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Brad Johnson

Retired

Dallas Cowboys · QB

Brad Johnson recorded 147 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 17 rostered seasons with Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins.

▶Best highlights

197.7

pass yds/gm

4.5

rush yds/gm

7

playoff games

147

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Brad Johnson's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2002
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 3, 2002

Minnesota Vikings vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 3, 2002

313 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
CAROLINAPANTHERS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
OCT 3, 1999

Carolina Panthers vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Oct 3, 1999

337 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXXVII
OAKLANDRAIDERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 26, 2003

Oakland Raiders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Super Bowl XXXVII · Jan 26, 2003

215 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
2003
ATLANTAFALCONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 20, 2003

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 20, 2003

346 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 4 INT

Regular Season
1996
ARIZONACARDINALS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 1, 1996

Arizona Cardinals vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 1, 1996

238 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Brad Johnson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 471 passing yards

Regular Season
1999
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 26, 1999

Washington Commanders vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 26, 1999

471 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 5 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
2002
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 3, 2002

Minnesota Vikings vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 3, 2002

313 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 40 completions

Regular Season
2001
CHICAGOBEARS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 18, 2001

Chicago Bears vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 18, 2001

399 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 2 INT

Career high: 4 completions of 40+ yards

Regular Season
1999
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NOV 14, 1999

Washington Commanders vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Nov 14, 1999

313 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 3 INT

Career high: 44 rushing yards

Regular Season
2000
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 10, 2000

Washington Commanders vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 10, 2000

245 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 4 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Brad Johnson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2000

01
MINJOHNSON—Brad Johnson
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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Franchise era

1993–2011

02
WASJOHNSON—Brad Johnson
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

1996–2004

03
TBJOHNSON—Brad Johnson
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

2001–2013

04
MINJOHNSON—Brad Johnson
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

05
DALJOHNSON—Brad Johnson
DALROMO9Tony Romo
DALWITTEN82Jason Witten

Undrafted improvisation restores contention

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

Romo developed into a prolific quarterback and gave Dallas repeated division titles, though a sequence of narrow playoff losses shaped the era's reputation.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1999, 2002Super Bowl champion · 200217 NFL seasons147 career games29,064 career passing yards166 career passing touchdowns657 career rushing yards8 career rushing touchdowns1 career receptions3 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdowns7 career solo tacklesDrafted by: MINDraft pick: 227Jersey: 147 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 18, 1994Most recent: Nov 2, 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