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Matthew Mulligan

Retired

Detroit Lions · TE

Matthew Mulligan recorded 35 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills, ARZ, Chicago Bears, Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots, St. Louis Rams, SL, New York Jets.

▶Best highlights

4.9

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

3

playoff games

35

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Matthew Mulligan's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2012
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
ST. LOUISRAMS
SEP 16, 2012

Washington Commanders vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Sep 16, 2012

2 rec · 14 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2013
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
SEP 29, 2013

New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Sep 29, 2013

1 rec · 1 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Conference Championship
2013
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 19, 2014

New England Patriots vs Denver Broncos

Conference Championship · Jan 19, 2014

1 rec · 6 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
2011
NEW YORKJETS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 1, 2012

New York Jets vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Jan 1, 2012

1 rec · 41 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Wild Card
2016
DETROITLIONS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 7, 2017

Detroit Lions vs Seattle Seahawks

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2017

1 rec · -2 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Matthew Mulligan's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 41 receiving yards · 1 reception of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2011
NEW YORKJETS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 1, 2012

New York Jets vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Jan 1, 2012

1 rec · 41 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 2 receptions

Regular Season
2012
ST. LOUISRAMS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 14, 2012

St. Louis Rams vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 14, 2012

2 rec · 15 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 receiving touchdown

Regular Season
2013
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
SEP 29, 2013

New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Sep 29, 2013

1 rec · 1 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 3 targets

Regular Season
2011
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NEW YORKJETS
SEP 18, 2011

Jacksonville Jaguars vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Sep 18, 2011

2 rec · 8 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Matthew Mulligan's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2007–2010

01
NYJMULLIGAN—Matthew Mulligan
NYJREVIS24Darrelle Revis
NYJSANCHEZ6Mark Sanchez

A fearless defense reaches two AFC title games

New York Jets · Revis Island and Rex Ryan

Ryan's pressure defense and an elite offensive line won four road playoff games in two seasons, twice finishing one win from the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

2011–present

02
NYJMULLIGAN—Matthew Mulligan
NYJWILKERSON96Muhammad Wilkerson
NYJWILLIAMS95Quinnen Williams

Defensive talent waits for quarterback stability

New York Jets · The playoff drought

New York continued producing excellent defenders but cycled through quarterbacks and coaches during the league's longest active postseason absence.

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Franchise era

2005–2016

03
LARMULLIGAN—Matthew Mulligan
LARJACKSON39Steven Jackson
LARLONG91Chris Long

St. Louis struggles before Los Angeles gets the Rams back

Los Angeles Rams · The long rebuild and return home

Jackson carried years of losing, Donald arrived as a foundational defender and the franchise returned to Los Angeles in 2016.

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Franchise era

2007–2013

04
NEMULLIGAN—Matthew Mulligan
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

2005–2015

05
TENMULLIGAN—Matthew Mulligan
TENJOHNSON28Chris Johnson
TENBULLUCK53Keith Bulluck

Explosive rushing bridges changing quarterbacks

Tennessee Titans · From CJ2K to another rebuild

Johnson's 2,006-yard season supplied the peak as Tennessee cycled through coaches and quarterbacks after the McNair core.

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Franchise era

2013–present

06
CHIMULLIGAN—Matthew Mulligan
CHIMACK52Khalil Mack
CHIFIELDS1Justin Fields

Elite defensive peaks meet repeated offensive resets

Chicago Bears · The quarterback search continues

The 2018 defense briefly restored contention, but Chicago has continued rebuilding its offense in pursuit of the long-awaited franchise quarterback.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

07
BUFMULLIGAN—Matthew Mulligan
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

2009–2020

08
DETMULLIGAN—Matthew Mulligan
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

8 NFL seasons35 career games18 career receptions170 career receiving yards2 career receiving touchdowns1 career solo tacklesCollege: MaineJersey: 823 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Dec 13, 2009Most recent: Jan 7, 2017

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