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James Francis

Retired

Washington Commanders · LB

James Francis recorded 133 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Washington Redskins, Cincinnati Bengals, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, San Diego Chargers.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

133

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to James Francis's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1992
DETROITLIONS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 22, 1992

Detroit Lions vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 22, 1992

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 2 INT

Regular Season
1990
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
OCT 1, 1990

Cincinnati Bengals vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Oct 1, 1990

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1990
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEP 23, 1990

New England Patriots vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 23, 1990

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1999
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 15, 2000

Washington Commanders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2000

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1990
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 13, 1991

Cincinnati Bengals vs Oakland Raiders

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from James Francis's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 3 total tackles

Regular Season
1999
MIAMIDOLPHINS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
JAN 2, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Jan 2, 2000

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1992
DETROITLIONS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 22, 1992

Detroit Lions vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 22, 1992

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
1999
CHICAGOBEARS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
OCT 31, 1999

Chicago Bears vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Oct 31, 1999

1 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
1996
CINCINNATIBENGALS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 15, 1996

Cincinnati Bengals vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 15, 1996

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped James Francis's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

01
CINFRANCIS—James Francis
CINANDERSON14Ken Anderson
CINESIASON7Boomer Esiason

Anderson and Esiason lead different Super Bowl teams

Cincinnati Bengals · Two AFC championships

Forrest Gregg's 1981 team and Sam Wyche's no-huddle 1988 team each reached the Super Bowl, both falling late to San Francisco.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

02
CINFRANCIS—James Francis
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

1986–2000

03
LACFRANCIS—James Francis
LACSEAU55Junior Seau
LACHUMPHRIES12Stan Humphries

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

1992–2000

04
MINFRANCIS—James Francis
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

05
NEFRANCIS—James Francis
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

1993–2011

06
WASFRANCIS—James Francis
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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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons133 career games3 career solo tackles34 career sacksJersey: 513 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 9, 1990Most recent: Jan 15, 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