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Phil Hansen

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Buffalo Bills · DE

Phil Hansen recorded 153 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

0.6

tackles/gm

14

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

153

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Super Bowl
XXVIII
BUFFALOBILLS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 30, 1994

Buffalo Bills vs Dallas Cowboys

Super Bowl XXVIII · Jan 30, 1994

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXVII
BUFFALOBILLS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 31, 1993

Buffalo Bills vs Dallas Cowboys

Super Bowl XXVII · Jan 31, 1993

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXVI
W
BUFFALOBILLS
WSH
JAN 26, 1992

Buffalo Bills vs WSH

Super Bowl XXVI · Jan 26, 1992

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1993
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 23, 1994

Kansas City Chiefs vs Buffalo Bills

Conference Championship · Jan 23, 1994

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1992
BUFFALOBILLS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 17, 1993

Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins

Conference Championship · Jan 17, 1993

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 9 total tackles

Regular Season
1999
OAKLANDRAIDERS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 17, 1999

Oakland Raiders vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 17, 1999

9 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1998
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 4, 1998

San Francisco 49ers vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 4, 1998

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2000
GREEN BAYPACKERS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 10, 2000

Green Bay Packers vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 10, 2000

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
1999
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 21, 1999

Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 21, 1999

7 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
1999
BUFFALOBILLS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SEP 12, 1999

Buffalo Bills vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 12, 1999

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1985–1996

01
BUFHANSEN—Phil Hansen
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

1997–2016

02
BUFHANSEN—Phil Hansen
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Career accomplishments

11 NFL seasons153 career games51 career solo tackles62 career sacksJersey: 9014 playoff appearances3 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 1, 1991Most recent: Jan 6, 2002

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