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Jessie Clark

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Minnesota Vikings · FB

Jessie Clark recorded 88 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings, Phoenix Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers.

▶Best highlights

19.7

rush yds/gm

10.7

rec yds/gm

0

playoff games

88

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Jessie Clark's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1983
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 2, 1983

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 2, 1983

56 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
1985
CHICAGOBEARS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NOV 3, 1985

Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 3, 1985

58 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
1984
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NOV 11, 1984

Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 11, 1984

6 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 6 rec

Regular Season
1983
GREEN BAYPACKERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 13, 1983

Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 13, 1983

79 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
1984
DETROITLIONS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 28, 1984

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 28, 1984

19 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 4 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Jessie Clark's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 112 rushing yards

Regular Season
1985
GREEN BAYPACKERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
SEP 29, 1985

Green Bay Packers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Sep 29, 1985

112 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 1 rushing touchdown

Regular Season
1985
GREEN BAYPACKERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 22, 1985

Green Bay Packers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 22, 1985

14 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 75 receiving yards

Regular Season
1983
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 2, 1983

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 2, 1983

56 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Jessie Clark's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1968–1991

01
GBCLARK—Jessie Clark
GBLOFTON—James Lofton
GBDICKEY—Lynn Dickey

Two decades of searching after Lombardi

Green Bay Packers · The long road back

Green Bay cycled through coaches and rarely reached the playoffs before a new front office changed the franchise's direction.

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Franchise era

1959–1988

02
DETCLARK—Jessie Clark
DETLEBEAU—Dick LeBeau
DETBARNEY—Lem Barney

Great defenders and Billy Sims cannot sustain a winner

Detroit Lions · The long wait

Detroit produced elite players but only intermittent contention, and Sims's career-altering injury removed the brightest offensive hope.

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Franchise era

1988–2003

03
ARICLARK—Jessie Clark
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Franchise era

1980–1991

04
MINCLARK—Jessie Clark
MINCARTER—Anthony Carter
MINDOLEMAN56Chris Doleman

Carter arrives as an unlikely new cornerstone

Minnesota Vikings · Between Tarkenton and the Dome

Minnesota remained dangerous, including a surprise 1987 NFC title-game run, while assembling the stars of its next offense.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons88 career games1,736 career rushing yards9 career rushing touchdowns102 career receptions943 career receiving yards6 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 00 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1983Most recent: Oct 7, 1990

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