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Chris McAlister

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New Orleans Saints · DB

Chris McAlister recorded 132 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with New Orleans Saints, BLT, Baltimore Ravens.

▶Best highlights

3.1

tackles/gm

8

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

132

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

BALTIMORERAVENS

Baltimore Ravens vs New York Giants

Super Bowl XXXV · Jan 28, 2001

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

BALTIMORERAVENS

New York Jets vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2000

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

BALTIMORERAVENS

Buffalo Bills vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Dec 31, 2006

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

PITTSBURGHSTEELERS

BALTIMORERAVENS

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Sep 19, 2004

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

BALTIMORERAVENS

TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS

Baltimore Ravens vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 10, 2006

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 10 total tackles

CINCINNATIBENGALS

BALTIMORERAVENS

Cincinnati Bengals vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Dec 23, 2001

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

BALTIMORERAVENS

ARIZONACARDINALS

Baltimore Ravens vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 12, 2003

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 4 passes defended

BALTIMORERAVENS

PITTSBURGHSTEELERS

Baltimore Ravens vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 12, 1999

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS

New Orleans Saints vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Dec 6, 2009

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 98 interception return yards

BALTIMORERAVENS

New York Jets vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2000

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1996–1999

Chris McAlister

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

2000–2006

Chris McAlister

A historic unit sets the franchise standard

Baltimore Ravens · Defense wins the first title

The 2000 defense overwhelmed the postseason and won Super Bowl XXXV; Reed and Jamal Lewis then helped Baltimore remain a yearly threat.

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Franchise era

2007–2012

Chris McAlister

Five straight postseasons end with a championship

Baltimore Ravens · Flacco's January run

John Harbaugh and Flacco reached the playoffs in each of their first five seasons together, culminating in four road-or-neutral wins and the Super Bowl XLVII title.

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Franchise era

2006–2011

Chris McAlister

Marques Colston

An offense and a city rise together

New Orleans Saints · Brees, Payton and rebirth

The blocked punt in the Superdome reopening began an emotional run that culminated in the franchise's first championship after the 2009 season.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 2000, 2009Pro Bowl selection · 2003, 2004, 2006First-team All-Pro · 200311 NFL seasons132 career games363 career solo tacklesDrafted by: BLTDraft pick: 10Jersey: 298 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 19, 1999Most recent: Dec 6, 2009

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