| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Int | Yds | IntTD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | FRTD | Sk | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sfty | AV | Awards |
| 1989 | 23 | DEN | NFL | FS | 16 | 16 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 129 | 0 | 8 | AP DRoY-2 | ||||
| 1990 | 24 | DEN | NFL | FS | 15 | 15 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 173 | 0 | 8 | PB | ||||
| 1991 | 25 | DEN | NFL | FS | 16 | 16 | 5 | 104 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 150 | 0 | 16 | PB,AP-1 | ||||
| 1992 | 26 | DEN | NFL | FS | 15 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 151 | 0 | 12 | PB,AP-1 | ||||
| 1993 | 27 | DEN | NFL | FS | 16 | 16 | 2 | 81 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 141 | 0 | 10 | PB | ||||
| 1994 | 28 | DEN | NFL | SS | 14 | 14 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 74 | 52 | 22 | 0 | 8 | PB | ||
| 1995 | 29 | DEN | NFL | FS | 16 | 16 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 103 | 82 | 21 | 0 | 10 | PB | ||
| 1996 | 30 | DEN | NFL | FS | 16 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 81 | 64 | 17 | 0 | 10 | PB,AP-2 | ||
| 1997 | 31 | DEN | NFL | FS | 15 | 15 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 68 | 53 | 15 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1998 | 32 | DEN | NFL | FS | 16 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 55 | 43 | 12 | 0 | 9 | PB | ||
| 1999 | 33 | NYJ | NFL | FS | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 63 | 40 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 11 Yrs | 167 | 166 | 24 | 408 | 1 | 68 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 47 | 0 | 5.0 | 1188 | 334 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 101 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 17 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 121 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||
| DEN (10 Yrs) | 155 | 155 | 24 | 408 | 1 | 68 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 47 | 0 | 5.0 | 1125 | 294 | 87 | 0 | 97 | |||||||
| NYJ (1 Yr) | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 63 | 40 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Int | Yds | IntTD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | FRTD | Sk | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sfty | Awards |
| 1989 | 23 | DEN | NFL | FS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | 25 | DEN | NFL | FS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | 27 | DEN | NFL | FS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | 30 | DEN | NFL | FS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 31 | DEN | NFL | FS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 32 | DEN | NFL | FS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 Yrs | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 34 | 0 | |||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | PRTD | Lng | Ret | Yds | KRTD | Lng | APYd | Awards | |
| 1990 | 24 | DEN | NFL | FS | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | PB |
| 11 Yrs | 167 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 455 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 46 | |||||
| DEN (10 Yrs) | 155 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 455 | |||||
| NYJ (1 Yr) | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Touchdowns | PAT | FG | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PRTD | KRTD | FRTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G | Awards |
| 1997 | 31 | DEN | NFL | FS | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.4 | |
| 11 Yrs | 167 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||
| DEN (10 Yrs) | 155 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |||||
| NYJ (1 Yr) | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||
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How old is Steve Atwater?
Steve Atwater is 58 years old.
When was Steve Atwater born?
Steve Atwater was born on October 28, 1966.
Where was Steve Atwater born?
Steve Atwater was born in Chicago, IL.
How tall is Steve Atwater?
Steve Atwater is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.
How much did Steve Atwater weigh when playing?
Steve Atwater weighed 218 lbs (98 kg) when playing.
Is Steve Atwater in the Hall of Fame?
Steve Atwater was elected into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 2020.
How many games did Steve Atwater play?
Steve Atwater played 167 games over his career.
How many interception return yards did Steve Atwater have?
Steve Atwater had 408 interception return yards over his career.
How many Super Bowls has Steve Atwater won?
Steve Atwater has won 2 Super Bowls.
When did Steve Atwater retire?
Steve Atwater last played in 1999.
What are Steve Atwater's nicknames?
Smiling Assassin is a nickname for Steve Atwater.
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