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Bruce McNorton

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Bruce McNorton recorded 116 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

2

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

116

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Bruce McNorton's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
1983
DETROITLIONS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 31, 1983

Detroit Lions vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Dec 31, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1982
W
DETROITLIONS
WSH
JAN 8, 1983

Detroit Lions vs WSH

Wild Card · Jan 8, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1989
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 1, 1989

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 1, 1989

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1990
DETROITLIONS
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 2, 1990

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 2, 1990

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1990
DENVERBRONCOS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 22, 1990

Denver Broncos vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 22, 1990

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Bruce McNorton's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
1983
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 24, 1983

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 24, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 33 interception return yards

Regular Season
1990
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 11, 1990

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 11, 1990

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Bruce McNorton's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1959–1988

01
DETMCNORTON—Bruce McNorton
DETLEBEAU—Dick LeBeau
DETBARNEY—Lem Barney

Great defenders and Billy Sims cannot sustain a winner

Detroit Lions · The long wait

Detroit produced elite players but only intermittent contention, and Sims's career-altering injury removed the brightest offensive hope.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

02
DETMCNORTON—Bruce McNorton
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

1983–1999

03
MIAMCNORTON—Bruce McNorton
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 seasons116 career games1 career sacksJersey: 02 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Dec 12, 1982Most recent: Dec 2, 1990

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