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Niko Noga

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Detroit Lions · LB

Niko Noga recorded 122 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Phoenix Cardinals, PHO, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

2

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

122

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Niko Noga's most significant indexed performances.

Conference Championship
1991
W
DETROITLIONS
WSH
JAN 12, 1992

Detroit Lions vs WSH

Conference Championship · Jan 12, 1992

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1991
DALLASCOWBOYS
DETROITLIONS
JAN 5, 1992

Dallas Cowboys vs Detroit Lions

Divisional Round · Jan 5, 1992

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1988
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 10, 1988

Philadelphia Eagles vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 10, 1988

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
NEW YORKGIANTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 13, 1987

New York Giants vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 13, 1987

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
W
WSH
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 6, 1987

WSH vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 6, 1987

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Niko Noga's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
1988
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 10, 1988

Philadelphia Eagles vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 10, 1988

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1989
DETROITLIONS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 19, 1989

Detroit Lions vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Niko Noga's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1987

01
ARINOGA—Niko Noga
ARIHART—Jim Hart
ARIDIERDORF—Dan Dierdorf

The Cardiac Cardinals make drama a habit

Arizona Cardinals · The St. Louis Football Cardinals

St. Louis produced explosive, entertaining contenders in the 1970s but never found the postseason breakthrough needed to secure the franchise's future there.

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Franchise era

1973–1989

02
LARNOGA—Niko Noga
LARYOUNGBLOOD—Jack Youngblood
LARDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson

Division dominance keeps colliding with a dynasty

Los Angeles Rams · A perennial NFC power

The Rams won seven straight division titles and reached the 1979 Super Bowl, but Dallas, Minnesota and San Francisco repeatedly blocked the path.

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Franchise era

1988–2003

03
ARINOGA—Niko Noga
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

1989–1998

04
DETNOGA—Niko Noga
DETSANDERS20Barry Sanders
DETMOORE84Herman Moore

The league's most elusive runner

Detroit Lions · Barry Sanders

Sanders turned every carry into possibility and led the 1991 Lions to the NFC Championship Game, the franchise's lone playoff win of the era.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons122 career games7 career sacksJersey: 02 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 2, 1984Most recent: Jan 12, 1992

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