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Tony Cline

Retired

Pittsburgh Steelers · TE

Tony Cline recorded 48 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 4 rostered seasons with Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

5.3

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

3

playoff games

48

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Tony Cline's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
1995
BUFFALOBILLS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 6, 1996

Buffalo Bills vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional Round · Jan 6, 1996

3 rec · 36 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Wild Card
1995
MIAMIDOLPHINS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 30, 1995

Miami Dolphins vs Buffalo Bills

Wild Card · Dec 30, 1995

2 rec · 32 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1996
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKGIANTS
SEP 1, 1996

Buffalo Bills vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Sep 1, 1996

6 rec · 41 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1996
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 22, 1996

Kansas City Chiefs vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 22, 1996

1 rec · 4 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1999
TENNESSEETITANS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 3, 1999

Tennessee Titans vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 3, 1999

2 rec · 39 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Tony Cline's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 41 receiving yards · 6 receptions · 8 targets

Regular Season
1996
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKGIANTS
SEP 1, 1996

Buffalo Bills vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Sep 1, 1996

6 rec · 41 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 receiving touchdown

Regular Season
1996
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 22, 1996

Kansas City Chiefs vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 22, 1996

1 rec · 4 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Tony Cline's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1985–1996

01
BUFCLINE—Tony Cline
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

1997–2016

02
BUFCLINE—Tony Cline
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

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

1992–2006

03
PITCLINE—Tony Cline
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

1999–2010

04
SFCLINE—Tony Cline
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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Career accomplishments

4 NFL seasons48 career games32 career receptions255 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 483 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 1995Most recent: Jan 2, 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