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NYJGASTINEAU99

Mark Gastineau

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New York Jets · DE

Mark Gastineau recorded 137 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with New York Jets.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

7

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

137

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Mark Gastineau's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1984
NEW YORKJETS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SEP 2, 1984

New York Jets vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 2, 1984

0 tackles · 4 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1983
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 6, 1983

Indianapolis Colts vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 6, 1983

0 tackles · 4 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1982
NEW YORKJETS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 23, 1983

New York Jets vs Miami Dolphins

Conference Championship · Jan 23, 1983

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1986
NEW YORKJETS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
JAN 3, 1987

New York Jets vs Cleveland Browns

Divisional Round · Jan 3, 1987

0 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1988
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NEW YORKJETS
OCT 2, 1988

Kansas City Chiefs vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Oct 2, 1988

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Mark Gastineau's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 4 sacks

Regular Season
1984
NEW YORKJETS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SEP 2, 1984

New York Jets vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 2, 1984

0 tackles · 4 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Mark Gastineau's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1969–1980

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NYJGASTINEAU99Mark Gastineau
NYJNAMATH12Joe Namath
NYJRIGGINS—John Riggins

Aging stars give way to a slow rebuild

New York Jets · After the guarantee

Injuries limited Namath and New York spent much of the 1970s searching before a young defensive line began to emerge.

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Franchise era

1981–1996

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NYJGASTINEAU99Mark Gastineau
NYJKLECKO—Joe Klecko
NYJO'BRIEN—Ken O'Brien

Pass rush returns the Jets to January

New York Jets · The Sack Exchange and more near misses

The Sack Exchange led consecutive playoff teams, and the 1986 club began 10–1 before injuries and an overtime loss ended its run.

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Career accomplishments

NFL sacks leader · 1983, 198410 NFL seasons137 career games74 career sacksJersey: 07 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 2, 1979Most recent: Oct 17, 1988

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