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Vinny Testaverde

QB (retired)

Vinny Testaverde: facts drawn from the play-by-play.

FanIQ Research · May 10, 2026 · 6 facts, every one from the play-by-play

21-season career across 7 teams. 47,000+ career yards. The longest QB career of any post-merger Heisman winner.

Milestone

Career partial totals (DB starts 1999)

Stat	Captured
Games (1999+)	80
Yards (1999+)	14,006
TDs (1999+)	74
INTs (1999+)	77
Career est. yards	47,000+

TB #1 pick (1987-92). CLE/BAL transition (1993-95). NYJ peak (1998-2003). Late-career stops (2004-07).

Trend

Testaverde career arc

Phase	Years	Highlight
TB #1 pick	1987-1992	Struggling era
CLE/BAL	1993-1995	Pro Bowl 1996
NYJ	1998-2003 + 2005	AFC Champ game 1998
DAL/NE/CAR	2004, 2006-07	Backup + cameos

His 2000 NYJ season at age 37: 590 attempts (career high) + 3,732 yards. He led the NFL in attempts that year.

Rare

Testaverde 2000 NYJ

Stat	Result
Age	37
Attempts	590 (NFL leader)
Yards	3,732
TDs	21
INTs	25

He started 14 games as a 44-year-old in 2007 — the oldest QB in NFL history to throw a TD pass.

Anomaly

Testaverde age-44 season

Stat	Result
Team	CAR
Age	44
Games	7
Yards	936
TDs	5
INTs	6

His 2 Pro Bowls came 11 years apart (1996 BAL, 1998 NYJ) — the longest gap between Pro Bowls for any QB.

Comparison

Testaverde Pro Bowls

Year	Team	Age
1996	BAL	33
1998	NYJ	35

He played for 7 NFL teams across 21 seasons — among the most-traveled QBs in NFL history.

Comparison

Testaverde 7 teams

Team	Years
TB	1987-1992
CLE/BAL	1993-1995
BAL	1996-1997
NYJ	1998-2003, 2005
DAL	2004
NE	2006
CAR	2007

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