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{{Short description|American football player (born 1965)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| image               = Steve Beuerlein.jpg
| caption             = Beuerlein at a golf tournament in 2008
| image_size          =
| position            = [[Quarterback]]
| number              = 7, 11
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1965|3|7|mf=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Hollywood, California]], U.S.
| death_date          = 
| height_ft           = 6
| height_in           = 3
| weight_lbs          = 220
| draftyear           = 1987
| draftround          = 4
| draftpick           = 110
| expansiondraftyear  = 1995
| expansiondraftround = 1
| expansiondraftpick  = 1
| high_school         = [[Servite High School|Servite]] ([[Anaheim, California]])
| college             = [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] (1983–1986)
| teams               =
* [[Los Angeles Raiders]] ({{NFL Year|1987}}–{{NFL Year|1990}})
* [[Dallas Cowboys]] ({{NFL Year|1991}}–{{NFL Year|1992}})
* [[Arizona Cardinals|Phoenix / Arizona Cardinals]] ({{NFL Year|1993}}–{{NFL Year|1994}})
* [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] ({{NFL Year|1995}})
* [[Carolina Panthers]] ({{NFL Year|1996}}–{{NFL Year|2000}})
* [[Denver Broncos]] ({{NFL Year|2001}}–{{NFL Year|2003}})
| highlights          =
* [[List of Super Bowl champions|Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XXVII|XXVII]])
* [[Pro Bowl]] ([[2000 Pro Bowl|1999]])
* [[List of National Football League season passing yards leaders|NFL passing yards leader]] (1999)
* [[List of National Football League annual pass completion percentage leaders|NFL completion percentage leader]] (1998)
| statlabel1          = [[Touchdown|TD]]–[[Interception|INT]]
| statvalue1          = 147–112
| statlabel2          = Passing yards
| statvalue2          = 24,046
| statlabel3          = [[Passer rating]]
| statvalue3          = 80.3
| pfr                 = BeueSt00 
}}
'''Stephen Taylor Beuerlein''' (born March 7, 1965) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[quarterback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame Fighting Irish]]. After his playing career, he became an NFL and college football analyst for [[CBS]].<ref name="cbs"/>

==Early life==
In his senior year, Beuerlein led [[Anaheim]]'s [[Servite High School]] to the [[California Interscholastic Federation]] 1982 Southern Section Big Five championship, where he was named player of the year.<ref>{{cite news|last=Henderson|first=Martin|title=THE BEST EVER : Choosing Greatest County Football Players Isn't Easy|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-11-26-ss-3565-story.html|access-date=February 18, 2012|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=November 26, 1996}}</ref> In the first game of the year he played against Ohio's famed [[Moeller High School]]. Although Servite led Moeller early in the 4th quarter, Moeller won 29–15, but Beuerlein's performance caught the eye of Notre Dame [[head coach]] [[Gerry Faust]],  who had coached for 18 years at Moeller prior to taking the Notre Dame job.<ref>{{cite news|last=Katz|first=Michael|title=A Freshman Stabilizes Notre Dame|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/15/sports/a-freshman-stabilizes-notre-dame.html|access-date=February 23, 2012|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 15, 1983}}</ref><ref name=MakingChampion>{{cite web|last=Shepard|first=Greg|title=The Making of a Champion|url=http://www.biggerfasterstronger.com/uploads2/83_Sep_MakingChampion.pdf|access-date=February 18, 2012|date=September 1983|archive-date=October 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022020707/http://www.biggerfasterstronger.com/uploads2/83_Sep_MakingChampion.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=Faust>{{cite news|last=Crowe|first=Jerry|title=For him, the Notre Dame job was a Faustian bargain|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-nov-24-sp-crowe24-story.html|access-date=February 18, 2012|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=November 24, 2008}}</ref> After Servite went on to win its final eleven games en route to a 31–7 victory over [[Long Beach Poly]] in the CIF-SS Big 5 championship game (and a #4 national ranking), Faust offered Beuerlein a full scholarship, and he attended Notre Dame the following year.<ref name=MakingChampion/>

==College career==
As a true freshman in the [[1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|1983 Notre Dame season]], the 18-year-old Beuerlein got his first start in the fourth game, relieving senior quarterback and four-year starter [[Blair Kiel]], who had begun the season with a 1–2 record.<ref name=BeuerleinStarts>{{cite news|last=Looney|first=Douglas S.|title=Oh, For Those Glory Days Of Yesteryear|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1983/10/31/626560/oh-for-those-glory-days-of-yesteryear|access-date=February 23, 2012|newspaper=Sports Illustrated|date=October 31, 1983}}</ref> Beuerlein started the remaining eight games of the regular season, splitting playing time with Kiel, and winning his first five starts. He lost his final three starts of the regular season in close games decided by five points or less, but the Irish' 6–5 record was good enough for a [[Liberty Bowl]] bid, where Kiel got the start for the first time since the Miami game and led the Irish to a 19–18 victory over [[Doug Flutie]]'s 13th-ranked [[1983 Boston College Eagles football team|Boston College]] team.<ref>{{cite web|title=Liberty Bowl 1983|url=http://www.mmbolding.com/bowls/Liberty_1983.htm|access-date=February 18, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218045402/http://www.mmbolding.com/bowls/Liberty_1983.htm|archive-date=February 18, 2012}}</ref>

