- Retired in 2000
- Oldest player ever selected to the Pro Bowl at 41 (1998), he went on to lead the AFC to a victory and be named MVP.
- Ranks 12th on NFL All-Time Passes Intercepted List (233).
- Ranks 6th on NFL All-Time Times Sacked List (458).
- Ranks 6th on NFL All-Time Yards Lost List (3,415).
- Ranks 33rd on NFL All-Time Passer Rating List (80.9).
- Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 5, 2006. Other inductees include Troy Aikman, John Madden, Reggie White, Harry Carson and Rayfield Wright.
- Though famous for his nearly 50,000 career passing yards, he is perhaps best known for the infamous 1992 AFC Wildcard Playoff game between the Houston Oilers and the Buffalo Bills in which the Oilers took a 35-3 lead in the third quarter only to see the Bills tie the game at 38 and go on to beat the Oilers 41-38 in overtime.
- One of only two people to be inducted into both the Canadian Football Hall of Fame (2001) and the (US) Pro Football Hall of Fame (2006). The other is coach Bud Grant.
- Holds Minnesota Vikings single season record for pass attempts (606 in 1995).
- Inducted into the University of Washington Husky Hall of Fame in 1984.
- Inducted into the State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.
- Inducted into the California Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.
- Hall of Fame NFL quarterback who played for the Houston Oilers (1984-1993), Minnesota Vikings (1994-1996), Seattle Seahawks (1997-1998) and Kansas City Chiefs (1999-2000)
- After coming out of the University of Washington, he spent 5 years (1979-1983) in the Canadian Football League with the Edmonton Eskimos.
- First Quarterback to pass for over 4,000 yards in a season for Houston Oilers (now Tennessee Titans) - 4,689 yards in 1990.
- Tennessee Titans All-Time Passing Yards Leader (33,685).
- Member of 1991 and 1993 AFC Central Division Champion Houston Oilers teams.
- Signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL in 1978 and played from 1978-1983.
- Won five consecutive Grey Cups with the Edmonton Eskimos from 1978-1982.
- Won the Schennly Award (The CFL's most outstanding Player) in 1983.
- Was inducted into the Edmonton Eskimos Wall of Fame in 2001.
- Was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall Of Fame in 2001.
- Ranks 4th on NFL All-Time Pass Attempts List (6,823).
- Ranks 4th on NFL All-Time Pass Completions List (3,988).
- Rnkas 4th on NFL All-Time Gross Yards Passing List (49,325).
- Ranks 5th on NFL All-Time Touchdown Passes List (291).
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