Steve Atwater
Stephen Dennis Atwater
Born: October 28, 1966
Chicago, IL USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 218
College: Arkansas
High School: Lutheran North (Normandy, MO)
Career: 1989-1999
Drafted: 1989 in Round 1, #20 overall by the Denver Broncos
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020
Steve Atwater played from 1989 to 1999 during his career with the Denver Broncos and New York Jets. Atwater intercepted 24 passes for 408 yards in his career.
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Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 30 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Denver Broncos | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 49 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 81 | 40.5 | 68 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 22 | 1 |
| 1998 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 408 | 17.0 | 68 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1991 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1992 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1993 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1997 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NFL Denver Broncos | 129 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Denver Broncos | 173 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1991 | NFL Denver Broncos | 150 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | NFL Denver Broncos | 151 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Denver Broncos | 141 | 141 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1994 | NFL Denver Broncos | 63 | 52 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | NFL Denver Broncos | 92.5 | 82 | 21 | 0 | |||||
| 1996 | NFL Denver Broncos | 72.5 | 64 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | NFL Denver Broncos | 60.5 | 53 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | NFL Denver Broncos | 49 | 43 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 1999 | NFL New York Jets | 45.5 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 1127 | 1074 | 106 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 47 | 0 | 6 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1997 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
| 1990 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 15 | 15 |
| 1991 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
| 1992 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 15 | 15 |
| 1993 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
| 1994 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 |
| 1995 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
| 1996 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
| 1997 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 15 | 15 |
| 1998 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
| 1999 | NFL | New York Jets | 12 | 11 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 1st team All-1990s Team
Honors
1990 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1990 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1990 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1991 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1991 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1991 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1991 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1991 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1991 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1992 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1992 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1992 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1992 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1992 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1993 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1995 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1996 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1996 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1996 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