Beuerlein entered his sophomore [[1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|1984 season]] as the starter at quarterback. In the fifth game of the season against #14 Miami, he was knocked out of the game with an injury to his throwing shoulder. He missed only one game, and started the rest of the season's games, taking repeated cortisone injections.<ref name=BeuerleinShoulder>{{cite news|last=Hersh|first=Phil|title=Irish's Beuerlein On Mend, But Scars Remain|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1985/08/05/irishs-beuerlein-on-mend-but-scars-remain/|access-date=February 23, 2012|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=August 5, 1985}}</ref> He led the Irish to a 4–1 finish to the regular season and a 7–4 record, losing only to #11 South Carolina, and with victories at #6 [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] and #14 USC, before losing in [[1984 Aloha Bowl|the Aloha Bowl]] to #10 [[SMU Mustangs football|SMU]]. In that game, Beuerlein noticed a deterioration in the condition of his throwing shoulder, which had been worsening since the injury. Beuerlein also blamed the injury on throwing a school-record 18 interceptions.<ref name=BeuerleinShoulder/> After an unsuccessful offseason rehab, Notre Dame sent Beuerlein to a California [[orthopedist]] in April, where the doctor discovered a bone chip in his [[collarbone]], which had ground away much of his [[acromioclavicular joint]]. He had surgery immediately, which removed an inch of his collarbone and the entire remaining parts of his AC joint.<ref name=BeuerleinShoulder/>

Five months after surgery to his throwing shoulder, Beuerlein was starting the [[1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|1985 season]] opener at [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]. Beurlein was benched for the [[1985 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]] game in favor of sophomore backup [[Terry Andrysiak]] after throwing just three touchdowns at that point  <ref name=BeuerleinStats>{{cite web|title=Steve Beuerlein College & Pro Football Statistics|url=http://www.totalfootballstats.com/PlayerQB.asp?id=318|publisher=Totalfootballstats.com|access-date=February 18, 2012}}</ref> After good play coming off the bench that game, Beurlein won his starting job back.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hersh|first=Phil|title=Irish Qbs Double-team Mississippi|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1985/11/10/irish-qbs-double-team-mississippi/|access-date=February 23, 2012|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=November 10, 1985}}</ref>

Before Beuerlein's senior year, Faust resigned after five seasons.<ref name=Faust/> The university then hired [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]] head coach [[Lou Holtz]]. Beuerlein enjoyed his best statistical season in [[1986 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|1986]] under Holtz, throwing for 2211 yards, 13 TDs and 7 INTs. In his final collegiate game, Beuerlein threw three second-half touchdowns, helping lead the Irish to an upset over the 17th ranked USC Trojans.<ref>{{cite news|title=Greatest games of the Notre Dame-USC rivalry|url=http://espn.go.com/abcsports/s/notredameuscgreatestgames.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060701155128/http://espn.go.com/abcsports/s/notredameuscgreatestgames.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 1, 2006|access-date=February 18, 2012|work=[[ESPN.com]]|date=December 13, 2002}}</ref> The win gave Beuerlein a perfect 4–0 record against the Trojans, the only Notre Dame quarterback ever to do so besides [[Ralph Guglielmi]] from 1951 to 1954.<ref>{{cite news|last=Doyle|first=Joe|title=Backups have had an impact in series|url=http://articles.southbendtribune.com/2007-10-19/news/26823109_1_lee-becton-trojans-paul-failla|access-date=February 23, 2012|newspaper=[[South Bend Tribune]]|date=October 19, 2007|archive-date=December 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222135648/http://articles.southbendtribune.com/2007-10-19/news/26823109_1_lee-becton-trojans-paul-failla|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Beuerlein started 39 out of 46 games for the Irish during his four-year career, with a 21–18 record. He graduated in 1987 with a degree in [[American Studies]], having broken nearly every passing and total offense record in Notre Dame history.<ref name="cbs"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="17" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}" |Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|-
! rowspan="2" |Season
!Games
! colspan="8" |Passing
! colspan="4" |Rushing
|-
!GP
!Cmp
!Att
!Pct
!Yds
!Avg
!TD
!Int
!Rtg
!Att
!Yds
!Avg
!TD
|-
![[1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|1983]]
|10
|75
|145
|51.7
|1,061
|7.3
|4
|6
|114.0
|23
| -9
| -0.4
|0
|-
![[1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|1984]]
|10
|140
|232
|60.3
|1,920
|8.3
|7
|'''18'''
|124.3
|'''58'''
| -75
| -1.3
|'''1'''
|-
![[1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|1985]]
|'''11'''
|107
|214
|50.0
|1,335
|6.2
|3
|13
|94.9
|43
| -19
| -0.4
|'''1'''
|-
![[1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|1986]]
|'''11'''
|'''151'''
|'''259'''
|'''58.3'''
|'''2,211'''
|'''8.5'''
|'''13'''
|7
|'''141.2'''
|53
|'''35'''
|'''0.7'''
|'''1'''
|-
!Career
!42
!473
!850
!55.6
!6,527
!7.7
!27
!44
!120.3
!178
!-62
!-0.4
!3
|}

==Professional career==
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| twenty split = 2.88
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|         note = All values from [[NFL Combine]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=26257 |title=Steve Beuerlein, Combine Results, QB - Notre Dame |website=nflcombineresults.com |access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===Los Angeles Raiders===
Beuerlein was drafted by [[1987 Los Angeles Raiders season|the Los Angeles Raiders]] in the fourth round of the [[1987 NFL draft]],<ref name="cbs">{{cite web|title=CBS Sports TV Team – Steve Beuerlein|url=http://www.cbssports.com/cbssports/team/sbeuerlein|publisher=[[CBSSports.com]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014051350/http://www.cbssports.com/cbssports/team/sbeuerlein|archive-date=October 14, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1987 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1987/draft.htm |access-date=September 30, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> but suffered a season-ending injury in [[National Football League preseason|preseason]] play.

