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Ryan McNeil

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Ryan McNeil recorded 158 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, St. Louis Rams, Detroit Lions.

▶Best highlights

1.8

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

158

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Ryan McNeil's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1999
CINCINNATIBENGALS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OCT 10, 1999

Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 10, 1999

10 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1995
DETROITLIONS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 30, 1995

Detroit Lions vs Philadelphia Eagles

Wild Card · Dec 30, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1994
DETROITLIONS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DEC 31, 1994

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Wild Card · Dec 31, 1994

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1993
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DETROITLIONS
JAN 8, 1994

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Wild Card · Jan 8, 1994

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
DENVERBRONCOS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
OCT 21, 2001

Denver Broncos vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2001

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Ryan McNeil's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 10 total tackles

Regular Season
2001
DENVERBRONCOS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
OCT 21, 2001

Denver Broncos vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2001

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
2001
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
SEP 30, 2001

Cincinnati Bengals vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2001

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 4 passes defended

Regular Season
2000
DALLASCOWBOYS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NOV 5, 2000

Dallas Cowboys vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Nov 5, 2000

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2000
DALLASCOWBOYS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
OCT 1, 2000

Dallas Cowboys vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Oct 1, 2000

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 75 interception return yards

Regular Season
1997
LOS ANGELESRAMS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 12, 1997

Los Angeles Rams vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 12, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Ryan McNeil's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1989–1998

01
DETMCNEIL—Ryan McNeil
DETSANDERS20Barry Sanders
DETMOORE84Herman Moore

The league's most elusive runner

Detroit Lions · Barry Sanders

Sanders turned every carry into possibility and led the 1991 Lions to the NFC Championship Game, the franchise's lone playoff win of the era.

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Franchise era

1990–1998

02
LARMCNEIL—Ryan McNeil
LAREVERETT11Jim Everett
LARBETTIS36Jerome Bettis

A franchise changes cities while rebuilding

Los Angeles Rams · Decline and the move to St. Louis

The final Anaheim teams faded before Georgia Frontiere moved the club to St. Louis, where Bruce became the first piece of a sudden offensive leap.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

03
CLEMCNEIL—Ryan McNeil
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

04
DALMCNEIL—Ryan McNeil
DALROMO9Tony Romo
DALWITTEN82Jason Witten

Undrafted improvisation restores contention

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

Romo developed into a prolific quarterback and gave Dallas repeated division titles, though a sequence of narrow playoff losses shaped the era's reputation.

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Franchise era

2001–2009

05
LACMCNEIL—Ryan McNeil
LACTOMLINSON21LaDainian Tomlinson
LACRIVERS17Philip Rivers

An extraordinary core dominates the regular season

Los Angeles Chargers · Tomlinson, Gates and Rivers

Tomlinson's MVP records and a loaded roster produced five division titles, but injuries and close losses repeatedly blocked a Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

1999–2011

06
DENMCNEIL—Ryan McNeil
DENBAILEY24Champ Bailey
DENSMITH80Rod Smith

Good defenses and changing quarterbacks

Denver Broncos · Searching after Elway

Denver remained competitive and reached the 2005 AFC title game, then a run of instability ended with Tim Tebow's brief, unforgettable playoff moment.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 200111 NFL seasons158 career games242 career solo tackles1 career sacksDrafted by: DETDraft pick: 33Jersey: 473 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 5, 1993Most recent: Dec 7, 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