PRO
(228-0/14-0):
Was a key
acquisition prior to the 2004 season and performed at a high level...originally
selected by the Chicago Bears in the third round (78th overall) of the 1991 NFL
Draft…signed by the Indianapolis Colts as a free agent on Feb. 25, 1995…signed
by the Cleveland Browns as a free agent on Feb. 16, 1999...has not had a punt
blocked during his 15 years in the NFL...holds the NFL record for 1,112 career
punts without a block...was one of 20 punters to be drafted in the 1990s, but
was only one to earn Pro Bowl honors...can also handle kickoff duties.
2005 (16-0/4-0): Punted 67 times for 2,803 yards,
an average of 41.8 yards per punt…downed 22 punts inside the 20-yard line and
had a season-long 65-yard punt at San Diego (Week 5)…9/11
vs. Tennessee: Punted three times for a 45.7 avg…had a 49-yard punt and
placed one punt inside the 20…9/18 at Houston: Punted one time for
39 yards…9/25 vs. New England: Punted five times for a 226 yards and
booted a season long of 56 yards…recorded one special teams tackle…10/10 at San Diego: Punted six times
for 256 yards (42.7 avg.)…recorded a season-long 65-yard punt…placed two punts
inside the San
Diego 20-yard line…10/16 vs.
Jacksonville: Punted six times for 190 yards (31.7
avg.)…hit a long of 43 while placing one punt inside the 20-yard line…extended
his NFL-record consecutive punts without a block streak to 1,068…also punted one
touchback…10/23 at Cincinnati: Punted twice for 77 yards (38.5 avg.)
and a long of 44…had one punt downed inside the 20 and finished with a 41.5-yard
net average…has 1,070 straight punts without a block…10/31 vs. Baltimore: Punted twice for 89 yards (44.5
avg.)…hit a long of 49 and had a 39.5 net-yard average…showed good awareness on
a muffed snap by throwing the ball away, giving him one incomplete pass
attempt…11/6 at Green Bay: Punted four times for 183 yards (45.8
avg.) with a long of 49…11/13 vs. Cleveland: Punted twice for 87 yards (43.5
avg.) and a net-yard average of 43.5…planted both punts inside the 20-yard line
and had a long of 54…extended his NFL-record streak of consecutive punts without
a block to 1,076…11/20 at Baltimore: Punted eight times for a season-high
335 yards (41.9 avg.) and a net of 32.6…one inside the 20 and a long of
57…should have had another punt inside the 20 but it was ruled a touchback after
a Steelers' player stepped on the goal line…11/28 at Indianapolis: Averaged 46.0 yards on six punts (276
total yards)…had a 33.3 net average…had a long punt of 55 yards…placed one punt
inside the Indianapolis 20-yard line…kicked two touchbacks…12/4
vs. Cincinnati: Punted three
times for only 96 yards (32.0 avg.) but two of his punts were placed inside the
20-yard line…had a long of 37…12/11 vs. Chicago: Had six punts for 240 yards (40.0
avg.) and dropped four punts inside the 20-yard line...had a long punt of 56
yards and had a 32.3 net average...extended his NFL-record streak of consecutive
punts without a block to 1,099…12/18 at Minnesota: Punted six times and set a season high
in average (47.0)…had a 40.2 net average and dropped three punts inside the 20,
including one at the Minnesota two yard line that led to a safety…12/24 at Cleveland: Punted three times for 126 yards (42.0
avg.) with a long of 48…had a net yard average of 39.3 and dropped two punts
inside the 20-yard line…has punted 1,108 consecutive times without having one
blocked…1/1 vs. Detroit: Averaged 41.0 yards
on four punts (164 total yards)…recorded a 40.8 net avg.…placed two punts inside
the Detroit 20-yard line…extended his NFL record streak to 1,112 consecutive
punts without having one blocked…AFC Wild Card Game 1/8 at
Cincinnati: Averaged 47.0 yards on three punts (141 total yards)…had a
49-yard punt and placed one punt inside the Cincinnati 20-yard line…had a 35.3
net average…AFC Divisional Game 1/15 at
Indianapolis: Punted five
times for 208 yards (41.6 avg.) and a long of 50…dropped three punts inside the
20-yard line, including a punt downed at the two-yard line…AFC
Championship Game 1/22 at
Denver:
Averaged 37.0 yards on four punts (148 total yards)…placed two punts inside
Denver 20-yard line…had a 32.0 net average…had a long punt of 41 yards…Super Bowl XL 2/5 vs. Seattle: Punted six times for 292 yards (48.7
avg.) with a net-average of 40.8…placed one punt inside the 20-yard line and hit
a career postseason long of 60.
