Kurt Warner a legend retires january 29, 2010
Kurt Warner Quarterback 6-2, 214 College: Northern Iowa Born: June 22, 1971 Hometown: Burlington, IA Career Highlights A two-time NFL MVP (1999 and 2001); was also named Super Bowl XXXIV MVP after leading the Rams to a victory over the Tennessee Titans (1/30/00). Became just the second player ever to start at QB in the Super Bowl for two different teams (Craig Morton, Dallas/Denver). In 2008, was honored as the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year for his community service and was also awarded the Good Guy Award from the Pro Football Writers Association for the player who most helps the media do its job. In 2009, a Sports Illustrated poll of NFL players named Warner as the active player who serves as the best role model on and off the field. Also recognized by USA WEEKEND as its Most Caring Athlete for 2009. A four-time Pro Bowler (1999, 00, 01, 08) and two-time All-Pro (1999, 01), led the NFL in completion percentage and average gain per attempt three times each, led the NFL in passer rating and TDs twice and led the league in passing yardage once. Career completion percentage of 65.5 ranks #2 in NFL history behind only Chad Pennington (66.1%). His 260.9 passing yards per game ranks #2 in NFL history behind only Peyton Manning (261.1) and his career passer rating of 93.7 ranks #5 in NFL history. In his 114 th career game (10/18/09 at Seattle), reached 30,000 career passing yards tying Dan Marino as the fastest player in NFL history to reach 30,000 passing yards. Was the second fastest QB (76 th career game) to reach 20,000 yards in NFL history (Marino, 74) and was the fastest player in NFL history to reach 10,000 passing yards (36 games). In week two of the 09 season in Jacksonville, established an NFL single-game record for completion percentage (92.3%) after connecting on 24 of 26 pass attempts. In week eight of the 09 season vs. Carolina, reached 14,000 passing yards with Arizona and became the first QB in NFL history to pass for 14,000 yards with two teams. His 26 TD passes in 2009 gave him 100 TD passes as a member of the Cardinals. Combined with his 102 TD passes as a member of the St. Louis Rams, became just the second player in NFL history to throw for at least 100 TDs with two separate teams, joining Fran Tarkenton (NYG & MIN). On 11/15/09 vs. Seattle, threw his 200 th career TD in his 118 th career game. Only Marino, Peyton Manning, Brett Favre and Tom Brady reached 200 passing TDs in fewer career games. Between weeks 9-13 of the 09 season, recorded a passer rating of 120.0 or better in all four of his starts, making him just the second QB in NFL history to record four consecutive games with a passer rating of 120.0+ (Johnny Unitas, 1965). In week five of the 2009 season vs. Houston, reached 50 career 300-yard games in his 113 th career game, becoming the fastest quarterback in NFL history to reach 50 300-yard games, shattering the former record held by Marino (176 games). Has thrown for 300 yards 52 times in his 124-game career. Only Marino (63), Favre (61) and Peyton Manning (56) have more career 300-yard games. Has thrown for 300 yards in 41.9% of his games, by far the highest percentage among all-time players with 100 games played (Manning is 2 nd with 29.2%). Recorded nine 300-yard passing games in both 1999 and 2001 (NFL single-season record is 10 by Oakland s Rich Gannon in 2002 and New Orleans Drew Brees in 2008). Holds a share of the NFL record for most consecutive 300-yard passing games with six in 2000 (Rich Gannon, 2002, and San Francisco s Steve Young, 1998). His 4,830 passing yards in 2001 represent the third-highest single-season total in NFL history (Dan Marino, 5,084 in 1984; Drew Brees, 5,069 in 2008). Recorded his third career game with a perfect passer rating of 158.3 in week 2 of 2008 against the Dolphins, completing 19-of-24 passes for 361 yards and 3 TDs. His three career perfect games tie him with Indianapolis Peyton Manning for the NFL record. His 401 completions in 2008 represent the fifth-highest single-season total in NFL history behind Drew Brees (440 in 2007, 413 in 08), Rich Gannon (418 in 2002) and Warren Moon (404 in 1991). Cardinals Highlights After recording the second-highest completion percentage in Cardinals history in 2009 (66.1%), now has the four highest singleseason completion percentage totals in franchise history. He completed 64.5% of his passes in 2005, 62.3% in 2007 and a franchise record 67.1% in 2008. Has thrown for 300+ yards 22 times as a member of the Cardinals, the most in team history. Neil Lomax (19) was the previous record holder. After throwing for 3,753 yards in 2009, joined Lomax as the only QBs in franchise history with at least three 3,000-yard seasons. Became the first QB in franchise history to throw for 3,000+ yards in three consecutive seasons. Threw for 26 TD passes in 09, becoming the first QB in franchise history to throw for 20+ TDs in three consecutive seasons (30 in 08 & 27 in 07). Posted eight games with a passer rating of 100.0+ in 2009, tying the single season franchise record established by Lomax in 1984. Warner has recorded a 100.0+ passer rating 22 times with the Cardinals, the second-highest total in franchise history (Lomax, 26) and has a 19-3 record with the Cards when he has a 100.0+ rating, winning the last 14 straight. In 2008, established Cardinals regular season franchise records for attempts (598), completions (401), completion percentage (67.1), passer rating (96.9), TD passes (30) and consecutive games with a TD pass (22). He also passed for 4,583 yards, the second-highest total in franchise history (Neil Lomax 4,614, 1984). With 26 TD passes & 14 INTs in 09, his +12 TD to INT ratio tied for the 3rd-best in franchise history. Combined with his franchiserecord +16 ratio in 2008 (30 TDs, 14 INTs), Warner now has two of the top three TD to INT ratios in franchise history (Neil Lomax, 1983,+13, 24 TDs to 11 INTs).