He made his NFL debut in [[1988 Los Angeles Raiders season|1988]] under new head coach [[Mike Shanahan]], starting and winning the season opener against [[1988 San Diego Chargers season|the San Diego Chargers]] 24–13, his first game in [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] since upsetting USC in college two years prior. The Raiders would lose Beuerlein's next two starts in close games, including a loss to the crosstown [[1988 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]], where Beuerlein threw for 375 yards, then the third-highest total in Raiders history.<ref name=BeuerleinSchroeder>{{cite news|last=Springer|first=Steve|title=Beuerlein May Pass Job to Schroeder|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-09-20-sp-2435-story.html|access-date=February 19, 2012|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 20, 1988}}</ref> Beurlein was eventually benched for the more experienced [[Jay Schroeder]], who had been acquired from [[1987 Washington Redskins season|the Washington Redskins]] only one day before the season opener. Beuerlein came off the bench for Schroeder twice before regaining the starting job, losing it again near the end of the season. The Raiders finished third in the [[AFC West]] division, with a record of 7–9.<ref>{{cite web|title=1988 Los Angeles Raiders|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rai/1988.htm|publisher=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]}}</ref>

In [[1989 Los Angeles Raiders season|1989]], Schroeder was named the starter. After a 1–3 start, Shanahan was fired. Under new coach [[Art Shell]], Beuerlein started the final six games after a three-interception outing by Schroeder in a Week 10 loss to San Diego, winning the Raiders' starting job.<ref name="BeuerleinHoldout">{{Cite news |last=Dufresne |first=Chris |author-link=Chris Dufresne |date=August 26, 1991 |title=Raiders' Beuerlein Traded to Cowboys: Team gets draft choice for quarterback who incurred wrath of Davis during holdout last year |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-08-26-sp-972-story.html |access-date=February 17, 2012 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> The Raiders finished 8–8 for another third-place finish in the AFC West.<ref>{{cite web|title=1989 Los Angeles Raiders|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rai/1989.htm|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref>

Going into [[1990 Los Angeles Raiders season|the 1990 season]], Beuerlein was to be the lowest-paid starting QB in the league, at a salary of $140,000.<ref name=BeuerleinHoldout/> This led to a contract dispute and holdout, and although he eventually signed before the start of the season, the holdout angered Raiders owner [[Al Davis]], who refused to allow the Raiders' coaches to play Beuerlein.<ref name=CriticsBeuerlein>{{cite news|last=Schoenfeld|first=Steve|title=Critics wait to see repeat performance from Beuerlein|url=http://www.cbssports.com/u/ce/multi/0,1329,2655552_59,00.html|access-date=February 17, 2012|publisher=CBSSports.com|date=August 11, 2000}}</ref> Schroeder was handed the starting job with [[Vince Evans]] as the backup, and Beuerlein was held inactive for every game. To compound matters for Beuerlein, the Raiders [[1990 Los Angeles Raiders season|finished 12–4]], [[1990-91 NFL playoffs|and advanced all the way to the AFC title game]].<ref name=BeuerleinHoldout/>

===Dallas Cowboys===
Less than a week before the start of [[1991 NFL season|the 1991 season]], the Raiders traded Beuerlein to [[1991 Dallas Cowboys season|the Dallas Cowboys]], who desired a back-up for [[Troy Aikman]], in exchange for a fourth round draft choice. According to head coach [[Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)|Jimmy Johnson]], the Cowboys had "been actively pursuing Beuerlein for quite some time", including a trade agreement worked out in January that Davis reportedly backed out of.<ref name=BeuerleinHoldout/><ref>{{cite news|title=Raiders Deal Beuerlein To Dallas|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/08/26/raiders-deal-beuerlein-to-dallas/|access-date=February 17, 2012|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=August 26, 1991}}</ref> When Aikman injured his knee in Week 13 against [[1991 Washington Redskins season|the Washington Redskins]], Beuerlein came off the bench and threw a 4th-quarter touchdown pass to [[Michael Irvin]], as the Cowboys held on for a 24–21 victory, defeating the 11–0 Redskins in their home stadium.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dallas Cowboys 24 at Washington Redskins 21|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199111240was.htm|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=February 17, 2012}}</ref><ref name=1991Cowboys>{{cite web|last=Eatman|first=Nick|title=50-Year Series: '91 Cowboys Return To Playoffs|url=http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/news.cfm?id=6FD5F42E-9A80-8769-F60BCE2A24DD98F0|publisher=DallasCowboys.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222135446/http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/news.cfm?id=6FD5F42E-9A80-8769-F60BCE2A24DD98F0|archive-date=December 22, 2010}}</ref> He then started the remaining four games of the regular season, winning all four and leading the Cowboys to an 11–5 record, their best since [[1983 Dallas Cowboys season|the 1983 season]] under [[Tom Landry]]. They also made the playoffs for the first time since [[1985 Dallas Cowboys season|the 1985 season]], capturing the fifth seed as a [[Wild card (sports)#National Football League|wild-card]] team.

