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Eric Sanders

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Detroit Lions · OT

Eric Sanders recorded 158 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons.

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tackles/gm

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playoff games

12

indexed seasons

158

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Eric Sanders's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
1982
ATLANTAFALCONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 9, 1983

Atlanta Falcons vs Minnesota Vikings

Wild Card · Jan 9, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1992
DETROITLIONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 15, 1992

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 15, 1992

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1992
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 4, 1992

New Orleans Saints vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 4, 1992

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1992
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 27, 1992

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 27, 1992

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1992
W
DETROITLIONS
WSH
SEP 20, 1992

Detroit Lions vs WSH

Regular Season · Sep 20, 1992

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Eric Sanders's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1966–1988

01
ATLSANDERS—Eric Sanders
ATLBARTKOWSKI—Steve Bartkowski
ATLHUMPHREY—Claude Humphrey

The Grits Blitz and Bartkowski bring the first wins

Atlanta Falcons · Building an identity

After a difficult expansion launch, Atlanta found its first playoff teams through an attacking defense, Bartkowski's arm and Andrews's punishing running.

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Franchise era

1959–1988

02
DETSANDERS—Eric Sanders
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

03
DETSANDERS—Eric Sanders
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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Career accomplishments

12 NFL seasons158 career gamesJersey: 01 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 6, 1981Most recent: Oct 15, 1992

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