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Steve Bartkowski

Retired

Los Angeles Rams · QB

Steve Bartkowski recorded 129 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Los Angeles Rams, RAM, Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins.

▶Best highlights

187.0

pass yds/gm

1.9

rush yds/gm

4

playoff games

129

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Steve Bartkowski's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1981
ARIZONACARDINALS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 18, 1981

Arizona Cardinals vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1981

288 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1980
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 14, 1980

San Francisco 49ers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 14, 1980

276 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1980
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 16, 1980

New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 16, 1980

195 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1980
ATLANTAFALCONS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
OCT 19, 1980

Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 19, 1980

202 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1979
ATLANTAFALCONS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEP 2, 1979

Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 2, 1979

312 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Steve Bartkowski's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 416 passing yards

Regular Season
1981
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 15, 1981

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 15, 1981

416 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 2 INT

Career high: 4 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1981
ARIZONACARDINALS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 18, 1981

Arizona Cardinals vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1981

288 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 19 rushing yards

Regular Season
1984
ATLANTAFALCONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 16, 1984

Atlanta Falcons vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 16, 1984

195 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Steve Bartkowski's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1966–1988

01
ATLBARTKOWSKI—Steve Bartkowski
ATLHUMPHREY—Claude Humphrey
ATLANDREWS—William Andrews

The Grits Blitz and Bartkowski bring the first wins

Atlanta Falcons · Building an identity

After a difficult expansion launch, Atlanta found its first playoff teams through an attacking defense, Bartkowski's arm and Andrews's punishing running.

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Franchise era

1981–1992

02
WASBARTKOWSKI—Steve Bartkowski
WASRIGGINS—John Riggins
WASMONK—Art Monk

Three quarterbacks, three championship teams

Washington Commanders · The Gibbs dynasty

Gibbs adapted his offense around different quarterbacks and dominant lines, winning Super Bowls after the 1982, 1987 and 1991 seasons.

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Franchise era

1973–1989

03
LARBARTKOWSKI—Steve Bartkowski
LARYOUNGBLOOD—Jack Youngblood
LARDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson

Division dominance keeps colliding with a dynasty

Los Angeles Rams · A perennial NFC power

The Rams won seven straight division titles and reached the 1979 Super Bowl, but Dallas, Minnesota and San Francisco repeatedly blocked the path.

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Career accomplishments

NFL passing touchdowns leader · 198012 NFL seasons129 career games24,124 career passing yards156 career passing touchdowns239 career rushing yards11 career rushing touchdownsJersey: 04 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 21, 1975Most recent: Oct 19, 1986

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