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Orpheus Roye

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Pittsburgh Steelers · DE

Orpheus Roye recorded 169 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with Pittsburgh Steelers, CLV, Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

2.1

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

13

indexed seasons

169

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Orpheus Roye's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2002
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 5, 2003

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Jan 5, 2003

3 tackles · 1 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 · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2005
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 4, 2005

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 4, 2005

7 tackles · 2 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

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Orpheus Roye's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 8 total tackles

Regular Season
1999
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 7, 1999

Pittsburgh Steelers vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 7, 1999

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
2005
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 4, 2005

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 4, 2005

7 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 4 tackles for loss

Regular Season
1999
CINCINNATIBENGALS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NOV 28, 1999

Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Nov 28, 1999

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2006
DENVERBRONCOS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OCT 22, 2006

Denver Broncos vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 22, 2006

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2002
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 24, 2002

Cleveland Browns vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 24, 2002

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Orpheus Roye's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1981–1996

01
NYJROYE—Orpheus Roye
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

02
BUFROYE—Orpheus Roye
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

1992–2006

03
PITROYE—Orpheus Roye
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

1992–2002

04
CINROYE—Orpheus Roye
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

05
NYJROYE—Orpheus Roye
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

1999–2017

06
CLEROYE—Orpheus Roye
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

2007–2021

07
PITROYE—Orpheus Roye
PITROETHLISBERGER7Ben Roethlisberger
PITPOLAMALU43Troy Polamalu

Stability survives constant roster change

Pittsburgh Steelers · Tomlin, Ben and another title

Mike Tomlin won Super Bowl XLIII in his second season and kept Pittsburgh in contention through elite defenses and increasingly explosive passing teams.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 200813 NFL seasons169 career games230 career solo tackles21 career sacksDrafted by: PITDraft pick: 200Jersey: 965 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 1, 1996Most recent: Dec 28, 2008

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