2004 (16-0/2-0):
Averaged 43 yards
(2,879 total yards) on 67 punts with a net of 37.4, which ranked third in the
AFC (tied for sixth in the NFL)...9/12 vs. Oakland: Was solid in his Steelers'
debut...averaged 43.5 yards on six punts (261 yards), including a long of 51
yards…nailed two punts inside the 20-yard line…compiled a net average of 34.7
yards...9/19 at
Baltimore: Averaged
40.9 yards (286 total) on seven punts…had a net average of 29.1…nailed one punt
inside the 20, giving him three for the season, with a long of 54 yards....9/26 at Miami: Delivered some key punts to help
Steelers maintain good field position throughout the game…averaged 44.8 yards
(269 total) on six punts for a solid 41.5 yards a punt...nailed three of his six
punts inside the 20-yard line, giving him six for the season…did not have a
touchback…had two of his six punts travel 65 or more yards...10/3 vs. Cincinnati: Punted for
the 1,000th time in his career on his third attempt of the game…averaged 45.4
yards on five punts for a net of 35.8 and a long of 56 yards…nailed one punt
inside the 20-yard line, giving him seven for the season...10/10 vs. Cleveland: Averaged 44.8 yards on four punts
(179 yards), including a long of 51 yards…had a 36.8 net average...10/17 at Dallas: Averaged 43 yards (215
total) on five punts with a net average of 40…nailed two punts inside the
20-yard line giving him nine for the season…had a long of 51...10/31 vs. New England:
Punted just four times for a 44.3-yard average (177 total yards) and a 40.5
net average…nailed two punts inside the 20-yard line, giving him 11 for the
season...11/7 vs.
Philadelphia:
Did not punt, the first time in Steelers' history they did not punt
in a game...11/14 at
Cleveland: Averaged
42.8 yards (171 total) on four punts and a net of 39.3 yards…nailed two punts
inside the 20-yard line, giving him 13 for the season...11/21 at Cincinnati: Was a pivotal factor in the
Steelers' victory, nailing five of his seven punts inside the 20-yard line to
increase his season total to 18…was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the
Week for his effort, earning the award for the first time in his 14-year
career…averaged 40.1 yards (281 total) on seven punts for a net of 38.6,
including a long of 52 yards...11/28
vs. Washington:
Averaged 38.5 yards (231 total yards) on six punts with a 34.8-yard
net average…nailed two punts inside the 20, giving him 20 for the season…had a
long of 51 yards...12/5 at
Jacksonville:
Averaged 46.4 yards (232 total) on five punts, including a long of
61…had a net average of 37.8 yards and nailed one punt inside the 20, giving him
21 for the season...12/12 vs. N.Y.
Jets: Produced
another highly effective day…averaged 42.4 yards on five punts, nailing two
inside the 20-yard line to give him 23 for the season…had a net average of
39.6...12/18 at N.Y.