Career Postseason Highlights His 304.0 passing yards per game (3,952 13), 66.5% career completion percentage (307 of 462), 8.55 yards per attempt (3,952 462) and six career 300-yard games are all NFL career postseason records. His 102.8 postseason passer rating is the second-best in NFL postseason history behind Bart Starr (104.8). His 31 career TD passes in the postseason rank fourth all-time, despite appearing in just 13 games. Joe Montana (45 in 23 games), Brett Favre (44 in 24 games) and Dan Marino (32 in 18 games) are the only players with more postseason TD passes than Warner. Threw for 377 yards in Super Bowl XLIII vs. the Steelers, the second-highest total in Super Bowl history behind his 414 yards vs. Tennessee in Super Bowl XXXIV. He has the top three passing totals in Super Bowl history, having also thrown for 365 yards against New England in Super Bowl XXXVI. He is the only QB in Super Bowl history with three 300-yard performances. Has totaled 1,156 yards passing in his three Super Bowl appearances, the most passing yards of any QB in Super Bowl history. Became just the second QB (Craig Morton, Dallas and Denver) in NFL history to start a Super Bowl for two different teams. After leading the St. Louis Rams to Super Bowl appearances in 1999 and 2001, guided the Cardinals to Super Bowl XLIII, becoming just the third QB in NFL history (John Elway-8, Craig Morton-7) to start a Super Bowl seven or more years apart. After his 379-yard performance against the Packers in the 09 Wild Card game, Warner has now passed for at least 365 yards in six postseason games, extending his NFL record. After posting a 154.1 passer rating in the 2009 Wild Card contest against the Packers, joined Peyton Manning as the only players in NFL history with two postseason games with a passer rating of 145.0 or higher. Is one of just two QBs in NFL history to throw five or more TD passes in two postseason games. Daryle Lamonica had five TDs vs. Kansas City in 1968 and six vs. Houston in 1969. Only four other QBs (Peyton Manning, Kerry Collins, Steve Young and Joe Montana) have ever had five TDs in a postseason game. In the 2009 Wild Card win over the Packers, completed 80+ percent of his passes (87.8%), threw for over 300 yards (379) and passed for five TD passes, a feat that has been accomplished just three times in NFL postseason history. Warner is the architect of two of those three performances. In his NFL playoff debut vs. Minnesota on 1/16/00 in an NFC Divisional Game, Warner completed 27 of 33 passes (82%) for 391 yards with five touchdowns in a 49-37 win. Recorded two separate streaks of 11 consecutive completions against the Packers in the Wild Card game, becoming the first QB in the Super Bowl era to accomplish that feat in the postseason. Between the NFC Championship Game in 2008 and the Wild Card contest in 2009, posted three consecutive games with a passer rating of 110+, tied for the second-longest streak in postseason history with a 110+ passer rating (Joe Montana, 5). Pro Career: Originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on 4/28/94 but was released on 8/17/94. Went on to play in the Arena Football League with the Iowa Barnstormers (1995-97) before signing as a free agent with the St. Louis Rams on 12/26/97. Allocated to NFL Europe where he played for the Amsterdam Admirals during the 1998 NFL Europe season. Played six seasons for the Rams (1998-2003) before signing with the Giants on 6/3/04 as an unrestricted free agent. Signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals on 3/6/05 as an unrestricted free agent and inked a three-year pact with Arizona on 2/14/06, following the 2005 season. Re-signed with the Cardinals on 3/4/09, agreeing to a two-year contract as an unrestricted free agent. 2009: Started 15 of 16 games in the regular season and both postseason contests was named a Pro Bowl alternate after throwing for 3,753 yards and 26 TDs voted a team captain by his teammates and started the first 10 games of the season, setting a new career-high with 41 consecutive games started (including postseason), the fourth longest streak by a QB in franchise history completed an NFL record 92.3% of his passes @ Jax (9/20); completed the first 15 passes of the game to set a franchise record for consecutive completions to start a game and tied Jake Plummer (vs. Washington, 11/8/98) for the franchise consecutive completions record... registered a 109.8 passer rating and 302 passing yards after completing 20-23 passes for 262 yards and two TDs in the first half vs. Hou (10/11); eclipsed 13,000 passing yards as a Cardinal to become just the second player in NFL history to throw for 13,000+ yards with two different teams 14,447 yards with the Rams (Fran Tarkenton: 33,098 yards-min, 13,905 yards-nyg); became one of five QBs in NFL history to throw for 300+ yards at least 50 times during their career and became the fastest to reach 50, doing it in just 113 career games, surpassing Dan Marino (176 games); marked 20 th 300-yard performance in 50 th game as a Cardinal to establish a new franchise record previously held by Neil Lomax (19 in 108 games) totaled 276 yards passing and a QB rating of 100.8 @ Sea (10/18); surpassed 30,000 career passing yards in 114 th career game, tying Marino as the fastest QB in NFL history to reach 30,000 career passing yards; helped offense possess the ball for 42:50, marking the first time since 12/18/94 (41:31 vs. Cin) that Arizona held the ball for at least 40:00 threw for 242 yards with two TDs and tied career-high with five INTs vs. Car (11/1); became only the fifth player in franchise history to throw for over 14,000 yards registered a passer rating of 132.9 and tied career-high with five TDs while becoming the third Cardinals QB since 1965 to throw for four TDs in the first half @ Chi (11/8); named NFC Offensive Player of the Week ; marked second time he has thrown for five TDs (10/10/99 vs. SF), setting an NFL record for the longest time between five TD games (10 years, 29 days); joined Steve Spurrier as the only opposing QBs ever to throw for five TDs at Soldier Field; became the first Cardinals QB since Charley Johnson (6 TDs-vs. NO, 11/2/69) to throw for at least five TDs in a game; became first NFL QB since Detroit s Gary Danielson (1978) to throw five or more INTs in a game and then throw five or more TDs in the following game completed 29-of-38 passes (76.3%) for a season-high 340 yards, two TDs and a passer rating of 120.5 vs. Sea (11/15); became 29 th player in NFL history to reach 200 career TD passes and was the fifth fastest to reach the milestone (118 games) before leaving the game with a head injury late in the 2 nd quarter, completed 15-of- 19 passes for 203 yards and two TDs with a passer rating of 146.3 @ StL (11/22); marked the first time since 2001 (wks 2-4) and just the fourth time in his career that he registered a passer rating of 100+ in three consecutive games (first time a Cardinals QB had accomplished the feat since Neil Lomax in 1983); reached 20 TD passes on the season to become the first QB in franchise history to throw for at least 20 TDs in three consecutive seasons inactive (head) @ Ten (11/29); ended career-best streak of 41 consecutive games started (including postseason) for only the second time in NFL history (Johnny Unitas-1965), registered a passer rating of 120.0+ (127.7) for the fourth consecutive game by completing 22-32 passes for 285 yards and three TDs vs. Min (12/6); all three TDs came in the first half, marking the 11 th time in his career he threw for