With Aikmain's knee healthy enough to start the first playoff game at [[1991 Chicago Bears season|the Chicago Bears]], Johnson decided to continue playing Beuerlein, a move that upset Aikman at the time.<ref>{{cite news|last=Murray|first=Ken|title=Sub QB Beuerlein helps Cowboys lasso playoff berth|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-12-29-1991363126-story.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707080849/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1991-12-29/sports/1991363126_1_steve-beuerlein-purgatory-cowboys|url-status=live|archive-date=July 7, 2012|access-date=February 17, 2012|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|date=December 29, 1991}}</ref><ref>[[Ed Werder|Werder, Ed]] (January 2, 1992). {{cite news|title=Cowboys' Aikman Upset As Backup|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1992/01/02/cowboys-aikman-upset-as-backup/|access-date=February 17, 2012|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]}}</ref> Beuerlein threw for 180 yards, with 1 touchdown and no interceptions in leading the Cowboys to a 17–13 win at [[Soldier Field]]. It was the Cowboys’ first road playoff win in over a decade. The following week, he started at [[1991 Detroit Lions season|Detroit]], but was relieved by Aikman early in the game as the Cowboys would go on to lose, ending their playoff run as the Cowboys were blown out by the Detroit Lions.

In [[1992 Dallas Cowboys season|1992]], a healthy Aikman had a breakout season, and Beuerlein played sparingly but still managed to appear in all 16 regular season games. The Cowboys finished with a 13–3 record and reached [[Super Bowl XXVII]]. Beuerlein relieved Aikman with 7:06 left in the game and Dallas up by 35 points. On his last play as a Cowboy, Beuerlein fumbled the ball on a botched handoff to [[Derrick Gainer (American football)|Derrick Gainer]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Super Bowl XXVII Play-by-Play|url=http://nflpast.iwarp.com/championships/1992.htm|publisher=NFL Past|access-date=February 17, 2012}}</ref> The Cowboys defeated [[1992 Buffalo Bills season|the Buffalo Bills]] 52–17 and Beuerlein received his first and only Super Bowl championship.

===Phoenix / Arizona Cardinals===
After his play in Dallas, as an [[Free agent#Types|unrestricted free agent]] entering [[1993 NFL season|the 1993 season]] Beuerlein was a highly sought-after quarterback on the free agent market. He would eventually sign a three-year, $7.5 million contract with [[1993 Phoenix Cardinals season|the Phoenix Cardinals]] and become their new starting quarterback.<ref>{{cite news|title=Beuerlein Signs With Cardinals|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-04-22-sp-25890-story.html|access-date=February 23, 2012|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=April 22, 1993}}</ref> After three-straight seasons of five wins or less, head coach [[Joe Bugel]] was on the hot seat before the season even began after owner [[Bill Bidwill]] gave him an ultimatum demanding that Bugel win at least nine games in order to keep his job.<ref>{{cite news|last=Price|first=Terry|title=Bugel's Job In Phoenix Is To Win Support|url=https://www.courant.com/1993/10/10/bugels-job-in-phoenix-is-to-win-support/|access-date=February 23, 2012|newspaper=[[Hartford Courant]]|date=October 10, 1993}}</ref> After the Cardinals started the season 2–6, Beuerlein was briefly benched in favor of [[Chris Chandler (American football)|Chris Chandler]], but regained the starting job after two games.<ref name=1993Cardinals>{{cite web|title=1993 Phoenix Cardinals|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/1993.htm|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=February 17, 2012}}</ref> Beuerlein led the Cardinals to victories in four of their last five games, including passing for three touchdowns and a career-high 431 yards in a 30–27 overtime win at [[1993 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Phoenix Cardinals 30 at Seattle Seahawks 27|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199312190sea.htm|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=February 17, 2012}}</ref> The Cardinals finished with a 7–9 record and Bugel was fired.<ref name=BeuerleinInterview>{{cite news|last=McManaman|first=Bob|title=What's up with ... Steve Beuerlein|url=http://www.azcentral.com/sports/cardinals/articles/1009whatsup1010.html|access-date=February 23, 2012|newspaper=[[The Arizona Republic]]|date=October 9, 2007}}</ref>

Beuerlein passed for the first of his three career 3000-yard seasons in 1993, finishing in the top-10 in almost every statistical passing category,<ref name=1993PassingLeaders>{{cite web|title=1993 NFL Leaders and Leaderboards – Pro-Football-Reference.com|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1993/leaders.htm|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=February 23, 2012}}</ref> despite throwing passes in only 14 games.<ref name=1993Cardinals/>

The newly renamed Arizona Cardinals hired [[Buddy Ryan]] as both head coach and [[General manager (American football)|general manager]] in 1994. Beuerlein was benched after an 0–2 start.<ref name=1994Cardinals>{{cite web|title=1994 Arizona Cardinals|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/1994.htm|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=February 17, 2012}}</ref> Ryan called him "one of the worst quarterbacks he had ever seen" and stated to the press that Beuerlein was "a cancer that needed to be cut out."<ref name=CriticsBeuerlein/><ref name=Plaschke>[[Bill Plaschke|Plaschke, Bill]] (September 24, 1994). {{cite news|title=Cowboys, 49ers, Dolphins at Head of Class|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-09-24-sp-42267-story.html|access-date=February 17, 2012|newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Amid frequent changes at quarterback, Beuerlein went 3–4 as a starter as the team finished 8–8, with Ryan making him a scapegoat for the team's mediocrity.

