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Brentson Buckner

Retired

Carolina Panthers · DT

Brentson Buckner recorded 166 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Carolina Panthers, San Francisco 49ers, Cincinnati Bengals, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

1.4

tackles/gm

14

playoff games

12

indexed seasons

166

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Brentson Buckner's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXXVIII
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
FEB 1, 2004

Carolina Panthers vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXVIII · Feb 1, 2004

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXX
DALLASCOWBOYS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 28, 1996

Dallas Cowboys vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Super Bowl XXX · Jan 28, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2003
CAROLINAPANTHERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 18, 2004

Carolina Panthers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Conference Championship · Jan 18, 2004

2 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1994
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 15, 1995

Los Angeles Chargers vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Conference Championship · Jan 15, 1995

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1994
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 7, 1995

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional Round · Jan 7, 1995

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Brentson Buckner's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 7 total tackles

Regular Season
2000
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 10, 2000

New Orleans Saints vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 10, 2000

7 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 sacks · 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2001
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NOV 18, 2001

San Francisco 49ers vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Nov 18, 2001

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2002
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 13, 2002

Carolina Panthers vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 13, 2002

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2004
CAROLINAPANTHERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 18, 2004

Carolina Panthers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2004

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2004
CAROLINAPANTHERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 14, 2004

Carolina Panthers vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 14, 2004

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Brentson Buckner's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2006

01
PITBUCKNER—Brentson Buckner
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

1981–1996

02
NYJBUCKNER—Brentson Buckner
NYJGASTINEAU99Mark Gastineau
NYJKLECKO—Joe Klecko

Pass rush returns the Jets to January

New York Jets · The Sack Exchange and more near misses

The Sack Exchange led consecutive playoff teams, and the 1986 club began 10–1 before injuries and an overtime loss ended its run.

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Franchise era

1985–1996

03
BUFBUCKNER—Brentson Buckner
BUFKELLY12Jim Kelly
BUFTHOMAS34Thurman Thomas

Four consecutive AFC championships

Buffalo Bills · The K-Gun years

Kelly's no-huddle offense and a defense led by Smith reached four straight Super Bowls, an achievement defined equally by dominance and heartbreak.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

04
CINBUCKNER—Brentson Buckner
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

1992–2000

05
MINBUCKNER—Brentson Buckner
MINCARTER80Cris Carter
MINMOSS84Randy Moss

The league's most explosive offense

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Moss transformed the league as a rookie and the 15–1 Vikings set a scoring record before falling in overtime one game short of the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

1993–2000

06
NEBUCKNER—Brentson Buckner
NEBLEDSOE11Drew Bledsoe
NECOATES87Ben Coates

A No. 1 quarterback brings the Patriots back

New England Patriots · Parcells and Bledsoe reset expectations

Robert Kraft's ownership and Bill Parcells's coaching stabilized the organization, leading to Super Bowl XXXI and a roster ready for another regime.

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Franchise era

1991–1998

07
SFBUCKNER—Brentson Buckner
SFYOUNG8Steve Young
SFRICE80Jerry Rice

A quarterback transition preserves greatness

San Francisco 49ers · Steve Young takes the baton

Young escaped Montana's shadow with an MVP peak and six touchdown passes in Super Bowl XXIX, extending the dynasty into another generation.

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Franchise era

1999–2010

08
SFBUCKNER—Brentson Buckner
SFOWENS81Terrell Owens
SFGARCIA5Jeff Garcia

Brief Owens–Garcia fireworks precede a rebuild

San Francisco 49ers · The long reset

An explosive early-2000s offense supplied one last playoff comeback before instability took over and Willis became the next defensive foundation.

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Franchise era

1995–2001

09
CARBUCKNER—Brentson Buckner
CARMILLS51Sam Mills
CARGREENE91Kevin Greene

The second season reaches the NFC title game

Carolina Panthers · An expansion team arrives early

Carolina won its division and reached the 1996 NFC Championship Game in only its second season before the original core receded.

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Franchise era

2002–2010

10
CARBUCKNER—Brentson Buckner
CARSMITH89Steve Smith
CARPEPPERS90Julius Peppers

Defense, Steve Smith and a Super Bowl run

Carolina Panthers · Cardiac Cats

John Fox's physical team won three road playoff games in 2003 and pushed New England to the final seconds of Super Bowl XXXVIII.

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Career accomplishments

12 NFL seasons166 career games169 career solo tackles32 career sacksDrafted by: PITDraft pick: 50Jersey: 9914 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 25, 1994Most recent: Jan 22, 2006

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