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Mark Garalczyk

Retired

Indianapolis Colts · DT

Mark Garalczyk recorded 24 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 3 rostered seasons with Indianapolis Colts, Phoenix Cardinals, New York Jets, PHO, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

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playoff games

2

indexed seasons

24

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
1987
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 11, 1987

New Orleans Saints vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1987

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1988
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NEW YORKJETS
OCT 30, 1988

Pittsburgh Steelers vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Oct 30, 1988

0 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
ARIZONACARDINALS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 18, 1987

Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1987

0 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1988
NEW YORKGIANTS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 18, 1988

New York Giants vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 18, 1988

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1988
NEW YORKJETS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 4, 1988

New York Jets vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 4, 1988

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1987
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 11, 1987

New Orleans Saints vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1987

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1987

01
ARIGARALCZYK—Mark Garalczyk
ARIHART—Jim Hart
ARIDIERDORF—Dan Dierdorf

The Cardiac Cardinals make drama a habit

Arizona Cardinals · The St. Louis Football Cardinals

St. Louis produced explosive, entertaining contenders in the 1970s but never found the postseason breakthrough needed to secure the franchise's future there.

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Franchise era

1973–1989

02
LARGARALCZYK—Mark Garalczyk
LARYOUNGBLOOD—Jack Youngblood
LARDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson

Division dominance keeps colliding with a dynasty

Los Angeles Rams · A perennial NFC power

The Rams won seven straight division titles and reached the 1979 Super Bowl, but Dallas, Minnesota and San Francisco repeatedly blocked the path.

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Franchise era

1981–1996

03
NYJGARALCZYK—Mark Garalczyk
NYJGASTINEAU99Mark Gastineau
NYJKLECKO—Joe Klecko

Pass rush returns the Jets to January

New York Jets · The Sack Exchange and more near misses

The Sack Exchange led consecutive playoff teams, and the 1986 club began 10–1 before injuries and an overtime loss ended its run.

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Franchise era

1988–2003

04
ARIGARALCZYK—Mark Garalczyk
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Franchise era

1984–1997

05
INDGARALCZYK—Mark Garalczyk
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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Career accomplishments

3 NFL seasons24 career games3 career sacksJersey: 00 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 4, 1987Most recent: Dec 18, 1988

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