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Mike Vrabel

Retired

Kansas City Chiefs · OLB

Mike Vrabel recorded 169 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

3.4

tackles/gm

18

playoff games

12

indexed seasons

169

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Mike Vrabel'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

6 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXXIX
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
FEB 6, 2005

New England Patriots vs Philadelphia Eagles

Super Bowl XXXIX · Feb 6, 2005

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2007
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
OCT 28, 2007

Washington Commanders vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Oct 28, 2007

10 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2005
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 26, 2005

New England Patriots vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 26, 2005

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXXVI
ST. LOUISRAMS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
FEB 3, 2002

St. Louis Rams vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXVI · Feb 3, 2002

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 13 total tackles

Regular Season
2005
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DENVERBRONCOS
OCT 16, 2005

New England Patriots vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 16, 2005

13 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 3 sacks · 3 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2007
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
OCT 28, 2007

Washington Commanders vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Oct 28, 2007

10 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2002
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DEC 29, 2002

Miami Dolphins vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2002

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2008
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEP 7, 2008

Kansas City Chiefs vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Sep 7, 2008

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
2006
DETROITLIONS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DEC 3, 2006

Detroit Lions vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Dec 3, 2006

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2006

01
PITVRABEL56Mike Vrabel
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Franchise era

2001–2006

02
NEVRABEL50Mike Vrabel
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEBRUSCHI54Tedy Bruschi

Situational football produces three titles

New England Patriots · The first dynasty

Brady replaced an injured Bledsoe and Belichick's adaptable teams won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

2007–2013

03
NEVRABEL50Mike Vrabel
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEMOSS81Randy Moss

An explosive offense chases another title

New England Patriots · The near-perfect reinvention

The 2007 Patriots went 16–0 before a Super Bowl upset, then the roster reloaded around two young tight ends and returned to the championship game.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

04
KCVRABEL50Mike Vrabel
KCGONZALEZ88Tony Gonzalez
KCHOLMES31Priest Holmes

Priest Holmes and an elite line light up Sundays

Kansas City Chiefs · Great offenses, painful Januarys

Kansas City built record-setting offenses but remained unable to win a playoff game, then bottomed out before a transformative coaching hire.

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Career accomplishments

NFL Coach of the Year · 2021, 2025Super Bowl champion · 2001, 2003, 20041× first-team All-Pro1× Pro Bowl selection14 NFL seasons206 career games10 career receptions14 career receiving yards10 career receiving touchdownsDrafted by: PITDraft pick: 91Jersey: 5018 playoff appearances4 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 25, 1999Most recent: Jan 9, 2011

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.