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Steve McNair

Retired

Baltimore Ravens · QB

Steve McNair recorded 161 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with BLT, Baltimore Ravens, Tennessee Titans, Tennessee Oilers, Houston Texans, Houston Oilers.

▶Best highlights

194.6

pass yds/gm

22.3

rush yds/gm

10

playoff games

161

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Steve McNair's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1999
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 26, 1999

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 26, 1999

291 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
TENNESSEETITANS
NOV 4, 2001

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2001

241 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1999
TENNESSEETITANS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
JAN 23, 2000

Tennessee Titans vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Conference Championship · Jan 23, 2000

112 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1997
TENNESSEETITANS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 26, 1997

Tennessee Titans vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 26, 1997

146 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2002
TENNESSEETITANS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 19, 2003

Tennessee Titans vs Oakland Raiders

Conference Championship · Jan 19, 2003

194 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Steve McNair's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 421 passing yards

Regular Season
2003
HOUSTONTEXANS
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 12, 2003

Houston Texans vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 12, 2003

421 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 5 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1999
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 26, 1999

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 26, 1999

291 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 34 completions

Regular Season
2007
BALTIMORERAVENS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
SEP 30, 2007

Baltimore Ravens vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2007

307 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 3 completions of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2005
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
TENNESSEETITANS
NOV 27, 2005

San Francisco 49ers vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 27, 2005

343 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 95 rushing yards

Regular Season
1998
TENNESSEETITANS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 8, 1998

Tennessee Titans vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 8, 1998

123 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Steve McNair's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1985–1996

01
TENMCNAIR9Steve McNair
TENMOON1Warren Moon
TENJEFFIRES80Haywood Jeffires

A historic passing offense meets historic heartbreak

Tennessee Titans · Moon and the run-and-shoot

Moon flourished in Houston's wide-open offense and made seven straight playoffs, but the 32-point collapse in Buffalo became the era's defining ending.

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Franchise era

1997–2004

02
TENMCNAIR9Steve McNair
TENGEORGE27Eddie George
TENKEARSE90Jevon Kearse

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

2005–2015

03
TENMCNAIR9Steve McNair
TENJOHNSON28Chris Johnson
TENBULLUCK53Keith Bulluck

Explosive rushing bridges changing quarterbacks

Tennessee Titans · From CJ2K to another rebuild

Johnson's 2,006-yard season supplied the peak as Tennessee cycled through coaches and quarterbacks after the McNair core.

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Franchise era

2000–2006

04
BALMCNAIR9Steve McNair
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

2007–2012

05
BALMCNAIR9Steve McNair
BALFLACCO5Joe Flacco
BALRICE27Ray Rice

Five straight postseasons end with a championship

Baltimore Ravens · Flacco's January run

John Harbaugh and Flacco reached the playoffs in each of their first five seasons together, culminating in four road-or-neutral wins and the Super Bowl XLVII title.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 2000, 2003, 2005NFL MVP · 200313 NFL seasons161 career games31,335 career passing yards174 career passing touchdowns3,590 career rushing yards37 career rushing touchdowns1 career receptions4 career receiving yards7 career solo tacklesDrafted by: HOUDraft pick: 3Jersey: 910 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Nov 5, 1995Most recent: Nov 11, 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