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Danny Clark

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New Orleans Saints · OLB

Danny Clark recorded 148 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, HST, Houston Texans, Oakland Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins, Baltimore Ravens, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs.

▶Best highlights

3.9

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

148

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Danny Clark's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round

PHILADELPHIAEAGLES

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

Philadelphia Eagles vs New Orleans Saints

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 2007

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round

PHILADELPHIAEAGLES

Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Giants

Divisional Round · Jan 11, 2009

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

New Orleans Saints vs Chicago Bears

Conference Championship · Jan 21, 2007

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

TENNESSEETITANS

Oakland Raiders vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 30, 2005

10 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

TENNESSEETITANS

Tennessee Titans vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 19, 2004

7 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Danny Clark's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 12 total tackles

Oakland Raiders vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 11, 2005

12 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

New York Giants vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Nov 26, 2009

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

PITTSBURGHSTEELERS

JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 1, 2002

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

St. Louis Rams vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 12, 2010

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

ARIZONACARDINALS

New Orleans Saints vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 10, 2010

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Danny Clark's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2000–2010

A physical offense keeps Jacksonville dangerous

Jacksonville Jaguars · Taylor, Smith and MJD

Explosive backs and a powerful defense produced several strong teams, including the 2007 group that won a playoff game in Pittsburgh.

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Franchise era

1992–2007

Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.

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Franchise era

1997–2004

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

1999–2012

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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Franchise era

2000–2006

A historic unit sets the franchise standard

Baltimore Ravens · Defense wins the first title

The 2000 defense overwhelmed the postseason and won Super Bowl XXXV; Reed and Jamal Lewis then helped Baltimore remain a yearly threat.

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Franchise era

1992–2006

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

1993–2011

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

1997–2006

Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Franchise era

1998–2011

Marvin 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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Franchise era

1999–2017

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

Five NFC title games make contention routine

Philadelphia Eagles · Reid and McNabb

Andy Reid and McNabb created the franchise's most sustained run of success and reached Super Bowl XXXIX after four straight NFC title-game appearances.

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Franchise era

2002–2010

A dramatic debut gives way to patient construction

Houston Texans · Building the Texans

Houston beat Dallas in its first game, then developed foundational stars while waiting nearly a decade for its first winning season.

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Franchise era

2002–2015

Nnamdi Asomugha

The veteran peak collapses into constant turnover

Las Vegas Raiders · A Super Bowl and the wilderness

Oakland reached Super Bowl XXXVII but then endured thirteen seasons without a winning record as coaches and quarterbacks cycled.

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Franchise era

2006–2011

Marques Colston

An offense and a city rise together

New Orleans Saints · Brees, Payton and rebirth

The blocked punt in the Superdome reopening began an emotional run that culminated in the franchise's first championship after the 2009 season.

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Franchise era

2004–2012

Michael Strahan

Road playoff resilience topples New England twice

New York Giants · Eli's two impossible runs

Manning's late-game calm and a deep pass rush produced two unlikely championships, including the upset of an 18–0 Patriots team.

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Career accomplishments

11 NFL seasons148 career games401 career solo tackles7 career sacksDrafted by: JAXDraft pick: 245Jersey: 553 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 17, 2000Most recent: Jan 2, 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