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Earnest Byner

Retired

Baltimore Ravens · RB

Earnest Byner recorded 211 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, WSH, Washington Redskins.

▶Best highlights

39.2

rush yds/gm

21.8

rec yds/gm

14

playoff games

211

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Earnest Byner's most significant indexed performances.

Conference Championship
1987
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 17, 1988

Cleveland Browns vs Denver Broncos

Conference Championship · Jan 17, 1988

67 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 7 rec

Divisional Round
1985
CLEVELANDBROWNS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 4, 1986

Cleveland Browns vs Miami Dolphins

Divisional Round · Jan 4, 1986

161 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 4 rec

Regular Season
1984
CLEVELANDBROWNS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 16, 1984

Cleveland Browns vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1984

188 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
1990
W
MIAMIDOLPHINS
WSH
DEC 2, 1990

Miami Dolphins vs WSH

Regular Season · Dec 2, 1990

157 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 1 rec

Divisional Round
1987
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
JAN 9, 1988

Indianapolis Colts vs Cleveland Browns

Divisional Round · Jan 9, 1988

122 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 4 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Earnest Byner's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 188 rushing yards

Regular Season
1984
CLEVELANDBROWNS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 16, 1984

Cleveland Browns vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1984

188 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

Career high: 3 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
1990
W
MIAMIDOLPHINS
WSH
DEC 2, 1990

Miami Dolphins vs WSH

Regular Season · Dec 2, 1990

157 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 120 receiving yards

Conference Championship
1987
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 17, 1988

Cleveland Browns vs Denver Broncos

Conference Championship · Jan 17, 1988

67 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 7 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Earnest Byner's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1966–1984

01
CLEBYNER21Earnest Byner
CLESIPE—Brian Sipe
CLENEWSOME—Ozzie Newsome

Sipe's late-game offense revives Cleveland

Cleveland Browns · From contention to the Kardiac Kids

The Browns remained competitive after Brown and later found a new identity in Sipe's dramatic 1980 MVP season.

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Franchise era

1985–1995

02
CLEBYNER21Earnest Byner
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

1981–1992

03
WASBYNER21Earnest Byner
WASRIGGINS—John Riggins
WASMONK—Art Monk

Three quarterbacks, three championship teams

Washington Commanders · The Gibbs dynasty

Gibbs adapted his offense around different quarterbacks and dominant lines, winning Super Bowls after the 1982, 1987 and 1991 seasons.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

04
WASBYNER21Earnest Byner
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Franchise era

1996–1999

05
BALBYNER21Earnest Byner
BALLEWIS52Ray Lewis
BALOGDEN75Jonathan Ogden

A new franchise drafts its defensive spine

Baltimore Ravens · The Baltimore foundation

The Ravens used their first draft to select Lewis and Ogden, giving a young franchise two Hall of Fame pillars before the wins arrived.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1990, 199114 NFL seasons211 career games90 career passing yards3 career passing touchdowns8,261 career rushing yards56 career rushing touchdowns512 career receptions4,605 career receiving yards15 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 2114 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 3, 1984Most recent: Dec 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