Bernie Kosar vs Steve McNair

Bernie KosarSteve McNair

Bernie Kosar and Steve McNair compared on their NFL careers: Bernie Kosar played 12 seasons, 1985 to 1996, Steve McNair 13 seasons, 1995 to 2007. Bernie Kosar has 23,301 passing yards to Steve McNair's 31,304. Bernie Kosar won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bernie Kosar and Steve McNair career totals
126GP161
23,301YDS31,304
124TD174
6.9AVG6.9

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Bernie Kosar and Steve McNair postseason
10GP10
1,953YDS1,764
16TD6
7.2AVG5.7

Where each stands all time

Bernie Kosar and Steve McNair all-time places
66th (23,301)Passing yards45th (31,304)
74th (124)Passing touchdowns49th (174)

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Bernie Kosar: 1 championship; none on file
  • Steve McNair: 0 championships; MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bernie Kosar and Steve McNair season by season
YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st19851,57887199556931
2nd19863,854171019961,19764
3rd19873,03322919972,6651413
4th19881,89010719983,2281510
5th19893,533181419992,179128
6th19902,562101520002,8471513
7th19913,48718920013,3502112
8th19921,1608720023,3872215
9th19931,2178320033,215247
10th1994801120041,34389
11th19956993520053,1611611
12th19962081020063,0501612
13th————20071,11324

What the columns mean: INT