He played for seven different teams in eight different cities during his NFL career, and is known for leading the Atlanta Falcons to a 14–2 season in 1998 followed by an appearance in Super Bowl XXXIII.
[6] Chandler was taken in the third round of the 1988 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts, who added him to a roster with Jack Trudeau and Gary Hogeboom as the quarterback room.
[7] Chandler made spot appearances in two of the first three games of the season before being tapped to start Week 4 against the Miami Dolphins.
[9][10] The Colts deemed Chandler expendable due to his poor play, and the fact that they selected Jeff George with the first overall choice in the 1990 draft.
In the Oilers' 38–28 victory Chandler threw for 352 yards and 4 touchdowns, and earned a perfect passer rating of 158.3 after completing 23 of 26 passes.
However, late in 1996, Jeff Fisher decided that Steve McNair was ready to start, and Chandler was traded to the Atlanta Falcons for a fourth-round draft choice.
[5] In 1998, Chandler's 9.65 yards-per-attempt figure was the highest single-season YPA of any quarterback in the 1990s with 300+ passing attempts, while he set career-bests in yardage and touchdowns and threw just 12 interceptions.
The 1998 season saw Chandler lead the Falcons to a 14–2 record, winning their first playoff game in the Georgia Dome by overcoming the San Francisco 49ers and Steve Young 20–18 in the divisional round, and then capturing the NFC Championship conference title by upsetting the 15–1 Minnesota Vikings to make their inaugural appearance in the Super Bowl.
[13] In Super Bowl XXXIII, Chandler's Falcons lost to the defending champions Denver Broncos quarterbacked by John Elway and coached by Mike Shanahan.
Chandler left the Falcons ranked third in team history with 13,268 passing yards, but never achieved back-to-back winning seasons.
Chandler then agreed to a three-year $2.6 million contract to rejoin the Rams, to serve as a backup and mentor to Marc Bulger, who had recently displaced Kurt Warner as the starting quarterback.
The veteran QB set both single day and tournament records for points with his final round play.