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David Brandon

Retired

Atlanta Falcons · OLB

David Brandon recorded 123 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Atlanta Falcons, San Diego Chargers, Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

1

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

123

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
1991
CLEVELANDBROWNS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DEC 1, 1991

Cleveland Browns vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 1, 1991

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1995
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DEC 31, 1995

Indianapolis Colts vs Los Angeles Chargers

Wild Card · Dec 31, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1997
CAROLINAPANTHERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
SEP 7, 1997

Carolina Panthers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Sep 7, 1997

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1996
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 2, 1996

San Francisco 49ers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 2, 1996

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1995
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 23, 1995

Los Angeles Chargers vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 23, 1995

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 3 sacks

Regular Season
1991
CLEVELANDBROWNS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DEC 1, 1991

Cleveland Browns vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 1, 1991

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1992
CHICAGOBEARS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 29, 1992

Chicago Bears vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 29, 1992

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1986–2000

01
LACBRANDON—David Brandon
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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Franchise era

1985–1995

02
CLEBRANDON—David Brandon
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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Franchise era

1983–1998

03
SEABRANDON—David Brandon
SEALARGENT—Steve Largent
SEAWARNER—Curt Warner

Ground Chuck reaches the AFC title game

Seattle Seahawks · The Chuck Knox years

Knox's physical style produced the franchise's first playoffs and a 1983 run to the AFC Championship Game before years of ownership uncertainty.

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Franchise era

1989–1996

04
ATLBRANDON—David Brandon
ATLSANDERS21Deion Sanders
ATLRISON89Andre Rison

Deion Sanders makes Atlanta an event

Atlanta Falcons · Prime Time changes the temperature

Sanders brought speed and swagger to a franchise still searching for consistency, setting the tone for a bolder Atlanta football identity.

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Franchise era

1997–2001

05
ATLBRANDON—David Brandon
ATLANDERSON32Jamal Anderson
ATLTUGGLE58Jessie Tuggle

A power run carries Atlanta to the Super Bowl

Atlanta Falcons · The Dirty Birds

The 1998 Falcons went 14–2, stunned Minnesota in overtime and reached the first Super Bowl in franchise history behind Anderson and a veteran defense.

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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons123 career games7 career sacksJersey: 511 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 13, 1987Most recent: Sep 21, 1997

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