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DALNOVACEK84

Jay Novacek

Retired

Dallas Cowboys · TE

Jay Novacek recorded 158 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Dallas Cowboys, Phoenix Cardinals, PHO, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams.

▶Best highlights

29.3

rec yds/gm

0.1

rush yds/gm

13

playoff games

158

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Jay Novacek's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXVII
BUFFALOBILLS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 31, 1993

Buffalo Bills vs Dallas Cowboys

Super Bowl XXVII · Jan 31, 1993

7 rec · 72 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Super Bowl
XXX
DALLASCOWBOYS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 28, 1996

Dallas Cowboys vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Super Bowl XXX · Jan 28, 1996

5 rec · 50 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1991
DALLASCOWBOYS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 6, 1991

Dallas Cowboys vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 6, 1991

11 rec · 121 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Divisional Round
1994
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 8, 1995

Green Bay Packers vs Dallas Cowboys

Divisional Round · Jan 8, 1995

11 rec · 104 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1990
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 28, 1990

Philadelphia Eagles vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 28, 1990

7 rec · 105 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Jay Novacek's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 131 receiving yards

Regular Season
1991
DALLASCOWBOYS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 27, 1991

Dallas Cowboys vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 27, 1991

10 rec · 131 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 11 receptions

Divisional Round
1994
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 8, 1995

Green Bay Packers vs Dallas Cowboys

Divisional Round · Jan 8, 1995

11 rec · 104 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
1992
W
DALLASCOWBOYS
WSH
DEC 13, 1992

Dallas Cowboys vs WSH

Regular Season · Dec 13, 1992

5 rec · 25 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 14 targets

Regular Season
1993
BUFFALOBILLS
DALLASCOWBOYS
SEP 12, 1993

Buffalo Bills vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Sep 12, 1993

8 rec · 106 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Jay Novacek's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1987

01
ARINOVACEK—Jay Novacek
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
LARNOVACEK—Jay Novacek
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
ARINOVACEK—Jay Novacek
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

1989–1999

04
DALNOVACEK—Jay Novacek
DALAIKMAN8Troy Aikman
DALSMITH22Emmitt Smith

A bold rebuild produces three championships

Dallas Cowboys · The Triplets dynasty

Jimmy Johnson converted the Herschel Walker trade into a deep young roster, and Dallas won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995Super Bowl champion · 1992, 1993, 1995First-team All-Pro · 199211 NFL seasons158 career games12 career rushing yards1 career rushing touchdowns422 career receptions4,630 career receiving yards30 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 8413 playoff appearances3 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 8, 1985Most recent: Jan 28, 1996

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

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.