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Allen Aldridge

Retired

Detroit Lions · OLB

Allen Aldridge recorded 123 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos, New England Patriots.

▶Best highlights

1.3

tackles/gm

6

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

123

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Allen Aldridge's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXXII
DENVERBRONCOS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 25, 1998

Denver Broncos vs Green Bay Packers

Super Bowl XXXII · Jan 25, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1996
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 4, 1997

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Jan 4, 1997

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1998
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 26, 1998

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 26, 1998

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1999
DETROITLIONS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
JAN 8, 2000

Detroit Lions vs Washington Commanders

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2000

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1997
DENVERBRONCOS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 11, 1998

Denver Broncos vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Conference Championship · Jan 11, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Allen Aldridge's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 7 total tackles

Regular Season
2001
TENNESSEETITANS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 21, 2001

Tennessee Titans vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2001

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1998
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 26, 1998

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 26, 1998

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 tackles for loss · 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2001
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 28, 2001

Cincinnati Bengals vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 28, 2001

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2000
CHICAGOBEARS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 24, 2000

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2000

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2000
DETROITLIONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 30, 2000

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 30, 2000

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Allen Aldridge's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1993–1998

01
DENALDRIDGE—Allen Aldridge
DENELWAY7John Elway
DENDAVIS30Terrell Davis

The zone run completes Elway's career

Denver Broncos · At last, back-to-back titles

Mike Shanahan's run game and Davis's postseason dominance gave Elway the balance needed to win consecutive Super Bowls.

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Franchise era

1993–2000

02
NEALDRIDGE—Allen Aldridge
NEBLEDSOE11Drew Bledsoe
NECOATES87Ben Coates

A No. 1 quarterback brings the Patriots back

New England Patriots · Parcells and Bledsoe reset expectations

Robert Kraft's ownership and Bill Parcells's coaching stabilized the organization, leading to Super Bowl XXXI and a roster ready for another regime.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

03
DETALDRIDGE—Allen Aldridge
DETSANDERS20Barry Sanders
DETMOORE84Herman Moore

The league's most elusive runner

Detroit Lions · Barry Sanders

Sanders turned every carry into possibility and led the 1991 Lions to the NFC Championship Game, the franchise's lone playoff win of the era.

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Franchise era

1999–2008

04
DETALDRIDGE—Allen Aldridge
DETHANSON4Jason Hanson
DETWILLIAMS11Roy Williams

A painful rebuild reaches rock bottom

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Sanders retired abruptly and years of poor roster construction culminated in the league's first 0–16 season.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 19978 NFL seasons123 career games111 career solo tackles11 career sacksJersey: 556 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1994Most recent: Jan 6, 2002

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