===Jacksonville Jaguars===
[[Image:Scene from the Jacksonville Jaguars inaugural game against the Houston Oilers.jpg|thumb|right|Beuerlein with the Jaguars in 1995.]]
At the end of the 1994 season, Ryan and Beuerlein's contentious relationship would come to an end when Ryan exposed him to the [[1995 NFL expansion draft]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Cardinals to expose 3 prominent players to expansion draft|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1994/12/27/cardinals-to-expose-3-prominent-players-to-expansion-draft/|access-date=February 17, 2012|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=December 27, 1994}}</ref> [[1995 Jacksonville Jaguars season|The Jacksonville Jaguars]] took him with the number one selection.<ref>{{cite news|last=Myers|first=Gary|title=Cards' Beuerlein Pick Of NFL Litter|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/1995-02-15/sports/17961742_1_expansion-list-ricky-proehl-wide-receivers-gary-clark|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708073238/http://articles.nydailynews.com/1995-02-15/sports/17961742_1_expansion-list-ricky-proehl-wide-receivers-gary-clark|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 8, 2012|access-date=February 23, 2012|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|date=February 15, 1995}}</ref> Beuerlein was the starting quarterback for the first game in team history, starting the first two games before spraining his right [[Medial collateral ligament|MCL]] in a game against [[1995 Cincinnati Bengals season|the Cincinnati Bengals]].<ref name=BeuerleinJaguars>{{cite news|last=Zizzo|first=Mike|title=Beuerlein Likely To Regain Jaguars' Quarterback Reins|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1995/11/23/beuerlein-likely-to-regain-jaguars-quarterback-reins/|access-date=February 23, 2012|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|date=November 23, 1995}}</ref> While he was healthy two weeks later, and he initially started in a Week 5 game against the Houston Oilers, he would be replaced mid-game by backup [[Mark Brunell]] who would keep the starting job for the next six games. Beuerlein would not see action again until Week 11 against [[1995 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|the Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], coming off the bench for an injured Brunell in the fourth quarter, leading a team-record 96-yard touchdown drive, and throwing what was potentially the game-tying touchdown. Head coach [[Tom Coughlin]] decided to go for a [[two-point conversion]] and the win, which failed and the Jaguars lost 17–16.<ref name=BeuerleinJaguars/> Beuerlein started three of the next four games in relief of Brunell – all losses – as the Jaguars finished their inaugural season with a 4–12 record. Beuerlein reportedly had a confrontational relationship with head coach Coughlin, and finished the season as the third quarterback behind rookie [[Rob Johnson (American football)|Rob Johnson]].<ref name=Beuerlein1996>{{cite news|last=Dame|first=Mike|title=Beuerlein, Happy At Last, Returns To Face Jaguars|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1996/09/29/beuerlein-happy-at-last-returns-to-face-jaguars/|access-date=February 17, 2012|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|date=September 29, 1996}}</ref> As he was in the last year of his original three-year deal with the Cardinals, after the season he became a free agent.

===Carolina Panthers===
====1996 season====
Before [[1996 NFL season|the 1996 season]], [[1996 Carolina Panthers season|the Carolina Panthers]] signed Beuerlein to a three-year contract, as a backup to second-year QB [[Kerry Collins]].

He made four starts in relief of an injured Collins, going 3–1, finishing the year with eight touchdowns and only two interceptions, and a [[passer rating]] of 93.5.<ref>{{cite web|title=1996 Carolina Panthers|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/1996.htm|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=February 23, 2012}}</ref>

====1997 season====
After an injury to Kerry Collins in the beginning of [[1997 Carolina Panthers season|the 1997 season]], Beuerlein started the first two regular season games going 1–1. Beurelein started another game and occasionally played in relief of Collins. Beuerlein also served as a mentor to Collins, relating his stories of watching other young quarterbacks struggle in their early years before becoming stars.<ref name=CollinsProblems>{{cite news|last=Fleming|first=David|title=Headache Time|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1011142/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204052843/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1011142/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 4, 2012|access-date=February 23, 2012|newspaper=Sports Illustrated|date=October 20, 1997}}</ref>

Beuerlein started three games and played in seven, as the Panthers finished with a 7–9 record.<ref>{{cite web|title=1997 Carolina Panthers|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/1997.htm|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=February 23, 2012}}</ref>

====1998 season====

In [[1998 Carolina Panthers season|1998]], Beuerlein gained the starting job permanently in Week 5 after Collins' on-field and off-field problems continued, and he benched himself after an 0–4 start and was ultimately released one week later.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fleming|first=David|title=Torn Apart|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1014353/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328180811/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1014353/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 28, 2010|access-date=February 17, 2012|newspaper=Sports Illustrated|date=October 19, 1998}}</ref>

