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John Parrella

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Las Vegas Raiders · DT

John Parrella recorded 166 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

1.3

tackles/gm

7

playoff games

12

indexed seasons

166

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to John Parrella's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXXVII
OAKLANDRAIDERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 26, 2003

Oakland Raiders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Super Bowl XXXVII · Jan 26, 2003

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXIX
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 29, 1995

Los Angeles Chargers vs San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XXIX · Jan 29, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2002
TENNESSEETITANS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 19, 2003

Tennessee Titans vs Oakland Raiders

Conference Championship · Jan 19, 2003

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2000
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
SEP 24, 2000

Seattle Seahawks vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Sep 24, 2000

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
DENVERBRONCOS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
NOV 7, 1999

Denver Broncos vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Nov 7, 1999

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from John Parrella's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 8 total tackles

Regular Season
2001
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DENVERBRONCOS
NOV 11, 2001

San Diego Chargers vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Nov 11, 2001

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 sacks · 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2000
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
SEP 24, 2000

Seattle Seahawks vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Sep 24, 2000

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2002
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 20, 2002

San Diego Chargers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 20, 2002

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2002
OAKLANDRAIDERS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
SEP 15, 2002

Oakland Raiders vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Sep 15, 2002

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped John Parrella's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1985–1996

01
BUFPARRELLA—John Parrella
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

1986–2000

02
LACPARRELLA—John Parrella
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

2001–2009

03
LACPARRELLA—John Parrella
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

2002–2015

04
LVPARRELLA—John Parrella
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon
LVASOMUGHA21Nnamdi Asomugha

The veteran peak collapses into constant turnover

Las Vegas Raiders · A Super Bowl and the wilderness

Oakland reached Super Bowl XXXVII but then endured thirteen seasons without a winning record as coaches and quarterbacks cycled.

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Career accomplishments

12 NFL seasons166 career games172 career solo tackles26 career sacksDrafted by: BUFDraft pick: 55Jersey: 977 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 5, 1993Most recent: Dec 25, 2004

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