Giants: Did not punt
for the second time during the season...12/26 vs. Baltimore: Did not punt for the second
consecutive game and for the third time during the season, a Steelers'
record...1/2 at Buffalo: Punted just three times for 138
yards (46.0 average) and a net of 45 yards with one punt inside the 20-yard
line, giving him 24 for the season...AFC Divisional Playoff 1/15 vs. N.Y. Jets: Averaged 39.6 yards (198 total) of
five punts for a net average of 39.6…nailed one punt inside the 20-yard
line...AFC
Championship Game 1/23 vs. New
England: Averaged 43 yards with a net of 41
yards on three punts, including one inside the 20-yard line.
2003 (16-0):
Averaged 41.9 yards
on 72 punts for a 34.8-yard net-punting average...placed 18 punts inside the
20-yard line...10/12 vs.
Oakland: Punted
four times for 186 yards (46.5 avg.), a net punting average of 41.5...placed a
season-high three punts inside the 20-yard line and had a long of 54
yards…surpassed 40,000 career punting yards (40,094...10/26 at New England: Had a season-long of 60
yards.
2002 (16-0/1-0):
Recorded 81 punts
for 3,388 yards (41.8 avg.) and ranked sixth in the AFC and 15th in the NFL…compiled a net-punting average
of 35.3, which ranked fourth in the AFC and tied for 12th in the NFL…extended
his NFL record of punts without a block to 906 punts…had 27 punts inside the 20,
which marked the second highest of his career (28, 1993)…had nine games with two
or more punts inside the 20…10/13 at Tampa Bay:
Recorded a season-high nine punts for 422 yards (46.9 avg.), including a
season-long punt of 59 yards.
2001 (16-0):
Recorded 99 punts
for 4,249 yards (42.9 avg.), ranking sixth in the AFC and 10th in the NFL…had a
net punting average of 34.6…recorded 25 punts inside the 20, which tied for the
second highest total of his career…had seven games with two or more punts inside
the 20…9/23 vs. Detroit: Had four punts inside the
20…10/21 vs. Baltimore: Had a season-long 69-yard
punt, which was the second longest of his career…finished with eight punts for
375 yards (46.9 avg.)…11/11 vs.
Pittsburgh:
Booted a
season-high nine punts for 376 yards (41.8 avg.), with a net punting average of
38.2…established a career-high five punts inside the 20.
2000 (16-0):
Appeared in 16
regular-season games and established a franchise record for most punts (108) and
yards (4,919) in a season…had five touchbacks, 25 inside the 20 and a long of 67
yards…ranked third in the NFL with a 45.5 average, which was the second-highest
mark in club history (46.69, Gary Collins, 1965)...tied for fourth in the NFL
with a 37.3 net average and tied for ninth with a plus-20 inside-20/TB ratio
(25/5)…9/3 vs.
Jacksonville:
Tied the mark for the longest streak in NFL history with 623 career
punts without a block (Dave Jennings, 623, N.Y. Giants, 1976-1983) in the season
opener…9/10 at
Cincinnati:
Established an NFL record of 624 career punts without having a block
on his first punt in the first quarter…12/23 at Jacksonville: Tied a Browns record and
matched a career high with 12 punts for 517 yards (43.1 avg.), a net punting
average of 35.6, with one touchback and one inside the 20-yard line...had a
season-high 67-yarder…placed a season-high three punts inside the 20-yard line
both at Denver (10/15) and vs. N.Y. Giants (11/5)…nailed two or more inside the
20 seven times…had a season-high average of 50.8 twice [vs. Jacksonville (9/3)
and vs. Baltimore (10/1).
1999 (16-0):
Appeared in all 16
regular-season games and recorded 106 punts for 4,645 yards (43.8 avg.),
including 11 touchbacks, 20 inside the 20 and a long of 61 yards…ranked fourth
in the AFC and fifth in the NFL in gross punting average 43.8…9/26 at Baltimore: Punted a season-high 10
times for 447 yards (44.7 avg.)…10/10
vs. Cincinnati:
Was credited with a season-high four punts inside the 20…11/14 at Pittsburgh: Booted a season-long 61-yard
punt…also added a 60-yard punt on three occasions: vs. Pittsburgh (9/12), vs.
