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Cris Dishman

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Minnesota Vikings · CB

Cris Dishman recorded 199 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings, Kansas City Chiefs, WSH, Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, Houston Oilers.

▶Best highlights

0.6

tackles/gm

8

playoff games

13

indexed seasons

199

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Cris Dishman's most significant indexed performances.

KANSAS CITYCHIEFS

Kansas City Chiefs vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 28, 1999

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round

KANSAS CITYCHIEFS

TENNESSEETITANS

Kansas City Chiefs vs Tennessee Titans

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 1994

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

TENNESSEETITANS

Tennessee Titans vs Buffalo Bills

Wild Card · Jan 3, 1993

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round

TENNESSEETITANS

Tennessee Titans vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Jan 4, 1992

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

TENNESSEETITANS

New York Jets vs Tennessee Titans

Wild Card · Dec 29, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Cris Dishman's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 7 total tackles

MINNESOTAVIKINGS

Buffalo Bills vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 22, 2000

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 interceptions · 60 interception return yards

PHILADELPHIAEAGLES

WSH

Philadelphia Eagles vs WSH

Regular Season · Nov 15, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 3 passes defended

MINNESOTAVIKINGS

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 1, 2000

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

MINNESOTAVIKINGS

KANSAS CITYCHIEFS

Minnesota Vikings vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 12, 1999

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Cris Dishman's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1985–1996

Haywood Jeffires

A historic passing offense meets historic heartbreak

Tennessee Titans · Moon and the run-and-shoot

Moon flourished in Houston's wide-open offense and made seven straight playoffs, but the 32-point collapse in Buffalo became the era's defining ending.

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Franchise era

1989–1999

A bold rebuild produces three championships

Dallas Cowboys · The Triplets dynasty

Jimmy Johnson converted the Herschel Walker trade into a deep young roster, and Dallas won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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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

1986–2000

Defense carries an unlikely champion of the AFC

Los Angeles Chargers · Seau and the first Super Bowl

Seau became the emotional center of the franchise and the 1994 Chargers won three straight playoff games to reach Super Bowl XXIX.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

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

1999–2012

Priest Holmes and an elite line light up Sundays

Kansas City Chiefs · Great offenses, painful Januarys

Kansas City built record-setting offenses but remained unable to win a playoff game, then bottomed out before a transformative coaching hire.

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Franchise era

1992–2000

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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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1991, 1997First-team All-Pro · 199113 NFL seasons199 career games93 career solo tackles2 career sacksJersey: 258 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1988Most recent: Nov 23, 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