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Jim McMahon

Retired

Green Bay Packers · QB

Jim McMahon recorded 119 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 15 rostered seasons with Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers, Chicago Bears.

▶Best highlights

152.5

pass yds/gm

13.7

rush yds/gm

10

playoff games

119

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Jim McMahon's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1985
W
WSH
CHICAGOBEARS
SEP 29, 1985

WSH vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Sep 29, 1985

160 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1984
CHICAGOBEARS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 21, 1984

Chicago Bears vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 21, 1984

219 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1985
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
CHICAGOBEARS
SEP 8, 1985

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Sep 8, 1985

274 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Super Bowl
XX
CHICAGOBEARS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 26, 1986

Chicago Bears vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XX · Jan 26, 1986

256 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
CHICAGOBEARS
DENVERBRONCOS
NOV 16, 1987

Chicago Bears vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Nov 16, 1987

311 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Jim McMahon's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 389 passing yards

Regular Season
1989
TENNESSEETITANS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
SEP 17, 1989

Tennessee Titans vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Sep 17, 1989

389 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 3 INT

Career high: 3 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1993
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DEC 19, 1993

Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Dec 19, 1993

207 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 74 rushing yards

Regular Season
1983
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 27, 1983

San Francisco 49ers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 27, 1983

159 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Jim McMahon's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1982–1992

01
CHIMCMAHON—Jim McMahon
CHIPAYTON34Walter Payton
CHISINGLETARY50Mike Singletary

Defense, personality and one overwhelming champion

Chicago Bears · The 1985 Bears

Mike Ditka and Buddy Ryan assembled a defense of historic speed and intimidation that dominated the 1985 postseason and remained dangerous for years.

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Franchise era

1986–2000

02
LACMCMAHON—Jim McMahon
LACSEAU55Junior Seau
LACHUMPHRIES12Stan Humphries

Defense carries an unlikely champion of the AFC

Los Angeles Chargers · Seau and the first Super Bowl

Seau became the emotional center of the franchise and the 1994 Chargers won three straight playoff games to reach Super Bowl XXIX.

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Franchise era

1986–1998

03
PHIMCMAHON—Jim McMahon
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

1992–2000

04
MINMCMAHON—Jim McMahon
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

1988–2003

05
ARIMCMAHON—Jim McMahon
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Franchise era

1985–1995

06
CLEMCMAHON—Jim McMahon
CLEKOSAR19Bernie Kosar
CLEMATTHEWS—Clay Matthews Jr.

Three AFC title games, three painful endings

Cleveland Browns · Kosar and the Denver heartbreaks

A homegrown contender reached three conference championship games in four seasons before The Drive and The Fumble became permanent Cleveland memories.

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Franchise era

1992–2007

07
GBMCMAHON—Jim McMahon
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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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 1985, 1996Pro Bowl selection · 198515 NFL seasons119 career games18,148 career passing yards100 career passing touchdowns1,631 career rushing yards16 career rushing touchdowns5 career receptions72 career receiving yards2 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 910 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 19, 1982Most recent: Jan 12, 1997

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