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Vinny Testaverde

Retired

Carolina Panthers · QB

Vinny Testaverde recorded 233 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 21 rostered seasons with Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

198.4

pass yds/gm

7.1

rush yds/gm

7

playoff games

233

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Vinny Testaverde's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2000
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW YORKJETS
OCT 23, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Oct 23, 2000

378 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 3 INT

Regular Season
1998
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 27, 1998

New England Patriots vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 27, 1998

179 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1996
BALTIMORERAVENS
DENVERBRONCOS
OCT 20, 1996

Baltimore Ravens vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 20, 1996

338 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
2004
DETROITLIONS
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 31, 2004

Detroit Lions vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 31, 2004

235 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 3 INT

Regular Season
1990
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 16, 1990

Minnesota Vikings vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1990

148 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 2 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Vinny Testaverde's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 481 passing yards · 36 completions

Regular Season
2000
NEW YORKJETS
BALTIMORERAVENS
DEC 24, 2000

New York Jets vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2000

481 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 3 INT

Career high: 5 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
2000
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW YORKJETS
OCT 23, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Oct 23, 2000

378 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 3 INT

Career high: 2 completions of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2007
CAROLINAPANTHERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NOV 18, 2007

Carolina Panthers vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 18, 2007

258 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 2 INT

Career high: 105 rushing yards

Regular Season
1990
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 16, 1990

Minnesota Vikings vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1990

148 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Vinny Testaverde's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1995

01
TBTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde
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

1985–1995

02
CLETESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde
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

1996–1999

03
BALTESTAVERDE12Vinny Testaverde
BALLEWIS52Ray Lewis
BALOGDEN75Jonathan Ogden

A new franchise drafts its defensive spine

Baltimore Ravens · The Baltimore foundation

The Ravens used their first draft to select Lewis and Ogden, giving a young franchise two Hall of Fame pillars before the wins arrived.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

04
NYJTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde
NYJMARTIN28Curtis Martin
NYJPENNINGTON10Chad Pennington

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

05
DALTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde
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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Franchise era

2001–2006

06
NETESTAVERDE14Vinny Testaverde
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEBRUSCHI54Tedy Bruschi

Situational football produces three titles

New England Patriots · The first dynasty

Brady replaced an injured Bledsoe and Belichick's adaptable teams won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Franchise era

2002–2010

07
CARTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde
CARSMITH89Steve Smith
CARPEPPERS90Julius Peppers

Defense, Steve Smith and a Super Bowl run

Carolina Panthers · Cardiac Cats

John Fox's physical team won three road playoff games in 2003 and pushed New England to the final seconds of Super Bowl XXXVIII.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1996, 199821 NFL seasons233 career games46,217 career passing yards275 career passing touchdowns1,661 career rushing yards15 career rushing touchdowns3 career receptions6 career receiving yards3 career solo tacklesDrafted by: TBDraft pick: 1Jersey: 167 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 20, 1987Most recent: Dec 30, 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