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Darren Anderson

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Darren Anderson recorded 74 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Atlanta Falcons, Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

74

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Darren Anderson's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
1994
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 31, 1994

Kansas City Chiefs vs Miami Dolphins

Wild Card · Dec 31, 1994

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1997
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
SEP 21, 1997

Kansas City Chiefs vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Sep 21, 1997

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1997
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DENVERBRONCOS
AUG 31, 1997

Kansas City Chiefs vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Aug 31, 1997

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1998
ATLANTAFALCONS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 13, 1998

Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 13, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1998
LOS ANGELESRAMS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 1, 1998

Los Angeles Rams vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 1, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Darren Anderson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 1 interception · 55 interception return yards

Regular Season
1997
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SEP 8, 1997

Kansas City Chiefs vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Sep 8, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Darren Anderson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1976–1992

01
NEANDERSON—Darren Anderson
NEHANNAH—John Hannah
NEGROGAN—Steve Grogan

Strong running teams reach the first Super Bowl

New England Patriots · From contender to crisis

New England produced several excellent teams and reached Super Bowl XX before ownership turmoil and a near-relocation threatened the franchise.

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Franchise era

1983–1995

02
TBANDERSON—Darren Anderson
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

03
KCANDERSON—Darren Anderson
KCTHOMAS58Derrick Thomas
KCSMITH90Neil Smith

Defense and power make the Chiefs a fixture

Kansas City Chiefs · Martyball restores Arrowhead

Marty Schottenheimer and Thomas produced seven playoff appearances and one of football's loudest home advantages, though no Super Bowl trip followed.

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Franchise era

1997–2001

04
ATLANDERSON—Darren Anderson
ATLANDERSON32Jamal Anderson
ATLTUGGLE58Jessie Tuggle

A power run carries Atlanta to the Super Bowl

Atlanta Falcons · The Dirty Birds

The 1998 Falcons went 14–2, stunned Minnesota in overtime and reached the first Super Bowl in franchise history behind Anderson and a veteran defense.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons74 career games2 career sacksJersey: 261 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 27, 1992Most recent: Dec 13, 1998

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