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Mitchell Benson

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Los Angeles Chargers · DT

Mitchell Benson recorded 41 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 3 rostered seasons with San Diego Chargers, Indianapolis Colts.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

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playoff games

3

indexed seasons

41

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Mitchell Benson's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1991
MIAMIDOLPHINS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DEC 15, 1991

Miami Dolphins vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 15, 1991

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1991
DENVERBRONCOS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DEC 22, 1991

Denver Broncos vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 22, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1991
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 8, 1991

Los Angeles Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1991
OAKLANDRAIDERS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DEC 1, 1991

Oakland Raiders vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 1, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1991
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 24, 1991

Los Angeles Chargers vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 24, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Mitchell Benson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
1991
MIAMIDOLPHINS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DEC 15, 1991

Miami Dolphins vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 15, 1991

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Mitchell Benson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1984–1997

01
INDBENSON—Mitchell Benson
INDDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson
INDGEORGE1Jeff George

A new city waits through upheaval

Indianapolis Colts · Indianapolis searches for a cornerstone

Dickerson supplied the first playoff breakthrough and Harbaugh's 1995 team came within one catch of the Super Bowl before the franchise found its defining draft pick.

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Franchise era

1986–2000

02
LACBENSON—Mitchell Benson
LACSEAU55Junior Seau
LACHUMPHRIES12Stan Humphries

Defense carries an unlikely champion of the AFC

Los Angeles Chargers · Seau and the first Super Bowl

Seau became the emotional center of the franchise and the 1994 Chargers won three straight playoff games to reach Super Bowl XXIX.

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Career accomplishments

3 NFL seasons41 career games1 career sacksJersey: 00 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 10, 1989Most recent: Dec 22, 1991

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