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Kurt Warner

Retired

Arizona Cardinals · QB

Kurt Warner recorded 123 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with ARZ, Arizona Cardinals, New York Giants, St. Louis Rams, SL.

▶Best highlights

260.4

pass yds/gm

2.3

rush yds/gm

13

playoff games

123

career games

Five defining games

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A researched consensus introduction to Kurt Warner's defining games.

Editorial methodology and sources

Cross-checked Pro Football Hall of Fame: Kurt Warner, postseason and milestone context, and verified Athlore box scores. This frozen editorial order balances the highest-leverage indexed appearances with statistical peaks that represent Kurt Warner's career; no ranking formula runs in the application.

  1. #1. In the Divisional Round against Minnesota Vikings and St. Louis Rams, Kurt Warner recorded 391 passing yards, 5 passing touchdowns, 3 rushing yards in the leading indexed performance of this editorial five. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Kurt Warner
  2. #2. In the Wild Card Round against Green Bay Packers and Arizona Cardinals, Kurt Warner recorded 379 passing yards, 5 passing touchdowns in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Kurt Warner
  3. #3. In the conference championship against Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals, Kurt Warner recorded 279 passing yards, 4 passing touchdowns in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Kurt Warner
  4. #4. Against San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Rams, Kurt Warner recorded 323 passing yards, 5 passing touchdowns, 10 rushing yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Kurt Warner
  5. #5. Against Arizona Cardinals and Chicago Bears, Kurt Warner recorded 261 passing yards, 5 passing touchdowns, 3 rushing yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Kurt Warner

Reviewed through 2026-08-11

Divisional Round
1999
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
ST. LOUISRAMS
JAN 16, 2000

Minnesota Vikings vs St. Louis Rams

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 2000

391 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 1 INT

Wild Card
2009
GREEN BAYPACKERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
JAN 10, 2010

Green Bay Packers vs Arizona Cardinals

Wild Card · Jan 10, 2010

379 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2008
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
ARIZONACARDINALS
JAN 18, 2009

Philadelphia Eagles vs Arizona Cardinals

Conference Championship · Jan 18, 2009

279 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
ST. LOUISRAMS
OCT 10, 1999

San Francisco 49ers vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Oct 10, 1999

323 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
2009
ARIZONACARDINALS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 8, 2009

Arizona Cardinals vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 8, 2009

261 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Kurt Warner's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 484 passing yards

Regular Season
2007
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 25, 2007

San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 25, 2007

484 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 2 INT

Career high: 5 passing touchdowns

Wild Card
2009
GREEN BAYPACKERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
JAN 10, 2010

Green Bay Packers vs Arizona Cardinals

Wild Card · Jan 10, 2010

379 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 40 completions

Regular Season
2008
ARIZONACARDINALS
NEW YORKJETS
SEP 28, 2008

Arizona Cardinals vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Sep 28, 2008

472 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 3 INT

Career high: 3 completions of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2001
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
ST. LOUISRAMS
DEC 30, 2001

Indianapolis Colts vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Dec 30, 2001

359 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 26 rushing yards

Regular Season
1999
ST. LOUISRAMS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 7, 1999

St. Louis Rams vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 7, 1999

305 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Kurt Warner's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1990–1998

01
LARWARNER13Kurt Warner
LAREVERETT11Jim Everett
LARBETTIS36Jerome Bettis

A franchise changes cities while rebuilding

Los Angeles Rams · Decline and the move to St. Louis

The final Anaheim teams faded before Georgia Frontiere moved the club to St. Louis, where Bruce became the first piece of a sudden offensive leap.

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Franchise era

1999–2004

02
LARWARNER13Kurt Warner
LARFAULK28Marshall Faulk
LARBRUCE80Isaac Bruce

Speed and spacing transform the league

Los Angeles Rams · The Greatest Show on Turf

Warner's emergence, Faulk's versatility and a deep receiving corps produced two Super Bowls and the championship after the 1999 season.

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Franchise era

2004–2012

03
NYGWARNER13Kurt Warner
NYGMANNING10Eli Manning
NYGSTRAHAN92Michael Strahan

Road playoff resilience topples New England twice

New York Giants · Eli's two impossible runs

Manning's late-game calm and a deep pass rush produced two unlikely championships, including the upset of an 18–0 Patriots team.

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Franchise era

2004–2012

04
ARIWARNER13Kurt Warner
ARIFITZGERALD11Larry Fitzgerald
ARIBOLDIN81Anquan Boldin

A Hall of Fame receiver carries Arizona to the Super Bowl

Arizona Cardinals · Fitzgerald and the impossible run

Warner's revival and Fitzgerald's extraordinary 2008 postseason sent the Cardinals to their first Super Bowl and within one late drive of a championship.

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Career accomplishments

Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year · 2008NFL MVP · 1999, 2001NFL passing touchdowns leader · 1999, 2001NFL passing yards leader · 2001Super Bowl champion · 1999Super Bowl MVP · 199912 NFL seasons123 career games32,031 career passing yards206 career passing touchdowns287 career rushing yards3 career rushing touchdowns1 career receptions9 career solo tacklesJersey: 1313 playoff appearances3 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Dec 27, 1998Most recent: Jan 16, 2010

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