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Brian Kinchen

Retired

New England Patriots · TE

Brian Kinchen recorded 174 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with New England Patriots, Carolina Panthers, Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins.

▶Best highlights

9.5

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

2

playoff games

174

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Brian Kinchen's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1994
TENNESSEETITANS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 27, 1994

Tennessee Titans vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 27, 1994

4 rec · 62 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1996
BALTIMORERAVENS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DEC 15, 1996

Baltimore Ravens vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Dec 15, 1996

6 rec · 87 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1996
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
BALTIMORERAVENS
NOV 24, 1996

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Nov 24, 1996

9 rec · 71 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1996
BALTIMORERAVENS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 8, 1996

Baltimore Ravens vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1996

3 rec · 39 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1996
TENNESSEETITANS
BALTIMORERAVENS
DEC 22, 1996

Tennessee Titans vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Dec 22, 1996

7 rec · 70 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Brian Kinchen's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 87 receiving yards

Regular Season
1996
BALTIMORERAVENS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DEC 15, 1996

Baltimore Ravens vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Dec 15, 1996

6 rec · 87 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career highs: 9 receptions · 15 targets

Regular Season
1996
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
BALTIMORERAVENS
NOV 24, 1996

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Nov 24, 1996

9 rec · 71 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 receiving touchdown

Regular Season
1999
CAROLINAPANTHERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DEC 12, 1999

Carolina Panthers vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Dec 12, 1999

1 rec · 26 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Brian Kinchen's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1999

01
MIAKINCHEN—Brian Kinchen
MIAMARINO13Dan Marino
MIACLAYTON83Mark Clayton

The quickest release in football rewrites passing

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Marino shattered records immediately and kept Miami relevant for seventeen seasons, though his lone Super Bowl came in year two.

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Franchise era

1985–1995

02
CLEKINCHEN—Brian Kinchen
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

1996–1999

03
BALKINCHEN—Brian Kinchen
BALLEWIS52Ray Lewis
BALOGDEN75Jonathan Ogden

A new franchise drafts its defensive spine

Baltimore Ravens · The Baltimore foundation

The Ravens used their first draft to select Lewis and Ogden, giving a young franchise two Hall of Fame pillars before the wins arrived.

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Franchise era

1995–2001

04
CARKINCHEN—Brian Kinchen
CARMILLS51Sam Mills
CARGREENE91Kevin Greene

The second season reaches the NFC title game

Carolina Panthers · An expansion team arrives early

Carolina won its division and reached the 1996 NFC Championship Game in only its second season before the original core receded.

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Franchise era

2001–2006

05
NEKINCHEN—Brian Kinchen
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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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 200314 NFL seasons174 career games160 career receptions1,648 career receiving yards7 career receiving touchdowns5 career solo tacklesDrafted by: MIADraft pick: 320Jersey: 462 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1988Most recent: Dec 10, 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