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Donnell Bennett

Retired

Washington Commanders · FB

Donnell Bennett recorded 97 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Washington Redskins, Kansas City Chiefs.

▶Best highlights

20.0

rush yds/gm

3.6

rec yds/gm

1

playoff games

97

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Donnell Bennett's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1998
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
SEP 27, 1998

Kansas City Chiefs vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Sep 27, 1998

87 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
1998
OAKLANDRAIDERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEP 6, 1998

Oakland Raiders vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Sep 6, 1998

115 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
1999
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NOV 21, 1999

Seattle Seahawks vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Nov 21, 1999

60 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
1997
OAKLANDRAIDERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 7, 1997

Oakland Raiders vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 7, 1997

85 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
1999
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NOV 7, 1999

Kansas City Chiefs vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Nov 7, 1999

64 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 2 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Donnell Bennett's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 115 rushing yards

Regular Season
1998
OAKLANDRAIDERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEP 6, 1998

Oakland Raiders vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Sep 6, 1998

115 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 3 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
1998
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
SEP 27, 1998

Kansas City Chiefs vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Sep 27, 1998

87 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 20 carries

Regular Season
1999
OAKLANDRAIDERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 2, 2000

Oakland Raiders vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Jan 2, 2000

84 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 1 run of 40+ yards

Regular Season
1999
DETROITLIONS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEP 26, 1999

Detroit Lions vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Sep 26, 1999

73 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 39 receiving yards

Regular Season
2001
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 15, 2001

Washington Commanders vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 15, 2001

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 3 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Donnell Bennett's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1989–1998

01
KCBENNETT—Donnell Bennett
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

1999–2012

02
KCBENNETT—Donnell Bennett
KCGONZALEZ88Tony Gonzalez
KCHOLMES31Priest Holmes

Priest Holmes and an elite line light up Sundays

Kansas City Chiefs · Great offenses, painful Januarys

Kansas City built record-setting offenses but remained unable to win a playoff game, then bottomed out before a transformative coaching hire.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

03
WASBENNETT—Donnell Bennett
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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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons97 career games1,941 career rushing yards17 career rushing touchdowns66 career receptions352 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdowns2 career solo tacklesJersey: 321 playoff appearancesFirst 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