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Michael Brooks

Retired

Detroit Lions · LB

Michael Brooks recorded 138 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, New York Giants, Denver Broncos.

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tackles/gm

10

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

138

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Michael Brooks's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXIV
DENVERBRONCOS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 28, 1990

Denver Broncos vs San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XXIV · Jan 28, 1990

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXII
W
DENVERBRONCOS
WSH
JAN 31, 1988

Denver Broncos vs WSH

Super Bowl XXII · Jan 31, 1988

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1993
NEW YORKGIANTS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 15, 1994

New York Giants vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 1994

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1993
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 9, 1994

Minnesota Vikings vs New York Giants

Wild Card · Jan 9, 1994

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1991
DENVERBRONCOS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 12, 1992

Denver Broncos vs Buffalo Bills

Conference Championship · Jan 12, 1992

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Michael Brooks's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
1995
NEW YORKGIANTS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NOV 19, 1995

New York Giants vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1995

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1994
NEW YORKGIANTS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 4, 1994

New York Giants vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 4, 1994

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Michael Brooks's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1992

01
DENBROOKS—Michael Brooks
DENELWAY7John Elway
DENMECKLENBURG—Karl Mecklenburg

Three AFC championships establish the standard

Denver Broncos · Elway carries Denver west

Elway's arm, movement and late-game nerve repeatedly pulled Denver through the AFC even when the Super Bowl exposed the roster's limits.

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Franchise era

1991–2003

02
NYGBROOKS—Michael Brooks
NYGSTRAHAN92Michael Strahan
NYGBARBER21Tiki Barber

Defense bridges two generations

New York Giants · From Simms to Strahan

New York rebuilt around Strahan and Barber, reaching Super Bowl XXXV before the next quarterback succession began.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

03
DETBROOKS—Michael Brooks
DETSANDERS20Barry Sanders
DETMOORE84Herman Moore

The league's most elusive runner

Detroit Lions · Barry Sanders

Sanders turned every carry into possibility and led the 1991 Lions to the NFC Championship Game, the franchise's lone playoff win of the era.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 199210 NFL seasons138 career games7 career sacksJersey: 5010 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 13, 1987Most recent: Sep 22, 1996

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