Steve Bono is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Bono in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Bono's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Steve Bono
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1985 | 23 | MIN | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 10.0% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 39.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 24 | MIN | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 79.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 25 | PIT | — | — | 34 | 74 | 45.9% | 438 | 5 | 2 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 76.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 26 | PIT | 2 | — | 10 | 35 | 28.6% | 110 | 1 | 2 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 25.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 27 | SF | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 80.0% | 62 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 16.4 | — | 157.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 29 | SF | 9 | — | 141 | 237 | 59.5% | 1,617 | 11 | 4 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 88.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 30 | SF | 16 | — | 36 | 56 | 64.3% | 463 | 2 | 2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 1.0 | 87.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 31 | SF | 8 | — | 39 | 61 | 63.9% | 416 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 76.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 32 | KC | 2 | — | 66 | 117 | 56.4% | 796 | 4 | 4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 74.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 33 | KC | 16 | — | 293 | 520 | 56.3% | 3,121 | 21 | 10 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 79.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 34 | KC | 14 | — | 235 | 438 | 53.7% | 2,572 | 12 | 13 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 68.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 35 | GB | 2 | — | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | — | 56.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 36 | STL | 2 | — | 69 | 136 | 50.7% | 807 | 5 | 4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 69.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 37 | CAR | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 75 | — | 934 | 1,701 | 54.9% | 10,439 | 62 | 42 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 75.3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
68 career value over replacement — #1671 all-time of 4,649. 13.6/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #142 (Rd 6) · MIN · 1985 · +20.4 vs expected KV-H
51actual
30.6 expected · Δ+20.4
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