against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he had 20-of-31 completions for 323 yards (career high) and one 78-yard touchdown pass. He passed for 3 touchdowns in the seventh game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 1993, he had a career-high 62.3% completion percentage (second in franchise history), while starting 10 games. He suffered an injury in the third game that forced him to miss two contests. He still was able to lead the team to six wins in his first seven starts. He had 20-of-28 completions for 273 yards, scoring 17 fourth quarter points to overcome a 13-27 deficit and also made 93 yard touchdown pass (career high) in the eighth game against the Minnesota Vikings. He was the team's third-string quarterback behind Kramer and former Heisman Trophy winner Andre Ware for the last 4 regular season games. Dallas Cowboys On May 3, 1994, he signed as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys, to replace Bernie Kosar as Troy Aikman's backup. In the seventh game against the Arizona Cardinals, Aikman suffered a concussion on the first possession and Peete replaced him throwing 2 touchdown passes in a 28-21 victory. In the eleventh game against the Washington Redskins, he substituted an injured Aikman (sprained left knee), but suffered a sprained right thumb and had to also be replaced with third-string quarterback Jason Garrett in the 31-7 win. In the thirteenth game against the Philadelphia Eagles, he started in place of an injured Aikman, tallying 172 passing yards, one touchdown and one interception in a 31-19 win. In the season finale against the New York Giants, he entered the game with 4:49 minutes left in the first half, making 6-of-8 completions for 50 yards and no touchdowns in a 15-10 loss. Philadelphia Eagles On April 22, 1995, he was signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles. New head coach Ray Rhodes, implemented the West Coast offense and named Peete the starter over quarterback Randall Cunningham, after the team got off to a 1-3 start. He would go on to start in 12 games with a 9-3 record, posting 215-of-375 completions (57.3%) for 2,326 yards, 8 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. On March 14, 1996, he re-signed with the Eagles. He lost his starting job to Ty Detmer, after he tore his patella tendon. Peete started 5 games (3-2 record), making 80-of-134 completions (59.7%) for 992 yards, 3 touchdowns and 5 interceptions.