Tony Romo vs Troy Aikman

Tony Romo

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Troy Aikman

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Tony Romo and Troy Aikman compared on their NFL careers: Tony Romo played 12 seasons, 2005 to 2016, Troy Aikman 12 seasons, 1989 to 2000. Tony Romo has 34,183 passing yards to Troy Aikman's 32,942. Troy Aikman won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Tony Romo leads in 3 of the 3 lines, Troy Aikman in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Tony Romo and Troy Aikman career totals
150GP165
34,183, betterYDS32,942
248, betterTD165
7.9, betterAVG7

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Tony Romo and Troy Aikman postseason
6GP16
1,316YDS3,849, better
8TD23, better
7.1AVG7.7, better

Where each stands all time

Tony Romo and Troy Aikman all-time places
41st (34,183), betterPassing yards45th (32,942)
31st (248), betterPassing touchdowns74th (165)

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

Tony Romo and Troy Aikman titles and awards
—Championships3, better
—Super Bowl MVP1, 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.

Tony Romo and Troy Aikman season by season
YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st2005000, better19891,749, better9, better18
2nd20062,903, better19, better13, better19902,5791118
3rd20074,211, better36, better1919912,7541110, better
4th20083,448, better26, better1419923,4452314
5th20094,483, better26, better919933,100156, better
6th20101,605117, better19942,676, better13, better12
7th20114,184, better31, better1019953,304167, better
8th20124,903, better28, better1919963,1261213, better
9th20133,828, better31, better10, better19973,2831912
10th20143,705, better34, better919982,330125, better
11th201588457, better19992,964, better17, better12
12th20162910, better20001,632, better7, better14

What the columns mean: INT