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Mark Stepnoski

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Dallas Cowboys · C

Mark Stepnoski recorded 157 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with Dallas Cowboys, Tennessee Oilers, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, Houston Oilers.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

7

playoff games

13

indexed seasons

157

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Super Bowl
XXVII
BUFFALOBILLS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 31, 1993

Buffalo Bills vs Dallas Cowboys

Super Bowl XXVII · Jan 31, 1993

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1994
DALLASCOWBOYS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 15, 1995

Dallas Cowboys vs San Francisco 49ers

Conference Championship · Jan 15, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1994
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 8, 1995

Green Bay Packers vs Dallas Cowboys

Divisional Round · Jan 8, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1992
DALLASCOWBOYS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 17, 1993

Dallas Cowboys vs San Francisco 49ers

Conference Championship · Jan 17, 1993

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1992
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 10, 1993

Philadelphia Eagles vs Dallas Cowboys

Divisional Round · Jan 10, 1993

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 1 total tackle

Regular Season
2001
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
SEP 23, 2001

San Diego Chargers vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Sep 23, 2001

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1989–1999

01
DALSTEPNOSKI—Mark Stepnoski
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

1985–1996

02
TENSTEPNOSKI—Mark Stepnoski
TENMOON1Warren Moon
TENJEFFIRES80Haywood Jeffires

A historic passing offense meets historic heartbreak

Tennessee Titans · Moon and the run-and-shoot

Moon flourished in Houston's wide-open offense and made seven straight playoffs, but the 32-point collapse in Buffalo became the era's defining ending.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

03
CINSTEPNOSKI—Mark Stepnoski
CINDILLON28Corey Dillon
CINPICKENS81Carl Pickens

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Franchise era

1983–1999

04
MIASTEPNOSKI—Mark Stepnoski
MIAMARINO13Dan Marino
MIACLAYTON83Mark Clayton

The quickest release in football rewrites passing

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Marino shattered records immediately and kept Miami relevant for seventeen seasons, though his lone Super Bowl came in year two.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

05
BUFSTEPNOSKI—Mark Stepnoski
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

1997–2004

06
TENSTEPNOSKI—Mark Stepnoski
TENMCNAIR9Steve McNair
TENGEORGE27Eddie George

The Music City Miracle launches a Super Bowl run

Tennessee Titans · The Titans arrive

After two temporary seasons, Tennessee found its name and stadium, then came one yard short of overtime in Super Bowl XXXIV.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

07
DALSTEPNOSKI—Mark Stepnoski
DALROMO9Tony Romo
DALWITTEN82Jason Witten

Undrafted improvisation restores contention

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

Romo developed into a prolific quarterback and gave Dallas repeated division titles, though a sequence of narrow playoff losses shaped the era's reputation.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996Super Bowl champion · 1992, 1993First-team All-Pro · 199213 NFL seasons157 career games2 career solo tacklesJersey: 537 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 10, 1989Most recent: Dec 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