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Stephen Boyd

Retired

Detroit Lions · MLB

Stephen Boyd recorded 86 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions.

▶Best highlights

2.9

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

86

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Stephen Boyd's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
1999
DETROITLIONS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
JAN 8, 2000

Detroit Lions vs Washington Commanders

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2000

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Wild Card
1997
DETROITLIONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 28, 1997

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1995
DETROITLIONS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 30, 1995

Detroit Lions vs Philadelphia Eagles

Wild Card · Dec 30, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
DETROITLIONS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEP 9, 2001

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Sep 9, 2001

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1998
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 26, 1998

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 26, 1998

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Stephen Boyd's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 14 total tackles · 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
1999
DETROITLIONS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NOV 21, 1999

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 21, 1999

14 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
2001
DETROITLIONS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEP 9, 2001

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Sep 9, 2001

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2000
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 23, 2000

New England Patriots vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 23, 2000

11 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2001
ST. LOUISRAMS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 8, 2001

St. Louis Rams vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 8, 2001

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2000
DETROITLIONS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 17, 2000

Detroit Lions vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 17, 2000

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Stephen Boyd's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1989–1998

01
DETBOYD—Stephen Boyd
DETSANDERS20Barry Sanders
DETMOORE84Herman Moore

The league's most elusive runner

Detroit Lions · Barry Sanders

Sanders turned every carry into possibility and led the 1991 Lions to the NFC Championship Game, the franchise's lone playoff win of the era.

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Franchise era

1999–2008

02
DETBOYD—Stephen Boyd
DETHANSON4Jason Hanson
DETWILLIAMS11Roy Williams

A painful rebuild reaches rock bottom

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Sanders retired abruptly and years of poor roster construction culminated in the league's first 0–16 season.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1999, 20007 NFL seasons86 career games138 career solo tackles7 career sacksJersey: 573 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 1995Most recent: Oct 14, 2001

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