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Matt Birk

Retired

Baltimore Ravens · C

Matt Birk recorded 63 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with BLT, Baltimore Ravens, Minnesota Vikings.

▶Best highlights

0.3

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

13

indexed seasons

63

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Matt Birk's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2012
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
BALTIMORERAVENS
JAN 6, 2013

Indianapolis Colts vs Baltimore Ravens

Wild Card · Jan 6, 2013

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2010
BALTIMORERAVENS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 15, 2011

Baltimore Ravens vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2011

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2008
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 4, 2009

Philadelphia Eagles vs Minnesota Vikings

Wild Card · Jan 4, 2009

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1998
ARIZONACARDINALS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 10, 1999

Arizona Cardinals vs Minnesota Vikings

Divisional Round · Jan 10, 1999

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2008
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
TENNESSEETITANS
SEP 28, 2008

Minnesota Vikings vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Sep 28, 2008

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Matt Birk's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 total tackles

Regular Season
2008
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
TENNESSEETITANS
SEP 28, 2008

Minnesota Vikings vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Sep 28, 2008

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Matt Birk's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2000

01
MINBIRK—Matt Birk
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

02
MINBIRK—Matt Birk
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

2007–2012

03
BALBIRK—Matt Birk
BALFLACCO5Joe Flacco
BALRICE27Ray Rice

Five straight postseasons end with a championship

Baltimore Ravens · Flacco's January run

John Harbaugh and Flacco reached the playoffs in each of their first five seasons together, culminating in four road-or-neutral wins and the Super Bowl XLVII title.

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Career accomplishments

Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year · 2011Pro Bowl selection · 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007First-team All-Pro · 2000, 200314 NFL seasons63 career games21 career solo tacklesDrafted by: MINDraft pick: 173Jersey: 774 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 1, 1998Most recent: Jan 6, 2013

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