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Luke McCown

Retired

New Orleans Saints · QB

Luke McCown recorded 25 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, CLV, Cleveland Browns.

▶Best highlights

94.8

pass yds/gm

7.1

rush yds/gm

0

playoff games

25

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Luke McCown's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2007
CAROLINAPANTHERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 30, 2007

Carolina Panthers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 30, 2007

236 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
2007
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 2, 2007

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 2, 2007

313 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
2004
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 5, 2004

New England Patriots vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 5, 2004

277 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 2 INT

Regular Season
2007
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 23, 2007

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 23, 2007

185 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
2004
CLEVELANDBROWNS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 12, 2004

Cleveland Browns vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 12, 2004

62 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 2 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Luke McCown's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 313 passing yards · 2 completions of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2007
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 2, 2007

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 2, 2007

313 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Career highs: 2 passing touchdowns · 47 rushing yards

Regular Season
2007
CAROLINAPANTHERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 30, 2007

Carolina Panthers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 30, 2007

236 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 31 completions

Regular Season
2015
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
SEP 27, 2015

New Orleans Saints vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Sep 27, 2015

310 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Luke McCown's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2017

01
CLEMCCOWN—Luke McCown
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

2005–2013

02
TBMCCOWN—Luke McCown
TBBARBER20Ronde Barber
TBWILLIAMS24Cadillac Williams

Intermittent winners give way to another reset

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · After the first title

Tampa Bay won two more divisions but could not rebuild the champion's core as the roster cycled through young quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2000–2010

03
JAXMCCOWN—Luke McCown
JAXTAYLOR28Fred Taylor
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

A physical offense keeps Jacksonville dangerous

Jacksonville Jaguars · Taylor, Smith and MJD

Explosive backs and a powerful defense produced several strong teams, including the 2007 group that won a playoff game in Pittsburgh.

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Franchise era

2011–2016

04
JAXMCCOWN—Luke McCown
JAXPOSLUSZNY51Paul Posluszny
JAXSHORTS84Cecil Shorts

Quarterback misses stall a young roster

Jacksonville Jaguars · The long rebuild

Repeated top draft picks failed to create momentum until the defense accumulated enough talent for a sudden breakthrough.

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Franchise era

2008–2014

05
ATLMCCOWN—Luke McCown
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLWHITE84Roddy White

Winning seasons become the expectation

Atlanta Falcons · Ryan and Smith stabilize Atlanta

Ryan's immediate command and a deep skill group produced five straight winning seasons and a 2012 NFC title-game appearance.

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Franchise era

2012–2016

06
NOMCCOWN—Luke McCown
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOJORDAN94Cameron Jordan

Brees keeps producing through defensive collapse

New Orleans Saints · Historic offense, incomplete teams

New Orleans remained one of football's most prolific passing teams but three straight 7–9 seasons forced a major roster reset.

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Franchise era

2016–present

07
DALMCCOWN—Luke McCown
DALPRESCOTT4Dak Prescott
DALELLIOTT21Ezekiel Elliott

Regular-season excellence meets January frustration

Dallas Cowboys · Dak, Zeke and the modern contenders

Prescott's immediate rise and Parsons's defensive impact kept Dallas among the league's most talented teams without a return to the conference championship game.

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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons62 career games2,370 career passing yards9 career passing touchdowns177 career rushing yardsCollege: Louisiana TechDrafted by: CLEJersey: 30 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 19, 2004Most recent: Oct 25, 2015

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.