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Oliver Gibson

Retired

Cincinnati Bengals · DT

Oliver Gibson recorded 126 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

1.4

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

126

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Oliver Gibson's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2000
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
SEP 17, 2000

Cincinnati Bengals vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Sep 17, 2000

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1998
BALTIMORERAVENS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 18, 1998

Baltimore Ravens vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1998

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1997
DENVERBRONCOS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 11, 1998

Denver Broncos vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Conference Championship · Jan 11, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1997
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 3, 1998

New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional Round · Jan 3, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1996
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 5, 1997

Pittsburgh Steelers vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 5, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Oliver Gibson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 7 total tackles

Regular Season
2002
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OCT 13, 2002

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 13, 2002

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 sacks · 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2000
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
SEP 17, 2000

Cincinnati Bengals vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Sep 17, 2000

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2002
CINCINNATIBENGALS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
SEP 15, 2002

Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Sep 15, 2002

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2002
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEP 29, 2002

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 29, 2002

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Oliver Gibson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2006

01
PITGIBSON—Oliver Gibson
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

1981–1996

02
NYJGIBSON—Oliver Gibson
NYJGASTINEAU99Mark Gastineau
NYJKLECKO—Joe Klecko

Pass rush returns the Jets to January

New York Jets · The Sack Exchange and more near misses

The Sack Exchange led consecutive playoff teams, and the 1986 club began 10–1 before injuries and an overtime loss ended its run.

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Franchise era

1985–1996

03
BUFGIBSON—Oliver Gibson
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

1992–2002

04
CINGIBSON—Oliver Gibson
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

1997–2006

05
NYJGIBSON—Oliver Gibson
NYJMARTIN28Curtis Martin
NYJTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Franchise era

2003–2010

06
CINGIBSON—Oliver Gibson
CINPALMER9Carson Palmer
CINJOHNSON85Chad Johnson

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

9 NFL seasons126 career games131 career solo tackles18 career sacksDrafted by: PITDraft pick: 120Jersey: 994 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 1995Most 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