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Jason Hanson

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Jason Hanson recorded 327 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 21 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions.

▶Best highlights

0.1

tackles/gm

6

playoff games

21

indexed seasons

327

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Jason Hanson's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2011
DETROITLIONS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JAN 7, 2012

Detroit Lions vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2012

0/0 FG · 0 long · 4 XP

Wild Card
1999
DETROITLIONS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
JAN 8, 2000

Detroit Lions vs Washington Commanders

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2000

0/0 FG · 0 long · 1 XP

Wild Card
1997
DETROITLIONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 28, 1997

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1997

1/1 FG · 0 long · 1 XP

Wild Card
1995
DETROITLIONS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 30, 1995

Detroit Lions vs Philadelphia Eagles

Wild Card · Dec 30, 1995

0/0 FG · 0 long · 3 XP

Wild Card
1994
DETROITLIONS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DEC 31, 1994

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Wild Card · Dec 31, 1994

1/2 FG · 0 long · 1 XP

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Jason Hanson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 6 field goals made

Regular Season
1999
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 17, 1999

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 17, 1999

6/7 FG · 49 long · 1 XP

Career high: 56-yard longest field goal

Regular Season
2008
DETROITLIONS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NOV 16, 2008

Detroit Lions vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Nov 16, 2008

3/3 FG · 56 long · 1 XP

Career high: 2 field goals from 50+ yards

Regular Season
2010
DETROITLIONS
NEW YORKGIANTS
OCT 17, 2010

Detroit Lions vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Oct 17, 2010

2/2 FG · 50 long · 2 XP

Career high: 7 extra points made

Regular Season
2011
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 20, 2011

Carolina Panthers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 20, 2011

0/0 FG · 0 long · 7 XP

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Jason Hanson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1989–1998

01
DETHANSON4Jason Hanson
DETSANDERS20Barry Sanders
DETMOORE84Herman Moore

The league's most elusive runner

Detroit Lions · Barry Sanders

Sanders turned every carry into possibility and led the 1991 Lions to the NFC Championship Game, the franchise's lone playoff win of the era.

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Franchise era

1999–2008

02
DETHANSON4Jason Hanson
DETWILLIAMS11Roy Williams
DETROGERS92Shaun Rogers

A painful rebuild reaches rock bottom

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Sanders retired abruptly and years of poor roster construction culminated in the league's first 0–16 season.

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Franchise era

2009–2020

03
DETHANSON4Jason Hanson
DETSTAFFORD9Matthew Stafford
DETJOHNSON81Calvin Johnson

Spectacular talent fights organizational instability

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Stafford and Johnson powered explosive offenses and three playoff trips, but Detroit could not turn their peak into a postseason victory.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1997, 199921 NFL seasons327 career games20 career solo tacklesDrafted by: DETDraft pick: 56Jersey: 46 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 6, 1992Most recent: Dec 30, 2012

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