Beuerlein threw 17 touchdowns and 12 interceptions, completing 63% of passes for 2613 yards, however the Panthers finished with a 4–12 record and head coach Dom Capers was fired.<ref name=CapersFired>{{cite news|title=Carolina fires first coach|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/news/1998/12/28/capers_fired/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020328085816/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/news/1998/12/28/capers_fired/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 28, 2002|access-date=February 17, 2012|newspaper=[[SI.com]]|date=December 28, 1998}}</ref>

====1999 season====
In [[1999 Carolina Panthers season|1999]], Beuerlein beat newly acquired [[Jeff Lewis (American football)|Jeff Lewis]] for the starting job.<ref>{{cite news|title=Broncos trade QB Lewis to Panthers|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/news/1999/03/01/panthers_trade/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716164937/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/news/1999/03/01/panthers_trade/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 16, 2012|access-date=March 14, 2012|newspaper=SI.com|date=March 1, 1999}}</ref>

In Week 14, Carolina visited Green Bay in their first game at [[Lambeau Field]] since the [[1996–97 NFL playoffs#NFC Championship: Green Bay Packers 30, Carolina Panthers 13|1996 NFC Championship Game]].  Beuerlein, who had served as Collins's backup but did not play in that January 1997 tilt, passed for a then franchise-record 373 yards.<ref>{{cite web|title=Carolina Panthers 33 at Green Bay Packers 31|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199912120gnb.htm|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=February 23, 2012}}</ref> Beuerlein won the game against the Packers on a last-second quarterback [[Draw play|draw]].<ref name=BeuerleinLambeau>{{cite news|last=Fowler|first=Scott|title=Beuerlein's draw play silenced Lambeau Field|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2008/11/30/37355/beuerleins-draw-play-silenced.html|access-date=February 23, 2012|newspaper=[[The News & Observer]]|date=November 30, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306035755/http://www.newsobserver.com/2008/11/30/37355/beuerleins-draw-play-silenced.html|archive-date=March 6, 2013}}</ref> He later stated that the draw play was the favorite of his career and that "people still ask me about that play almost every single day."<ref name=BeuerleinLambeau/>

In the final week against the Saints, Beuerlein threw a team record five touchdown passes in a win, but the Panthers failed to make the playoffs due to the NFL's tie breaker rules.<ref name=PanthersSaints>{{cite news|last=London |first=Mike |title=Forty-five isn't enough for Panthers |url=http://www.salisburypost.com/2000january/010300b.htm |access-date=February 23, 2012 |newspaper=[[Salisbury Post]] |date=January 3, 2000 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010225200804/http://www.salisburypost.com/2000january/010300b.htm |archive-date=February 25, 2001 }}</ref>

Beuerlein's 4,436 passing yards led the league, and at the time was the 11th-highest passing yardage total ever.<ref name=1999Passing>{{cite web|title=1999 NFL Passing|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1999/passing.htm|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=February 23, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NFL Single-Season Passing Yards Leaders|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_yds_single_season.htm|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=February 16, 2012}}</ref> He also led the NFL with 343 completions, and his 94.6 passer rating and 36 touchdown passes were second only to the 1999 MVP [[Kurt Warner]].<ref name=1999Passing/>

Beuerlein made the [[Pro Bowl]] for the first and only time in his career, tying [[Guard (American football)|offensive guard]] [[Bob Young (offensive lineman)|Bob Young]] for the most seasons in the league (13) before making his first Pro Bowl.<ref name=LateStarter>{{cite news|last=Fleming|first=David|title=Late Starter|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1018892/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725015621/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1018892/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 25, 2010|access-date=February 23, 2012|newspaper=Sports Illustrated|date=April 10, 2000}}</ref>

====2000 season====
Beuerlein entered [[2000 Carolina Panthers season|the 2000 season]] as the starter with little competition. He threw for 3,730 yards, but was sacked a league-leading 62 times, which was then tied for the second-most sacks ever on a quarterback in a season.<ref>{{cite web|title=NFL Single-Season Sacked Leaders|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_sacked_single_season.htm|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=February 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name=2000NFLStats>{{cite web|title=2000 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2000/|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref> Beuerlein also threw a career-high 18 interceptions.<ref name=2000NFLStats/> The Panthers finished with their third 7–9 record in six seasons.

====2001 season====
Beuerlein was released two months into the offseason by head coach [[George Seifert]].<ref name=BeuerleinCut>{{cite news|title=Beuerlein is released by Panthers|url=http://articles.philly.com/2001-03-20/sports/25325799_1_matthew-hatchette-three-young-quarterbacks-panthers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222085723/http://articles.philly.com/2001-03-20/sports/25325799_1_matthew-hatchette-three-young-quarterbacks-panthers|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 22, 2015|access-date=March 14, 2012|newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=March 20, 2001}}</ref> Seifert named [[Jeff Lewis (American football)|Jeff Lewis]] to take over as the starter,<ref name=BeuerleinRetires/> but a bad preseason by Lewis led to rookie [[Chris Weinke]] to be designated as starter when Lewis was cut Aug 31. The Panthers won their season opener against [[2001 Minnesota Vikings season|the Minnesota Vikings]]. The [[2001 Carolina Panthers season|2001]] Panthers then went on to lose all 15 of their remaining games, finishing 1–15, and Seifert was fired after the season.<ref name=BeuerleinRetires>{{cite news|title=Beuerlein retires as a Panther|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/panthers/2004-07-28-beuerlein-retirement_x.htm|access-date=February 16, 2012|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=July 28, 2004}}</ref>

