SL, Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, WSH, Washington Redskins.

▶Best highlights

178.9

pass yds/gm

2.6

rush yds/gm

3

playoff games

119

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Gus Frerotte's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2000
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DENVERBRONCOS
NOV 19, 2000

San Diego Chargers vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Nov 19, 2000

462 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 4 INT

Regular Season
2003
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 28, 2003

San Francisco 49ers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 28, 2003

267 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1995
W
WSH
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 8, 1995

WSH vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 8, 1995

252 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
2007
ATLANTAFALCONS
ST. LOUISRAMS
DEC 2, 2007

Atlanta Falcons vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Dec 2, 2007

311 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 2 INT

Regular Season
2007
ARIZONACARDINALS
ST. LOUISRAMS
OCT 7, 2007

Arizona Cardinals vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Oct 7, 2007

262 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 3 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Gus Frerotte's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 462 passing yards · 5 passing touchdowns · 36 completions

Regular Season
2000
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DENVERBRONCOS
NOV 19, 2000

San Diego Chargers vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Nov 19, 2000

462 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 4 INT

Career high: 3 completions of 40+ yards

Regular Season
1999
DETROITLIONS
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 14, 1999

Detroit Lions vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 14, 1999

375 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 32 rushing yards

Regular Season
1997
W
WSH
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 19, 1997

WSH vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 19, 1997

228 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 3 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Gus Frerotte's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1993–2011

01
WASFREROTTE—Gus Frerotte
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

1999–2008

02
DETFREROTTE—Gus Frerotte
DETHANSON4Jason Hanson
DETWILLIAMS11Roy Williams

A painful rebuild reaches rock bottom

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Sanders retired abruptly and years of poor roster construction culminated in the league's first 0–16 season.

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Franchise era

1999–2011

03
DENFREROTTE—Gus Frerotte
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

1992–2002

04
CINFREROTTE—Gus Frerotte
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

2001–2013

05
MINFREROTTE—Gus Frerotte
MINPETERSON28Adrian Peterson
MINALLEN69Jared Allen

A singular runner carries changing teams

Minnesota Vikings · The Peterson years

Peterson returned from major knee surgery to rush for 2,097 yards, while Brett Favre's 2009 season produced another painful NFC title-game finish.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

06
MIAFREROTTE—Gus Frerotte
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Franchise era

2005–2016

07
LARFREROTTE—Gus Frerotte
LARJACKSON39Steven Jackson
LARLONG91Chris Long

St. Louis struggles before Los Angeles gets the Rams back

Los Angeles Rams · The long rebuild and return home

Jackson carried years of losing, Donald arrived as a foundational defender and the franchise returned to Los Angeles in 2016.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 199615 NFL seasons119 career games21,291 career passing yards114 career passing touchdowns315 career rushing yards6 career rushing touchdowns4 career solo tacklesDrafted by: WASDraft pick: 197Jersey: 123 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 23, 1994Most recent: Dec 7, 2008

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