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Mike Saxon

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Mike Saxon recorded 172 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, Dallas Cowboys.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

7

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

172

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Super Bowl
XXVII
BUFFALOBILLS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 31, 1993

Buffalo Bills vs Dallas Cowboys

Super Bowl XXVII · Jan 31, 1993

3 punts · 131 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Wild Card
1994
CHICAGOBEARS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 1, 1995

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

Wild Card · Jan 1, 1995

4 punts · 131 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Conference Championship
1992
DALLASCOWBOYS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 17, 1993

Dallas Cowboys vs San Francisco 49ers

Conference Championship · Jan 17, 1993

4 punts · 143 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Divisional Round
1992
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 10, 1993

Philadelphia Eagles vs Dallas Cowboys

Divisional Round · Jan 10, 1993

4 punts · 171 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Divisional Round
1991
DALLASCOWBOYS
DETROITLIONS
JAN 5, 1992

Dallas Cowboys vs Detroit Lions

Divisional Round · Jan 5, 1992

5 punts · 224 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career highs: 10 punts · 396 punting yards

Regular Season
1994
GREEN BAYPACKERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 20, 1994

Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 20, 1994

10 punts · 396 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1988

01
DALSAXON—Mike Saxon
DALWHITE11Danny White
DALDORSETT33Tony Dorsett

Repeated near misses precede a historic teardown

Dallas Cowboys · The final Landry teams

Dallas reached three straight NFC title games before an aging roster declined and new ownership ended Landry's 29-year tenure.

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Franchise era

1989–1999

02
DALSAXON—Mike Saxon
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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Franchise era

1993–2000

03
NESAXON—Mike Saxon
NEBLEDSOE11Drew Bledsoe
NECOATES87Ben Coates

A No. 1 quarterback brings the Patriots back

New England Patriots · Parcells and Bledsoe reset expectations

Robert Kraft's ownership and Bill Parcells's coaching stabilized the organization, leading to Super Bowl XXXI and a roster ready for another regime.

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Franchise era

1992–2000

04
MINSAXON—Mike Saxon
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

Super Bowl champion · 199211 NFL seasons172 career games4 career passing yards23 career rushing yardsJersey: 07 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 9, 1985Most recent: Dec 24, 1995

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