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Jeff Burris

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Cincinnati Bengals · CB

Jeff Burris recorded 74 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

3.8

tackles/gm

2

playoff games

5

indexed seasons

74

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Jeff Burris's most significant indexed performances.

INDIANAPOLISCOLTS

KANSAS CITYCHIEFS

Indianapolis Colts vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Sep 3, 2000

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

INDIANAPOLISCOLTS

BALTIMORERAVENS

Indianapolis Colts vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Dec 2, 2001

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

INDIANAPOLISCOLTS

Indianapolis Colts vs Miami Dolphins

Wild Card · Dec 30, 2000

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round

TENNESSEETITANS

INDIANAPOLISCOLTS

Tennessee Titans vs Indianapolis Colts

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 2000

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

INDIANAPOLISCOLTS

Dallas Cowboys vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Oct 31, 1999

11 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Jeff Burris's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 11 total tackles

PITTSBURGHSTEELERS

CINCINNATIBENGALS

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 21, 2003

11 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

SEATTLESEAHAWKS

CINCINNATIBENGALS

Seattle Seahawks vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 26, 2003

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 4 passes defended

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

CINCINNATIBENGALS

New Orleans Saints vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 22, 2002

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

CINCINNATIBENGALS

CLEVELANDBROWNS

Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Sep 28, 2003

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 55 interception return yards

INDIANAPOLISCOLTS

Indianapolis Colts vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Oct 17, 1999

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Jeff Burris's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1985–1996

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

1997–2016

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

1998–2011

Marvin Harrison

Pre-snap command creates a perennial contender

Indianapolis Colts · The Peyton Manning machine

Manning and a precisely constructed offense won at least twelve games seven straight times and captured Super Bowl XLI after a defining comeback against New England.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

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

2003–2010

The passing game restores belief

Cincinnati Bengals · Palmer and Ochocinco revive the stadium

Marvin Lewis brought credibility and Palmer's vertical offense won the 2005 division before injuries and inconsistency shortened the window.

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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons74 career games239 career solo tackles5 career sacksDrafted by: BUFDraft pick: 27Jersey: 212 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 1999Most recent: Dec 28, 2003

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