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Chester Taylor

Retired

Arizona Cardinals · RB

Chester Taylor recorded 150 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with ARZ, Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, BLT, Baltimore Ravens.

▶Best highlights

31.5

rush yds/gm

15.5

rec yds/gm

6

playoff games

150

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Chester Taylor's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2007
OAKLANDRAIDERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 18, 2007

Oakland Raiders vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 18, 2007

164 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
2006
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
OCT 22, 2006

Minnesota Vikings vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Oct 22, 2006

169 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 4 rec

Regular Season
2006
ARIZONACARDINALS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 26, 2006

Arizona Cardinals vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 26, 2006

136 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
2004
CINCINNATIBENGALS
BALTIMORERAVENS
DEC 5, 2004

Cincinnati Bengals vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Dec 5, 2004

139 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
2006
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
SEP 11, 2006

Minnesota Vikings vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Sep 11, 2006

88 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 3 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Chester Taylor's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 169 rushing yards

Regular Season
2006
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
OCT 22, 2006

Minnesota Vikings vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Oct 22, 2006

169 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 4 rec

Career high: 3 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
2007
OAKLANDRAIDERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 18, 2007

Oakland Raiders vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 18, 2007

164 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 3 rec

Career high: 31 carries

Regular Season
2007
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NEW YORKGIANTS
NOV 25, 2007

Minnesota Vikings vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Nov 25, 2007

77 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 2 rec

Career high: 1 run of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2007
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 9, 2007

Minnesota Vikings vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 9, 2007

101 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 3 rec

Career high: 84 receiving yards

Regular Season
2008
GREEN BAYPACKERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 9, 2008

Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 9, 2008

29 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 4 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Chester Taylor's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2000–2006

01
BALTAYLOR—Chester Taylor
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

2001–2013

02
MINTAYLOR—Chester Taylor
MINPETERSON28Adrian Peterson
MINALLEN69Jared Allen

A singular runner carries changing teams

Minnesota Vikings · The Peterson years

Peterson returned from major knee surgery to rush for 2,097 yards, while Brett Favre's 2009 season produced another painful NFC title-game finish.

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Franchise era

2004–2012

03
CHITAYLOR—Chester Taylor
CHIURLACHER54Brian Urlacher
CHIHESTER23Devin Hester

Takeaways and special teams reach the Super Bowl

Chicago Bears · Urlacher and Lovie's defense

Lovie Smith restored the defense-first formula, and Hester's return brilliance helped the 2006 Bears reach Super Bowl XLI.

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Franchise era

2004–2012

04
ARITAYLOR—Chester Taylor
ARIFITZGERALD11Larry Fitzgerald
ARIWARNER13Kurt Warner

A Hall of Fame receiver carries Arizona to the Super Bowl

Arizona Cardinals · Fitzgerald and the impossible run

Warner's revival and Fitzgerald's extraordinary 2008 postseason sent the Cardinals to their first Super Bowl and within one late drive of a championship.

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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons150 career games4 career passing yards1 career passing touchdowns4,732 career rushing yards26 career rushing touchdowns299 career receptions2,324 career receiving yards6 career receiving touchdowns31 career solo tacklesDrafted by: BLTDraft pick: 207Jersey: 296 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 8, 2002Most recent: Jan 1, 2012

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