====Panthers franchise records====
During his five seasons in Carolina, Beuerlein set almost every Panthers passing record, including most career attempts (1,723), completions (1,041), passing yards (12,690), passing touchdowns (86), highest completion percentage (60.4%), and highest passer rating (87.7),<ref>{{cite web|title=Steve Beuerlein NFL Football Statistics – 1996–2000|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BeueSt00.htm#1996–2000-sum:passing|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=February 24, 2012}}</ref> some of which have since been broken by [[Jake Delhomme]] and [[Cam Newton]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Jake Delhomme NFL Football Statistics – 2003–2009|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DelhJa00.htm#2003–2009-sum:passing|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=February 24, 2012}}</ref> Those that remain include:
* Career passer rating (87.7)
* Seasons with 4000+ passing yards (1; with [[Cam Newton]])
* Single-season passing yards (4,436 in 1999)
* Single-season passing touchdowns (36 in 1999)
* Single-season passing attempts (571 in 1999)
* Single-season passing completions (343 in 1999)
* Single-season completion percentage (63.0%  in 1999)<ref>{{cite web|title=Carolina Panthers Passing Single-season Register|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/single-season-passing.htm|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref>
* Single-season times sacked (62 in 2000)
* Single-season yards per game (277.3 in 1999)
* Single-season 300+ passing yard games (5 in 1999)
* Most touchdown passes in a game (5, 2000-01-02 NOR; with [[Cam Newton]] x3)<ref name=PanthersRecords>{{cite web|title=Carolina Panthers 2011 NFL Record & Fact Book|url=http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/history/pdfs/TeamCapsules/Carolina_2011.pdf|work=[[NFL.com]]|access-date=February 17, 2012}}</ref>
* {{As of|2017|08}}, he holds three of the top eight single-game passing yard totals in Carolina team history (373, 368, and 364).<ref>{{cite web|title=Single Game Bests|url=http://www.panthers.com/team/history/single-game-bests.html|publisher=Carolina Panthers Official Site|access-date=February 11, 2012}}{{Dead link|date=May 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===Denver Broncos===
Before [[2001 NFL season|the 2001 season]], Beuerlein signed with the Denver Broncos to back up [[Brian Griese]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Broncos Sign Beuerlein as a Backup|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/31/sports/pro-football-broncos-sign-beuerlein-as-a-backup.html|access-date=February 16, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 31, 2001}}</ref> reuniting him with Mike Shanahan, his Raiders coach from the 1980s. In [[2001 Denver Broncos season|2001]], Beuerlein missed his first full season due to injury since his rookie year, but returned in [[2002 Denver Broncos season|2002]], starting three games and appearing in eight, including a week 11 game against the Seahawks where Beuerlein came off the bench and threw two 4th-quarter touchdowns on his only two pass attempts of the game.<ref>{{cite news|title=Beuerlein Rescues Broncos|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2002/11/18/beuerlein-rescues-broncos/|access-date=February 17, 2012|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|date=November 18, 2002}}</ref>

Before [[2003 Denver Broncos season|the 2003 season]], after the Broncos signed former Cardinals QB [[Jake Plummer]] to be their new starter, Beuerlein considered retiring at age 38, but decided to play one more year after Shanahan personally visited his home and asked him to stay.<ref name=BeuerleinFinger>{{cite news|last=Marshall|first=John|title=Beuerlein on injured reserve; career may be over|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/broncos/2003-10-21-beuerlein-hurt_x.htm|access-date=February 19, 2012|newspaper=USA Today|date=October 21, 2003}}</ref> He appeared in four games and started two in relief of an injured Plummer, and helped the Broncos to a 5–1 start before his season ended in a Week 7 game at the undefeated [[Minnesota Vikings]]. Beuerlein played poorly, throwing three interceptions as the Vikings blitzed him relentlessly, sacking him five times and knocking him down on numerous other occasions.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 19, 2003 |title=Broncos Beuerlein knocked out with injured finger |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/id/1641700 |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=ESPN.com}}</ref> He was knocked out of the game late in the third quarter with a fractured finger on his throwing hand on an incompletion, with [[Danny Kanell]] taking over for the rest of the game. Although the injury was expected to keep him out for only a maximum of six weeks, the Broncos needed the roster spot and he was placed on injured reserve, ending his season and ultimately his career.<ref name=BeuerleinFinger/>

===Retirement===
Although the Broncos wanted him to return for his 18th NFL season, at age 39, Beuerlein decided to retire from professional football.<ref name=BeuerleinRetires/> Only one week after his finger injury, Beuerlein reflected on the many struggles he had to endure in his NFL career to ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'s'' [[Peter King (sportswriter)|Peter King]]. Beuerlein said, "Hey, I've been in the wrong place at the wrong time a lot. But I was a fourth-round pick. To last 15, 16, 17 years in the league, what can I complain about? I've lived the dream a long time. The only thing I'd change is how it ended."<ref name=BeuerleinKing>{{cite news|last=King|first=Peter|title=Burned Beuerlein|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/writers/peter_king/10/27/mmqb/index.html|access-date=February 23, 2012|newspaper=SI.com|date=October 27, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031028212147/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/writers/peter_king/10/27/mmqb/index.html|archive-date=October 28, 2003}}</ref>

