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Cliff Odom

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Miami Dolphins · LB

Cliff Odom recorded 167 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens, Baltimore Colts, Cleveland Browns.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

5

playoff games

13

indexed seasons

167

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Cliff Odom's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1984
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DEC 16, 1984

Indianapolis Colts vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1984

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1992
BUFFALOBILLS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 17, 1993

Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins

Conference Championship · Jan 17, 1993

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1992
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 10, 1993

Los Angeles Chargers vs Miami Dolphins

Divisional Round · Jan 10, 1993

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

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Cliff Odom's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1984
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DEC 16, 1984

Indianapolis Colts vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1984

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1991
NEW YORKJETS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 22, 1991

New York Jets vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 22, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Cliff Odom's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1966–1984

01
CLEODOM—Cliff Odom
CLESIPE—Brian Sipe
CLENEWSOME—Ozzie Newsome

Sipe's late-game offense revives Cleveland

Cleveland Browns · From contention to the Kardiac Kids

The Browns remained competitive after Brown and later found a new identity in Sipe's dramatic 1980 MVP season.

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Franchise era

1972–1983

02
INDODOM—Cliff Odom
INDJONES—Bert Jones
INDMITCHELL—Lydell Mitchell

The Sack Pack briefly revives a fading home

Indianapolis Colts · Baltimore's final chapter

Jones's MVP-level peak produced three straight division titles before injuries, instability and stadium conflict preceded the move to Indianapolis.

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Franchise era

1984–1997

03
INDODOM—Cliff Odom
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

1983–1999

04
MIAODOM—Cliff Odom
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

13 NFL seasons167 career games11 career sacksJersey: 05 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 1980Most 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