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Roger Craig

Retired

Minnesota Vikings · RB

Roger Craig recorded 165 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings, Los Angeles Raiders, RAI, San Francisco 49ers.

▶Best highlights

49.6

rush yds/gm

29.8

rec yds/gm

18

playoff games

165

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Roger Craig's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XIX
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 20, 1985

Miami Dolphins vs San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XIX · Jan 20, 1985

58 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 7 rec

Regular Season
1988
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
OCT 16, 1988

San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Oct 16, 1988

190 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 5 rec

Regular Season
1985
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 8, 1985

San Francisco 49ers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 8, 1985

78 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 7 rec

Regular Season
1985
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
OCT 27, 1985

San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Oct 27, 1985

63 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 6 rec

Divisional Round
1988
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 1, 1989

Minnesota Vikings vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Jan 1, 1989

135 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Roger Craig's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 190 rushing yards · 3 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
1988
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
OCT 16, 1988

San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Oct 16, 1988

190 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 5 rec

Career high: 167 receiving yards

Regular Season
1985
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 6, 1985

San Francisco 49ers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 6, 1985

15 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 12 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Roger Craig's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1979–1990

01
SFCRAIG33Roger Craig
SFMONTANA16Joe Montana
SFRICE80Jerry Rice

The West Coast offense wins four championships

San Francisco 49ers · Walsh, Montana and the dynasty

Bill Walsh paired precise passing with a rebuilt defense, and Montana's calm produced four Super Bowl victories without a loss.

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Franchise era

1988–2001

02
LVCRAIG33Roger Craig
LVBROWN81Tim Brown
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon

Old stars give way to Gruden's veteran contender

Las Vegas Raiders · Back to Oakland

The Raiders returned home, developed Brown and Woodson, and found a precise veteran offense under Jon Gruden.

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Franchise era

1992–2000

03
MINCRAIG33Roger Craig
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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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 1984, 1988, 1989NFL Offensive Player of the Year · 1988NFL receptions leader · 19851× first-team All-Pro4× Pro Bowl selection11 NFL seasons165 career games8,189 career rushing yards56 career rushing touchdowns566 career receptions4,911 career receiving yards17 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 018 playoff appearances3 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 1983Most recent: Jan 9, 1994

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