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Mark Rypien

Retired

Indianapolis Colts · QB

Mark Rypien recorded 101 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Indianapolis Colts, St. Louis Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns, WSH, Washington Redskins.

▶Best highlights

182.9

pass yds/gm

1.6

rush yds/gm

8

playoff games

101

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Mark Rypien's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1991
W
ATLANTAFALCONS
WSH
NOV 10, 1991

Atlanta Falcons vs WSH

Regular Season · Nov 10, 1991

442 pass yds · 6 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1989
W
CHICAGOBEARS
WSH
NOV 26, 1989

Chicago Bears vs WSH

Regular Season · Nov 26, 1989

401 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1988
W
WSH
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 9, 1988

WSH vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 9, 1988

187 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXVI
W
BUFFALOBILLS
WSH
JAN 26, 1992

Buffalo Bills vs WSH

Super Bowl XXVI · Jan 26, 1992

292 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1988
W
ARIZONACARDINALS
WSH
OCT 16, 1988

Arizona Cardinals vs WSH

Regular Season · Oct 16, 1988

303 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Mark Rypien's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 442 passing yards · 6 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1991
W
ATLANTAFALCONS
WSH
NOV 10, 1991

Atlanta Falcons vs WSH

Regular Season · Nov 10, 1991

442 pass yds · 6 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 5 completions

Regular Season
2001
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEP 30, 2001

Indianapolis Colts vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2001

57 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 17 rushing yards

Regular Season
1988
W
WSH
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 9, 1988

WSH vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 9, 1988

187 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Mark Rypien's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1981–1992

01
WASRYPIEN11Mark Rypien
WASRIGGINS—John Riggins
WASMONK—Art Monk

Three quarterbacks, three championship teams

Washington Commanders · The Gibbs dynasty

Gibbs adapted his offense around different quarterbacks and dominant lines, winning Super Bowls after the 1982, 1987 and 1991 seasons.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

02
WASRYPIEN11Mark Rypien
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

1985–1995

03
CLERYPIEN16Mark Rypien
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

1990–1998

04
LARRYPIEN11Mark Rypien
LAREVERETT11Jim Everett
LARBETTIS36Jerome Bettis

A franchise changes cities while rebuilding

Los Angeles Rams · Decline and the move to St. Louis

The final Anaheim teams faded before Georgia Frontiere moved the club to St. Louis, where Bruce became the first piece of a sudden offensive leap.

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Franchise era

1986–1998

05
PHIRYPIEN11Mark Rypien
PHIWHITE92Reggie White
PHICUNNINGHAM7Randall Cunningham

A historic front cannot find a matching offense

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

White led one of football's deepest defenses while Cunningham reimagined quarterback movement, but the gifted group never won a playoff game together.

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Franchise era

1998–2011

06
INDRYPIEN16Mark Rypien
INDMANNING18Peyton Manning
INDHARRISON88Marvin Harrison

Pre-snap command creates a perennial contender

Indianapolis Colts · The Peyton Manning machine

Manning and a precisely constructed offense won at least twelve games seven straight times and captured Super Bowl XLI after a defining comeback against New England.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1989, 1991Super Bowl MVP · 199111 NFL seasons104 career games18,473 career passing yards115 career passing touchdowns166 career rushing yards8 career rushing touchdownsJersey: 168 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 25, 1988Most recent: Sep 30, 2001

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.