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Rich Gannon

Retired

Las Vegas Raiders · QB

Rich Gannon recorded 157 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 17 rostered seasons with Oakland Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs, WSH, Washington Redskins, Minnesota Vikings.

▶Best highlights

183.1

pass yds/gm

15.6

rush yds/gm

9

playoff games

157

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Rich Gannon's most significant indexed performances.

Conference Championship
2002
TENNESSEETITANS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 19, 2003

Tennessee Titans vs Oakland Raiders

Conference Championship · Jan 19, 2003

286 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2000
CAROLINAPANTHERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 24, 2000

Carolina Panthers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2000

230 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2000
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 8, 2000

Oakland Raiders vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 8, 2000

310 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1999
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 14, 1999

San Diego Chargers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 14, 1999

254 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
OAKLANDRAIDERS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 6, 2002

Oakland Raiders vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 6, 2002

357 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Rich Gannon's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 403 passing yards · 43 completions

Regular Season
2002
OAKLANDRAIDERS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
SEP 15, 2002

Oakland Raiders vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Sep 15, 2002

403 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 2 INT

Career high: 5 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
2000
CAROLINAPANTHERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 24, 2000

Carolina Panthers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2000

230 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 2 completions of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2004
BUFFALOBILLS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SEP 19, 2004

Buffalo Bills vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Sep 19, 2004

209 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 85 rushing yards

Regular Season
2000
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 8, 2000

Oakland Raiders vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 8, 2000

310 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Rich Gannon's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

01
MINGANNON12Rich Gannon
MINCARTER—Anthony Carter
MINDOLEMAN56Chris Doleman

Carter arrives as an unlikely new cornerstone

Minnesota Vikings · Between Tarkenton and the Dome

Minnesota remained dangerous, including a surprise 1987 NFC title-game run, while assembling the stars of its next offense.

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Franchise era

1992–2000

02
MINGANNON12Rich Gannon
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

1993–2011

03
WASGANNON12Rich Gannon
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

04
KCGANNON12Rich Gannon
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

1988–2001

05
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon
LVBROWN81Tim Brown
LVWOODSON24Charles Woodson

Old stars give way to Gruden's veteran contender

Las Vegas Raiders · Back to Oakland

The Raiders returned home, developed Brown and Woodson, and found a precise veteran offense under Jon Gruden.

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Franchise era

2002–2015

06
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon
LVASOMUGHA21Nnamdi Asomugha
LVJANIKOWSKI11Sebastian Janikowski

The veteran peak collapses into constant turnover

Las Vegas Raiders · A Super Bowl and the wilderness

Oakland reached Super Bowl XXXVII but then endured thirteen seasons without a winning record as coaches and quarterbacks cycled.

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Career accomplishments

First-team All-Pro · 2000, 2002NFL MVP · 2002NFL passing yards leader · 2002Pro Bowl selection · 1999, 2000, 2001, 200216 NFL seasons158 career games28,743 career passing yards180 career passing touchdowns2,449 career rushing yards21 career rushing touchdowns2 career receptions-3 career receiving yardsDrafted by: NEDraft pick: 98Jersey: 129 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Oct 26, 1987Most recent: Sep 26, 2004

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.