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Danny Pittman

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Los Angeles Rams · WR

Danny Pittman recorded 49 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants.

▶Best highlights

13.4

rec yds/gm

-0.1

rush yds/gm

2

playoff games

49

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Danny Pittman's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1983
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
NEW YORKGIANTS
OCT 2, 1983

Los Angeles Chargers vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Oct 2, 1983

2 rec · 49 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1980
DENVERBRONCOS
NEW YORKGIANTS
OCT 26, 1980

Denver Broncos vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Oct 26, 1980

6 rec · 79 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1983
LOS ANGELESRAMS
NEW YORKGIANTS
SEP 4, 1983

Los Angeles Rams vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Sep 4, 1983

3 rec · 74 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1984
NEW YORKGIANTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 9, 1984

New York Giants vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 9, 1984

3 rec · 67 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1980
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 21, 1980

Oakland Raiders vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 21, 1980

4 rec · 59 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Danny Pittman's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 79 receiving yards · 6 receptions

Regular Season
1980
DENVERBRONCOS
NEW YORKGIANTS
OCT 26, 1980

Denver Broncos vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Oct 26, 1980

6 rec · 79 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 receiving touchdown

Regular Season
1983
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
NEW YORKGIANTS
OCT 2, 1983

Los Angeles Chargers vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Oct 2, 1983

2 rec · 49 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Danny Pittman's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1979–1990

01
NYGPITTMAN—Danny Pittman
NYGTAYLOR56Lawrence Taylor
NYGSIMMS11Phil Simms

Defense restores the franchise

New York Giants · Parcells, Taylor and two titles

Taylor changed offensive protection, Parcells shaped a physical roster and the Giants won Super Bowls XXI and XXV in distinctly different ways.

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Franchise era

1960–1987

02
ARIPITTMAN—Danny Pittman
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

1973–1989

03
LARPITTMAN—Danny Pittman
LARYOUNGBLOOD—Jack Youngblood
LARDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson

Division dominance keeps colliding with a dynasty

Los Angeles Rams · A perennial NFC power

The Rams won seven straight division titles and reached the 1979 Super Bowl, but Dallas, Minnesota and San Francisco repeatedly blocked the path.

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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons49 career games-7 career rushing yards46 career receptions657 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 02 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 22, 1980Most recent: Dec 16, 1984

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