three TDs in the first half; became the first QB in franchise history with a passer rating of 100.0 or better in four consecutive games; became the second QB in franchise history with at least three 3,000-yard seasons (Neil Lomax-4) and the first with three consecutive 3,000+ yard seasons; with 15,093 passing yards as a Cardinal, surpassed Charley Johnson (14,982) for fourth place in franchise history; for the second time in 09 (ninth time in his career) was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week totaled 313 passing yards on 24-38 passing for a passer rating of 106.6 after a 2 nd quarter where he completed 14-18 passes for 196 yards, two TDs and a season long 45-yard pass vs. StL (12/27); recorded 100 th passing TD as a member of the Cardinals, making him the second QB in NFL history to throw at least 100 TD passes for two different teams (Fran Tarkenton, Vikings/Giants); marked 52 nd 300-yard passing game of his career (franchise record 22 nd as a Cardinal), the fourth most in NFL history (trails Peyton Manning-56, Brett Favre-60, Dan Marino-63); now has thrown for 300+ yards in 42.3% of his career games (52-123), the highest percentage in NFL history; marked 22 nd game as a Cardinal (2 nd most in franchise history- Neil Lomax, 26) and 47 th of his career with a passer rating of 100.0 or better (min. 15 attempts); with his eighth game this season with a passer rating of 100.0+ tied Neil Lomax (1984) for the single season franchise record; won his 15 th straight game and improved to 19-3 as a Cardinal when he finishes with a passer rating of 100.0 or better only played in the first two series vs. in the regular season finale vs. GB (1/3/10) recorded the second highest passer rating (154.1) in NFL postseason history by completing 29 of 33 passes for 379 yards, five TDs and no INTs vs. GB (1/10/10); finished with a completion percentage of 87.9, the third highest in NFL postseason history (min. 20 attempts); became the first player in the Super Bowl era with two separate streaks of 11 consecutive completions in a postseason game; five TD passes tied postseason career-high and gave him 31 TD passes in his postseason career the fourth highest in NFL history; became first QB in NFL history with three postseason games with 4+ TDs and only the second QB in postseason history to throw for five or more TD passes in two postseason games (Daryle Lamonica, 1968-69); sixth 300-yard postseason game tied Joe Montana for second-most in NFL history (Peyton Manning, 7); marked NFL record sixth postseason game with at least 365 passing yards, two-more than Manning (4); joined Manning as the only players in NFL history with multiple postseason games with a passer rating of 145.0 or higher completed 17 of 26 passes for 205 yards in the Divisional Game @ NO (1/16/10). 2008: Started all 16 regular season and four postseason games, setting numerous franchise passing records and earning his fourth career trip to the Pro Bowl named NFC Offensive Player of the Week after posting a perfect passer rating of 158.3 vs. Mia (9/14), became the first Cardinal QB to post a perfect passer rating since Jim Hart @ NYJ 11/23/75; 79-yard TD pass to Anquan Boldin and 75-yard pass to Larry Fitzgerald in the first quarter marked only the second time in team history that the Cardinals had two pass plays of 75 yards or more in the same game with the other coming on 10/13/74 vs. Dal... had an up and down day with three INTs and three lost fumbles while also registering 472 passing yards (second highest passing total of his career and most in a non-overtime game) as well as setting a career and franchise record with 40 completions on 57 attempts @ NYJ (9/28) in 100 th career game totaled 381 yards on 35-of-49 passing vs. Car (10/26)... surpassed 10,000 passing yards as a Cardinal with 328 yards vs. SF (11/10); became the fifth QB in Cardinals history to eclipse 10,000 passing yards... became first QB in franchise history with four consecutive 300-yard games by registering 395 yards @ Sea (11/16); joined Hall of Famers Joe Montana and Dan Fouts as the only QBs with three separate streaks of four-plus games over 300 yards... against former team totaled 351 yards vs. NYG (11/23); eclipsed 40,000 career passing yards as a pro QB... recorded 235 passing yards @ Phi (11/27) which gave him 3,741 passing yards for the season, the second highest total in franchise history... against former team completed 24-of-33 passes for completion percentage of 72.7 vs. StL (12/7); with 347 completions on the season surpassed Neil Lomax (345 in 1984) for the franchise record... registered one TD vs. Min (12/14); marked the franchise record 22 nd consecutive game he had thrown at least one TD pass... made 100 th career start and attempted 18 passes @ NE (12/21) to surpass Neil Lomax (560 attempts in 1984) for the single season franchise record for pass attempts... recorded a passer rating of 117.1 and for the first time since 12/17/01 (vs. NO), registered four TD passes vs. Sea (12/28); gave him a franchise record 30 TD passes on the season... recorded two of the top four longest pass plays in franchise postseason history with a 42-yard TD to Fitzgerald and a 71-yard TD to Boldin vs. Atl (1/3/09); 71-yard TD also marked the fourth longest TD pass in Wild Card Playoff history... for the second straight week helped set a then franchise postseason-high with 33 points scored while throwing two TDs @ Car (1/10/09)... recorded a career playoff best passer rating of 145.7 and the second best postseason completion percentage of his career (75.0) vs. Phi (1/18/09); went 5-5 for 56 yards while leading the Cards on a 14-play drive that consumed 7:52 off the clock and gave Arizona the lead for good with 2:53 remaining; improved to 3-0 in Conference Championships... registered 377 yards passing and two TDs vs. Pit (2/1/09) to record the second-highest total in Super Bowl history, behind the 414 yards he threw for against Tennessee in Super Bowl XXXIV. 