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Don Griffin

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Don Griffin recorded 161 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

17

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

161

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Don Griffin's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXIV
DENVERBRONCOS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 28, 1990

Denver Broncos vs San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XXIV · Jan 28, 1990

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXIII
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 22, 1989

Cincinnati Bengals vs San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XXIII · Jan 22, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1993
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 23, 1994

San Francisco 49ers vs Dallas Cowboys

Conference Championship · Jan 23, 1994

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1994
NEW YORKGIANTS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 4, 1994

New York Giants vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 4, 1994

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1996
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 29, 1996

Philadelphia Eagles vs San Francisco 49ers

Wild Card · Dec 29, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Don Griffin's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1995
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
SEP 10, 1995

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Sep 10, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 23 interception return yards

Regular Season
1990
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
DEC 17, 1990

San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Dec 17, 1990

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Don Griffin's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1979–1990

01
SFGRIFFIN—Don Griffin
SFMONTANA16Joe Montana
SFRICE80Jerry Rice

The West Coast offense wins four championships

San Francisco 49ers · Walsh, Montana and the dynasty

Bill Walsh paired precise passing with a rebuilt defense, and Montana's calm produced four Super Bowl victories without a loss.

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Franchise era

1991–1998

02
SFGRIFFIN—Don Griffin
SFYOUNG8Steve Young
SFRICE80Jerry Rice

A quarterback transition preserves greatness

San Francisco 49ers · Steve Young takes the baton

Young escaped Montana's shadow with an MVP peak and six touchdown passes in Super Bowl XXIX, extending the dynasty into another generation.

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Franchise era

1985–1995

03
CLEGRIFFIN—Don Griffin
CLEKOSAR19Bernie Kosar
CLEMATTHEWS—Clay Matthews Jr.

Three AFC title games, three painful endings

Cleveland Browns · Kosar and the Denver heartbreaks

A homegrown contender reached three conference championship games in four seasons before The Drive and The Fumble became permanent Cleveland memories.

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Franchise era

1986–1998

04
PHIGRIFFIN—Don Griffin
PHIWHITE92Reggie White
PHICUNNINGHAM7Randall Cunningham

A historic front cannot find a matching offense

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

White led one of football's deepest defenses while Cunningham reimagined quarterback movement, but the gifted group never won a playoff game together.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 1988, 198911 NFL seasons161 career games7 career sacksJersey: 2817 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 1986Most recent: Dec 29, 1996

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