Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1985
- Draft
- 1985Rd 6, Pk 2
- College
- UCLA
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1985
- Draft
- 1985Rd 6, Pk 2
- College
- UCLA
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 88
- CMP
- 934
- ATT
- 1,701
- CMP%
- 54.9
- YDS
- 10,439
- AVG
- 6.1
- TD
- 62
- INT
- 42
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CMP, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 100+ ATT; CMP%, AVG: 4+ games, 200+ ATT) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | CMP%: Share of passes completed. The modern league average is around 65%. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 |  MIN | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | MIN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 |  PIT | 3 | 34 | 74 | 45.9 | 438 | 5.9 | 5 | 2 |
| 1988 | PIT | 2 | 10 | 35 | 28.6 | 110 | 3.1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1989 | SF | 1 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 62 | 12.4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | SF | 9 | 141 | 237 | 59.5 | 1,617 | 6.8 | 11 | 4 |
| 1992 | SF | 16 | 36 | 56 | 64.3 | 463 | 8.3 | 2 | 2 |
| 1993 | SF | 8 | 39 | 61 | 63.9 | 416 | 6.8 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | KC | 7 | 66 | 117 | 56.4 | 796 | 6.8 | 4 | 4 |
| 1995 | KC | 16 | 293 | 520 | 56.3 | 3,121 | 6.0 | 21 | 10 |
| 1996 | KC | 14 | 235 | 438 | 53.7 | 2,572 | 5.9 | 12 | 13 |
| 1997 | GB | 2 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 29 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | LAR | 6 | 69 | 136 | 50.7 | 807 | 5.9 | 5 | 4 |
| 1999 | CAR | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- CMP
- 13
- ATT
- 27
- CMP%
- 48.1
- YDS
- 137
- AVG
- 5.1
- TD
- 1
- INT
- 3
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 88
- CMP
- 10.6
- ATT
- 19.3
- CMP%
- 54.9
- YDS
- 118.6
- AVG
- 6.1
- TD
- 0.7
- INT
- 0.5
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | CMP%: Share of passes completed. The modern league average is around 65%. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | MIN | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | MIN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | PIT | 3 | 11.3 | 24.7 | 45.9 | 146 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| 1988 | PIT | 2 | 5 | 17.5 | 28.6 | 55 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 1989 | SF | 1 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 62 | 12.4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | SF | 9 | 15.7 | 26.3 | 59.5 | 179.7 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| 1992 | SF | 16 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 64.3 | 28.9 | 8.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 1993 | SF | 8 | 4.9 | 7.6 | 63.9 | 52 | 6.8 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 1994 | KC | 7 | 9.4 | 16.7 | 56.4 | 113.7 | 6.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 1995 | KC | 16 | 18.3 | 32.5 | 56.3 | 195.1 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| 1996 | KC | 14 | 16.8 | 31.3 | 53.7 | 183.7 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| 1997 | GB | 2 | 2.5 | 5 | 50.0 | 14.5 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | LAR | 6 | 11.5 | 22.7 | 50.7 | 134.5 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| 1999 | CAR | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Steve Bono's career stats?
Steve Bono played 14 seasons for the Vikings, the Steelers, the 49ers, the Chiefs, the Packers, the Rams and the Panthers. He completed 934 of 1,701 passes for 10,439 yards, 62 touchdowns and 42 interceptions. His best season was 1995: 3,121 passing yards, 21 passing touchdowns and 10 interceptions thrown.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1985 to 1999
Championships
- 1989 Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers
All-time career rank
- 136th in passing yards (10,439)
- 132nd in passing touchdowns (62)
Among the 2,425 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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