2007: Began season as a backup but started final 11 games after Matt Leinart suffered season ending collarbone injury in week five before Leinart s injury, the two split duties in games three and four when Warner came in to run a special no huddle package played most of the season with a brace on his left elbow after tearing a ligament vs. Car (10/14) 27 TDs was the third highest single season total in team history saw action in his 80 th career game as part of no huddle package and registered 258 yards on 15-of-20 passing with two TDs and a passer rating of 150.0 @ Bal (9/23) shared time with Leinart for the second straight week, recording a team-high 132 yards and one TD vs. Pit (9/30) against former team came on in relief of Leinart, who left the game in the second quarter with a season ending collarbone injury @ StL (10/7) started vs. Car (10/14) and completed both passes before injuring left elbow on sack by Julius Peppers in the first quarter despite torn ligament, started next week @ Was (10/21) with heavily braced arm and completed 27-of-41 passes for 282 yards with two TDs and two INTs completed 26-of-36 passes for 259 yards with three TDs, one INT and a QB rating of 108.4 vs. Det (11/11) totaled a career-high 484 yards (2 nd most in franchise history) on 34-of-48 passing with two TDs and two INTs vs. SF (11/25); 34 completions are tied for the third-most in franchise history behind only Kent Graham and Neil Lomax (37) and Jake Plummer and Boomer Esiason (35); 484 passing yards was the highest single-game total in the NFL in 2007 in 90 th career game eclipsed 23,000 career passing yards @ Sea (12/9) recorded 233 yards, three TDs and a QB rating of 106.7 @ NO (12/16); marked his 34 th career game with a QB rating over 100 and became the first Cardinals QB to throw for 20 TDs in a season since Neil Lomax in 1988 and the eighth time in team history a QB has thrown for 20+ TDs tied a career-high with 35 pass completions with 369 passing yards and three TDs vs. Atl (12/23); recorded a QB rating of 105.9, which was his fifth start of 2007 and 35 th career start where he finished with a
passer rating over 100 threw 41 st 300-yard passing game of career with three TDs vs. StL (12/30) to mark a career-high eighth consecutive multi-td game; his 10 multi-td games in 2007 were the most since he recorded 10 in 2001. 2006: Saw action in six games with five starts in his second season with the Cardinals completed 23-of-37 passes for 301 yards, three TDs and a 114.8 passer rating in the season opener vs. SF (9/10), his sixth 300-yard day of his Cardinals career and 36th overall; named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance, his sixth career Player of the Week honor and second with the Cardinals... completed 19-of-28 passes for 256 yards and a TD vs. StL (9/24); in 76 career games, became the second fastest QB to reach 20,000 yards in NFL history, with only Dan Marino, 74 games, doing it faster saw his first action since Oct. 1, coming in the game after Matt Leinart suffered a shoulder sprain in the second quarter, completing nine-of-13 passes for 105 yards @ SF (12/24) in his first start since week four, completed 22-of-32 passes for 356 yards and one TD @ SD (12/31); his 64-yard completion to Anquan Boldin in the fourth quarter established a new team long for the season while his 68.8% completion percentage also established a season-high for a starting QB. 2005: Saw action in 10 games with 10 starts in his first Arizona campaign recorded his first 300-yard passing game since he threw for 342 yards for the Rams @ NYG (9/7/03) completed 28-of-41 passes for 307 yards in the home opener vs. StL (9/18); in the final drive of the game connected on six-of-six passes for 76 yards suffered a groin injury @ Sea (9/25) and did not return in the second half of the game inactive vs. SF (10/2); vs. Car (10/9) due to the groin injury did not play as the back-up QB vs. Ten (10/23); @ Dal (10/30) recorded his 32nd career 300+ passing day vs. Sea (11/6) connecting on 29- of-48 passes for 334 yards, one TD and three INTs; found WR Bryant Johnson for a six-yard TD pass had his second consecutive 300-yard passing day, completing 29-of-45 passes for 359 yards and one TD for a 96.4 passer rating, his highest since 2004 recorded first win as a Cardinal in a 38-28 victory over his former team @ StL (11/20) completing 27-of-39 passes for 285 yards and three TDs completed 10-of-10 passes for 115 yards and a TD before leaving the game @ Hou (12/18) with a sprained MCL placed on injured reserve on 12/20 and missed the final two games of the season. 2004: Played in 10 games with nine starts for the Giants before being replaced as the starter, after posting a 5-4 record, by rookie Eli Manning started vs. Was (9/19) and completed 22- of-33 attempts for 232 yards with one TD; opened the game with eight straight completions, the seventh of those eight was a 38-yard TD pass to Tim Carter completed 20 passes on 26 attempts for 187 yards with one TD and one INT @ GB (10/3); streak of passes thrown without an INT ended at 126 when he was picked off by safety Darren Sharper late in the first quarter; four-yard TD pass to Shockey in the fourth quarter was his second TD of the season and gave the Giants a 14-7 lead finished with 18 completions on 33 attempts for 217 yards with one TD in a win @ Dal (10/10); became the first Giants QB since Danny Kanell in 1997 to win four of his first five starts in his final game as the starter @ Arz (11/14), finished with 19 completions on 30 attempts for 193 yards, one TD and no INTs did not see action for next three games before replacing Eli Manning @ Bal (12/12) in the fourth quarter completing six-ofnine attempts for 127 yards. 2003: Played in two games with one start for the Rams threw for 342 yards while completing 34-of-54 @ NYG (9/7) with one TD and an INT; the 54 attempts were a career-high, and second most in Rams franchise history; it marked his 30th career 300- yard passing game; was sacked six times and fumbled and suffered a concussion did not play again until regular season finale @ Det (12/28), completing four-of-11 passes for 23 yards. 2002: Played in seven games with six starts during injuryplagued season in St. Louis started first four games, leaving the game vs. Dal (9/29) with a finger injury that would sideline him for the next five games saw limited action vs. Chi (11/18) returned to starting lineup for the next two games, @ Was (11/24) and @ Phi (12/1) missed final four games with a hand injury, and was placed on injured reserve (12/12) recorded three 300-yard passing games, including a seasonhigh 315 yards @ Den (9/8) reached several milestones @ TB (9/23), where he completed his 1,000th career pass, becoming the fastest to reach the milestone in terms of games (47, one game fewer than Drew Bledsoe and Peyton Manning), and attempts (1,487, 84 fewer attempts than Joe Montana - 1,571); his 17th attempt (an incompletion) was the 1,500th of his career, qualifying him for the NFL s career list of leading lifetime passers; became the third QB to enter the list at No. 1, following Joe Montana (1983) and Dan Marino (1986), and first QB to enter the list with a rating of over 100.0 opened game @ Was (11/24) by completing a career-high 15 consecutive passes, tying for third-longest streak in team history; a 4-yard TD pass to Troy Edwards was his 100th career TD pass, moving him into 4 th place in Rams history, surpassing Hall of Famer Bob Waterfield, and tying Brett Favre for the 5th-fastest to reach the milestone (50 games) in NFL history. 