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John Jackson

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Cincinnati Bengals · OT

John Jackson recorded 172 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with Cincinnati Bengals, San Diego Chargers, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

13

playoff games

13

indexed seasons

172

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to John Jackson's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXX
DALLASCOWBOYS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 28, 1996

Dallas Cowboys vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Super Bowl XXX · Jan 28, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1997
DENVERBRONCOS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 11, 1998

Denver Broncos vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Conference Championship · Jan 11, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1997
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 3, 1998

New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional Round · Jan 3, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1996
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 5, 1997

Pittsburgh Steelers vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 5, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1996
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 29, 1996

Indianapolis Colts vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Dec 29, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from John Jackson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 total tackles

Regular Season
2000
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 17, 2000

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 17, 2000

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped John Jackson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

01
PITJACKSON—John Jackson
PITSTALLWORTH—John Stallworth
PITWOODSON26Rod Woodson

The old champions fade while defense reloads

Pittsburgh Steelers · After the dynasty

Pittsburgh remained competitive as its Hall of Famers retired and Woodson became the versatile star of a new defensive generation.

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Franchise era

1992–2006

02
PITJACKSON—John Jackson
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Franchise era

1981–1996

03
NYJJACKSON—John Jackson
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

1985–1996

04
BUFJACKSON—John Jackson
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

1992–2002

05
CINJACKSON—John Jackson
CINDILLON28Corey Dillon
CINPICKENS81Carl Pickens

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

06
NYJJACKSON—John Jackson
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

1986–2000

07
LACJACKSON—John Jackson
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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Career accomplishments

4 NFL seasons36 career games9 career receptions113 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 6513 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1988Most recent: Dec 17, 2000

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

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.