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Mark Carrier

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Washington Commanders · FS

Mark Carrier recorded 167 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears.

▶Best highlights

0.8

tackles/gm

7

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

167

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Wild Card
1999
DETROITLIONS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
JAN 8, 2000

Detroit Lions vs Washington Commanders

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2000

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1997
DETROITLIONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 28, 1997

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1994
CHICAGOBEARS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 7, 1995

Chicago Bears vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Jan 7, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1994
CHICAGOBEARS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 1, 1995

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

Wild Card · Jan 1, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1991
DALLASCOWBOYS
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 29, 1991

Dallas Cowboys vs Chicago Bears

Wild Card · Dec 29, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 8 total tackles

Regular Season
2000
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 16, 2000

Washington Commanders vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2000

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 interceptions

Regular Season
1990
W
CHICAGOBEARS
WSH
DEC 9, 1990

Chicago Bears vs WSH

Regular Season · Dec 9, 1990

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 3 INT

Career high: 3 passes defended

Regular Season
1999
DETROITLIONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 12, 1999

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 12, 1999

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2000
DALLASCOWBOYS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
SEP 18, 2000

Dallas Cowboys vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Sep 18, 2000

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 66 interception return yards

Regular Season
1997
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 16, 1997

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 16, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1982–1992

01
CHICARRIER—Mark Carrier
CHIPAYTON34Walter Payton
CHISINGLETARY50Mike Singletary

Defense, personality and one overwhelming champion

Chicago Bears · The 1985 Bears

Mike Ditka and Buddy Ryan assembled a defense of historic speed and intimidation that dominated the 1985 postseason and remained dangerous for years.

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Franchise era

1993–2003

02
CHICARRIER—Mark Carrier
CHICOX52Bryan Cox
CHICONWAY80Curtis 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

1989–1998

03
DETCARRIER—Mark Carrier
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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Franchise era

1999–2008

04
DETCARRIER—Mark Carrier
DETHANSON4Jason Hanson
DETWILLIAMS11Roy Williams

A painful rebuild reaches rock bottom

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Sanders retired abruptly and years of poor roster construction culminated in the league's first 0–16 season.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

05
WASCARRIER—Mark Carrier
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1990, 1991, 1993NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year · 199011 NFL seasons167 career games101 career solo tacklesJersey: 277 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 9, 1990Most recent: Dec 24, 2000

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