How a QB Threw 2 Picks, 3 Completions - and Still Won

Published on July 19th, 2025 9:21 pm EST
Written By: Dave Manuel


Norm Snead's final game in the NFL was one for the books - but not for the reasons you'd expect.

November 14, 1976. Giants vs. Washington. The aging veteran took the field for the last time. His stat line? Brutal.

Three completions. Fourteen attempts. Twenty-six passing yards. Two interceptions. Zero touchdowns. A quarterback rating of 0.0.

Yes, zero point zero.

It's the lowest possible passer rating. And it's rare. Most QBs who post that number don't finish the game. Some never start again. Snead? He finished. And won.

Final score: Giants 12, Washington 9.

This wasn't a fluke play. It wasn't a shootout. It was defense. It was field position. It was special teams. Joe Danelo kicked a 50-yard field goal. The Giants' defense held firm. That was enough.

Snead became one of only six quarterbacks in NFL history to win a game with a 0.0 passer rating. But he's the last to do it - and the only one to do it in his final career appearance.

Think about that. He ended a 16-year NFL career with a stat line so poor it would get most guys benched. And he walked off the field with a win.

This wasn't some scrub either. Snead made four Pro Bowls. He threw for over 30,000 yards in his career. But on that day, none of it mattered. What mattered was winning. Ugly or not.

There are bad games. There are bad careers. And then there's a bad game that caps off a long career - with a win.

Norm Snead's final NFL game is a reminder that stats don't always tell the story. Sometimes, 0.0 is good enough.