Cincinnati (10/10) and at New Orleans (10/31).
1998 (16-0): Attempted 79 punts for 3,583 yards
and a 45.4 avg. (37.1 net)…had 10 touchbacks and 23 inside the 20…11/1 vs. New England: Surpassed 20,000 career
yards on final punt...finished the game with seven punts for 304 yards (43.4
avg.)…11/22 at Buffalo:
Recorded his season long of 62 yards…12/13 vs. Cincinnati: Produced a season high
average of 53.3 on four punts (213 yards), including three inside the 20 and a
long of 58…12/6 at
Atlanta:
Compiled a 51.5 average on four punts for 206 yards with one TB and a
long of 55.
1997 (16-0): Recorded 67 punts for 3,034 yards
(45.3 avg.) to rank second in AFC and third in NFL…trailed only the Saints' Mark
Royals (45.9) and the Patriots' Tom Tupa (45.8)...ranked fourth in Colts
history...had a plus-12 in inside-20/TB ratio (18/6)...posted eight 45-plus
punting averages and 14 averages of 40 or more...9/7 vs. New England: Recorded a 50.3 average on
six punts (302 yards), only the second 50-plus single-game average in
Indianapolis history...10/26 at San
Diego: Punted
six times for 294 yards (49.0 avg.) with career-long 72-yarder, tying for the
second longest in Colts history.
1996 (16-0/1-0): Earned first career Pro Bowl
selection and joined K Cary Blanchard as only third kicking tandem from same
team to make game (Jan Stenerud/Jerrel Wilson, Chiefs, 1970-71; Jeff
Gossett/Jeff Jaeger, Raiders, 1993)...ranked second in NFL in gross avg. (45.7),
net avg. (39.0) and inside the 20-yard line/TB ratio (+21)...had fewest
touchbacks in NFL (two)...ranked second in club history (45.9, Rohn Stark, 1985)
with 45.7 average...10/6 at
Buffalo: Set
Colts' records for punts (12) and yard (551)...551 yards is a career high and 12
punts was a career high at the time (12, at Jacksonville 12/3/00)...11/17 vs. N.Y. Jets: Had season-long 61-yard punt
and four inside 20...AFC Wild Card Game 12/29 at Pittsburgh: Punted eight times for 339
yards (42.4 avg.) with two inside 20...Pro
Bowl 2/2 vs. NFC: Recorded six punts for 254 yards
(42.3 avg.), one touchback and a long of 47 in Pro Bowl.
1995 (16-0/3-0): Punted 63 times for 2,681 yards
(42.6 avg.), seven touchbacks and 16 inside the 20-yard line...had 12 games with
40.0+ gross average...recorded five games with 40 net average or better...ranked
seventh in AFC and 11th in NFL in gross average...had 13 punts of
50-plus yards...recorded 15 punts for 606 yards (40.4 avg.) with two touchbacks
and three inside the 20 during playoffs.
1994 (16-0/2-0): Punted 76 times for 2,871 yards
(37.8 avg.) with nine touchbacks and 23 inside the 20.
1993 (16-0): Recorded 80 punts for 3,080 yards
(38.5 avg.) with two touchbacks and 28 inside the 20...had best marks in NFL for
38 fair catches and two touchbacks...yielded an NFL-low 115 return yards on 22
punts.
1992 (16-0): Recorded 79 punts for 3,393 yards
(42.9 avg.) with nine touchbacks and 19 inside the 20, the best average by a
Bears punter since 1967 (Bobby Joe Green, 42.9)...had only one touchback in 43
punts on road...9/27 vs.
Atlanta: Had
season-long 61-yarder...10/18 vs.
Tampa Bay:
Earned game ball in which he punted four times for 182 yards (45.5
avg.)...10/25 at Green
Bay: Connected
on 43-yard pass off fake punt to Mark Green.
