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Mike Tomczak

Retired

Detroit Lions · QB

Mike Tomczak recorded 176 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 16 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears.

▶Best highlights

91.4

pass yds/gm

3.0

rush yds/gm

11

playoff games

176

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Mike Tomczak's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1991
GREEN BAYPACKERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 1, 1991

Green Bay Packers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 1, 1991

276 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1990
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 23, 1990

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 23, 1990

239 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 2 INT

Regular Season
1987
NEW YORKGIANTS
CHICAGOBEARS
SEP 14, 1987

New York Giants vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Sep 14, 1987

292 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 2 INT

Regular Season
1989
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 2, 1989

Philadelphia Eagles vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 2, 1989

266 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1989
TENNESSEETITANS
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 15, 1989

Tennessee Titans vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 15, 1989

247 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 4 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Mike Tomczak's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 343 passing yards

Regular Season
1994
MIAMIDOLPHINS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NOV 20, 1994

Miami Dolphins vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Nov 20, 1994

343 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 3 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1991
GREEN BAYPACKERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 1, 1991

Green Bay Packers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 1, 1991

276 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Career highs: 23 completions · 1 completion of 40+ yards

Regular Season
1999
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 18, 1999

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 18, 1999

278 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 4 INT

Career high: 48 rushing yards

Regular Season
1991
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NOV 24, 1991

Indianapolis Colts vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 24, 1991

50 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Mike Tomczak's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1982–1992

01
CHITOMCZAK—Mike Tomczak
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

1968–1991

02
GBTOMCZAK—Mike Tomczak
GBLOFTON—James Lofton
GBDICKEY—Lynn Dickey

Two decades of searching after Lombardi

Green Bay Packers · The long road back

Green Bay cycled through coaches and rarely reached the playoffs before a new front office changed the franchise's direction.

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Franchise era

1985–1995

03
CLETOMCZAK—Mike Tomczak
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

1992–2006

04
PITTOMCZAK—Mike Tomczak
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Franchise era

1999–2008

05
DETTOMCZAK—Mike Tomczak
DETHANSON4Jason Hanson
DETWILLIAMS11Roy Williams

A painful rebuild reaches rock bottom

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Sanders retired abruptly and years of poor roster construction culminated in the league's first 0–16 season.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 198515 NFL seasons185 career games16,079 career passing yards88 career passing touchdowns526 career rushing yards9 career rushing touchdowns1 career receptions5 career receiving yardsJersey: 1811 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 29, 1985Most recent: Jan 2, 2000

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.