athlore
HomeDiscoverLibrarySign inCreate account
↗
⌂Home◎Discover⌕Library
CHIRICHARDSON0

Mike Richardson

Retired

Indianapolis Colts · DB

Mike Richardson recorded 105 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears.

▶Best highlights

0.2

tackles/gm

9

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

105

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Super Bowl
XX
CHICAGOBEARS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 26, 1986

Chicago Bears vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XX · Jan 26, 1986

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1988
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 8, 1989

San Francisco 49ers vs Chicago Bears

Conference Championship · Jan 8, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1988
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 31, 1988

Philadelphia Eagles vs Chicago Bears

Divisional Round · Dec 31, 1988

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1987
W
WSH
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 10, 1988

WSH vs Chicago Bears

Divisional Round · Jan 10, 1988

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round
1986
W
WSH
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 3, 1987

WSH vs Chicago Bears

Divisional Round · Jan 3, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 5 total tackles

Regular Season
2008
DENVERBRONCOS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
OCT 20, 2008

Denver Broncos vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Oct 20, 2008

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
1986
CHICAGOBEARS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 16, 1986

Chicago Bears vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 16, 1986

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2008
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DEC 7, 2008

New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Dec 7, 2008

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 90 interception return yards

Regular Season
1985
W
WSH
CHICAGOBEARS
SEP 29, 1985

WSH vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Sep 29, 1985

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1982–1992

01
CHIRICHARDSON—Mike Richardson
CHIPAYTON34Walter Payton
CHISINGLETARY50Mike Singletary

Defense, personality and one overwhelming champion

Chicago Bears · The 1985 Bears

Mike Ditka and Buddy Ryan assembled a defense of historic speed and intimidation that dominated the 1985 postseason and remained dangerous for years.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1979–1990

02
SFRICHARDSON—Mike Richardson
SFMONTANA16Joe Montana
SFRICE80Jerry Rice

The West Coast offense wins four championships

San Francisco 49ers · Walsh, Montana and the dynasty

Bill Walsh paired precise passing with a rebuilt defense, and Montana's calm produced four Super Bowl victories without a loss.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

2007–2013

03
NERICHARDSON—Mike Richardson
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEMOSS81Randy Moss

An explosive offense chases another title

New England Patriots · The near-perfect reinvention

The 2007 Patriots went 16–0 before a Super Bowl upset, then the roster reloaded around two young tight ends and returned to the championship game.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1999–2012

04
KCRICHARDSON—Mike Richardson
KCGONZALEZ88Tony Gonzalez
KCHOLMES31Priest Holmes

Priest Holmes and an elite line light up Sundays

Kansas City Chiefs · Great offenses, painful Januarys

Kansas City built record-setting offenses but remained unable to win a playoff game, then bottomed out before a transformative coaching hire.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1998–2011

05
INDRICHARDSON—Mike Richardson
INDMANNING18Peyton Manning
INDHARRISON88Marvin Harrison

Pre-snap command creates a perennial contender

Indianapolis Colts · The Peyton Manning machine

Manning and a precisely constructed offense won at least twelve games seven straight times and captured Super Bowl XLI after a defining comeback against New England.

Read the era story →

Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 1985, 198910 NFL seasons105 career games22 career solo tacklesDrafted by: NEDraft pick: 202Jersey: 379 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1983Most recent: Jan 2, 2011

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