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Eric Metcalf

Retired

Green Bay Packers · WR

Eric Metcalf recorded 178 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins, Carolina Panthers, Arizona Cardinals, San Diego Chargers, Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns.

▶Best highlights

31.3

rec yds/gm

13.4

rush yds/gm

8

playoff games

178

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Eric Metcalf's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1992
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SEP 20, 1992

Cleveland Browns vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Sep 20, 1992

5 rec · 177 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Regular Season
1989
CLEVELANDBROWNS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 5, 1989

Cleveland Browns vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 5, 1989

7 rec · 52 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1993
CLEVELANDBROWNS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 12, 1993

Cleveland Browns vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 12, 1993

5 rec · 101 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1996
ATLANTAFALCONS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 24, 1996

Atlanta Falcons vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 24, 1996

9 rec · 122 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
1994
CLEVELANDBROWNS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SEP 25, 1994

Cleveland Browns vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 25, 1994

5 rec · 74 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Eric Metcalf's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 177 receiving yards · 3 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
1992
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SEP 20, 1992

Cleveland Browns vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Sep 20, 1992

5 rec · 177 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Career high: 11 receptions

Regular Season
1995
ATLANTAFALCONS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEP 17, 1995

Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 17, 1995

11 rec · 155 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 15 targets

Regular Season
1995
ATLANTAFALCONS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DEC 17, 1995

Atlanta Falcons vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Dec 17, 1995

9 rec · 84 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Eric Metcalf's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1985–1995

01
CLEMETCALF—Eric Metcalf
CLEKOSAR19Bernie Kosar
CLEMATTHEWS—Clay Matthews Jr.

Three AFC title games, three painful endings

Cleveland Browns · Kosar and the Denver heartbreaks

A homegrown contender reached three conference championship games in four seasons before The Drive and The Fumble became permanent Cleveland memories.

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Franchise era

1989–1996

02
ATLMETCALF—Eric Metcalf
ATLSANDERS21Deion Sanders
ATLRISON89Andre Rison

Deion Sanders makes Atlanta an event

Atlanta Falcons · Prime Time changes the temperature

Sanders brought speed and swagger to a franchise still searching for consistency, setting the tone for a bolder Atlanta football identity.

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Franchise era

1986–2000

03
LACMETCALF—Eric Metcalf
LACSEAU55Junior Seau
LACHUMPHRIES12Stan Humphries

Defense carries an unlikely champion of the AFC

Los Angeles Chargers · Seau and the first Super Bowl

Seau became the emotional center of the franchise and the 1994 Chargers won three straight playoff games to reach Super Bowl XXIX.

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Franchise era

1988–2003

04
ARIMETCALF—Eric Metcalf
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Franchise era

1995–2001

05
CARMETCALF—Eric Metcalf
CARMILLS51Sam Mills
CARGREENE91Kevin Greene

The second season reaches the NFC title game

Carolina Panthers · An expansion team arrives early

Carolina won its division and reached the 1996 NFC Championship Game in only its second season before the original core receded.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

06
WASMETCALF—Eric Metcalf
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Franchise era

1992–2007

07
GBMETCALF—Eric Metcalf
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 · 1993, 1997Pro Bowl selection · 1993, 1994, 199713 NFL seasons178 career games32 career passing yards1 career passing touchdowns2,392 career rushing yards12 career rushing touchdowns541 career receptions5,572 career receiving yards31 career receiving touchdowns2 career solo tacklesDrafted by: CLEDraft pick: 13Jersey: 228 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 10, 1989Most recent: Jan 4, 2003

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