Steve McNair Madden Career 1996-2008 - Peak 96 OVR
Alcorn State QB, 2003 co-MVP, Titans No. 9 retired
Steve McNair was born on February 14, 1973, in Mount Olive, Mississippi, and played quarterback at Alcorn State, where he won the Walter Payton Award in 1994 and finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting. The Houston Oilers drafted him third overall in 1995. He started six games across his first two seasons and became the full-time starter in 1997. Madden NFL 99 put him at a calculated 87 for the 1998 season.
The following year he led Tennessee to Super Bowl XXXIV, which ended on January 30, 2000 in a 23-16 loss to St. Louis with Kevin Dyson tackled at the one-yard line on the final play. McNair made his first Pro Bowl after the 2000 season, and Madden NFL 2001 rated him 90 for that year. He shared the 2003 Most Valuable Player award with Peyton Manning and led the NFL in passer rating, a season Madden NFL 04 rated him 93.
Tennessee traded him to Baltimore in June 2006, and Madden NFL 07 rated him 88 for that season, when he started all 16 games for a 13-3 Ravens team. He retired on April 17, 2008 with 31,304 passing yards, 174 touchdown passes and 3,590 rushing yards. McNair was shot and killed in Nashville on July 4, 2009, at the age of 36. The Titans retired his No. 9 on September 15, 2019.
Steve McNair Madden Career Milestones
- Peak rating: 96 OVR in Madden NFL 2005 (age 31)
- Appeared in 12 Madden releases (Madden NFL 1996 through Madden NFL 2008)
- Entered at 69 OVR in Madden NFL 1996, climbed 27 points to his peak
- Biggest single-year rise: 62 points into Madden NFL 1998
- Played for 3 franchises: Texans, Titans, Ravens
- Listed as a quarterback in every Madden release
- Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2008 at 85 OVR
Steve McNair Madden Career Ratings
| Madden | Team | Pos | OVR | Speed | ACC | AGI | STR | JMP | STA | INJ | TGH | AWR | PRC | THP | TAC | TAS | TAM | TAD | CAR | BTK | TRK | BCV | SFA | SPM | JKM | CTH | SPC | CIT | SRR | MRR | DRR | RLS | RBK | PBK | IBL | TAK | POW | PUR | MCV | ZCV | PRS | KPW | KAC | KRN |
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1996 * 1995 NFL season
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QB | 69* | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 92 | 46 | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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1997 1996 NFL season
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QB | 7 | 70 | 56 | 67 | - | 32 | 59 | - | - | 45 | - | 72 | 47 | - | - | - | 51 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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1998 * 1997 NFL season
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QB | 69* | 66 | - | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 73 | 59 | - | - | - | - | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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1999 1998 NFL season
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QB | 87* | 73 | 69 | 76 | 62 | - | - | 4 | - | 82 | - | 90 | 85 | - | - | - | 53 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2000 1999 NFL season
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QB | 81* | 67 | 67 | 67 | 64 | - | - | 84 | - | 71 | - | 91 | 69 | - | - | - | 64 | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2002 2001 NFL season
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QB | 83 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 67 | 62 | 98 | 80 | 80 | 81 | - | 88 | - | 80 | 80 | 80 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 31 | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 18 | - |
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2003 2002 NFL season
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QB | 83 | 64 | 74 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 99 | 75 | 85 | - | - | 89 | - | - | - | - | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 35 | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 22 | - |
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2004 2003 NFL season
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QB | 93 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 62 | 99 | 78 | 99 | 86 | - | 93 | - | 87 | 87 | 87 | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 35 | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 22 | 0 |
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2005 2004 NFL season
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QB | 96 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 62 | 99 | 82 | 99 | 89 | - | 94 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 63 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 35 | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 22 | - |
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2006 2005 NFL season
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QB | 90 | 70 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 62 | 95 | 69 | - | 87 | - | 94 | - | 84 | 84 | 84 | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 35 | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 22 | 0 |
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2007 2006 NFL season
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QB | 88 | 68 | 70 | 65 | 70 | 62 | 95 | 67 | 99 | 83 | 26 | 91 | - | 85 | 85 | 85 | 63 | - | 72 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 80 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 35 | 28 | 16 | - | 18 | 13 | 21 | - | 28 | 22 | 0 |
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2008 2007 NFL season
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QB | 85 | 68 | 69 | 64 | 70 | 62 | 95 | 67 | - | 86 | 26 | 86 | - | 85 | 85 | 85 | 63 | - | 66 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 80 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 35 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 28 | 22 | 0 |
Era Quarterbacks who played alongside Steve McNair
Steve McNair Madden Ratings by Year
Steve McNair Madden NFL 1996 rating: 69 OVR (1995 NFL season, HOU). Steve McNair Madden NFL 1997 rating: 7 OVR (1996 NFL season, HOU). Steve McNair Madden NFL 1998 rating: 69 OVR (1997 NFL season, TEN). Steve McNair Madden NFL 1999 rating: 87 OVR (1998 NFL season, TEN). Steve McNair Madden NFL 2000 rating: 81 OVR (1999 NFL season, TEN). Steve McNair Madden NFL 2002 rating: 83 OVR (2001 NFL season, TEN). Steve McNair Madden NFL 2003 rating: 83 OVR (2002 NFL season, TEN). Steve McNair Madden NFL 2004 rating: 93 OVR (2003 NFL season, TEN). Steve McNair Madden NFL 2005 rating: 96 OVR (2004 NFL season, TEN). Steve McNair Madden NFL 2006 rating: 90 OVR (2005 NFL season, TEN). Steve McNair Madden NFL 2007 rating: 88 OVR (2006 NFL season, BAL). Steve McNair Madden NFL 2008 rating: 85 OVR (2007 NFL season, BAL).