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Chris Gardocki

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Chris Gardocki recorded 253 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 16 rostered seasons with Pittsburgh Steelers, CLV, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, Chicago Bears.

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tackles/gm

14

playoff games

16

indexed seasons

253

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Chris Gardocki's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XL
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
FEB 5, 2006

Seattle Seahawks vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Super Bowl XL · Feb 5, 2006

6 punts · 292 punt yds · 1 inside 20

Conference Championship
2005
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 22, 2006

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos

Conference Championship · Jan 22, 2006

4 punts · 148 punt yds · 2 inside 20

Divisional Round
2005
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
JAN 15, 2006

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Indianapolis Colts

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2006

5 punts · 208 punt yds · 3 inside 20

Wild Card
2005
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JAN 8, 2006

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2006

3 punts · 141 punt yds · 1 inside 20

Conference Championship
2004
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 23, 2005

New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Conference Championship · Jan 23, 2005

3 punts · 129 punt yds · 1 inside 20

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Chris Gardocki's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 12 punts · 427 net punting yards

Regular Season
2000
CLEVELANDBROWNS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 3, 2000

Cleveland Browns vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 3, 2000

12 punts · 517 punt yds · 1 inside 20

Career high: 551 punting yards

Regular Season
1996
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 6, 1996

Indianapolis Colts vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 6, 1996

12 punts · 551 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Career high: 5 punts inside the 20

Regular Season
2006
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
SEP 18, 2006

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Sep 18, 2006

8 punts · 358 punt yds · 5 inside 20

Career high: 4 punts downed

Regular Season
2001
CLEVELANDBROWNS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DEC 23, 2001

Cleveland Browns vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Dec 23, 2001

7 punts · 303 punt yds · 1 inside 20

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Chris Gardocki's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1982–1992

01
CHIGARDOCKI—Chris Gardocki
CHIPAYTON34Walter Payton
CHISINGLETARY50Mike Singletary

Defense, personality and one overwhelming champion

Chicago Bears · The 1985 Bears

Mike Ditka and Buddy Ryan assembled a defense of historic speed and intimidation that dominated the 1985 postseason and remained dangerous for years.

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Franchise era

1993–2003

02
CHIGARDOCKI—Chris Gardocki
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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Franchise era

1984–1997

03
INDGARDOCKI—Chris Gardocki
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

1998–2011

04
INDGARDOCKI—Chris Gardocki
INDMANNING18Peyton Manning
INDHARRISON88Marvin Harrison

Pre-snap command creates a perennial contender

Indianapolis Colts · The Peyton Manning machine

Manning and a precisely constructed offense won at least twelve games seven straight times and captured Super Bowl XLI after a defining comeback against New England.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

05
CLEGARDOCKI—Chris Gardocki
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

1992–2006

06
PITGARDOCKI—Chris Gardocki
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 2005First-team All-Pro · 1996Pro Bowl selection · 199616 NFL seasons253 career games43 career passing yards10 career solo tacklesDrafted by: CHIDraft pick: 78Jersey: 1714 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 1, 1991Most recent: Dec 31, 2006

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