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Mike Merriweather

Retired

Green Bay Packers · LB

Mike Merriweather recorded 149 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Green Bay Packers, New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

7

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

149

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Mike Merriweather's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1984
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 19, 1984

Pittsburgh Steelers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1984

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1984
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
OCT 21, 1984

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Oct 21, 1984

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1984
CINCINNATIBENGALS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 1, 1984

Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 1, 1984

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1984
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DENVERBRONCOS
DEC 30, 1984

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Dec 30, 1984

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NOV 8, 1987

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Nov 8, 1987

0 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Mike Merriweather's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 3 sacks

Regular Season
1984
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 19, 1984

Pittsburgh Steelers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1984

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
1990
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 16, 1990

New Orleans Saints vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 16, 1990

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Mike Merriweather's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

01
PITMERRIWEATHER—Mike Merriweather
PITSTALLWORTH—John Stallworth
PITWOODSON26Rod Woodson

The old champions fade while defense reloads

Pittsburgh Steelers · After the dynasty

Pittsburgh remained competitive as its Hall of Famers retired and Woodson became the versatile star of a new defensive generation.

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Franchise era

1980–1991

02
MINMERRIWEATHER—Mike Merriweather
MINCARTER—Anthony Carter
MINDOLEMAN56Chris Doleman

Carter arrives as an unlikely new cornerstone

Minnesota Vikings · Between Tarkenton and the Dome

Minnesota remained dangerous, including a surprise 1987 NFC title-game run, while assembling the stars of its next offense.

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Franchise era

1992–2000

03
MINMERRIWEATHER—Mike Merriweather
MINCARTER80Cris Carter
MINMOSS84Randy Moss

The league's most explosive offense

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Moss transformed the league as a rookie and the 15–1 Vikings set a scoring record before falling in overtime one game short of the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

1981–1996

04
NYJMERRIWEATHER—Mike Merriweather
NYJGASTINEAU99Mark Gastineau
NYJKLECKO—Joe Klecko

Pass rush returns the Jets to January

New York Jets · The Sack Exchange and more near misses

The Sack Exchange led consecutive playoff teams, and the 1986 club began 10–1 before injuries and an overtime loss ended its run.

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Franchise era

1992–2007

05
GBMERRIWEATHER—Mike Merriweather
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

Pro Bowl selection · 1984, 1985, 198611 NFL seasons149 career games41 career sacksJersey: 07 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 13, 1982Most recent: Jan 16, 1994

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