Neil O ' Donnell Neil Kennedy O ' Donnell ( born July 3 , 1966 ) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for 14 seasons ( 1990 – 2003 ) with the Pittsburgh Steelers , New York Jets , Cincinnati Bengals , and Tennessee Titans . He played college football at the University of Maryland . Biography . Early life and education . O ' Donnell grew up in Madison , New Jersey , and played high school football there at Madison High School . NFL career . O ' Donnell was drafted by the Steelers with the 70th overall pick in the 1990 NFL draft . After sitting on the bench for his entire rookie season , he started in eight games during 1991 before becoming the team ' s full - time QB in 1992 . O ' Donnell led the Steelers to Super Bowl XXX , but threw two interceptions to Dallas Cowboys cornerback Larry Brown to set up short touchdown drives in the second half . Following the Super Bowl letdown , O ' Donnell became a free agent , and although the Steelers made an offer , he signed with the New York Jets , where he was 0 – 6 in his first season as starter before suffering a season - ending shoulder injury despite throwing for 292 or more yards in three of these starts . His performance would improve the following season under new coach Bill Parcells the following year , 1997 . In 1998 , with the then - 1 – 3 Bengals , O ' Donnell threw a 25 - yard touchdown pass to Carl Pickens with 20 seconds remaining to score the winning touchdown against 3 – 1 Pittsburgh . O ' Donnell ' s 90 . 2 passer rating was sixth among regular starting quarterbacks in the NFL and third in the AFC . However , due to a poor defense , the Bengals would go on to finish 3 – 13 . O ' Donnell was released at the end of the season to make room for rookie quarterback Akili Smith . From 1999 onwards , O ' Donnell was Steve McNair ' s backup with the Titans . He performed well , winning four of his five starts for an injured McNair in 1999 , leaving a perennial . 500 team at 5 - 1 upon McNair ' s return . Later , O ' Donnell came off the bench and led Tennessee to a Week 17 47 - 36 victory in Pittsburgh en route to the AFC Championship and Super Bowl XXXIV , which he was not an active participant in . O ' Donnell retired after the 2002 season , but was talked into coming back for one game in December 2003 when McNair and Billy Volek were injured . He started in the regular - season finale and delivered a fine performance , completing 18 of 27 passes for 232 yards and two touchdowns , leading the Titans to a 33 - 13 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . O ' Donnell ended his career with the lowest interception percentage in NFL history , averaging just 2 . 11 interceptions for every 100 pass attempts , although this statistic is somewhat diminished by the costly ones he threw in the Super Bowl . Aaron Rodgers has since eclipsed the record ( 1 . 99 interception percentage through the 2010 - 11 season ) . O ' Donnell also wore number 14 during most of his career except during his one - year stint with the Bengals , where he wore number 12 . The Bengals haven ' t issued number 14 since the retirement of former quarterback & West Coast offense pioneer Ken Anderson - - coincidentally , now the quarterbacks coach for the Steelers . Andy Dalton now wears number 14 for the Bengals . Post football career . O ' Donnell permanently retired after the 2003 season . In 2004 he declined head coach Bill Cowher ' s offer to return to the Steelers after starting quarterback Tommy Maddox sustained a season - ending injury . This opened the door for Ben Roethlisberger to become the full - time starter . O ' Donnell found work as a sports analyst , primarily covering the Titans at WTVF , Nashville ' s CBS affiliate , from 2005 - 2007 . He is currently a sales representative for FieldTurf in Kentucky and Tennessee .