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Vinny Testaverde
#16 | Quarterback | New York Jets | Roster

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Career Notes

1996
Vinny had an unbelievable season in Baltimore's passing offense... He threw for 4,177 yards (second in the NFL) and 33 touchdowns (also second in the NFL)... He had five 300-yard passing performances and threw for 469 yards against Indianapolis; these statistics earned him a deserving spot on the Pro Bowl roster.

1995
Tied for third in the AFC with a career-high 87.8 QB rating ... Passed for a career-high 61.5 completion percentage ... Threw for a season high 325 yards on Dec. 12 at Jacksonville ... Threw 174 passes without an INT ... Supassed the 20,000 yard milestone during the season.

1994
Recorded a 10-5 record as a starter, including the playoffs ... Threw at least one TD in 11 of 14 games ... Suffered a concussion on Oct. 30 at Denver.

1993
Signed by the Cleveland Browns as an unrestricted free agent on March 31 ... Recorded a career-high 85.7 QB rating, which ranked him third in the AFC ... Plus-five TD to INT ratio was his career-best ... Suffered a separated shoulder on Oct. 24 vs. Pittsburgh ... Set an NFL record on Dec. 12 at the LA Rams by completing 91.3% (21 of 23) of his passes which snapped a 19-year old record set by Cincinnati's Ken Anderson.

1992
Started 14 games ... Completed a career-best 57.5% of passes.

1991
Started 12 games at QB for Tampa Bay ... Suffered an injured toe on Sept. 22 vs. Buffalo ... Suffered a chipped bone in his right thumb on Oct. 6 vs. Philadelphia ... Hooked up with WR Willie Drewrey for an 87-yard TD strike on Sept. 15 at Green Bay, the second-longest play in Tampa Bay history.

1990
Led the NFC with an average of 7.72 yards per pass attempt ... Ran for a career-best 280 yards on 38 carries ... Named NFC Player of the Month for September performances ... Scored on a 48-yard scramble, the longest TD run by a QB in the Buc's history.

1989
Earned NFC Player of the Week on opening day by connecting on 22 of 27 attempts for 205 yards and one TD ... Missed two games with injuries ... Tied Doug Williams team record by passing for 20 TDs on the season.

1988
Ranked fifth in the NFC and ninth in the league with 3,240 passing yards ... Yardage still stands as personal career-high and fourth highest in the Buc's history ... Threw for a career-high 469 yards on Oct. 16 at Indianapolis. 226 of the yards came in the fourth quarter ... Recorded four 300-yard passing games.

1987
Selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round (first pick overall) ... Earned All-Rookie selection from several publications ... Set a NFL-record for single-game passing yards on Dec. 6 at New Orleans with 369 yards passing. The record was later broken by Drew Bledsoe.


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