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Alex Gordon

Retired

Cincinnati Bengals · LB

Alex Gordon recorded 96 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Cincinnati Bengals, Los Angeles Raiders, RAI, New York Jets.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

2

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

96

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Alex Gordon's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1991
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 22, 1991

New England Patriots vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 22, 1991

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 20, 1987

Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 20, 1987

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NEW YORKJETS
SEP 21, 1987

New England Patriots vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Sep 21, 1987

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1990
OAKLANDRAIDERS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 20, 1991

Oakland Raiders vs Buffalo Bills

Conference Championship · Jan 20, 1991

0 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 Alex Gordon's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1991
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 22, 1991

New England Patriots vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 22, 1991

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1989
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 23, 1989

Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 23, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Alex Gordon's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1981–1996

01
NYJGORDON—Alex Gordon
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

1988–2001

02
LVGORDON—Alex Gordon
LVBROWN81Tim Brown
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon

Old stars give way to Gruden's veteran contender

Las Vegas Raiders · Back to Oakland

The Raiders returned home, developed Brown and Woodson, and found a precise veteran offense under Jon Gruden.

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Franchise era

1980–1991

03
CINGORDON—Alex Gordon
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

04
CINGORDON—Alex Gordon
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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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons96 career games12 career sacksJersey: 02 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 13, 1987Most recent: Jan 2, 1994

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