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Gary Anderson

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Gary Anderson recorded 353 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 23 rostered seasons with Tennessee Titans, Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

22

playoff games

23

indexed seasons

353

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Gary Anderson's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
1999
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
ST. LOUISRAMS
JAN 16, 2000

Minnesota Vikings vs St. Louis Rams

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 2000

1/1 FG · 31 long · 2 XP

Divisional Round
2003
TENNESSEETITANS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 10, 2004

Tennessee Titans vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 10, 2004

0/1 FG · 0 long · 2 XP

Wild Card
2003
TENNESSEETITANS
BALTIMORERAVENS
JAN 3, 2004

Tennessee Titans vs Baltimore Ravens

Wild Card · Jan 3, 2004

2/2 FG · 46 long · 2 XP

Divisional Round
2000
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 6, 2001

New Orleans Saints vs Minnesota Vikings

Divisional Round · Jan 6, 2001

2/2 FG · 44 long · 4 XP

Wild Card
1999
DALLASCOWBOYS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 9, 2000

Dallas Cowboys vs Minnesota Vikings

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2000

2/2 FG · 47 long · 3 XP

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Gary Anderson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 6 field goals made

Regular Season
1998
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
BALTIMORERAVENS
DEC 13, 1998

Minnesota Vikings vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Dec 13, 1998

6/6 FG · 0 long · 2 XP

Career highs: 53-yard longest field goal · 1 field goal from 50+ yards

Regular Season
2002
MIAMIDOLPHINS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 21, 2002

Miami Dolphins vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2002

2/2 FG · 53 long · 2 XP

Career high: 7 extra points made

Wild Card
1995
DETROITLIONS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 30, 1995

Detroit Lions vs Philadelphia Eagles

Wild Card · Dec 30, 1995

3/4 FG · 0 long · 7 XP

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Gary Anderson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

01
PITANDERSON—Gary Anderson
PITSTALLWORTH—John Stallworth
PITWOODSON26Rod Woodson

The old champions fade while defense reloads

Pittsburgh Steelers · After the dynasty

Pittsburgh remained competitive as its Hall of Famers retired and Woodson became the versatile star of a new defensive generation.

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Franchise era

1992–2006

02
PITANDERSON—Gary Anderson
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Franchise era

1986–1998

03
PHIANDERSON—Gary Anderson
PHIWHITE92Reggie White
PHICUNNINGHAM7Randall Cunningham

A historic front cannot find a matching offense

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

White led one of football's deepest defenses while Cunningham reimagined quarterback movement, but the gifted group never won a playoff game together.

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Franchise era

1991–1998

04
SFANDERSON—Gary Anderson
SFYOUNG8Steve Young
SFRICE80Jerry Rice

A quarterback transition preserves greatness

San Francisco 49ers · Steve Young takes the baton

Young escaped Montana's shadow with an MVP peak and six touchdown passes in Super Bowl XXIX, extending the dynasty into another generation.

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Franchise era

1992–2000

05
MINANDERSON—Gary Anderson
MINCARTER80Cris Carter
MINMOSS84Randy Moss

The league's most explosive offense

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Moss transformed the league as a rookie and the 15–1 Vikings set a scoring record before falling in overtime one game short of the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

2001–2013

06
MINANDERSON—Gary Anderson
MINPETERSON28Adrian Peterson
MINALLEN69Jared Allen

A singular runner carries changing teams

Minnesota Vikings · The Peterson years

Peterson returned from major knee surgery to rush for 2,097 yards, while Brett Favre's 2009 season produced another painful NFC title-game finish.

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Franchise era

1997–2004

07
TENANDERSON—Gary Anderson
TENMCNAIR9Steve McNair
TENGEORGE27Eddie George

The Music City Miracle launches a Super Bowl run

Tennessee Titans · The Titans arrive

After two temporary seasons, Tennessee found its name and stadium, then came one yard short of overtime in Super Bowl XXXIV.

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Career accomplishments

First-team All-Pro · 1998Pro Bowl selection · 1983, 1985, 1993, 199823 NFL seasons353 career games3 career rushing yardsDrafted by: BUFDraft pick: 171Jersey: 122 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 13, 1982Most recent: Jan 2, 2005

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history