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David Bowens

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Cleveland Browns · ILB

David Bowens recorded 145 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with CLV, Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos.

▶Best highlights

2.1

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

12

indexed seasons

145

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to David Bowens's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2010
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
OCT 24, 2010

Cleveland Browns vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 24, 2010

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Regular Season
2009
BALTIMORERAVENS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 16, 2009

Baltimore Ravens vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 16, 2009

7 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2008
ARIZONACARDINALS
NEW YORKJETS
SEP 28, 2008

Arizona Cardinals vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Sep 28, 2008

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2001
BALTIMORERAVENS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 13, 2002

Baltimore Ravens vs Miami Dolphins

Wild Card · Jan 13, 2002

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2004
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 28, 2004

Miami Dolphins vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 28, 2004

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from David Bowens's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 8 total tackles

Regular Season
2010
NEW YORKJETS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 14, 2010

New York Jets vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 14, 2010

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
2009
BALTIMORERAVENS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 16, 2009

Baltimore Ravens vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 16, 2009

7 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2002
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 6, 2002

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 6, 2002

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2009
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 10, 2009

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 10, 2009

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2008
ARIZONACARDINALS
NEW YORKJETS
SEP 28, 2008

Arizona Cardinals vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Sep 28, 2008

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped David Bowens's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2011

01
DENBOWENS—David Bowens
DENBAILEY24Champ Bailey
DENSMITH80Rod Smith

Good defenses and changing quarterbacks

Denver Broncos · Searching after Elway

Denver remained competitive and reached the 2005 AFC title game, then a run of instability ended with Tim Tebow's brief, unforgettable playoff moment.

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Franchise era

1992–2007

02
GBBOWENS—David Bowens
GBFAVRE4Brett Favre
GBWHITE92Reggie White

Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

03
WASBOWENS—David Bowens
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

2000–2015

04
MIABOWENS—David Bowens
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Franchise era

2007–2010

05
NYJBOWENS—David Bowens
NYJREVIS24Darrelle Revis
NYJSANCHEZ6Mark Sanchez

A fearless defense reaches two AFC title games

New York Jets · Revis Island and Rex Ryan

Ryan's pressure defense and an elite offensive line won four road playoff games in two seasons, twice finishing one win from the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

06
CLEBOWENS—David Bowens
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Career accomplishments

12 NFL seasons145 career games195 career solo tackles39 career sacksDrafted by: DENDraft pick: 158Jersey: 961 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 13, 1999Most recent: Jan 2, 2011

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