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Paul Lankford

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Paul Lankford recorded 130 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Miami Dolphins.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

12

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

130

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Paul Lankford's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XIX
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 20, 1985

Miami Dolphins vs San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XIX · Jan 20, 1985

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XVII
W
MIAMIDOLPHINS
WSH
JAN 30, 1983

Miami Dolphins vs WSH

Super Bowl XVII · Jan 30, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1990
MIAMIDOLPHINS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 12, 1991

Miami Dolphins vs Buffalo Bills

Divisional Round · Jan 12, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1990
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 5, 1991

Kansas City Chiefs vs Miami Dolphins

Wild Card · Jan 5, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1985
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 12, 1986

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Conference Championship · Jan 12, 1986

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Paul Lankford's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1989
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEP 17, 1989

Miami Dolphins vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Sep 17, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 44 interception return yards

Regular Season
1987
NEW YORKJETS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 7, 1987

New York Jets vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 7, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Paul Lankford's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1975–1982

01
MIALANKFORD—Paul Lankford
MIAGRIESE12Bob Griese
MIAMOORE89Nat Moore

The Killer B's defense returns Miami to the Super Bowl

Miami Dolphins · The bridge to Marino

Miami remained a regular contender and rode its defense through the strike-shortened 1982 postseason before drafting its next defining quarterback.

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Franchise era

1983–1999

02
MIALANKFORD—Paul Lankford
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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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons130 career games3 career sacksJersey: 012 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 21, 1982Most recent: Dec 22, 1991

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