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Stafford Mays

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Minnesota Vikings · DE

Stafford Mays recorded 119 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Cardinals.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

6

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

119

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Stafford Mays's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1987
CHICAGOBEARS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 6, 1987

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 6, 1987

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 11, 1987

Minnesota Vikings vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1987

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1988
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 1, 1989

Minnesota Vikings vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Jan 1, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1988
LOS ANGELESRAMS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 26, 1988

Los Angeles Rams vs Minnesota Vikings

Wild Card · Dec 26, 1988

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1987
W
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
WSH
JAN 17, 1988

Minnesota Vikings vs WSH

Conference Championship · Jan 17, 1988

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Stafford Mays's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1987
CHICAGOBEARS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 6, 1987

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 6, 1987

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Stafford Mays's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1987

01
ARIMAYS—Stafford Mays
ARIHART—Jim Hart
ARIDIERDORF—Dan Dierdorf

The Cardiac Cardinals make drama a habit

Arizona Cardinals · The St. Louis Football Cardinals

St. Louis produced explosive, entertaining contenders in the 1970s but never found the postseason breakthrough needed to secure the franchise's future there.

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Franchise era

1980–1991

02
MINMAYS—Stafford Mays
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

9 NFL seasons119 career games15 career sacksJersey: 06 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 1980Most recent: Jan 1, 1989

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