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Steve Martin

Retired

Minnesota Vikings · DT

Steve Martin recorded 71 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings, HST, Houston Texans, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles, Indianapolis Colts.

▶Best highlights

2.4

tackles/gm

2

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

71

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Steve Martin's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2001
NEW YORKJETS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 12, 2002

New York Jets vs Oakland Raiders

Wild Card · Jan 12, 2002

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2004
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 9, 2005

Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2005

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2003
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
HOUSTONTEXANS
NOV 23, 2003

New England Patriots vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Nov 23, 2003

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 17, 1999

Philadelphia Eagles vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 17, 1999

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 30, 2001

Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 30, 2001

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Steve Martin's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 8 total tackles

Regular Season
2003
HOUSTONTEXANS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 9, 2003

Houston Texans vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 9, 2003

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
2004
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
HOUSTONTEXANS
OCT 10, 2004

Minnesota Vikings vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Oct 10, 2004

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 tackle for loss · 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2001
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 30, 2001

Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 30, 2001

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
1999
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DALLASCOWBOYS
DEC 12, 1999

Philadelphia Eagles vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Dec 12, 1999

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Steve Martin's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1984–1997

01
INDMARTIN—Steve Martin
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

1986–1998

02
PHIMARTIN—Steve Martin
PHIWHITE92Reggie White
PHICUNNINGHAM7Randall Cunningham

A historic front cannot find a matching offense

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

White led one of football's deepest defenses while Cunningham reimagined quarterback movement, but the gifted group never won a playoff game together.

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Franchise era

1998–2011

03
INDMARTIN—Steve Martin
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

1999–2012

04
PHIMARTIN—Steve Martin
PHIMCNABB5Donovan McNabb
PHIDAWKINS20Brian Dawkins

Five NFC title games make contention routine

Philadelphia Eagles · Reid and McNabb

Andy Reid and McNabb created the franchise's most sustained run of success and reached Super Bowl XXXIX after four straight NFC title-game appearances.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

05
KCMARTIN—Steve Martin
KCGONZALEZ88Tony Gonzalez
KCHOLMES31Priest Holmes

Priest Holmes and an elite line light up Sundays

Kansas City Chiefs · Great offenses, painful Januarys

Kansas City built record-setting offenses but remained unable to win a playoff game, then bottomed out before a transformative coaching hire.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

06
NYJMARTIN—Steve Martin
NYJMARTIN28Curtis Martin
NYJTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Franchise era

2001–2006

07
NEMARTIN—Steve Martin
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEBRUSCHI54Tedy Bruschi

Situational football produces three titles

New England Patriots · The first dynasty

Brady replaced an injured Bledsoe and Belichick's adaptable teams won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Franchise era

2002–2010

08
HOUMARTIN—Steve Martin
HOUJOHNSON80Andre Johnson
HOURYANS59DeMeco Ryans

A dramatic debut gives way to patient construction

Houston Texans · Building the Texans

Houston beat Dallas in its first game, then developed foundational stars while waiting nearly a decade for its first winning season.

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Franchise era

2001–2013

09
MINMARTIN—Steve Martin
MINPETERSON28Adrian Peterson
MINALLEN69Jared Allen

A singular runner carries changing teams

Minnesota Vikings · The Peterson years

Peterson returned from major knee surgery to rush for 2,097 yards, while Brett Favre's 2009 season produced another painful NFC title-game finish.

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Career accomplishments

9 NFL seasons71 career games100 career solo tackles7 career sacksDrafted by: INDDraft pick: 151Jersey: 902 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 1999Most recent: Jan 9, 2005

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