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Lee Johnson

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Lee Johnson recorded 259 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 18 rostered seasons with Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, Houston Oilers.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

9

playoff games

18

indexed seasons

259

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Lee Johnson's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXIII
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 22, 1989

Cincinnati Bengals vs San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XXIII · Jan 22, 1989

5 punts · 221 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Regular Season
1994
CINCINNATIBENGALS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 16, 1994

Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 16, 1994

7 punts · 326 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Regular Season
1990
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEP 23, 1990

New England Patriots vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 23, 1990

5 punts · 207 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Conference Championship
2002
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 19, 2003

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Conference Championship · Jan 19, 2003

7 punts · 279 punt yds · 3 inside 20

Divisional Round
2002
ATLANTAFALCONS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 11, 2003

Atlanta Falcons vs Philadelphia Eagles

Divisional Round · Jan 11, 2003

5 punts · 207 punt yds · 3 inside 20

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Lee Johnson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 11 punts · 474 punting yards

Regular Season
1997
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 2, 1997

Los Angeles Chargers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 2, 1997

11 punts · 474 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Career high: 6 punts inside the 20

Regular Season
2000
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 5, 2000

Buffalo Bills vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 5, 2000

8 punts · 336 punt yds · 6 inside 20

Career high: 332 net punting yards

Regular Season
2000
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEP 3, 2000

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Sep 3, 2000

9 punts · 365 punt yds · 5 inside 20

Career high: 3 punts downed

Conference Championship
2002
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 19, 2003

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Conference Championship · Jan 19, 2003

7 punts · 279 punt yds · 3 inside 20

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Lee Johnson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1985–1996

01
TENJOHNSON—Lee Johnson
TENMOON1Warren Moon
TENJEFFIRES80Haywood Jeffires

A historic passing offense meets historic heartbreak

Tennessee Titans · Moon and the run-and-shoot

Moon flourished in Houston's wide-open offense and made seven straight playoffs, but the 32-point collapse in Buffalo became the era's defining ending.

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Franchise era

1985–1995

02
CLEJOHNSON—Lee Johnson
CLEKOSAR19Bernie Kosar
CLEMATTHEWS—Clay Matthews Jr.

Three AFC title games, three painful endings

Cleveland Browns · Kosar and the Denver heartbreaks

A homegrown contender reached three conference championship games in four seasons before The Drive and The Fumble became permanent Cleveland memories.

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Franchise era

1980–1991

03
CINJOHNSON—Lee Johnson
CINANDERSON14Ken Anderson
CINESIASON7Boomer Esiason

Anderson and Esiason lead different Super Bowl teams

Cincinnati Bengals · Two AFC championships

Forrest Gregg's 1981 team and Sam Wyche's no-huddle 1988 team each reached the Super Bowl, both falling late to San Francisco.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

04
CINJOHNSON—Lee Johnson
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

1993–2000

05
NEJOHNSON—Lee Johnson
NEBLEDSOE11Drew Bledsoe
NECOATES87Ben Coates

A No. 1 quarterback brings the Patriots back

New England Patriots · Parcells and Bledsoe reset expectations

Robert Kraft's ownership and Bill Parcells's coaching stabilized the organization, leading to Super Bowl XXXI and a roster ready for another regime.

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Franchise era

2001–2013

06
MINJOHNSON—Lee Johnson
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

2001–2006

07
NEJOHNSON—Lee Johnson
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEBRUSCHI54Tedy Bruschi

Situational football produces three titles

New England Patriots · The first dynasty

Brady replaced an injured Bledsoe and Belichick's adaptable teams won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

08
PHIJOHNSON—Lee Johnson
PHIMCNABB5Donovan McNabb
PHIDAWKINS20Brian Dawkins

Five NFC title games make contention routine

Philadelphia Eagles · Reid and McNabb

Andy Reid and McNabb created the franchise's most sustained run of success and reached Super Bowl XXXIX after four straight NFC title-game appearances.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 200118 NFL seasons259 career games37 career passing yards2 career passing touchdowns-32 career rushing yards2 career solo tacklesDrafted by: HOUDraft pick: 138Jersey: 69 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 8, 1985Most recent: Jan 19, 2003

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