Dave Brown Madden Career 1994-2002 - Peak 91 OVR
First pick of the 1992 supplemental draft, 10,248 yards
Dave Brown was born on February 25, 1970, in Summit, New Jersey, grew up in Westfield, and played at Duke, where he set a school single-game record with 479 passing yards against North Carolina in 1989. The New York Giants took him first overall in the 1992 supplemental draft and gave up their 1993 first-round pick to do it. His first appearance came on December 12, 1992, at Phoenix, a 19-0 loss in which he was injured.
New York released Phil Simms in June 1994, and Brown started 15 games that season as the Giants went 9-7 behind a closing six-game winning streak. Madden NFL 95 put him at a calculated 80 for the 1994 season. The Giants won 11 games across 1995 and 1996 and ranked last in the league in offense in 1996, a season Madden NFL 97 listed him at 91, the highest figure of his career.
A chest injury against Dallas in 1997 cost Brown the job to Danny Kanell, and Madden NFL 98 gave him a calculated 69 for that season. He signed with Arizona in 1998 and spent four seasons there as a backup, with Madden NFL 02 listing him at 61 for the 2001 season, his last in the league. He later worked in investment management and private equity fundraising. Brown finished with 10,248 passing yards, 44 touchdowns and 58 interceptions.
Dave Brown Madden Career Milestones
- Peak rating: 91 OVR in Madden NFL 1997
- Appeared in 8 Madden releases (Madden NFL 1994 through Madden NFL 2002)
- Entered at 20 OVR in Madden NFL 1994, climbed 71 points to his peak
- Biggest single-year rise: 60 points into Madden NFL 1995
- Played for 2 franchises: Giants, Cardinals
- Listed as a quarterback in every Madden release
- Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2002 at 61 OVR
Dave Brown Madden Career Ratings
| Madden | Team | Pos | OVR | Speed | ACC | AGI | STR | JMP | STA | INJ | TGH | AWR | THP | TAC | TAS | TAM | TAD | CAR | BTK | CTH | RBK | PBK | TAK | KPW | KAC |
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1994 * 1993 NFL season
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QB | 20* | 20 | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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1995 * 1994 NFL season
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QB | 80* | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 95 | 66 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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1996 * 1995 NFL season
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QB | 73* | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 73 | 73 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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1997 1996 NFL season
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QB | 91 | 46 | 69 | 46 | - | 94 | 77 | - | - | 86 | 76 | 70 | - | - | - | 74 | 23 | 11 | - | - | 7 | - | - |
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1998 * 1997 NFL season
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QB | 69* | 59 | - | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 73 | 66 | - | - | - | - | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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1999 1998 NFL season
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QB | 72* | 53 | 50 | 56 | 75 | - | - | 4 | - | 57 | 69 | 58 | - | - | - | 53 | 37 | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - |
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2000 1999 NFL season
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QB | 74* | 48 | 50 | 55 | 56 | - | - | 69 | - | 71 | 78 | 62 | - | - | - | 73 | 19 | 9 | - | - | 19 | - | - |
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2002 2001 NFL season
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QB | 61 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 55 | 44 | 86 | 74 | 62 | 68 | 78 | - | 72 | 72 | 72 | 32 | - | 19 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 27 | 26 |
Era Quarterbacks who played alongside Dave Brown
Dave Brown Madden Ratings by Year
Dave Brown Madden NFL 1994 rating: 20 OVR (1993 NFL season, NYG). Dave Brown Madden NFL 1995 rating: 80 OVR (1994 NFL season, NYG). Dave Brown Madden NFL 1996 rating: 73 OVR (1995 NFL season, NYG). Dave Brown Madden NFL 1997 rating: 91 OVR (1996 NFL season, NYG). Dave Brown Madden NFL 1998 rating: 69 OVR (1997 NFL season, NYG). Dave Brown Madden NFL 1999 rating: 72 OVR (1998 NFL season, ARI). Dave Brown Madden NFL 2000 rating: 74 OVR (1999 NFL season, ARI). Dave Brown Madden NFL 2002 rating: 61 OVR (2001 NFL season, ARI).