2001: Started all 16 regular season and three postseason games for the Rams earned NFL MVP honors for second time in three seasons, edging teammate Marshall Faulk by one vote led the NFL in completions (375), completion percentage (68.7), passing yards (4,830), TD passes (36), average yards per attempt (8.85), passer rating (101.4), third down passing (109.5), and was third in the NFC and fourth in the NFL in fourth quarter passer rating (101.4) while throwing a career-high 564 passes became third quarterback in Rams history to earn three or more consecutive Pro Bowl berths (Norm Van Brocklin 6, 1950-55; Roman Gabriel 3, 1967-69) set team records for completions, completion percentage, passing yards, most seasons with 4,000 or more passing yards (two), and most games with 300 or more passing yards in career (26) tied NFL record for 300-yard passing games in a season (nine) and tied a team record for most games with four or more TD passes in career (6) became the fastest player to reach 10,000 passing yards in NFL history, accomplishing the feat vs. Car (11/11), in his 36 th game 375 ranked 6th on NFL s all-time single-season list had one of the best games of his career vs. Mia (9/30), completing 24-of-31 passes (77.4 percent) for 328 yards, four TDs and no INTs (150.3 rating) in three postseason games, completed 68-of-107 passes for 793 yards, four TDs and three INTs led Rams from a 14-point deficit in Super Bowl XXXVI vs. NE (2/3), directing two TD drives in fourth quarter to tie score at 17-17 before the Rams lost on a last-second FG by the Patriots Adam Vinatieri. 2000: Started all 11 games in which he played, helping Rams set NFL records for passing yards and total yards earned second straight Pro Bowl berth led NFL in completion percentage (67.7) and average gain (9.88) set NFL record for most passing yards after two games with 827 (old record was 823 by Frank Tripucka, Denver, 1962) and after three games with 1,221 (old record was 1,166 by Drew Bledsoe, New England, 1994) his 1,557 passing yards after four games set NFL record for most passing yards in four consecutive games, surpassing mark of 1,417 by Bledsoe in 1994 Warner s 2,260
passing yards after six games were the most in NFL history (Bledsoe, 2,072 in 1994) completed 25-of-35 passes while passing for career-high 441 yards with three TDs and three INTs vs. Den (9/4) in leading Rams to first Monday Night Football win since 1988; his passing yardage was the third highest opening-game total in NFL history and fourth-highest total in team history set career-high and tied team record with 35 completions (in 47 attempts) for 386 yards @ Sea (9/10) became first player in NFL history to record perfect passer rating of 158.3 twice vs. SD (10/1); completed 24-of-30 passes for 390 yards, four TDs and no INTs in earning NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors it was the first time in team history and only third time in NFL history a team had a 300-yard passer (Warner), a 100-yard rusher (Justin Watson, 102 yards), and three 100-yard receivers (Isaac Bruce, 167 yards; Marshall Faulk, 116 yards; Az-Zahir Hakim, 104 yards) in the same game as Rams gained 614 yards, second-highest total in team history tied NFL record with sixth consecutive 300-yard passing game vs. Atl (10/15), when he completed 24-of-40 passes for 313 yards and three TDs; it was the 1st time in NFL history a team had 300-yard passer (Warner) and 200-yard rusher (Faulk, 208 yards) in same game broke pinky finger on right hand on center snap on last play of 1st half @ KC (10/22) started NFC Wild Card Game @ NO (12/30) and completed 24- of-40 passes for 365 yards, three TDs and three INTs led the Rams to 21 consecutive points in fourth quarter in which he completed 11-of-14 passes for 198 yards and two TDs. 1999: Started all 16 regular season and three postseason games while producing one of the most memorable and improbable stories in NFL history was named the league s MVP and Super Bowl MVP while leading Rams to their first championship since 1951 earned first Pro Bowl invitation re-wrote Rams single season passing records by completing 325-of-499 passes for 4,353 yards, 41 TDs and 13 INTs his passer rating of 109.2 was the fifth-highest in NFL history led NFL in TD passes, completion percentage (65.1), third down passer rating (137.3), fourth quarter passer rating (116.0), and was second in the league in passing yards set eight team records: QB rating, passing yards, completions, completion percentage/season, completion percentage/game (86.9), most games with 300 passing yards in a season (9), most consecutive 300-yard passing games (4), and most TD passes in a season, while tying record for most TD passes in a game (5) and tying NFL record for most 300 yards passing games in a season (since passed by Oakland s Rich Gannon in 2002) threw more TD passes in first four starts (14) than any player in NFL history, throwing three TD passes in opening victories vs. Bal (9/12), vs. Atl (9/26), and @ Cin (10/3) and throwing a career-high five scoring passes in win vs. SF (10/10) threw for more passing yards (1,217) in first four starts than any player in NFL history led Rams on 19 scoring drives (17 TDs) between 71-80 yards (team had four in 1998) and 11 TD drives between 81-90 yards (team had five in 1998) threw for then career-high 351 yards in division title-clinching win @ Car (12/5) had streak of 133 consecutive passes thrown without an INT in Games 4-8, third longest in team history completed 27-of- 33 passes for 391 yards and five TDs in NFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Min (1/16); threw game-winning 30-yard TD pass to Ricky Proehl with 4:44 remaining to give Rams 11-6 win vs. TB in NFC Championship Game (1/23) passed for Super Bowl record 424 yards in win over Tennessee (1/30); threw gamewinning 73-yard TD pass to WR Isaac Bruce with 1:54 to play in the game. 1998: Saw first career action in the 4th quarter of Rams final game vs. SF (12/27); completed 4-of-11 passes for 39 yards assumed the backup role behind Steve Bono for the final two games after a season-ending knee injury suffered by Tony Banks vs. NE (12/13) DNP @ Car (12/20) inactive as third QB for the first 14 games. 1998: (NFL Europe): Started all 10 games for the Amsterdam Admirals led league in passing yards (2,101), attempts (326), completions (165), and TDs (15). 1995-97 (Arena Football): Passed for 10,486 yards and 183 TDs in three seasons with the Iowa Barnstormers (which became the New York Dragons) led Iowa to two straight Arena Bowl appearances named one of the top-ten players in Arena Football history to celebrate the 20 th anniversary of the league. College: Gateway Conference Offensive Player of the Year as a senior at Northern Iowa led the conference in total offense and passing efficiency passed for more than 300 yards four times two-time Gateway Player of the Week started only as a senior. Personal: Full name Kurtis Eugene Warner he and his wife, Brenda, have seven children: sons Zachary, Kade and Elijah and daughters Jesse, Jada and twins Sienna and Sierra graduated with a degree in communications attended Cedar Rapids Regis (IA) High School, where he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball Des Moines Register all-state selection in football during his senior season... established the First Things First Foundation in the spring of 2001 with wife Brenda to promote Christian values and bless the lives of those less fortunate with projects such as trips to Disney World for ill children, building recreation centers in children s hospitals, helping single moms achieve the dream of homeownership, and teaching Special Olympians the football basics all projects are centered on Kurt and Brenda s life theme: faith and family come first official website is www.kurtwarner.org.
