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Rashard Mendenhall

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Arizona Cardinals · RB

Rashard Mendenhall recorded 72 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with ARZ, Arizona Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

58.8

rush yds/gm

11.0

rec yds/gm

3

playoff games

72

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Rashard Mendenhall's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2009
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 4, 2009

San Diego Chargers vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 4, 2009

165 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 2 rec

Conference Championship
2010
NEW YORKJETS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 23, 2011

New York Jets vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Conference Championship · Jan 23, 2011

121 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 2 rec

Super Bowl
XLV
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
FEB 6, 2011

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Green Bay Packers

Super Bowl XLV · Feb 6, 2011

63 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
2011
ST. LOUISRAMS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 24, 2011

St. Louis Rams vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2011

116 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
2010
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
BUFFALOBILLS
NOV 28, 2010

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Nov 28, 2010

151 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Rashard Mendenhall's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 165 rushing yards

Regular Season
2009
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 4, 2009

San Diego Chargers vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 4, 2009

165 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 2 rec

Career high: 2 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
2013
ARIZONACARDINALS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 15, 2013

Arizona Cardinals vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2013

69 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 36 carries

Regular Season
2010
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
BUFFALOBILLS
NOV 28, 2010

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Nov 28, 2010

151 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 1 run of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2011
ST. LOUISRAMS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 24, 2011

St. Louis Rams vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2011

116 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 73 receiving yards

Regular Season
2009
GREEN BAYPACKERS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 20, 2009

Green Bay Packers vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 20, 2009

38 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 6 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Rashard Mendenhall's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2007–2021

01
PITMENDENHALL34Rashard Mendenhall
PITROETHLISBERGER7Ben Roethlisberger
PITPOLAMALU43Troy Polamalu

Stability survives constant roster change

Pittsburgh Steelers · Tomlin, Ben and another title

Mike Tomlin won Super Bowl XLIII in his second season and kept Pittsburgh in contention through elite defenses and increasingly explosive passing teams.

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Franchise era

2013–2017

02
ARIMENDENHALL34Rashard Mendenhall
ARIPALMER3Carson Palmer
ARIFITZGERALD11Larry Fitzgerald

Aggressive offense meets an elite secondary

Arizona Cardinals · The Arians contender

Bruce Arians unlocked Palmer's best late-career football and built a 13-win team that reached the 2015 NFC Championship Game.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 20086 NFL seasons72 career games4,236 career rushing yards37 career rushing touchdowns95 career receptions795 career receiving yards2 career receiving touchdowns7 career solo tacklesDrafted by: PITDraft pick: 23Jersey: 283 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 7, 2008Most recent: Dec 29, 2013

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