Steve McNair vs Tom Brady

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Steve McNair and Tom Brady compared on their NFL careers: Steve McNair played 13 seasons, 1995 to 2007, Tom Brady 23 seasons, 2000 to 2022. Steve McNair has 31,304 passing yards to Tom Brady's 89,214. They have faced each other 3 times: Steve McNair's team won 1, Tom Brady's 2. In the playoffs Tom Brady leads 1-0. Tom Brady won 7 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Tom Brady leads in 3 of the 3 lines, Steve McNair in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Steve McNair and Tom Brady career totals

161	GP	335
31,304	YDS	89,214, better
174	TD	649, better
6.9	AVG	7.4, better

Steve McNair vs Tom Brady head to head

They have faced each other 3 times: Steve McNair's team won 1, Tom Brady's 2. In the playoffs Tom Brady leads 1-0.

Steve McNair and Tom Brady, record against each other

Regular season	2	1	1
Playoffs	1	0	1, better
Total	3	1	2, better

Steve McNair and Tom Brady, averages in their games against each other

17.3	CMP	17.3
31.7	ATT	33.7, better
235.3, better	YDS	184.7
0.3	TD	0.7, better
1.0	INT	0.3, better

Every game against each other

Steve McNair vs Tom Brady, every game

Jan 10, 2004	TEN at NE (playoffs)	L 17-14	18 CMP, 26 ATT, 210 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT	21 CMP, 41 ATT, 201 YDS, 1 TD, 0 INT
Oct 5, 2003	TEN at NE	L 38-30	23 CMP, 45 ATT, 360 YDS, 0 TD, 1 INT	17 CMP, 31 ATT, 219 YDS, 1 TD, 0 INT
Dec 16, 2002	NE at TEN	W 24-7	11 CMP, 24 ATT, 136 YDS, 0 TD, 1 INT	14 CMP, 29 ATT, 134 YDS, 0 TD, 1 INT

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Steve McNair and Tom Brady postseason

10	GP	48
1,764	YDS	13,400, better
6	TD	88, better
5.7	AVG	7, better

Where each stands all time

Steve McNair and Tom Brady all-time places

52nd (31,304)	Passing yards	1st (89,214), better
65th (174)	Passing touchdowns	1st (649), better

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

Steve McNair and Tom Brady titles and awards

—	Championships	7, better
—	Super Bowl MVP	5, better
1	MVP	3, better
—	Offensive Player of the Year	2, better
—	Comeback Player of the Year	1, better

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.

Steve McNair and Tom Brady season by season

1st	1995	569, better	3, better	1	2000	6	0	0, better
2nd	1996	1,197	6	4, better	2001	2,843, better	18, better	12
3rd	1997	2,665	14	13, better	2002	3,764, better	28, better	14
4th	1998	3,228	15	10, better	2003	3,620, better	23, better	12
5th	1999	2,179	12	8, better	2004	3,692, better	28, better	14
6th	2000	2,847	15	13, better	2005	4,110, better	26, better	14
7th	2001	3,350	21	12	2006	3,529, better	24, better	12
8th	2002	3,387	22	15	2007	4,806, better	50, better	8, better
9th	2003	3,215, better	24, better	7	2008	76	0	0, better
10th	2004	1,343	8	9, better	2009	4,398, better	28, better	13
11th	2005	3,161	16	11	2010	3,900, better	36, better	4, better
12th	2006	3,050	16	12	2011	5,235, better	39, better	12
13th	2007	1,113	2	4, better	2012	4,827, better	34, better	8
14th	—	—	—	—	2013	4,343	25	11
15th	—	—	—	—	2014	4,109	33	9
16th	—	—	—	—	2015	4,770	36	7
17th	—	—	—	—	2016	3,554	28	2
18th	—	—	—	—	2017	4,577	32	8
19th	—	—	—	—	2018	4,355	29	11
20th	—	—	—	—	2019	4,057	24	8
21st	—	—	—	—	2020	4,633	40	12
22nd	—	—	—	—	2021	5,316	43	12
23rd	—	—	—	—	2022	4,694	25	9

What the columns mean: INT