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Darius Holland

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Denver Broncos · DT

Darius Holland recorded 104 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers.

▶Best highlights

0.8

tackles/gm

9

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

104

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Darius Holland's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXXII
DENVERBRONCOS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 25, 1998

Denver Broncos vs Green Bay Packers

Super Bowl XXXII · Jan 25, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXXI
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 26, 1997

Green Bay Packers vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXI · Jan 26, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2003
DENVERBRONCOS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
JAN 4, 2004

Denver Broncos vs Indianapolis Colts

Wild Card · Jan 4, 2004

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1997
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 11, 1998

Green Bay Packers vs San Francisco 49ers

Conference Championship · Jan 11, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1997
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 4, 1998

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Green Bay Packers

Divisional Round · Jan 4, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Darius Holland's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 5 total tackles · 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2000
CLEVELANDBROWNS
BALTIMORERAVENS
NOV 26, 2000

Cleveland Browns vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Nov 26, 2000

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 sack · 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2000
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SEP 24, 2000

Cleveland Browns vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Sep 24, 2000

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
1999
CINCINNATIBENGALS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OCT 10, 1999

Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 10, 1999

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2000
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 12, 2000

New England Patriots vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 12, 2000

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Darius Holland's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2007

01
GBHOLLAND—Darius Holland
GBFAVRE4Brett Favre
GBWHITE92Reggie White

Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

02
DETHOLLAND—Darius Holland
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

1989–1998

03
KCHOLLAND—Darius Holland
KCTHOMAS58Derrick Thomas
KCSMITH90Neil Smith

Defense and power make the Chiefs a fixture

Kansas City Chiefs · Martyball restores Arrowhead

Marty Schottenheimer and Thomas produced seven playoff appearances and one of football's loudest home advantages, though no Super Bowl trip followed.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

04
CLEHOLLAND—Darius Holland
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

2001–2013

05
MINHOLLAND—Darius Holland
MINPETERSON28Adrian Peterson
MINALLEN69Jared Allen

A singular runner carries changing teams

Minnesota Vikings · The Peterson years

Peterson returned from major knee surgery to rush for 2,097 yards, while Brett Favre's 2009 season produced another painful NFC title-game finish.

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Franchise era

1999–2011

06
DENHOLLAND—Darius Holland
DENBAILEY24Champ Bailey
DENSMITH80Rod Smith

Good defenses and changing quarterbacks

Denver Broncos · Searching after Elway

Denver remained competitive and reached the 2005 AFC title game, then a run of instability ended with Tim Tebow's brief, unforgettable playoff moment.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 19969 NFL seasons104 career games61 career solo tackles5 career sacksDrafted by: GBDraft pick: 65Jersey: 909 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 1995Most recent: Sep 26, 2004

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