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Markus Golden

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Pittsburgh Steelers · LB

Markus Golden recorded 120 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals, New York Giants, ARZ.

▶Best highlights

2.6

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

120

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Markus Golden's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2021
ARIZONACARDINALS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 7, 2021

Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 7, 2021

5 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2023
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 15, 2024

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Buffalo Bills

Wild Card · Jan 15, 2024

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2021
ARIZONACARDINALS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
JAN 17, 2022

Arizona Cardinals vs Los Angeles Rams

Wild Card · Jan 17, 2022

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2016
ARIZONACARDINALS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
JAN 1, 2017

Arizona Cardinals vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Jan 1, 2017

4 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2016
ARIZONACARDINALS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 6, 2016

Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 6, 2016

8 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Markus Golden's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 8 total tackles

Regular Season
2022
ARIZONACARDINALS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
OCT 16, 2022

Arizona Cardinals vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Oct 16, 2022

8 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 3 sacks · 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2021
ARIZONACARDINALS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 7, 2021

Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 7, 2021

5 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 4 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2022
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 6, 2022

Seattle Seahawks vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 6, 2022

5 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2021
HOUSTONTEXANS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 24, 2021

Houston Texans vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 24, 2021

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2020
ARIZONACARDINALS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 29, 2020

Arizona Cardinals vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 29, 2020

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Markus Golden's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2013–2017

01
ARIGOLDEN—Markus Golden
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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Franchise era

2018–present

02
ARIGOLDEN—Markus Golden
ARIMURRAY1Kyler Murray
ARIBAKER3Budda Baker

A new quarterback restarts the search

Arizona Cardinals · The Kyler Murray reset

Murray's rare movement and arm talent produced a rapid playoff return, but the franchise has continued rebuilding around him through coaching and roster changes.

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Franchise era

2013–present

03
NYGGOLDEN—Markus Golden
NYGBECKHAM13Odell Beckham Jr.
NYGBARKLEY26Saquon Barkley

One playoff breakthrough amid repeated resets

New York Giants · Searching after the champions

The title core aged, Beckham supplied a spectacular interlude and changing front offices struggled to construct a durable successor.

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Franchise era

2022–present

04
PITGOLDEN—Markus Golden
PITWATT90T.J. Watt
PITHEYWARD97Cameron Heyward

The standard meets a quarterback transition

Pittsburgh Steelers · After Roethlisberger

Pittsburgh has leaned on Watt and its defensive identity while searching for the long-term offense to begin its next championship chapter.

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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons120 career games195 career solo tackles51 career sacksCollege: MissouriDrafted by: ARIDraft pick: 58Jersey: 914 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 13, 2015Most recent: Jan 15, 2024

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