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Mark Bavaro

Retired

Philadelphia Eagles · TE

Mark Bavaro recorded 126 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns, New York Giants.

▶Best highlights

37.6

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

8

playoff games

126

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Mark Bavaro's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1987
NEW YORKGIANTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 13, 1987

New York Giants vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 13, 1987

11 rec · 137 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1985
NEW YORKGIANTS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OCT 13, 1985

New York Giants vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 13, 1985

12 rec · 176 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Super Bowl
XXI
DENVERBRONCOS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 25, 1987

Denver Broncos vs New York Giants

Super Bowl XXI · Jan 25, 1987

4 rec · 51 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1987
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 6, 1987

Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 6, 1987

6 rec · 133 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1986
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NEW YORKGIANTS
SEP 28, 1986

New Orleans Saints vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Sep 28, 1986

7 rec · 110 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Mark Bavaro's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 176 receiving yards · 12 receptions

Regular Season
1985
NEW YORKGIANTS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OCT 13, 1985

New York Giants vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 13, 1985

12 rec · 176 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career highs: 2 receiving touchdowns · 9 targets

Regular Season
1993
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DALLASCOWBOYS
DEC 6, 1993

Philadelphia Eagles vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Dec 6, 1993

7 rec · 53 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Mark Bavaro's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1979–1990

01
NYGBAVARO—Mark Bavaro
NYGTAYLOR56Lawrence Taylor
NYGSIMMS11Phil Simms

Defense restores the franchise

New York Giants · Parcells, Taylor and two titles

Taylor changed offensive protection, Parcells shaped a physical roster and the Giants won Super Bowls XXI and XXV in distinctly different ways.

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Franchise era

1985–1995

02
CLEBAVARO—Mark Bavaro
CLEKOSAR19Bernie Kosar
CLEMATTHEWS—Clay Matthews Jr.

Three AFC title games, three painful endings

Cleveland Browns · Kosar and the Denver heartbreaks

A homegrown contender reached three conference championship games in four seasons before The Drive and The Fumble became permanent Cleveland memories.

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Franchise era

1986–1998

03
PHIBAVARO—Mark Bavaro
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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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 1986, 1990First-team All-Pro · 1986, 1987Pro Bowl selection · 1986, 19879 NFL seasons126 career games351 career receptions4,733 career receiving yards39 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 08 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 8, 1985Most recent: Dec 18, 1994

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