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Craig Sauer

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Minnesota Vikings · LB

Craig Sauer recorded 63 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons.

▶Best highlights

0.5

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

5

indexed seasons

63

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Craig Sauer's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXXIII
ATLANTAFALCONS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 31, 1999

Atlanta Falcons vs Denver Broncos

Super Bowl XXXIII · Jan 31, 1999

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1998
ATLANTAFALCONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 17, 1999

Atlanta Falcons vs Minnesota Vikings

Conference Championship · Jan 17, 1999

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1998
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
JAN 9, 1999

San Francisco 49ers vs Atlanta Falcons

Divisional Round · Jan 9, 1999

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
ST. LOUISRAMS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 17, 1999

St. Louis Rams vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 17, 1999

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
CAROLINAPANTHERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 31, 1999

Carolina Panthers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 31, 1999

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Craig Sauer's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 5 total tackles

Regular Season
1999
CAROLINAPANTHERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 31, 1999

Carolina Panthers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 31, 1999

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 sack · 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
1999
ST. LOUISRAMS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 17, 1999

St. Louis Rams vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 17, 1999

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2000
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 15, 2000

Minnesota Vikings vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 15, 2000

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1998
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 6, 1998

Indianapolis Colts vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 6, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Craig Sauer's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1989–1996

01
ATLSAUER—Craig Sauer
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

1997–2001

02
ATLSAUER—Craig Sauer
ATLANDERSON32Jamal Anderson
ATLTUGGLE58Jessie Tuggle

A power run carries Atlanta to the Super Bowl

Atlanta Falcons · The Dirty Birds

The 1998 Falcons went 14–2, stunned Minnesota in overtime and reached the first Super Bowl in franchise history behind Anderson and a veteran defense.

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Franchise era

1992–2000

03
MINSAUER—Craig Sauer
MINCARTER80Cris Carter
MINMOSS84Randy Moss

The league's most explosive offense

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Moss transformed the league as a rookie and the 15–1 Vikings set a scoring record before falling in overtime one game short of the Super Bowl.

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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons63 career games28 career solo tackles1 career sacksJersey: 593 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 1, 1996Most recent: Oct 15, 2000

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