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Gene Atkins

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Miami Dolphins · FS

Gene Atkins recorded 143 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

7

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

143

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Gene Atkins's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
1995
MIAMIDOLPHINS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 30, 1995

Miami Dolphins vs Buffalo Bills

Wild Card · Dec 30, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round
1994
MIAMIDOLPHINS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
JAN 8, 1995

Miami Dolphins vs Los Angeles Chargers

Divisional Round · Jan 8, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

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

Wild Card
1992
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JAN 3, 1993

Philadelphia Eagles vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Jan 3, 1993

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1991
ATLANTAFALCONS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 28, 1991

Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Gene Atkins's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 3 interceptions · 99 interception return yards

Regular Season
1991
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 22, 1991

New Orleans Saints vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 22, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 3 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Gene Atkins's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1987–1999

01
NOATKINS—Gene Atkins
NOJACKSON—Rickey Jackson
NOMILLS51Sam Mills

Linebacker defense delivers the first winners

New Orleans Saints · The Dome Patrol

Jim Mora's defense sent four linebackers to the Pro Bowl and ended the franchise's wait for winning seasons and playoff football.

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Franchise era

1983–1999

02
MIAATKINS—Gene Atkins
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

10 NFL seasons143 career games8 career sacksJersey: 287 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 4, 1987Most recent: Oct 6, 1996

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