Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1984
- College
- San Diego State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1984
- College
- San Diego State
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 172
- PUNTS
- 813
- YDS
- 33,887
- AVG
- 41.7
- LNG
- 67
- IN20
- 109
- TB
- 32
- ATT
- 181
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (PUNTS: 4+ games; IN20: 4+ games, 20+ PUNTS) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | PUNTS: Punts kicked. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | IN20: Punts downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line. | TB: Touchbacks — kicks that reached the end zone and came out to the 25. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 |  DAL | 16 | 81 | 3,396 | 41.9 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | DAL | 16 | 86 | 3,498 | 40.7 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | DAL | 12 | 68 | 2,685 | 39.5 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | DAL | 16 | 80 | 3,271 | 40.9 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | DAL | 16 | 79 | 3,233 | 40.9 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | DAL | 16 | 79 | 3,413 | 43.2 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | DAL | 16 | 57 | 2,426 | 42.6 | 64 | 16 | 5 | 28 |
| 1992 | DAL | 16 | 61 | 2,620 | 43.0 | 58 | 19 | 9 | 34 |
| 1993 | NE | 16 | 73 | 3,096 | 42.4 | 59 | 25 | 7 | 34 |
| 1994 | MIN | 16 | 77 | 3,301 | 42.9 | 67 | 28 | 5 | 44 |
| 1995 | MIN | 16 | 72 | 2,948 | 40.9 | 60 | 21 | 6 | 41 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 7
- PUNTS
- 30
- YDS
- 1,262
- AVG
- 42.1
- LNG
- 57
- IN20
- 7
- TB
- 2
- ATT
- 13
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 172
- PUNTS
- 4.7
- YDS
- 197.0
- AVG
- 41.7
- LNG
- 67
- IN20
- 0.6
- TB
- 0.2
- ATT
- 1.1
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | PUNTS: Punts kicked. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | IN20: Punts downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line. | TB: Touchbacks — kicks that reached the end zone and came out to the 25. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | DAL | 16 | 5.1 | 212.3 | 41.9 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | DAL | 16 | 5.4 | 218.6 | 40.7 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | DAL | 12 | 5.7 | 223.8 | 39.5 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | DAL | 16 | 5 | 204.4 | 40.9 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | DAL | 16 | 4.9 | 202.1 | 40.9 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | DAL | 16 | 4.9 | 213.3 | 43.2 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | DAL | 16 | 3.6 | 151.6 | 42.6 | 64 | 1 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 1992 | DAL | 16 | 3.8 | 163.8 | 43.0 | 58 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| 1993 | NE | 16 | 4.6 | 193.5 | 42.4 | 59 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| 1994 | MIN | 16 | 4.8 | 206.3 | 42.9 | 67 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| 1995 | MIN | 16 | 4.5 | 184.3 | 40.9 | 60 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
What were Michael Eric Saxon's career stats?
Michael Eric Saxon played 11 seasons for the Cowboys, the Patriots and the Vikings. His best season was 1990: 20 rushing yards, 0 rushing touchdowns and 20.0 yards per carry.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1985 to 1995
Championships
- 1992 Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys
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