Mitch Berger

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Mitch Berger recorded 187 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 15 rostered seasons with Denver Broncos, Pittsburgh Steelers, ARZ, Arizona Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, SL, St. Louis Rams, Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles.

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playoff games

indexed seasons

187

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Mitch Berger's most significant indexed performances.

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Arizona Cardinals

Super Bowl XLIII · Feb 1, 2009

3 punts · 139 punt yds · 1 inside 20

Conference Championship

Baltimore Ravens vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Conference Championship · Jan 18, 2009

7 punts · 264 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Minnesota Vikings vs St. Louis Rams

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 2000

5 punts · 238 punt yds · 1 inside 20

San Diego Chargers vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional Round · Jan 11, 2009

4 punts · 192 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Conference Championship

Minnesota Vikings vs New York Giants

Conference Championship · Jan 14, 2001

6 punts · 210 punt yds · 2 inside 20

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Mitch Berger's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 10 punts · 402 punting yards · 354 net punting yards

New Orleans Saints vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Jan 2, 2005

10 punts · 402 punt yds · 3 inside 20

Career high: 5 punts inside the 20

Minnesota Vikings vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2000

7 punts · 322 punt yds · 5 inside 20

Career high: 3 punts downed

New Orleans Saints vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Nov 30, 2003

6 punts · 245 punt yds · 2 inside 20

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Mitch Berger's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1986–1998

Mitch Berger

Reggie White

Randall 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

1993–2003

Mitch Berger

Bryan Cox

Curtis Conway

A proud identity waits for another core

Chicago Bears · Between great defenses

Chicago searched for offensive stability while gradually assembling the line and linebackers that would power its next contender.

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Franchise era

1992–2000

Mitch Berger

Cris Carter

Randy 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

Mitch Berger

Adrian Peterson

Jared 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

1999–2004

Mitch Berger

Kurt Warner

Marshall Faulk

Speed and spacing transform the league

Los Angeles Rams · The Greatest Show on Turf

Warner's emergence, Faulk's versatility and a deep receiving corps produced two Super Bowls and the championship after the 1999 season.

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Franchise era

2000–2005

Mitch Berger

Aaron Brooks

Joe Horn

A breakthrough gives way to displacement

New Orleans Saints · The first playoff win and Katrina

New Orleans won its first playoff game before Hurricane Katrina forced the team across multiple home fields and placed its future in doubt.

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Franchise era

2004–2012

Mitch Berger

Larry Fitzgerald

Kurt Warner

A Hall of Fame receiver carries Arizona to the Super Bowl

Arizona Cardinals · Fitzgerald and the impossible run

Warner's revival and Fitzgerald's extraordinary 2008 postseason sent the Cardinals to their first Super Bowl and within one late drive of a championship.

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Franchise era

2007–2021

Mitch Berger

Ben Roethlisberger

Troy Polamalu

Stability survives constant roster change

Pittsburgh Steelers · Tomlin, Ben and another title

Mike Tomlin won Super Bowl XLIII in his second season and kept Pittsburgh in contention through elite defenses and increasingly explosive passing teams.

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Franchise era

1999–2011

Mitch Berger

Champ Bailey

Rod Smith

Good defenses and changing quarterbacks

Denver Broncos · Searching after Elway

Denver remained competitive and reached the 2005 AFC title game, then a run of instability ended with Tim Tebow's brief, unforgettable playoff moment.

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Mitch Berger

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

Chicago Bears · Between great defenses

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Minnesota Vikings · The Peterson years

Los Angeles Rams · The Greatest Show on Turf

New Orleans Saints · The first playoff win and Katrina

Arizona Cardinals · Fitzgerald and the impossible run

Pittsburgh Steelers · Tomlin, Ben and another title

Denver Broncos · Searching after Elway

NFL appearances

Mitch Berger

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

Chicago Bears · Between great defenses

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Minnesota Vikings · The Peterson years

Los Angeles Rams · The Greatest Show on Turf

New Orleans Saints · The first playoff win and Katrina

Arizona Cardinals · Fitzgerald and the impossible run

Pittsburgh Steelers · Tomlin, Ben and another title

Denver Broncos · Searching after Elway

Career accomplishments

Team history

NFL appearances

Career accomplishments

Team history