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Drew Bledsoe

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Dallas Cowboys · QB

Drew Bledsoe recorded 194 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots.

▶Best highlights

230.0

pass yds/gm

4.0

rush yds/gm

7

playoff games

194

career games

Five defining games

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A researched consensus introduction to Drew Bledsoe's defining games.

Editorial methodology and sources

Cross-checked NFL career stats: Drew Bledsoe, postseason and milestone context, and verified Athlore box scores. This frozen editorial order balances the highest-leverage indexed appearances with statistical peaks that represent Drew Bledsoe's career; no ranking formula runs in the application.

  1. #1. In the Super Bowl against Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots, Drew Bledsoe recorded 253 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns, 1 rushing yards in the leading indexed performance of this editorial five. NFL career stats: Drew Bledsoe
  2. #2. In the conference championship against New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers, Drew Bledsoe recorded 102 passing yards, 1 passing touchdowns, 1 rushing yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. NFL career stats: Drew Bledsoe
  3. #3. In the Divisional Round against Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots, Drew Bledsoe recorded 164 passing yards, 1 passing touchdowns, -1 rushing yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. NFL career stats: Drew Bledsoe
  4. #4. Against Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots, Drew Bledsoe recorded 329 passing yards, 4 passing touchdowns, 27 rushing yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. NFL career stats: Drew Bledsoe
  5. #5. Against Los Angeles Chargers and New England Patriots, Drew Bledsoe recorded 340 passing yards, 4 passing touchdowns, 8 rushing yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. NFL career stats: Drew Bledsoe

Reviewed through 2026-08-11

Super Bowl
XXXI
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 26, 1997

Green Bay Packers vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXI · Jan 26, 1997

253 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 4 INT

Conference Championship
2001
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 27, 2002

New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Conference Championship · Jan 27, 2002

102 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1996
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 5, 1997

Pittsburgh Steelers vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 5, 1997

164 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 2 INT

Regular Season
1993
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 2, 1994

Miami Dolphins vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Jan 2, 1994

329 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1997
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
AUG 31, 1997

Los Angeles Chargers vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Aug 31, 1997

340 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Drew Bledsoe's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 463 passing yards · 35 completions

Regular Season
2002
BUFFALOBILLS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 15, 2002

Buffalo Bills vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 15, 2002

463 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 4 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
2004
BUFFALOBILLS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 5, 2004

Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 5, 2004

277 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 3 completions of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2002
MIAMIDOLPHINS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 1, 2002

Miami Dolphins vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 1, 2002

306 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 30 rushing yards

Regular Season
2000
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEP 3, 2000

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Sep 3, 2000

216 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Drew Bledsoe's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1993–2000

01
NEBLEDSOE11Drew Bledsoe
NECOATES87Ben Coates
NELAW24Ty Law

A No. 1 quarterback brings the Patriots back

New England Patriots · Parcells and Bledsoe reset expectations

Robert Kraft's ownership and Bill Parcells's coaching stabilized the organization, leading to Super Bowl XXXI and a roster ready for another regime.

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Franchise era

2001–2006

02
NEBLEDSOE11Drew Bledsoe
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEBRUSCHI54Tedy Bruschi

Situational football produces three titles

New England Patriots · The first dynasty

Brady replaced an injured Bledsoe and Belichick's adaptable teams won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

03
BUFBLEDSOE11Drew Bledsoe
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

04
DALBLEDSOE11Drew Bledsoe
DALROMO9Tony Romo
DALWITTEN82Jason Witten

Undrafted improvisation restores contention

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

Romo developed into a prolific quarterback and gave Dallas repeated division titles, though a sequence of narrow playoff losses shaped the era's reputation.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002Super Bowl champion · 2001NFL passing yards leader · 199414 NFL seasons194 career games44,611 career passing yards251 career passing touchdowns779 career rushing yards10 career rushing touchdowns1 career receptions-9 career receiving yards3 career solo tacklesDrafted by: NEDraft pick: 1Jersey: 117 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 5, 1993Most recent: Oct 23, 2006

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