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Marlon McCree

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Marlon McCree recorded 105 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers, Carolina Panthers, HST, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs.

▶Best highlights

3.7

tackles/gm

7

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

105

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Marlon McCree's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2003
TENNESSEETITANS
HOUSTONTEXANS
DEC 21, 2003

Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2003

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Conference Championship
2007
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 20, 2008

San Diego Chargers vs New England Patriots

Conference Championship · Jan 20, 2008

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2005
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 8, 2006

Carolina Panthers vs New York Giants

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2006

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Wild Card
2007
TENNESSEETITANS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
JAN 6, 2008

Tennessee Titans vs San Diego Chargers

Wild Card · Jan 6, 2008

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2006
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
JAN 14, 2007

New England Patriots vs San Diego Chargers

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2007

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Marlon McCree's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 10 total tackles

Regular Season
2004
GREEN BAYPACKERS
HOUSTONTEXANS
NOV 21, 2004

Green Bay Packers vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Nov 21, 2004

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Wild Card
2005
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 8, 2006

Carolina Panthers vs New York Giants

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2006

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 3 passes defended

Regular Season
2002
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEP 15, 2002

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Sep 15, 2002

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2007
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DENVERBRONCOS
OCT 7, 2007

San Diego Chargers vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 7, 2007

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 95 interception return yards

Regular Season
2003
TENNESSEETITANS
HOUSTONTEXANS
DEC 21, 2003

Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2003

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Marlon McCree's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2006

01
PITMCCREE—Marlon McCree
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

1997–2016

02
BUFMCCREE—Marlon McCree
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

03
TENMCCREE—Marlon McCree
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

1999–2017

04
CLEMCCREE—Marlon McCree
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

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

05
KCMCCREE—Marlon McCree
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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Franchise era

2000–2006

06
BALMCCREE—Marlon McCree
BALLEWIS52Ray Lewis
BALREED20Ed Reed

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

2000–2010

07
JAXMCCREE—Marlon McCree
JAXTAYLOR28Fred Taylor
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

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

1993–2011

08
WASMCCREE—Marlon McCree
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

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

09
NYJMCCREE—Marlon McCree
NYJMARTIN28Curtis Martin
NYJTESTAVERDE16Vinny 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

10
INDMCCREE—Marlon McCree
INDMANNING18Peyton Manning
INDHARRISON88Marvin 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

1999–2012

11
PHIMCCREE—Marlon McCree
PHIMCNABB5Donovan McNabb
PHIDAWKINS20Brian Dawkins

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

12
HOUMCCREE—Marlon McCree
HOUJOHNSON80Andre Johnson
HOURYANS59DeMeco Ryans

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

2002–2010

13
CARMCCREE—Marlon McCree
CARSMITH89Steve Smith
CARPEPPERS90Julius Peppers

Defense, Steve Smith and a Super Bowl run

Carolina Panthers · Cardiac Cats

John Fox's physical team won three road playoff games in 2003 and pushed New England to the final seconds of Super Bowl XXXVIII.

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Franchise era

2001–2009

14
LACMCCREE—Marlon McCree
LACTOMLINSON21LaDainian Tomlinson
LACRIVERS17Philip Rivers

An extraordinary core dominates the regular season

Los Angeles Chargers · Tomlinson, Gates and Rivers

Tomlinson's MVP records and a loaded roster produced five division titles, but injuries and close losses repeatedly blocked a Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

1999–2011

15
DENMCCREE—Marlon McCree
DENBAILEY24Champ Bailey
DENSMITH80Rod Smith

Good defenses and changing quarterbacks

Denver Broncos · Searching after Elway

Denver remained competitive and reached the 2005 AFC title game, then a run of instability ended with Tim Tebow's brief, unforgettable playoff moment.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons105 career games288 career solo tackles3 career sacksDrafted by: JAXDraft pick: 233Jersey: 207 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 9, 2001Most recent: Nov 2, 2008

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