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John Mackey

Retired

San Diego Chargers · TE

John Mackey recorded 130 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens, Baltimore Colts.

▶Best highlights

40.3

rec yds/gm

1.0

rush yds/gm

10

playoff games

130

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to John Mackey's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1966
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 18, 1966

Indianapolis Colts vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 18, 1966

6 rec · 143 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
1963
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DEC 8, 1963

Minnesota Vikings vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1963

5 rec · 144 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
1966
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
OCT 30, 1966

Indianapolis Colts vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Oct 30, 1966

5 rec · 132 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Super Bowl
V
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 17, 1971

Indianapolis Colts vs Dallas Cowboys

Super Bowl V · Jan 17, 1971

2 rec · 80 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1965
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 25, 1965

Indianapolis Colts vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 25, 1965

5 rec · 102 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from John Mackey's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 144 receiving yards

Regular Season
1963
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DEC 8, 1963

Minnesota Vikings vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1963

5 rec · 144 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 8 receptions

Regular Season
1967
ATLANTAFALCONS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SEP 17, 1967

Atlanta Falcons vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 17, 1967

8 rec · 126 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
1968
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 13, 1968

Indianapolis Colts vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 13, 1968

5 rec · 76 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped John Mackey's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1963–1971

01
INDMACKEY—John Mackey
INDUNITAS19Johnny Unitas
INDCURTIS—Mike Curtis

A powerhouse absorbs one loss and wins another way

Indianapolis Colts · From upset to Super Bowl V

Baltimore's 1968 juggernaut suffered the league's most famous upset, then a veteran defense responded by winning Super Bowl V two years later.

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Franchise era

1970–1977

02
LACMACKEY—John Mackey
LACFOUTS—Dan Fouts
LACGARRISON—Gary Garrison

Fouts arrives before the system does

Los Angeles Chargers · Searching after Gillman

San Diego struggled through transition but drafted the quarterback who would become the center of its next revolution.

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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons130 career games127 career rushing yards331 career receptions5,236 career receiving yards38 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 010 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 15, 1963Most recent: Dec 17, 1972

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