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Jerry Olsavsky

Retired

Baltimore Ravens · LB

Jerry Olsavsky recorded 117 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

10

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

117

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Jerry Olsavsky's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXX
DALLASCOWBOYS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 28, 1996

Dallas Cowboys vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Super Bowl XXX · Jan 28, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1997
DENVERBRONCOS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 11, 1998

Denver Broncos vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Conference Championship · Jan 11, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1997
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 3, 1998

New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional Round · Jan 3, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1996
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 5, 1997

Pittsburgh Steelers vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 5, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1996
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 29, 1996

Indianapolis Colts vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Dec 29, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Jerry Olsavsky's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
1995
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 29, 1995

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 29, 1995

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1996
BUFFALOBILLS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
SEP 16, 1996

Buffalo Bills vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Sep 16, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Jerry Olsavsky's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

01
PITOLSAVSKY—Jerry Olsavsky
PITSTALLWORTH—John Stallworth
PITWOODSON26Rod Woodson

The old champions fade while defense reloads

Pittsburgh Steelers · After the dynasty

Pittsburgh remained competitive as its Hall of Famers retired and Woodson became the versatile star of a new defensive generation.

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Franchise era

1992–2006

02
PITOLSAVSKY—Jerry Olsavsky
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Franchise era

1981–1996

03
NYJOLSAVSKY—Jerry Olsavsky
NYJGASTINEAU99Mark Gastineau
NYJKLECKO—Joe Klecko

Pass rush returns the Jets to January

New York Jets · The Sack Exchange and more near misses

The Sack Exchange led consecutive playoff teams, and the 1986 club began 10–1 before injuries and an overtime loss ended its run.

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Franchise era

1985–1996

04
BUFOLSAVSKY—Jerry Olsavsky
BUFKELLY12Jim Kelly
BUFTHOMAS34Thurman Thomas

Four consecutive AFC championships

Buffalo Bills · The K-Gun years

Kelly's no-huddle offense and a defense led by Smith reached four straight Super Bowls, an achievement defined equally by dominance and heartbreak.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

05
CINOLSAVSKY—Jerry Olsavsky
CINDILLON28Corey Dillon
CINPICKENS81Carl Pickens

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

06
NYJOLSAVSKY—Jerry Olsavsky
NYJMARTIN28Curtis Martin
NYJTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Franchise era

1996–1999

07
BALOLSAVSKY—Jerry Olsavsky
BALLEWIS52Ray Lewis
BALOGDEN75Jonathan Ogden

A new franchise drafts its defensive spine

Baltimore Ravens · The Baltimore foundation

The Ravens used their first draft to select Lewis and Ogden, giving a young franchise two Hall of Fame pillars before the wins arrived.

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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons117 career games3 career sacksJersey: 5610 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 10, 1989Most recent: Dec 27, 1998

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