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Carl Banks

Retired

Cleveland Browns · OLB

Carl Banks recorded 173 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Cleveland Browns, WSH, Washington Redskins, New York Giants.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

13

playoff games

12

indexed seasons

173

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Carl Banks's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXV
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 27, 1991

Buffalo Bills vs New York Giants

Super Bowl XXV · Jan 27, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXI
DENVERBRONCOS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 25, 1987

Denver Broncos vs New York Giants

Super Bowl XXI · Jan 25, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1989
NEW YORKGIANTS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 8, 1989

New York Giants vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 8, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 6, 1987

Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 6, 1987

0 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1991
NEW YORKGIANTS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NOV 4, 1991

New York Giants vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Nov 4, 1991

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Carl Banks's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2.5 sacks

Regular Season
1987
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 6, 1987

Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 6, 1987

0 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1989
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
NEW YORKGIANTS
NOV 19, 1989

Seattle Seahawks vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Carl Banks's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1979–1990

01
NYGBANKS—Carl Banks
NYGTAYLOR56Lawrence Taylor
NYGSIMMS11Phil Simms

Defense restores the franchise

New York Giants · Parcells, Taylor and two titles

Taylor changed offensive protection, Parcells shaped a physical roster and the Giants won Super Bowls XXI and XXV in distinctly different ways.

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Franchise era

1991–2003

02
NYGBANKS—Carl Banks
NYGSTRAHAN92Michael Strahan
NYGBARBER21Tiki Barber

Defense bridges two generations

New York Giants · From Simms to Strahan

New York rebuilt around Strahan and Barber, reaching Super Bowl XXXV before the next quarterback succession began.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

03
WASBANKS—Carl Banks
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Franchise era

1985–1995

04
CLEBANKS—Carl Banks
CLEKOSAR19Bernie Kosar
CLEMATTHEWS—Clay Matthews Jr.

Three AFC title games, three painful endings

Cleveland Browns · Kosar and the Denver heartbreaks

A homegrown contender reached three conference championship games in four seasons before The Drive and The Fumble became permanent Cleveland memories.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 1986, 1990First-team All-Pro · 1987Pro Bowl selection · 198712 NFL seasons173 career games1 career receptions22 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdowns40 career sacksJersey: 013 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 2, 1984Most recent: Dec 24, 1995

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