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Marty Carter

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Marty Carter recorded 144 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

1.2

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

144

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Marty Carter's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2000
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 24, 2000

Kansas City Chiefs vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2000

7 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2000
ATLANTAFALCONS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 12, 2000

Atlanta Falcons vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 12, 2000

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1994
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 23, 1994

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 23, 1994

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
ATLANTAFALCONS
ST. LOUISRAMS
SEP 26, 1999

Atlanta Falcons vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Sep 26, 1999

11 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1997
CHICAGOBEARS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
DEC 14, 1997

Chicago Bears vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Dec 14, 1997

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Marty Carter's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 11 total tackles

Regular Season
1999
ATLANTAFALCONS
ST. LOUISRAMS
SEP 26, 1999

Atlanta Falcons vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Sep 26, 1999

11 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
1992
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 4, 1992

Indianapolis Colts vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 4, 1992

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 1 pass defended

Regular Season
2001
DALLASCOWBOYS
DETROITLIONS
JAN 6, 2002

Dallas Cowboys vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Jan 6, 2002

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2001
CAROLINAPANTHERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
SEP 23, 2001

Carolina Panthers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Sep 23, 2001

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 29 interception return yards

Regular Season
1996
DALLASCOWBOYS
CHICAGOBEARS
SEP 2, 1996

Dallas Cowboys vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Sep 2, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Marty Carter's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1995

01
TBCARTER—Marty Carter
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1993–2003

02
CHICARTER—Marty Carter
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.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1997–2001

03
ATLCARTER—Marty Carter
ATLANDERSON32Jamal Anderson
ATLTUGGLE58Jessie Tuggle

A power run carries Atlanta to the Super Bowl

Atlanta Falcons · The Dirty Birds

The 1998 Falcons went 14–2, stunned Minnesota in overtime and reached the first Super Bowl in franchise history behind Anderson and a veteran defense.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1999–2008

04
DETCARTER—Marty Carter
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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Career accomplishments

11 NFL seasons161 career games1 career receptions21 career receiving yardsJersey: 250 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 15, 1991Most recent: Jan 6, 2002

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

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.