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Billy Joe Tolliver

Retired

New Orleans Saints · QB

Billy Joe Tolliver recorded 79 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Texans, Houston Oilers, San Diego Chargers.

▶Best highlights

136.2

pass yds/gm

4.1

rush yds/gm

0

playoff games

79

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Billy Joe Tolliver's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1999
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 14, 1999

San Francisco 49ers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 14, 1999

242 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1998
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 27, 1998

Buffalo Bills vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 27, 1998

296 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1993
LOS ANGELESRAMS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 14, 1993

Los Angeles Rams vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 14, 1993

213 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1994
TENNESSEETITANS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 30, 1994

Tennessee Titans vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 30, 1994

226 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
TENNESSEETITANS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
OCT 17, 1999

Tennessee Titans vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 17, 1999

354 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 2 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Billy Joe Tolliver's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 354 passing yards · 28 completions

Regular Season
1999
TENNESSEETITANS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
OCT 17, 1999

Tennessee Titans vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 17, 1999

354 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 2 INT

Career high: 3 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1998
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 27, 1998

Buffalo Bills vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 27, 1998

296 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Career highs: 2 completions of 40+ yards · 36 rushing yards

Regular Season
1999
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 14, 1999

San Francisco 49ers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 14, 1999

242 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Billy Joe Tolliver's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1986–2000

01
LACTOLLIVER—Billy Joe Tolliver
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

1989–1996

02
ATLTOLLIVER—Billy Joe Tolliver
ATLSANDERS21Deion Sanders
ATLRISON89Andre Rison

Deion Sanders makes Atlanta an event

Atlanta Falcons · Prime Time changes the temperature

Sanders brought speed and swagger to a franchise still searching for consistency, setting the tone for a bolder Atlanta football identity.

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Franchise era

1985–1996

03
TENTOLLIVER—Billy Joe Tolliver
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

1989–1998

04
KCTOLLIVER—Billy Joe Tolliver
KCTHOMAS58Derrick Thomas
KCSMITH90Neil Smith

Defense and power make the Chiefs a fixture

Kansas City Chiefs · Martyball restores Arrowhead

Marty Schottenheimer and Thomas produced seven playoff appearances and one of football's loudest home advantages, though no Super Bowl trip followed.

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Franchise era

1997–2001

05
ATLTOLLIVER—Billy Joe Tolliver
ATLANDERSON32Jamal Anderson
ATLTUGGLE58Jessie Tuggle

A power run carries Atlanta to the Super Bowl

Atlanta Falcons · The Dirty Birds

The 1998 Falcons went 14–2, stunned Minnesota in overtime and reached the first Super Bowl in franchise history behind Anderson and a veteran defense.

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Franchise era

1987–1999

06
NOTOLLIVER—Billy Joe Tolliver
NOJACKSON—Rickey Jackson
NOMILLS51Sam Mills

Linebacker defense delivers the first winners

New Orleans Saints · The Dome Patrol

Jim Mora's defense sent four linebackers to the Pro Bowl and ended the franchise's wait for winning seasons and playoff football.

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Franchise era

2000–2005

07
NOTOLLIVER—Billy Joe Tolliver
NOBROOKS2Aaron Brooks
NOHORN87Joe Horn

A breakthrough gives way to displacement

New Orleans Saints · The first playoff win and Katrina

New Orleans won its first playoff game before Hurricane Katrina forced the team across multiple home fields and placed its future in doubt.

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Career accomplishments

9 NFL seasons79 career games10,760 career passing yards59 career passing touchdowns320 career rushing yards5 career rushing touchdownsJersey: 110 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 29, 1989Most recent: Dec 19, 1999

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

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.