Mike Jones

Retired

New Orleans Saints · WR

Mike Jones recorded 79 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings.

Best highlights

30.0

rec yds/gm

0.8

rush yds/gm

playoff games

career games

Five defining games

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

Minnesota Vikings vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 14, 1984

5 rec · 132 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Miami Dolphins vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 7, 1986

6 rec · 119 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 13, 1985

6 rec · 66 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Minnesota Vikings vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 7, 1984

6 rec · 110 rec yds · 0 rec TD

New Orleans Saints vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 20, 1987

4 rec · 67 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 132 receiving yards

Minnesota Vikings vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 14, 1984

5 rec · 132 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 8 receptions

Minnesota Vikings vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 15, 1985

8 rec · 94 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 receiving touchdown

New Orleans Saints vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 20, 1987

4 rec · 67 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

Mike Jones

Anthony Carter

Chris 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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Franchise era

1967–1986

Mike Jones

Archie Manning

Tom Dempsey

Dempsey's kick and Manning's resilience

New Orleans Saints · The long beginning

New Orleans produced beloved moments but no winning season in its first two decades, turning loyalty itself into the franchise's defining trait.

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Franchise era

1987–1999

Mike Jones

Rickey Jackson

Sam Mills

Linebacker defense delivers the first winners

New Orleans Saints · The Dome Patrol

Jim Mora's defense sent four linebackers to the Pro Bowl and ended the franchise's wait for winning seasons and playoff football.

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Franchise era

1970–1988

Mike Jones

Willie Lanier

Art Still

A proud defense cannot rebuild the champion

Kansas City Chiefs · The long quiet stretch

Kansas City made the playoffs only once in nineteen seasons as the original stars aged and the offense struggled to find direction.

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Franchise era

1976–1992

Mike Jones

John Hannah

Steve Grogan

Strong running teams reach the first Super Bowl

New England Patriots · From contender to crisis

New England produced several excellent teams and reached Super Bowl XX before ownership turmoil and a near-relocation threatened the franchise.

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Mike Jones

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Minnesota Vikings · Between Tarkenton and the Dome

New Orleans Saints · The long beginning

New Orleans Saints · The Dome Patrol

Kansas City Chiefs · The long quiet stretch

New England Patriots · From contender to crisis

NFL appearances

Mike Jones

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Minnesota Vikings · Between Tarkenton and the Dome

New Orleans Saints · The long beginning

New Orleans Saints · The Dome Patrol

Kansas City Chiefs · The long quiet stretch

New England Patriots · From contender to crisis

Career accomplishments

Team history

NFL appearances

Career accomplishments

Team history