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Brian Hansen

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Brian Hansen recorded 212 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 15 rostered seasons with Washington Redskins, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints.

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tackles/gm

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playoff games

15

indexed seasons

212

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Brian Hansen's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1991
W
CLEVELANDBROWNS
WSH
OCT 13, 1991

Cleveland Browns vs WSH

Regular Season · Oct 13, 1991

5 punts · 203 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Wild Card
1987
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JAN 3, 1988

Minnesota Vikings vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Jan 3, 1988

6 punts · 265 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Regular Season
1988
DENVERBRONCOS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 20, 1988

Denver Broncos vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 20, 1988

1 punts · 36 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Regular Season
1997
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NEW YORKJETS
SEP 21, 1997

Oakland Raiders vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Sep 21, 1997

4 punts · 147 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Regular Season
1996
NEW YORKJETS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DEC 8, 1996

New York Jets vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1996

5 punts · 208 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Brian Hansen's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 10 punts

Regular Season
1990
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 11, 1990

Indianapolis Colts vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 11, 1990

10 punts · 385 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Career high: 432 punting yards

Regular Season
1988
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
OCT 23, 1988

Oakland Raiders vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 23, 1988

9 punts · 432 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Career highs: 1 punt inside the 20 · 1 punt downed

Regular Season
1999
CHICAGOBEARS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
OCT 31, 1999

Chicago Bears vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Oct 31, 1999

3 punts · 133 punt yds · 1 inside 20

Career high: 148 net punting yards

Regular Season
1999
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 24, 1999

Washington Commanders vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 24, 1999

6 punts · 229 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Brian Hansen's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1967–1986

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NOHANSEN—Brian Hansen
NOMANNING—Archie Manning
NODEMPSEY—Tom Dempsey

Dempsey's kick and Manning's resilience

New Orleans Saints · The long beginning

New Orleans produced beloved moments but no winning season in its first two decades, turning loyalty itself into the franchise's defining trait.

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Franchise era

1987–1999

02
NOHANSEN—Brian Hansen
NOJACKSON—Rickey Jackson
NOMILLS51Sam Mills

Linebacker defense delivers the first winners

New Orleans Saints · The Dome Patrol

Jim Mora's defense sent four linebackers to the Pro Bowl and ended the franchise's wait for winning seasons and playoff football.

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Franchise era

1976–1992

03
NEHANSEN—Brian Hansen
NEHANNAH—John Hannah
NEGROGAN—Steve Grogan

Strong running teams reach the first Super Bowl

New England Patriots · From contender to crisis

New England produced several excellent teams and reached Super Bowl XX before ownership turmoil and a near-relocation threatened the franchise.

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Franchise era

1985–1995

04
CLEHANSEN—Brian Hansen
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

1981–1996

05
NYJHANSEN—Brian Hansen
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

1997–2006

06
NYJHANSEN—Brian Hansen
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

1993–2011

07
WASHANSEN—Brian Hansen
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

Pro Bowl selection · 198415 NFL seasons212 career games45 career passing yards1 career passing touchdowns-25 career rushing yardsJersey: 121 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 2, 1984Most recent: Oct 31, 1999

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