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Steve McMichael

Retired

Green Bay Packers · DT

Steve McMichael recorded 213 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 15 rostered seasons with Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, New England Patriots.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

14

playoff games

15

indexed seasons

213

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Super Bowl
XX
CHICAGOBEARS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 26, 1986

Chicago Bears vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XX · Jan 26, 1986

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1988
DALLASCOWBOYS
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 16, 1988

Dallas Cowboys vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 16, 1988

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1990
CHICAGOBEARS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 13, 1991

Chicago Bears vs New York Giants

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 1991

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1990
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 6, 1991

New Orleans Saints vs Chicago Bears

Wild Card · Jan 6, 1991

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1988
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 8, 1989

San Francisco 49ers vs Chicago Bears

Conference Championship · Jan 8, 1989

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 3 sacks

Regular Season
1988
DALLASCOWBOYS
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 16, 1988

Dallas Cowboys vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 16, 1988

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1993
CHICAGOBEARS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 10, 1993

Chicago Bears vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 10, 1993

0 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1976–1992

01
NEMCMICHAEL—Steve McMichael
NEHANNAH—John Hannah
NEGROGAN—Steve Grogan

Strong running teams reach the first Super Bowl

New England Patriots · From contender to crisis

New England produced several excellent teams and reached Super Bowl XX before ownership turmoil and a near-relocation threatened the franchise.

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Franchise era

1958–1981

02
CHIMCMICHAEL—Steve McMichael
CHIBUTKUS51Dick Butkus
CHISAYERS40Gale Sayers

Transcendent individuals carry uneven teams

Chicago Bears · Butkus, Sayers and Payton

Butkus and Sayers defined their positions before Payton became the franchise's relentless offensive center through years of rebuilding.

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Franchise era

1982–1992

03
CHIMCMICHAEL—Steve McMichael
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

04
CHIMCMICHAEL—Steve McMichael
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

1992–2007

05
GBMCMICHAEL—Steve McMichael
GBFAVRE4Brett Favre
GBWHITE92Reggie White

Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.

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Career accomplishments

First-team All-Pro · 1985, 1987Pro Bowl selection · 1986, 1987Super Bowl champion · 198515 NFL seasons213 career games95 career sacksJersey: 014 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 7, 1980Most recent: Jan 8, 1995

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