Mike Hughes

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Atlanta Falcons · CB

Mike Hughes recorded 93 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings.

Best highlights

3.5

tackles/gm

playoff games

indexed seasons

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Mike Hughes's most significant indexed performances.

San Francisco 49ers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 9, 2018

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Wild Card · Jan 16, 2022

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Buffalo Bills vs Kansas City Chiefs

Divisional Round · Jan 23, 2022

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship

Cincinnati Bengals vs Kansas City Chiefs

Conference Championship · Jan 30, 2022

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Kansas City Chiefs vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 3, 2021

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Mike Hughes's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 10 total tackles

Kansas City Chiefs vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 3, 2021

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Seattle Seahawks vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 7, 2025

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 3 passes defended

Minnesota Vikings vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Oct 6, 2019

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 forced fumbles

Las Vegas Raiders vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 12, 2021

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 28 interception return yards

San Francisco 49ers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 9, 2018

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Mike Hughes's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2014–2021

Mike Hughes

Harrison Smith

Danielle Hunter

A complete roster produces the Minneapolis Miracle

Minnesota Vikings · Zimmer's defense

Mike Zimmer built an elite defense, and Stefon Diggs's last-second touchdown sent the 2017 Vikings to the NFC Championship Game.

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Franchise era

2018–present

Mike Hughes

Patrick Mahomes

Travis Kelce

Improvisation, adaptability and annual championship stakes

Kansas City Chiefs · The Mahomes dynasty

Mahomes won MVP in his first season as starter and Kansas City converted his unmatched creation into repeated Super Bowl trips and multiple championships.

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Franchise era

2021–present

Mike Hughes

Jared Goff

Amon-Ra St. Brown

Culture, line play and a fearless contender

Detroit Lions · Restore the roar

Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell converted the Stafford trade into a deep core, won the division and reached the NFC Championship Game while reconnecting team and city.

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Franchise era

2021–present

Mike Hughes

Bijan Robinson

Drake London

A new offense searches for its quarterback

Atlanta Falcons · The post-Ryan rebuild

Atlanta moved on from its longtime quarterback and began assembling a younger core around Robinson, London and a remodeled defense.

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Mike Hughes

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Minnesota Vikings · Zimmer's defense

Kansas City Chiefs · The Mahomes dynasty

Detroit Lions · Restore the roar

Atlanta Falcons · The post-Ryan rebuild

NFL appearances

Mike Hughes

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Minnesota Vikings · Zimmer's defense

Kansas City Chiefs · The Mahomes dynasty

Detroit Lions · Restore the roar

Atlanta Falcons · The post-Ryan rebuild

Career accomplishments

Team history

NFL appearances

Career accomplishments

Team history