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Ray McElroy

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Detroit Lions · DB

Ray McElroy recorded 73 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens.

▶Best highlights

0.1

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

73

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Ray McElroy's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
1996
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 29, 1996

Indianapolis Colts vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Dec 29, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Conference Championship
1995
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 14, 1996

Indianapolis Colts vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Conference Championship · Jan 14, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1995
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 7, 1996

Indianapolis Colts vs Kansas City Chiefs

Divisional Round · Jan 7, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1995
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DEC 31, 1995

Indianapolis Colts vs Los Angeles Chargers

Wild Card · Dec 31, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2000
CHICAGOBEARS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 1, 2000

Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 1, 2000

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Ray McElroy's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 total tackles

Regular Season
2000
CHICAGOBEARS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 1, 2000

Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 1, 2000

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Wild Card
1996
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 29, 1996

Indianapolis Colts vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Dec 29, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 pass defended

Regular Season
2001
DALLASCOWBOYS
DETROITLIONS
JAN 6, 2002

Dallas Cowboys vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Jan 6, 2002

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Ray McElroy's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1984–1997

01
INDMCELROY—Ray McElroy
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

1996–1999

02
BALMCELROY—Ray McElroy
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

1998–2011

03
INDMCELROY—Ray McElroy
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

1993–2003

04
CHIMCELROY—Ray McElroy
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

1999–2008

05
DETMCELROY—Ray McElroy
DETHANSON4Jason Hanson
DETWILLIAMS11Roy Williams

A painful rebuild reaches rock bottom

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Sanders retired abruptly and years of poor roster construction culminated in the league's first 0–16 season.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons73 career games9 career solo tacklesJersey: 474 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 1995Most recent: Jan 6, 2002

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