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Lance Johnstone

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Las Vegas Raiders · DE

Lance Johnstone recorded 150 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals.

▶Best highlights

1.6

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

150

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Lance Johnstone's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2003
DENVERBRONCOS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 19, 2003

Denver Broncos vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 19, 2003

2 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2004
DETROITLIONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 21, 2004

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 21, 2004

5 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DEC 26, 1999

Oakland Raiders vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 26, 1999

4 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
CAROLINAPANTHERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 22, 2002

Carolina Panthers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 22, 2002

5 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
TENNESSEETITANS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 9, 2001

Tennessee Titans vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 9, 2001

5 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Lance Johnstone's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 5 total tackles · 3 sacks

Regular Season
2004
DETROITLIONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 21, 2004

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 21, 2004

5 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 3 tackles for loss · 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2002
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 15, 2002

Minnesota Vikings vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2002

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 forced fumbles

Regular Season
1999
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DEC 26, 1999

Oakland Raiders vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 26, 1999

4 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2003
DENVERBRONCOS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 19, 2003

Denver Broncos vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 19, 2003

2 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Lance Johnstone's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1988–2003

01
ARIJOHNSTONE—Lance Johnstone
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Franchise era

1988–2001

02
LVJOHNSTONE—Lance Johnstone
LVBROWN81Tim Brown
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon

Old stars give way to Gruden's veteran contender

Las Vegas Raiders · Back to Oakland

The Raiders returned home, developed Brown and Woodson, and found a precise veteran offense under Jon Gruden.

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Franchise era

2001–2013

03
MINJOHNSTONE—Lance Johnstone
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

2002–2015

04
LVJOHNSTONE—Lance Johnstone
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon
LVASOMUGHA21Nnamdi Asomugha

The veteran peak collapses into constant turnover

Las Vegas Raiders · A Super Bowl and the wilderness

Oakland reached Super Bowl XXXVII but then endured thirteen seasons without a winning record as coaches and quarterbacks cycled.

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Career accomplishments

11 NFL seasons150 career games180 career solo tackles72 career sacksDrafted by: OAKDraft pick: 57Jersey: 513 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 1, 1996Most recent: Nov 19, 2006

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