In July 2004, Beuerlein signed a one-day contract with the Panthers to retire as a member of the team. Commenting on the decision to retire with the team, Beuerlein stated "This in my mind was the way it was meant to be. I couldn't think of a better way to bring this 17-year run to an end. My heart has always been here with this organization and when I sat back and decided I wanted to step down, there was no doubt I wanted to do it as a Carolina Panther."<ref name=BeuerleinRetires/>

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Year !! rowspan="2"|Team !! colspan="3" |Games !! colspan="7" |Passing !! colspan="3" |Rushing
|-
! GP !! GS !! Record !! Cmp !! Att !! Pct !! Yds !! TD !! Int !! Rtg !! Att !! Yds !! TD
|-
! [[1987 NFL season|1987]] || [[1987 Los Angeles Raiders season|RAI]]
| 0 || 0 || – || colspan="11" | Did not play due to injury
|-
! [[1988 NFL season|1988]] || [[1988 Los Angeles Raiders season|RAI]]
| 10 || 8 || 4–4 || 105 || 238 || 44.1 || 1,643 || 8 || 7 || 66.6 || 30 || 35 || 0
|-
! [[1989 NFL season|1989]] || [[1989 Los Angeles Raiders season|RAI]]
| 10 || 7 || 4–3 || 108 || 217 || 49.8 || 1,677 || 13 || 9 || 78.4 || 16 || 39 || 0
|-
! [[1990 NFL season|1990]] || [[1990 Los Angeles Raiders season|RAI]]
| 0 || 0 || – || colspan="11" | {{tooltip|DNP|Did not play}} 
|-
! [[1991 NFL season|1991]] || [[1991 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 8 || 4 || 4–0 || 68 || 137 || 49.6 || 909 || 5 || 2 || 77.2 || 7 || -14 || 0
|-
! [[1992 NFL season|1992]] || [[1992 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| '''16''' || 0 || – || 12 || 18 || 66.7 || 154 || 0 || 1 || 69.7 || 4 || -7 || 0
|-
! [[1993 NFL season|1993]] || [[1993 Phoenix Cardinals season|PHO]]
| '''16''' || 14 || 6–8 || 258 || 418 || 61.7 || 3,164 || 18 || 17 || 82.5 || 22 || 45 || 0
|-
! [[1994 NFL season|1994]] || [[1994 Arizona Cardinals season|ARI]]
| 9 || 7 || 3–4 || 130 || 255 || 51.0 || 1,545 || 5 || 9 || 61.6 || 22 || 39 || 1
|-
! [[1995 NFL season|1995]] || [[1995 Jacksonville Jaguars season|JAX]]
| 7 || 6 || 1–5 || 71 || 142 || 50.0 || 952 || 4 || 7 || 60.5 || 5 || 32 || 0
|-
! [[1996 NFL season|1996]] || [[1996 Carolina Panthers season|CAR]]
| 8 || 4 || 3–1 || 69 || 123 || 56.1 || 879 || 8 || 2 || 93.5 || 12 || 17 || 0
|-
! [[1997 NFL season|1997]] || [[1997 Carolina Panthers season|CAR]]
| 7 || 3 || 1–2 || 89 || 153 || 58.2 || 1,032 || 6 || 3 || 83.6 || 4 || 32 || 0
|-
! [[1998 NFL season|1998]] || [[1998 Carolina Panthers season|CAR]]
| 12 || 12 || 4–8 || 216 || 343 || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|'''63.0''' || 2,613 || 17 || 12 || 88.2 || 22 || 26 || 0
|-
! [[1999 NFL season|1999]] || [[1999 Carolina Panthers season|CAR]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || '''8–8''' || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| '''343''' || '''571''' || 60.1 || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|'''4,436''' || '''36''' || 15 || '''94.6''' || 27 || '''124''' || '''2'''
|-
! [[2000 NFL season|2000]] || [[2000 Carolina Panthers season|CAR]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 7–9 || 324 || 533 || 60.8 || 3,730 || 19 || '''18''' || 79.7 || '''44''' || 106 || 1
|-
! [[2001 NFL season|2001]] || [[2001 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]
| 0 || 0 || – || colspan="11" | Did not play due to injury
|-
! [[2002 NFL season|2002]] || [[2002 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]
| 8 || 3 || 1–2 || 68 || 117 || 58.1 || 925 || 6 || 5 || 82.7 || 5 || 9 || 1
|-
! [[2003 NFL season|2003]] || [[2003 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]
| 4 || 2 || 1–1 || 33 || 63 || 52.4 || 389 || 2 || 5 || 49.0 || 5 || 13 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| Total !! 147 !! 102 !! 47–55 !! 1,894 !! 3,328 !! 56.9 !! 24,046 !! 147 !! 112 !! 80.3 !! 225 !! 496 !! 5
|}

==Football analyst==
In 2004, Beuerlein joined [[CBS Sports]] as a [[Color commentator|game analyst]] for ''[[The NFL on CBS]]'', where he travels each week during the season to NFL venues in order to provide color commentary for games. Beuerlein also occasionally calls college football games for CBS.<ref name="cbs"/> In 2024 Beuerlein became the [[Compass Media Networks]] Dallas Cowboys radio analyst, replacing longtime legend [[Danny White]] who had held the position since the broadcasts began in 2011.

==References==
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==External links==
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