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Marcus McCauley

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Marcus McCauley recorded 16 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 3 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins, Minnesota Vikings.

▶Best highlights

4.0

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

2

indexed seasons

16

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Marcus McCauley's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2008
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 4, 2009

Philadelphia Eagles vs Minnesota Vikings

Wild Card · Jan 4, 2009

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2007
DETROITLIONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 2, 2007

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 2, 2007

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2007
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NOV 11, 2007

Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 11, 2007

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2007
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 14, 2007

Minnesota Vikings vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 14, 2007

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2007
GREEN BAYPACKERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 30, 2007

Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2007

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Marcus McCauley's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 8 total tackles

Regular Season
2007
DETROITLIONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 2, 2007

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 2, 2007

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 passes defended

Regular Season
2007
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 16, 2007

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 16, 2007

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Marcus McCauley's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2001–2013

01
MINMCCAULEY—Marcus McCauley
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

1993–2011

02
WASMCCAULEY—Marcus McCauley
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

2005–2013

03
TBMCCAULEY—Marcus McCauley
TBBARBER20Ronde Barber
TBWILLIAMS24Cadillac Williams

Intermittent winners give way to another reset

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · After the first title

Tampa Bay won two more divisions but could not rebuild the champion's core as the roster cycled through young quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2006–2011

04
NOMCCAULEY—Marcus McCauley
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOCOLSTON12Marques 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

2009–2020

05
DETMCCAULEY—Marcus McCauley
DETSTAFFORD9Matthew Stafford
DETJOHNSON81Calvin Johnson

Spectacular talent fights organizational instability

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Stafford and Johnson powered explosive offenses and three playoff trips, but Detroit could not turn their peak into a postseason victory.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 20093 NFL seasons16 career games53 career solo tacklesDrafted by: MINDraft pick: 72Jersey: 401 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 9, 2007Most recent: Jan 4, 2009

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