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Warren Moon

Retired

Kansas City Chiefs · QB

Warren Moon recorded 208 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 17 rostered seasons with Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks, Minnesota Vikings, Houston Texans, Houston Oilers.

▶Best highlights

237.1

pass yds/gm

8.3

rush yds/gm

10

playoff games

208

career games

Five defining games

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A researched consensus introduction to Warren Moon's defining games.

Editorial methodology and sources

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

  1. #1. In the Wild Card Round against Tennessee Titans and Buffalo Bills, Warren Moon recorded 371 passing yards, 4 passing touchdowns, 7 rushing yards in the leading indexed performance of this editorial five. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Warren Moon
  2. #2. In the Divisional Round against Tennessee Titans and Denver Broncos, Warren Moon recorded 325 passing yards, 3 passing touchdowns, 18 rushing yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Warren Moon
  3. #3. In the Wild Card Round against Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans, Warren Moon recorded 315 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns, 12 rushing yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Warren Moon
  4. #4. Against Cincinnati Bengals and Tennessee Titans, Warren Moon recorded 369 passing yards, 5 passing touchdowns, 19 rushing yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Warren Moon
  5. #5. Against Tennessee Titans and Cleveland Browns, Warren Moon recorded 322 passing yards, 5 passing touchdowns, 15 rushing yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Warren Moon

Reviewed through 2026-08-11

Wild Card
1992
TENNESSEETITANS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 3, 1993

Tennessee Titans vs Buffalo Bills

Wild Card · Jan 3, 1993

371 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 2 INT

Divisional Round
1991
TENNESSEETITANS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 4, 1992

Tennessee Titans vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Jan 4, 1992

325 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Wild Card
1989
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 31, 1989

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Tennessee Titans

Wild Card · Dec 31, 1989

315 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1990
CINCINNATIBENGALS
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 14, 1990

Cincinnati Bengals vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 14, 1990

369 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1990
TENNESSEETITANS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 18, 1990

Tennessee Titans vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 18, 1990

322 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Warren Moon's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 527 passing yards

Regular Season
1990
TENNESSEETITANS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 16, 1990

Tennessee Titans vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1990

527 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 5 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1997
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
OCT 26, 1997

Oakland Raiders vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Oct 26, 1997

409 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 2 INT

Career highs: 12 completions · 1 completion of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2000
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
NOV 26, 2000

Kansas City Chiefs vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Nov 26, 2000

130 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 47 rushing yards

Regular Season
1985
W
TENNESSEETITANS
WSH
SEP 15, 1985

Tennessee Titans vs WSH

Regular Season · Sep 15, 1985

137 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Warren Moon's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1978–1984

01
TENMOON1Warren Moon
TENCAMPBELL—Earl Campbell
TENPASTORINI—Dan Pastorini

Campbell carries Houston to two AFC title games

Tennessee Titans · Luv Ya Blue

Campbell's punishing MVP seasons packed the Astrodome and sent Houston to consecutive conference championship games against Pittsburgh.

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Franchise era

1985–1996

02
TENMOON1Warren Moon
TENJEFFIRES80Haywood Jeffires
TENCHILDRESS72Ray Childress

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

1992–2000

03
MINMOON1Warren Moon
MINCARTER80Cris Carter
MINMOSS84Randy Moss

The league's most explosive offense

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Moss transformed the league as a rookie and the 15–1 Vikings set a scoring record before falling in overtime one game short of the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

1983–1998

04
SEAMOON1Warren Moon
SEALARGENT—Steve Largent
SEAWARNER—Curt Warner

Ground Chuck reaches the AFC title game

Seattle Seahawks · The Chuck Knox years

Knox's physical style produced the franchise's first playoffs and a 1983 run to the AFC Championship Game before years of ownership uncertainty.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

05
KCMOON1Warren Moon
KCGONZALEZ88Tony Gonzalez
KCHOLMES31Priest Holmes

Priest Holmes and an elite line light up Sundays

Kansas City Chiefs · Great offenses, painful Januarys

Kansas City built record-setting offenses but remained unable to win a playoff game, then bottomed out before a transformative coaching hire.

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Career accomplishments

NFL passing yards leader · 1990, 1991NFL Offensive Player of the Year · 1990NFL passing touchdowns leader · 1990Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year · 198917 NFL seasons208 career games49,325 career passing yards291 career passing touchdowns1,736 career rushing yards22 career rushing touchdownsJersey: 110 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 2, 1984Most recent: Nov 26, 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