Exceptional talent with outstanding arm strength and accuracy...outstanding pocket presence and toughness...signed with the Rams 12/26/97...defied odds in taking long road to NFL success...starting quarterback for Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe in 1998...played for Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League from 1995-97...spent 1994 training camp with the Green Bay Packers.
2001:
Ties 1999 record of 9 300+ yard games, finishes the season with the most yards passing, most passing TD's, highest completion percentage and highest QB rating. Leads the team to being the first team ever to amass 20,000 yards of offense in a 3 year time period. Leads the team in becoming the only team in NFL history to have over 500 points in a year for 3 straight years. Sets an NFL record in the playoffs by averaging 2.33 TD's each playoff appearance. Leads the team to their 2nd Super Bowl in three years.
2000:
Breaks Dan Marinos single season passing yards record of 5,008 with 5,492 of his own to set a new all time high. Led the Rams to become the first team ever to score over 500 points in a season two straight years. Leads Rams to 2nd playoff run in only his 2nd season as a starter.
1999:
Recorded perhaps the most improbable season in National Football League history...rewrote Rams' single-season passing records and etched his name along side some of the greatest players to
ever play the position...completed 325 of 499 passes for 4,353 yards with 41 touchdowns and 13 interceptions...passer rating of 109.2 is fifth-highest single season total in NFL history...led
NFL in touchdown passes, completion percentage (65.1), third down passer rating (137.3), fourth quarter passer rating (116.0), and was second in the league in passing yards...set eight team
records: quarterback rating, passing yards, completions, completion percentage/season, completion percentage/game (86.9), most games w/300 passing yards in a season (nine), most consecutive 300
yard passing games (four), most touchdown passes in a season, while tying record for most TD passes in a game (five) and setting tying NFL record for most 300 yards passing games in a
season...threw more touchdown passes in first four starts (14) than any player in NFL history, throwing three TD passes in opening victories over Baltimore, Atlanta, and at Cincinnati and
throwing career high five scoring passes in win over San Francisco 10/10...threw for more passing yards (1,217) in first four starts than any player in NFL history...led Rams on 19 scoring
drives (17 TDs) between 71-80 yards (team had four in 1998) and 11 touchdown drives between 81-90 yards (team had five in 1998)...threw for career-high 351 yards in division title-clinching win
at Carolina 12/5...had streak of 133 consecutive passes thrown without an interception in Games 4-8, third longest in team history...led Rams to first NFL title since 1951, completing 77 of 121
passes for 1,063 yards with eight touchdowns and four interceptions (100.0 rating)...completed 27 of 33 passes for 391 yards and five touchdowns in divisional playoff win over Minnesota...threw
game-winning 30-yard touchdown pass to WR Ricky Proehl with less than five minutes remaining to give Rams 11-6 win in NFC Championship game over Tampa Bay...passed for Super Bowl record 424
yards in win over Tennessee...threw game-winning 73-yard touchdown pass to Isaac Bruce with 1:54 to play in the game.
1998:
Saw first career action in the fourth quarter of Rams' final game against San Francisco 12/27...completed four passes for 39 yards...assumed the backup role behind Steve Bono for the final two
games after a season-ending knee injury suffered by Tony Banks vs. New England 12/13...did not play at Carolina 12/20...inactive third quarterback for first 14 games. NFL Europe 1998: Started
all 10 games for the Admirals...led league in passing yards (2,101), attempts (326), completions (165) and touchdowns (15). Arena Football League 1995-1997: Passed for 10,164 yards and 183
touchdowns in three seasons with the Barnstormers...led Iowa to two straight Arena Bowl appearances...holds all of Barnstormers' individual passing records.
5 Year Career Stats:
Games: 51
Games Stared: 49
Attempts: 1,623
Completed: 1,083
Percentage: 66.7
Yards Passing: 14,082
Avg Gain: 8.7
Longest Pass: 85 yds.
TD's: 101
INT's: 64
QB Rating: 98.2
