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Craig Erickson

Retired

Chicago Bears · QB

Craig Erickson recorded 52 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

146.6

pass yds/gm

3.9

rush yds/gm

0

playoff games

52

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
1993
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 31, 1993

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 31, 1993

318 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 2 INT

Regular Season
1994
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SEP 11, 1994

Indianapolis Colts vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 11, 1994

313 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1996
MIAMIDOLPHINS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 20, 1996

Miami Dolphins vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 20, 1996

239 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1993
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DENVERBRONCOS
DEC 26, 1993

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Dec 26, 1993

176 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1993
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 14, 1993

San Francisco 49ers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 14, 1993

239 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career highs: 318 passing yards · 4 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1993
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 31, 1993

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 31, 1993

318 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 2 INT

Career high: 25 rushing yards

Regular Season
1993
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 7, 1993

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 7, 1993

122 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1995

01
TBERICKSON—Craig Erickson
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.

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Franchise era

1984–1997

02
INDERICKSON—Craig Erickson
INDDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson
INDGEORGE1Jeff George

A new city waits through upheaval

Indianapolis Colts · Indianapolis searches for a cornerstone

Dickerson supplied the first playoff breakthrough and Harbaugh's 1995 team came within one catch of the Super Bowl before the franchise found its defining draft pick.

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Franchise era

1983–1999

03
MIAERICKSON—Craig Erickson
MIAMARINO13Dan Marino
MIACLAYTON83Mark Clayton

The quickest release in football rewrites passing

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Marino shattered records immediately and kept Miami relevant for seventeen seasons, though his lone Super Bowl came in year two.

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Franchise era

1993–2003

04
CHIERICKSON—Craig Erickson
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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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons52 career games7,625 career passing yards41 career passing touchdowns201 career rushing yards1 career rushing touchdownsJersey: 190 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 13, 1992Most recent: Dec 14, 1997

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.