Kurt Warner Regular Season Career Stats Passing Yds Year Team GP/GS Att Cmp Pct. Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rating 1998 StL 1/0 11 4 36.4 39 3.5 0 0 21 0 0 47.2 1999 StL 16/16 499 325 *65.1 4,353 *8.7 *41 13 75t 29 201 *109.2 2000 StL 11/11 347 235 *67.7 3,429 *9.9 21 18 85t 20 115 98.3 2001 StL 16/16 546 *375 *68.7 *4,830 *8.8 *36 22 65t 38 233 *101.4 2002 StL 7/6 220 144 65.5 1,431 6.5 3 11 43 21 130 67.4 2003 StL 2/1 65 38 58.5 365 5.6 1 1 37t 6 38 72.9 2004 NYG 10/9 277 174 62.8 2,054 7.4 6 4 62t 39 196 86.5 2005 Ariz 10/10 375 242 64.5 2,713 7.2 11 9 63 23 158 85.8 2006 Ariz 6/5 168 108 64.3 1,377 8.2 6 5 64 14 104 89.3 2007 Ariz 14/11 451 281 62.3 3,417 7.6 27 17 62 20 140 89.8 2008 Ariz 16/16 598 401 67.1 4,583 7.7 30 14 79t 26 182 96.9 2009 Ariz 15/15 513 339 66.1 3,753 7.3 26 14 45 24 172 93.2 AZ Totals 61/57 2,105 1,371 65.1 15,843 7.5 100 59 79t 107 756 91.9 Career Totals 124/116 4,070 2,666 65.5 32,344 7.9 208 128 85t 260 1,669 93.7 *Led NFL Rushing Year Team Att Yds Avg Lg TD 1998 StL 0 0 0.0 0 0 1999 StL 23 92 4.0 22 1 2000 StL 18 17 0.9 11 0 2001 StL 28 60 2.1 23 0 2002 StL 8 33 4.1 9 0 2003 StL 1 0 0.0 0 0 2004 NYG 13 30 2.3 13 1 2005 Ariz 13 28 2.2 13 0 2006 Ariz 13 3 0.2 9 0 2007 Ariz 17 15 0.9 9 1 2008 Ariz 18-2 -0.1 11 0 2009 Ariz 21 10 0.5 10 0 AZ Totals 82 54 0.7 13 1 Career Totals 173 286 1.7 23 3 Career regular season record as a starter: 67-49 (.578): 13-3 (.813) in 1999; 8-3 (.727) in 2000; 14-2 (.875) in 2001; 0-6 (.000) in 2002; 0-1 (.000) in 2003; 5-4 (.556) in 2004; 2-8 (.200) in 2005; 1-4 (.200) in 2006; 5-6 (.455) in 2007; 9-7(.563) in 2008; 10-5 (.667) in 2009. Regular Season Single-Game Highs: Attempts: 57, @ Jets (9/28/08); Completions: 40, @ Jets (9/28/08); Yards: 484, vs. San Francisco (11/25/07); Interceptions: 5, twice, last vs. Carolina (11/1/09); Long Pass: 85t, @ Atlanta (9/24/00); Touchdowns: 5, twice, last @ Chicago (11/8/09); Sacked: 8, @ Philadelphia (12/1/02); 300-yd. passing games: 52, last vs. St. Louis (12/27/09), 313 yards; Rating: 158.3, three times, last vs. Miami (9/14/08) (24-19-0, 361 yds., 79t LG, 3 TD s); Rushing Attempts: 6, @ New England (11/18/01); Rushing Yards: 26, @ Detroit (11/7/99); Long Run: 23, vs. San Francisco (12/9/01); Rushing Touchdowns: 1, three times, last @ St. Louis (10/7/07); Most Consecutive Completions: 15, twice, last @ Jacksonville (9/20/09). Kurt Warner Postseason Career Stats Postseason Passing Yds Year Team GP/GS Att Cmp Pct. Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rating 1999 StL 3/3 121 77 63.6 1,063 8.79 8 4 77t 3 24 100.0 2000 StL 1/1 40 24 60.0 365 9.13 3 3 38 2 15 83.9 2001 StL 3/3 107 68 63.6 793 7.41 4 3 50 6 45 86.7 2008 Ariz 4/4 135 92 68.1 1,147 8.49 11 3 71t 5 20 112.2 2009 Ariz 2/2 59 46 78.0 584 9.89 5 1 33t 2 12 129.1 Total 13/13 462 307 66.5 3,952 8.55 31 14 77t 18 116 102.8 Postseason Rushing Year Team Att Yds Avg Lg TD 1999 StL 6 2 0.3 4 0 2000 StL 1 5 5.0 5t 1 2001 StL 9 8 0.9 5 1 2008 Ariz 8 1 0.1 6 0 2009 Ariz 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 25 16 0.6 6 2 Career postseason record as starter: 9-4 (.692); 3-0 (1.00) in 1999; 0-1 (.000) in 2000; 2-1 (.666) in 2001; 3-1 (.750) in 2008; 1-1 (.500) in 2009. Postseason Single-Game Highs: Attempts: 45, vs. Tennessee (Super Bowl XXXIV) (1/30/00); Completions: 31, vs. Pittsburgh (Super Bowl XLIII) (2/1/09); Yards: 424, vs. Tennessee (Super Bowl XXXIV) (1/30/00); Interceptions: 3, twice, last @ New Orleans (12/30/00); Long Pass: 77t vs. Minnesota (1/16/00); Touchdowns: 5, twice, last vs. Green Bay (1/10/10); Sacked: 3, three times, last vs. Pittsburgh (Super Bowl XLIII) (2/1/09); 300- yd. passing games: 6, last vs. Green Bay (1/10/10), 379 yards; Rating: 154.1, vs. Green Bay (1/10/10) (33-29-0, 379 yds, 33t LG, 5 TD s); Rushing Attempts: 4, twice, last vs. Atlanta (1/3/09); Rushing Yards: 6, vs. New England (Super Bowl XXXVI) (2/3/02); Long Run: 6, vs. Atlanta (1/3/09); Rushing Touchdown: 1, twice, last vs. New England (Super Bowl XXXVI) (2/3/02).
KURT S CANTON CREDENTIALS In the minds of many, Kurt Warner s performance as a Cardinal combined with his earlier success with the Rams has secured an eventual spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. For those not yet decided, perhaps the best case can be made by comparing Warner s career to those of QBs already enshrined -- particularly the 14 modern era quarterbacks enshrined in the last quarter century. None of the 14 can match Warner in completion percentage, yards per attempt or yards per game. Only Steve Young had a higher career passer rating than Warner s 93.7. Only Dan Marino had more career 300-yard passing games. Warner s career totals for completions and yards exceeds the totals for five of the 14. His TD total (208) exceeds those of four. And Warner has done it all in fewer games. While the 14 Hall of Famers in question averaged 186 games, Kurt has needed only 124 to rank among them. The late start to his career, improbable emergence and subsequent career twists have become part of his legend. Warner & Tom Brady are among 10 quarterbacks to start at least three Super Bowls. The other eight are in the Hall. Warner, Brett Favre and Peyton Manning are among six players to win multiple MVP awards. The other three Montana, Unitas and Young are in the Hall. Below are career statistics & achievements of the 14 H.O.F. quarterbacks of the last 25 years compared to Warner: Psr 300-yd Pro SB SB NFL Player, HOF Yr. Years Gms Att Comp Pct Yds Y/A Y/G TD INT Rtg Games Bwl (W/L) MVP MVP Joe Namath, 85 ( 65-77) 140 3,762 1,886 50.1 27,663 7.35 197.6 173 220 65.5 21 5 (1-0) 1 - Roger Staubach, 85 ( 69-79) 131 2,958 1,685 56.9 22,700 7.67 173.3 153 109 83.4 6 6 (2-2) 1 - Fran Tarkenton, 86 ( 61-71) 246 6,467 3,686 56.9 47,003 7.27 191.1 342 266 80.4 13 9 (0-3) - 1 Len Dawson, 87 ( 57-75) 211 3,741 2,136 57.1 28,711 7.67 136.1 239 183 82.6 9 7 (1-1) 1 - Terry Bradshaw, 89 ( 70-83) 168 3,901 2,025 51.9 27,989 7.17 166.6 212 210 70.9 4 3 (4-0) 2 1 Bob Griese, 90 ( 67-80) 161 3,429 1,926 56.2 25,092 7.32 155.9 192 172 77.1 3 8 (2-1) - - Dan Fouts, 93 ( 73-87) 181 5,604 3,297 58.8 43,040 7.68 237.8 254 242 80.2 51 6 - - - Joe Montana, 00 ( 79-94) 192 5,391 3,409 63.2 40,551 7.52 211.2 273 139 92.3 39 8 (4-0) 3 2 Jim Kelly, 02 ( 86-96) 160 4,779 2,874 60.1 35,467 7.42 221.7 237 175 84.4 26 5 (0-4) - - John Elway, 04 ( 83-98) 234 7,250 4,123 56.9 51,475 7.10 219.9 300 226 79.9 36 9 (2-3) 1 1 Dan Marino, 05 ( 83-99) 242 8,358 4,967 59.4 61,361 7.34 253.6 420 252 86.4 63 9 (0-1) - 1 Steve Young, 05 ( 85-99) 169 4,149 2,667 64.3 33,124 7.98 196.0 232 107 96.8 28 7 (1-0) 1 2 Warren Moon, 06 ( 84-00) 208 6,823 3,988 58.4 49,325 7.23 237.1 291 233 80.9 49 9 - - - Troy Aikman, 06 ( 89-00) 165 4,715 2,898 61.5 32,942 6.99 199.6 165 141 81.6 13 6 (3-0) 1 - AVG of the 14 HOF QBs 186.2 5,094 2,969 58.3 37,603 7.38 201.9 248 191 82.0 26 6.9 Kurt Warner (1998-) 124 4,070 2,666 65.5 32,344 7.95 260.9 208 128 93.7 52 4 (1-2) 1 2 Additional Modern Era QBs not included above: George Blanda (played 1949-58, 1960-75; enshrined in 1981), Y.A. Tittle (played 1948-64; enshrined in 1971), Otto Graham (played 1946-55; enshrined in 1965), Bart Starr (played 1956-71; enshrined in 1977), Bob Waterfield (played 1945-52; enshrined in 1965), Bobby Layne (played 1948-62; enshrined in 1967), Norm Van Brocklin (played 1949-60; enshrined in 1971), Johnny Unitas (played 