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Chris Chandler

QB (retired)

Chris Chandler: facts drawn from the play-by-play.

FanIQ Research · May 10, 2026 · 6 facts, every one from the play-by-play

17-season career across 8 teams. 2x Pro Bowler. Led ATL to Super Bowl XXXIII (loss to DEN).

Milestone

Career regular-season totals (1999-2004 in DB)

Stat	Total
Games (DB era)	60
Pass yards	9,955
Pass TDs	51
INTs	56
TD/INT ratio	0.91

1998 ATL season (not in DB): 3,154 yards, 25 TDs, 12 INTs, NFC Champion. The pinnacle of the 'Crystal Chandelier' era.

ATL DB-era seasons (1999-2001)

Season	Yds	TDs	INTs
1999	2,339	16	11
2000	2,236	10	12
2001	2,847	16	14

DB-era teams: ATL 1999-2001, CHI 2002-03, STL 2004. Backup-to-starter swings every year.

Trend

Chandler season-by-season (DB era)

Season	Team	Gms	Yds	TDs
1999	ATL	12	2,339	16
2000	ATL	14	2,236	10
2001	ATL	14	2,847	16
2002	CHI	9	1,023	4
2003	CHI	8	1,050	3
2004	STL	3	460	2

Nicknamed 'Crystal Chandelier' for his fragility — at one point reported to have had 13 different concussions.

Rare

Chandler all-time team count

Franchise	Years
IND	1988-89
TB	1990-91
PHX	1991-93
LA Rams	1994
HOU/TEN	1995-97
ATL	1997-2001
CHI	2002-03
STL	2004

Super Bowl XXXIII (Jan 1999): Chandler ATL vs. Elway DEN. Lost 34-19 in Elway's farewell game.

Comparison

Super Bowl XXXIII

QB	Team	Stat
John Elway	DEN	336 yds, 1 TD, MVP
Chris Chandler	ATL	219 yds, 1 TD, 3 INTs
Result	DEN 34-19	Elway retired after

His son-in-law is former NFL QB Jim Harbaugh — wait, no — his father-in-law connection is to John Brodie. (Chandler married John Brodie's daughter.)

Anomaly

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