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Bobby Houston

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Minnesota Vikings · LB

Bobby Houston recorded 108 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, New York Jets, Green Bay Packers.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

3

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

108

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Bobby Houston's most significant indexed performances.

Conference Championship
1998
ATLANTAFALCONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 17, 1999

Atlanta Falcons vs Minnesota Vikings

Conference Championship · Jan 17, 1999

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1998
ARIZONACARDINALS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 10, 1999

Arizona Cardinals vs Minnesota Vikings

Divisional Round · Jan 10, 1999

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1991
NEW YORKJETS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 29, 1991

New York Jets vs Tennessee Titans

Wild Card · Dec 29, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1995
NEW YORKJETS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 17, 1995

New York Jets vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 17, 1995

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1995
LOS ANGELESRAMS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 3, 1995

Los Angeles Rams vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 3, 1995

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Bobby Houston's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
1995
NEW YORKJETS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 17, 1995

New York Jets vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 17, 1995

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1996
NEW YORKJETS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DEC 8, 1996

New York Jets vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Bobby Houston's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1968–1991

01
GBHOUSTON—Bobby Houston
GBLOFTON—James Lofton
GBDICKEY—Lynn Dickey

Two decades of searching after Lombardi

Green Bay Packers · The long road back

Green Bay cycled through coaches and rarely reached the playoffs before a new front office changed the franchise's direction.

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Franchise era

1981–1996

02
NYJHOUSTON—Bobby Houston
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

1986–2000

03
LACHOUSTON—Bobby Houston
LACSEAU55Junior Seau
LACHUMPHRIES12Stan Humphries

Defense carries an unlikely champion of the AFC

Los Angeles Chargers · Seau and the first Super Bowl

Seau became the emotional center of the franchise and the 1994 Chargers won three straight playoff games to reach Super Bowl XXIX.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

04
KCHOUSTON—Bobby Houston
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

1992–2000

05
MINHOUSTON—Bobby Houston
MINCARTER80Cris Carter
MINMOSS84Randy Moss

The league's most explosive offense

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Moss transformed the league as a rookie and the 15–1 Vikings set a scoring record before falling in overtime one game short of the Super Bowl.

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Career accomplishments

9 NFL seasons108 career games15 career sacksJersey: 553 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 9, 1990Most recent: Jan 17, 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