1991 (4-0/1-0): Did not have any punts but handled
kickoffs for final four games and playoff contest vs. Dallas
(12/29).
College: Was a three-year letterman as
punter and place kicker…converted 63-of-89 FGs and 72-of-72 PATs…finished career
ranked third in school history in career scoring with 261 points. 1989: Named first-team All-Atlantic Coast
Conference as a junior with a 43.4 punting average…converted 22-of-28 FGs and
30-of-30 PATs. 1988: Was a
first-team All-ACC selection as sophomore after making 22-of-29 FGs, 41-of-41
PATs with 43.0 punting average. 1987: Was second-team All-ACC as a
freshman…converted 19-of-32 FGs and 1-of-1 PATs…majored in hotel, restaurant and
tourism management.
Personal: Born in Stone Mountain, Ga., and
attended Redan High School in Stone Mountain…married to his wife, Sally, and has
a son, Cole (10)…In 1997, his wife Sally, an attorney and author, wrote a book
titled The Wives Room, which provided a behind the scenes look at the
life of an NFL wife...both donate time to several non-profit organizations
including the Boys and Girls Club and the Taste of the NFL, and have regularly
served turkey dinners to area residents during the holidays...Full name:
Christopher Allen Gardocki.
Single-Game
Highs
Regular Season
Punts - 12 at Buffalo (10/6/96); at
Jacksonville (12/3/00)
Punting Yards - 551 at Buffalo
(10/6/96)
Long Punts - 72 at San Diego
(10/26/97)
Inside 20 - 5 at Cincinnati
(11/21/04); vs. Pittsburgh (11/11/01)
Postseason
Punts – 8 at Pittsburgh
(12/29/96)
Punting Yards – 339 at Pittsburgh
(12/29/96)
Long Punts – 60 vs. Seattle
(2/5/06)*
Inside 20 – 3 at Indianapolis
(1/15/06)
*- Game played in Detroit at Super
Bowl XL
2005
Net
Date Opponent No Yds Avg Lg Avg
Blk TB I20
9/11 TENNESSEE 3 137 45.7 49 35.7 0 1 1
9/18 at Houston
1 39 39.0 39 33.0 0 0 0
9/25 NEW ENGLAND 5
226 45.2 56 34.2 0 0 0
10/10 at San Diego 6 256 42.7 65 37.5 0 1 2
10/16 JACKSONVILLE 6
190 31.7 43 25.8 0 1 1
10/23 at Cincinnati 2 77 38.5 44 41.5 0 0 1
10/31 BALTIMORE 2 89 44.5 49 39.5 0 0 0
11/6 at Green Bay 4 183 45.8 49 29.3 0 0 0
11/13 CLEVELAND 2 87 43.5 54 43.5 0 0 2
11/20 at Baltimore 8 335 41.9 57 32.6 0 1 1
11/28 at Indianapolis 6 276 46.0 55 33.3 0 2 1
12/4 CINCINNATI 3 96 32.0 37 31.0 0 0 2
12/11 CHICAGO
6 240 40.0 56 32.3 0 1 4
12/18 at Minnesota 6 282 47.0 58 40.2 0 0 3
12/24 at Cleveland 3 126 42.0 48 39.3 0 0 2
1/1
DETROIT
4 164 41.0 48 40.8 0 0 2
SEASON TOTALS 67 2,803 41.8 65 34.7 0 7 22
POSTSEASON
1/8 at
Cincinnati
3 141 47.0 49 35.3 0 1 1
1/15 at Indianapolis 5 208 41.6 50 38.0 0 1 3
1/22 at Denver
4 148 37.0 41 32.0 0 1 2
2/5
SEATTLE
6 292 48.7 60 40.8 0 1 1
POSTSEASON TOTALS 18
789 43.8 60 37.2 0 4 7
