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Skip McClendon

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Indianapolis Colts · DE

Skip McClendon recorded 92 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, Cincinnati Bengals, San Diego Chargers.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

5

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

92

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Skip McClendon'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

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1990
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 13, 1991

Cincinnati Bengals vs Oakland Raiders

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1990
TENNESSEETITANS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JAN 6, 1991

Tennessee Titans vs Cincinnati Bengals

Wild Card · Jan 6, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1988
BUFFALOBILLS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JAN 8, 1989

Buffalo Bills vs Cincinnati Bengals

Conference Championship · Jan 8, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1988
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 31, 1988

Seattle Seahawks vs Cincinnati Bengals

Divisional Round · Dec 31, 1988

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Skip McClendon's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
1993
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DENVERBRONCOS
OCT 3, 1993

Indianapolis Colts vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 3, 1993

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Skip McClendon's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

01
CINMCCLENDON—Skip McClendon
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

1986–2000

02
LACMCCLENDON—Skip McClendon
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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Franchise era

1984–1997

03
INDMCCLENDON—Skip McClendon
INDDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson
INDGEORGE1Jeff George

A new city waits through upheaval

Indianapolis Colts · Indianapolis searches for a cornerstone

Dickerson supplied the first playoff breakthrough and Harbaugh's 1995 team came within one catch of the Super Bowl before the franchise found its defining draft pick.

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Franchise era

1992–2000

04
MINMCCLENDON—Skip McClendon
MINCARTER80Cris Carter
MINMOSS84Randy Moss

The league's most explosive offense

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Moss transformed the league as a rookie and the 15–1 Vikings set a scoring record before falling in overtime one game short of the Super Bowl.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons92 career games8 career sacksJersey: 05 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 13, 1987Most recent: Jan 2, 1994

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