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J.B. Brown

Retired

Detroit Lions · DB

J.B. Brown recorded 165 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins.

▶Best highlights

0.2

tackles/gm

12

playoff games

12

indexed seasons

165

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to J.B. Brown's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
1999
DETROITLIONS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
JAN 8, 2000

Detroit Lions vs Washington Commanders

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2000

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1998
ARIZONACARDINALS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 10, 1999

Arizona Cardinals vs Minnesota Vikings

Divisional Round · Jan 10, 1999

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1998
ARIZONACARDINALS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 2, 1999

Arizona Cardinals vs Dallas Cowboys

Wild Card · Jan 2, 1999

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1997
DENVERBRONCOS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 11, 1998

Denver Broncos vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Conference Championship · Jan 11, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1997
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 3, 1998

New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional Round · Jan 3, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from J.B. Brown's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 6 total tackles

Regular Season
1999
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 10, 1999

San Diego Chargers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 10, 1999

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
1995
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEP 18, 1995

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 18, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 2 passes defended

Regular Season
1999
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 19, 1999

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 19, 1999

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 48 interception return yards

Regular Season
1992
MIAMIDOLPHINS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 4, 1992

Miami Dolphins vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 4, 1992

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped J.B. Brown's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1999

01
MIABROWN—J.B. Brown
MIAMARINO13Dan Marino
MIACLAYTON83Mark Clayton

The quickest release in football rewrites passing

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Marino shattered records immediately and kept Miami relevant for seventeen seasons, though his lone Super Bowl came in year two.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

02
CINBROWN—J.B. Brown
CINDILLON28Corey Dillon
CINPICKENS81Carl Pickens

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Franchise era

1992–2006

03
PITBROWN—J.B. Brown
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

04
NYJBROWN—J.B. Brown
NYJMARTIN28Curtis Martin
NYJTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Franchise era

1988–2003

05
ARIBROWN—J.B. Brown
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Franchise era

1999–2008

06
DETBROWN—J.B. Brown
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

12 NFL seasons165 career games28 career solo tackles1 career sacksJersey: 2712 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 10, 1989Most recent: Dec 24, 2000

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