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Jim Arnold

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Jim Arnold recorded 174 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

3

playoff games

12

indexed seasons

174

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Jim Arnold's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
1993
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DETROITLIONS
JAN 8, 1994

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Wild Card · Jan 8, 1994

3 punts · 145 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Conference Championship
1991
W
DETROITLIONS
WSH
JAN 12, 1992

Detroit Lions vs WSH

Conference Championship · Jan 12, 1992

3 punts · 141 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Divisional Round
1991
DALLASCOWBOYS
DETROITLIONS
JAN 5, 1992

Dallas Cowboys vs Detroit Lions

Divisional Round · Jan 5, 1992

5 punts · 231 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Regular Season
1991
CHICAGOBEARS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 28, 1991

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 28, 1991

6 punts · 278 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Regular Season
1991
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 15, 1991

Miami Dolphins vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 15, 1991

3 punts · 124 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Jim Arnold's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 11 punts · 432 punting yards

Regular Season
1985
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 17, 1985

Kansas City Chiefs vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 17, 1985

11 punts · 432 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Jim Arnold's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1970–1988

01
KCARNOLD—Jim Arnold
KCLANIER—Willie Lanier
KCSTILL—Art Still

A proud defense cannot rebuild the champion

Kansas City Chiefs · The long quiet stretch

Kansas City made the playoffs only once in nineteen seasons as the original stars aged and the offense struggled to find direction.

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Franchise era

1959–1988

02
DETARNOLD—Jim Arnold
DETLEBEAU—Dick LeBeau
DETBARNEY—Lem Barney

Great defenders and Billy Sims cannot sustain a winner

Detroit Lions · The long wait

Detroit produced elite players but only intermittent contention, and Sims's career-altering injury removed the brightest offensive hope.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

03
DETARNOLD—Jim Arnold
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

1983–1999

04
MIAARNOLD—Jim Arnold
MIAMARINO13Dan Marino
MIACLAYTON83Mark Clayton

The quickest release in football rewrites passing

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Marino shattered records immediately and kept Miami relevant for seventeen seasons, though his lone Super Bowl came in year two.

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Career accomplishments

1× first-team All-Pro2× Pro Bowl selection12 NFL seasons174 career games42 career rushing yardsJersey: 03 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1983Most recent: Nov 27, 1994

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