1956-73; enshrined 1979) and Sonny Jurgensen (played 1957-74; enshrined 1983). Where Warner Ranks In NFL History: Statistic Single Game Completion Pct (93.3) Games With Perfect Passer Rating (3) Most Consecutive 300-Yard Passing Games (6) Passing Yards Per Game (260.9) Career Completion Pct (65.5) Most 300-Yard Passing Games In A Season (9, 2x) Most Passing Yards In A Season (4,830) Most 300-Yard Passing Games In A Career (52) Highest Career Passer Rating (93.7) Most Completions In A Season (401) Passing Yards Per Attempt (7.95) Rank 1 st t-1 st t-1 st 2 nd 2 nd t-2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th 5 th 6 th Career Milestones: Two-time NFL MVP (1999 and 2001); was also named Super Bowl XXXIV MVP after leading the Rams to a victory over Tennessee. Became just the second QB (Craig Morton, Dallas and Denver) in NFL history to start a Super Bowl for two different teams. Both franchises Warner led to the Super Bowl had not earned a playoff berth in the previous 10+ years. In the decade preceding their Super Bowl appearance, the Rams had eight seasons of 10-or-more losses and the Cardinals had seven. Threw for 1,147 yards in the 2008 playoffs with Arizona, an NFL record for most passing yards in a single postseason. It topped the record he set in 1999 with the Rams when he threw for 1,063 yards. Owns the top three passing totals in Super Bowl history and is the only QB in Super Bowl history with three 300-yard performances. He has totaled 1,156 yards passing in his three Super Bowl appearances, the most passing yards of any QB in Super Bowl history. Has passed for at least 365 yards in six postseason games, an NFL record. Became the fastest player in NFL history to reach 10,000 passing yards and tied Marino as the fastest to 30,000 passing yards. Has thrown for 300+ yards 52 times in the regular season in his career. Became the fastest QB in NFL history to reach 50 300-yard games (113 games), shattering the previous record held by Dan Marino (176). Has thrown for 300+ yards in 41.9% of his career games, the highest percentage in NFL history. Is the only QB in NFL history to pass for 14,000 yards with two different teams. On 9/20/09 at Jacksonville, set the NFL single-game record for completion percentage (92.3% on 24-26 passing). On 11/15/09 vs. Seattle threw his 200 th career TD. Only Marino, Manning, Favre and Brady reached 200 passing TDs in fewer career games than Warner s 118 and he became just the 29 th player in NFL history to throw for 200 TDs. His week 13 passer rating of 127.7 was his fourth consecutive game with a passer rating over 120.0, making him just the second QB in NFL history to record four consecutive games with a passer rating of 120.0+. Prior to Warner, only Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas (1965) had accomplished the feat.
WARNER IN THE NFL RECORD BOOKS Single-Game Completion Percentage (min. 15 attempts) 92.30 Kurt Warner AZ at Jax, 9/20/09 (26-24) 91.30 Vinny Testaverde Cle. vs. LA Rams, 12/26/93 (23-21) 90.91 Ken Anderson Cin. vs. Pit., 11/10/74 (22-20) 90.48 Lynn Dickey GB vs. NO, 12/13/81 (21-19) Passing Yards Per Game (min. 100 games) 261.1 Peyton Manning, 192 Games (50,128 yards) 260.9 Kurt Warner, 124 Games (32,344 yards) 253.6 Dan Marino, 242 Games (61,361 yards) 251.2 Drew Brees, 122 Games (30,646 yards) 239.9 Brett Favre, 289 Games (69,329 yards) Career Completion Percentage (min. 1,500 attempts) 66.1 Chad Pennington, 2000-current (2,469-1,631) 65.5 Kurt Warner, 1999-2009 (4,070-2,666) 64.8 Peyton Manning, 1998- current (6,531-4,232) 64.8 Drew Brees, 2001-current (4,164-2,697) 64.3 Steve Young, 1985-99 (4,149-2,667) Highest Career Passer Rating (Min. 1,500 attempts) 96.8 Steve Young, 1985-99 95.8 Philip Rivers, 2004-current 95.6 Tony Romo, 2004-current 95.2 Peyton Manning, 1998-current 93.7 Kurt Warner, 1998-2009 Most Passing Yards in a Season 5,084 Dan Marino, Miami, 1984 5,069 Drew Brees, New Orleans, 2008 4,830 Kurt Warner, St. Louis, 2001 Most Completions in a Season Year Player Comp 2007 Drew Brees 440 2002 Rich Gannon 418 2008 Drew Brees 413 1991 Warren Moon 404 2008 Kurt Warner 401 Most 300-Yard Passing Games in a Season 10 Rich Gannon, Oakland 2002 Drew Brees, New Orleans 2008 9 Dan Marino, Miami 1984 Warren Moon, Houston 1990 Kurt Warner, St. Louis 1999 Kurt Warner, St. Louis 2001 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis 2009 Matt Schaub, Houston 2009 8 Dan Fouts, San Diego 1980 Kurt Warner, St. Louis 2000 Trent Green, Kansas City 2004 Tom Brady, New England 2007 Tony Romo, Dallas 2009 Most 300-Yard Passing Games in a Career 63 Dan Marino, 1983-1999 61 Brett Favre, 1991-current 56 Peyton Manning, 1998-current 52 Kurt Warner, 1998-2009 51 Dan Fouts, 1973-87 49 Warren Moon, 1984-2000 Most Consecutive 300-Yard Passing Games 6 Steve Young, SF 1998 Kurt Warner, StL 2000 Rich Gannon, Oak 2002 5 Tom Brady, NE 2009 Peyton Manning, Ind 2009 Kurt Warner, AZ, 2008 Joe Montana, SF 1982 Kerry Collins, NYG 2001-02 Drew Brees, NO, 2006 Most Seasons Leading League in Average Gain Per Pass 7 Sid Luckman, Chicago Bears 1939-43, 1946-47 5 Steve Young, San Francisco 1991-94, 1997 3 Arnie Herber, Green Bay 1932, 1934, 1936 Norm Van Brocklin, Los Angeles 1950, 1952, 1954 Len Dawson, Dallas Texans 1962, Kansas City 1966, 1968 Bart Starr, Green Bay 1966-68 Kurt Warner, St. Louis 1999-2001 WARNER IN THE POSTSEASON Most Passing Yards Per Game Postseason History Player Gms Yards YPG Kurt Warner 13 3,952 304.0 Dan Fouts 7 2,125 303.6 Warren Moon 10 2,870 287.0 Peyton Manning 17 4,831 284.2 Philip Rivers 7 1,820 260.0 Highest Postseason Completion Percentage NFL History Player Att Com Pct Kurt Warner 462 307 66.5 Warren Moon 403 259 64.3 Troy Aikman 502 320 63.7 Joe Montana 734 460 62.7 Most Passing Yards Per Attempt Postseason History YPA Player Att Yds 8.55 Kurt Warner 462 3,952 8.45 Joe Theismann 211 1,782 8.43 Jim Plunkett 272 2,293 8.41 Terry Bradshaw 456 3,833 8.23 Bart Starr 213 1,753 Postseason Games with 300+ Yards Passing Games Player 7 Peyton Manning 6 Kurt Warner Joe Montana 5 Dan Fouts Postseason Games with 365+ Yards Passing Games Player 6 Kurt Warner 4 Peyton Manning 2 Jeff George Dan Marino Consecutive Postseason Games with 300+ Yards Passing Games Player 4 Dan Fouts, 1979-80 3 Jim Kelly, 1989-90 Warren Moon, 1991-93 2 Kurt Warner, 2008-09 Postseason Passer Rating Min. 150 attempts Player Gms Att Com Yds TD INT Rate Bart Starr 10 213 130 1,753 15 3 104.8 Kurt Warner 13 462 307 3,952 31 14 102.8 Joe Montana 23 734 460 5,772 45 21 95.6 Ken Anderson 6 166 110 1,321 9 6 93.5 Joe Theismann 8 211 128 1,782 11 7 91.4 Career TD Passes Postseason History TDs Player Games 45 Joe Montana 23 43 Brett Favre 23 32 Dan Marino 18 31 Kurt Warner 13 30 Terry Bradshaw 19 Warner joins Peyton Manning as the only players in NFL history with two postseason games with a passer rating of 145.0 or higher. Warner is one of just two QBs in NFL history to throw five or more TD passes in two postseason games. Daryle Lamonica had five TDs vs. Kansas City in 1968 and six vs. Houston in 1969. Only four other QBs (Peyton Manning, Kerry Collins, Steve Young and Joe Montana) have ever had five TDs in a postseason game. There have been 24 playoff performances of 4+ TD passes in NFL history and Warner now has three of them.
