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Mike Rucker

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Carolina Panthers · DE

Mike Rucker recorded 134 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Carolina Panthers.

▶Best highlights

2.7

tackles/gm

7

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

134

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Super Bowl
XXXVIII
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
FEB 1, 2004

Carolina Panthers vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXVIII · Feb 1, 2004

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
CAROLINAPANTHERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 22, 2002

Carolina Panthers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 22, 2002

5 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2003
CAROLINAPANTHERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 18, 2004

Carolina Panthers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Conference Championship · Jan 18, 2004

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2003
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
SEP 7, 2003

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Sep 7, 2003

6 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2005
CAROLINAPANTHERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 22, 2006

Carolina Panthers vs Seattle Seahawks

Conference Championship · Jan 22, 2006

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 7 total tackles

Regular Season
2003
TENNESSEETITANS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
OCT 19, 2003

Tennessee Titans vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Oct 19, 2003

7 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 sacks

Regular Season
2003
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
SEP 7, 2003

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Sep 7, 2003

6 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2002
CHICAGOBEARS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DEC 22, 2002

Chicago Bears vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Dec 22, 2002

7 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2007
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DEC 16, 2007

Seattle Seahawks vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2007

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2002
CAROLINAPANTHERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 22, 2002

Carolina Panthers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 22, 2002

5 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1995–2001

01
CARRUCKER—Mike Rucker
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

2002–2010

02
CARRUCKER—Mike Rucker
CARSMITH89Steve Smith
CARPEPPERS90Julius Peppers

Defense, Steve Smith and a Super Bowl run

Carolina Panthers · Cardiac Cats

John Fox's physical team won three road playoff games in 2003 and pushed New England to the final seconds of Super Bowl XXXVIII.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 20039 NFL seasons134 career games279 career solo tackles54 career sacksDrafted by: CARDraft pick: 38Jersey: 937 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 12, 1999Most recent: Dec 30, 2007

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