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Carwell Gardner

Retired

Los Angeles Chargers · RB

Carwell Gardner recorded 101 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

7.4

rush yds/gm

2.8

rec yds/gm

14

playoff games

101

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Carwell Gardner's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1994
BUFFALOBILLS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 4, 1994

Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 4, 1994

10 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Divisional Round
1992
BUFFALOBILLS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 9, 1993

Buffalo Bills vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional Round · Jan 9, 1993

22 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
1991
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 13, 1991

Indianapolis Colts vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 13, 1991

48 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
1992
ATLANTAFALCONS
BUFFALOBILLS
NOV 22, 1992

Atlanta Falcons vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Nov 22, 1992

34 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Super Bowl
XXVII
BUFFALOBILLS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 31, 1993

Buffalo Bills vs Dallas Cowboys

Super Bowl XXVII · Jan 31, 1993

3 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Carwell Gardner's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 50 rushing yards

Regular Season
1996
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BALTIMORERAVENS
OCT 6, 1996

New England Patriots vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Oct 6, 1996

50 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

Career high: 2 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
1994
BUFFALOBILLS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 4, 1994

Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 4, 1994

10 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 25 receiving yards

Regular Season
1994
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 16, 1994

Indianapolis Colts vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 16, 1994

5 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Carwell Gardner's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1985–1996

01
BUFGARDNER—Carwell Gardner
BUFKELLY12Jim Kelly
BUFTHOMAS34Thurman Thomas

Four consecutive AFC championships

Buffalo Bills · The K-Gun years

Kelly's no-huddle offense and a defense led by Smith reached four straight Super Bowls, an achievement defined equally by dominance and heartbreak.

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Franchise era

1996–1999

02
BALGARDNER—Carwell Gardner
BALLEWIS52Ray Lewis
BALOGDEN75Jonathan Ogden

A new franchise drafts its defensive spine

Baltimore Ravens · The Baltimore foundation

The Ravens used their first draft to select Lewis and Ogden, giving a young franchise two Hall of Fame pillars before the wins arrived.

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Franchise era

1986–2000

03
LACGARDNER—Carwell Gardner
LACSEAU55Junior Seau
LACHUMPHRIES12Stan Humphries

Defense carries an unlikely champion of the AFC

Los Angeles Chargers · Seau and the first Super Bowl

Seau became the emotional center of the franchise and the 1994 Chargers won three straight playoff games to reach Super Bowl XXIX.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons101 career games749 career rushing yards10 career rushing touchdowns36 career receptions281 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 3514 playoff appearances4 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 4, 1990Most recent: Oct 16, 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