WARNER SUPER IN THE SUPER BOWL Kurt Warner started at QB in the Super Bowl three times during his career, earning MVP honors in Super Bowl XXXIV after the Rams 23-16 victory over the Tennessee Titans. After leading Arizona to their first-ever Super Bowl appearance, Warner is one of only two QBs (Craig Morton, Dallas and Denver) in NFL history to start a Super Bowl for two different teams. Both franchises Warner led to the Super Bowl had not earned a playoff berth in the previous 10+ years. In the decade preceding their Super Bowl appearance, the Rams had eight seasons of 10-ormore losses and the Cardinals had seven. After guiding the Cardinals to an appearance in Super Bowl XLIII, Warner returned to the Super Bowl for the first time since Super Bowl XXXVI following the 2001 season. Warner became only the third quarterback to start a Super Bowl seven or more years apart. QBs with 7+ Years Between Super Bowl Appearances QB Team(s) Seasons Yrs Apart John Elway Denver 1989, 1997 8 Kurt Warner St. Louis/Arizona 2001, 2008 7 Craig Morton Dallas/Denver 1970, 1977 7 When he has reached the Super Bowl, Warner has been outstanding, totaling 1,156 yards passing in his three Super Bowl appearances, the most passing yards of any QB in Super Bowl history. Career Passing Yards Super Bowl Yards Player Games 1,156 Kurt Warner 3 1,142 Joe Montana 4 1,128 John Elway 5 1,001 Tom Brady 4 932 Terry Bradshaw 4 As the only QB to throw for 300+ yards in three Super Bowl appearances, Warner owns the top three passing performances in Super Bowl history Most Yards In Super Bowl Game Yards Player (Team) Super Bowl 414 Kurt Warner (StL) XXXIV vs. Ten 377 Kurt Warner (AZ) XLIII vs. Pit 365 Kurt Warner (StL) XXXVI vs. NE 357 Joe Montana (SF) XXIII vs. Cin Donovan McNabb (Phi) XXXIX vs. NE A CHAMPION OFF THE FIELD Kurt Warner has long been one of the NFL s best success stories, on and off the field. Over the last few seasons, Warner has received nearly as much praise for his character off the field as for his success on it. For all of his on-field accomplishments, including a Super Bowl XXXIV win, two NFL Most Valuable Player awards and four Pro Bowl selections, Warner s community work remains his biggest source of pride. In a 2009 Sports Illustrated poll of NFL players, Warner was selected by his peers as the active player who serves as the best role model on and off the field. Best Role Model On And Off The Field Player (Team) Pct. QB Kurt Warner (Ari) 18% QB Peyton Manning (Ind) 17% S Brian Dawkins (Den) 9% QB Drew Brees (NO) 6% TE Tony Gonzalez (Atl) 5% Warner was also recognized by USA WEEKEND as its Most Caring Athlete for 2009. In recognition of the honor, USA WEEKEND contributed $5,000 to "First Things First. The foundation also received a 2009 NFL Charities Player Foundation grant in recognition of its outstanding work in the community. Prior to the start of Super Bowl XLIII, Commissioner Roger Goodell and Connie Payton, Walter Payton s wife, presented Warner with the 39 th Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award, the only league recognition that acknowledges a player s off-thefield community service as well as his playing excellence. After visiting flood-ravaged regions in 2008, he created a partnership with Habitat for Humanity to sponsor home builds throughout the Midwest. To date, he has raised over $650,000, including a $100,000 personal contribution, $100,000 from his foundation, and $100,000 each from the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL Disaster Relief Fund. Kurt and Brenda Warner established the "First Things First" foundation in 2001 and have personally contributed more than $1.5 million since then to host trips to Disney for Make-A-Wish families, furnish homes for low income single moms, and host Punt, Pass and Kick clinics with Special Olympic athletes, to name just a few of their initiatives. CAREER TOP 5 PERFORMANCES REGULAR SEASON Passing Yards Completions Attempts Touchdowns Yds Date Com Date Att Date TDs Date 484 11/25/07 vs. SF 40 9/28/08 @ NYJ 57 9/28/08 @ NYJ 5 11/8/09 @ Chi 472 9/28/08 @ NYJ 35 10/26/08 @ Car 54 9/7/03 @ NYG 5 10/10/99 vs. SF 441 9/4/00 vs. Den 35 12/23/07 vs. Atl 52 9/27/09 vs. Ind 4 (6x), last 12/28/08 vs. Sea 401 11/18/01 @ NE 35 9/10/00 @ Sea 52 11/23/08 vs. NYG 395 11/16/08 @ Sea 34 (3x), last 11/25/07 vs. SF 52 12/23/07 vs. Atl POSTSEASON Passing Yards Completions Attempts Touchdowns Yds Date Com Date Att Date TDs Date 414 1/30/00 vs. Ten (SB) 31 2/1/09 vs. Pit (SB) 45 1/30/00 vs. Ten (SB) 5 1/10/10 vs. GB (WC) 391 1/16/00 vs. Min (Div) 29 1/10/10 vs. GB (WC) 44 2/3/00 vs. NE (SB) 5 1/16/00 vs. Min (Div) 379 1/10/10 vs. GB (WC) 28 2/3/02 vs. NE (SB) 43 2/1/09 vs. Pit (SB) 4 1/18/09 vs. Pit (Conf) 377 2/1/09 vs. Pit (SB) 27 1/16/00 vs. Min (Div) 43 1/23/00 vs. TB (Conf) 3 2/1/09 vs. Pit (SB) 365 (2x), last 2/3/02 vs. NE (SB) 26 1/23/00 vs. TB (Conf) 40 12/30/00 @ NO (WC) 3 12/30/00 @ NO (WC)