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Steve DeBerg

Retired

Atlanta Falcons · QB

Steve DeBerg recorded 206 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 18 rostered seasons with Atlanta Falcons, Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers.

▶Best highlights

166.2

pass yds/gm

1.0

rush yds/gm

4

playoff games

206

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
1987
ATLANTAFALCONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SEP 13, 1987

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 13, 1987

333 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1985
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 20, 1985

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 20, 1985

365 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1984
NEW YORKJETS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 16, 1984

New York Jets vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1984

280 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1979
CHICAGOBEARS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 28, 1979

Chicago Bears vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 28, 1979

348 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 2 INT

Regular Season
1987
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 8, 1987

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 8, 1987

303 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 395 passing yards

Regular Season
1990
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DENVERBRONCOS
SEP 17, 1990

Kansas City Chiefs vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Sep 17, 1990

395 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 5 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1987
ATLANTAFALCONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SEP 13, 1987

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 13, 1987

333 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 30 rushing yards

Regular Season
1981
DENVERBRONCOS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 22, 1981

Denver Broncos vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 22, 1981

305 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1958–1978

01
SFDEBERG—Steve DeBerg
SFBRODIE—John Brodie
SFWASHINGTON84Gene Washington

The Shotgun and three NFC title losses

San Francisco 49ers · Searching for the breakthrough

Brodie's passing and Dick Nolan's defense won three straight division titles, but Dallas ended each postseason before a full teardown followed.

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Franchise era

1979–1990

02
SFDEBERG—Steve DeBerg
SFMONTANA16Joe Montana
SFRICE80Jerry Rice

The West Coast offense wins four championships

San Francisco 49ers · Walsh, Montana and the dynasty

Bill Walsh paired precise passing with a rebuilt defense, and Montana's calm produced four Super Bowl victories without a loss.

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Franchise era

1973–1982

03
DENDEBERG—Steve DeBerg
DENGRADISHAR—Randy Gradishar
DENJACKSON—Tom Jackson

Defense sends Denver to its first Super Bowl

Denver Broncos · The Orange Crush

A swarming defense and a roaring home crowd transformed the Broncos, culminating in the franchise's first Super Bowl trip after the 1977 season.

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Franchise era

1983–1992

04
DENDEBERG—Steve DeBerg
DENELWAY7John Elway
DENMECKLENBURG—Karl Mecklenburg

Three AFC championships establish the standard

Denver Broncos · Elway carries Denver west

Elway's arm, movement and late-game nerve repeatedly pulled Denver through the AFC even when the Super Bowl exposed the roster's limits.

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Franchise era

1983–1995

05
TBDEBERG—Steve DeBerg
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Franchise era

1970–1988

06
KCDEBERG—Steve DeBerg
KCLANIER—Willie Lanier
KCSTILL—Art Still

A proud defense cannot rebuild the champion

Kansas City Chiefs · The long quiet stretch

Kansas City made the playoffs only once in nineteen seasons as the original stars aged and the offense struggled to find direction.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

07
KCDEBERG—Steve DeBerg
KCTHOMAS58Derrick Thomas
KCSMITH90Neil Smith

Defense and power make the Chiefs a fixture

Kansas City Chiefs · Martyball restores Arrowhead

Marty Schottenheimer and Thomas produced seven playoff appearances and one of football's loudest home advantages, though no Super Bowl trip followed.

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Franchise era

1983–1999

08
MIADEBERG—Steve DeBerg
MIAMARINO13Dan Marino
MIACLAYTON83Mark Clayton

The quickest release in football rewrites passing

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Marino shattered records immediately and kept Miami relevant for seventeen seasons, though his lone Super Bowl came in year two.

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Franchise era

1997–2001

09
ATLDEBERG—Steve DeBerg
ATLANDERSON32Jamal Anderson
ATLTUGGLE58Jessie Tuggle

A power run carries Atlanta to the Super Bowl

Atlanta Falcons · The Dirty Birds

The 1998 Falcons went 14–2, stunned Minnesota in overtime and reached the first Super Bowl in franchise history behind Anderson and a veteran defense.

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Career accomplishments

18 NFL seasons206 career games34,241 career passing yards196 career passing touchdowns200 career rushing yards7 career rushing touchdownsJersey: 174 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 1978Most recent: Dec 27, 1998

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