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Darryl Talley

Retired

Minnesota Vikings · OLB

Darryl Talley recorded 216 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

18

playoff games

14

indexed seasons

216

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Darryl Talley's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXVIII
BUFFALOBILLS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 30, 1994

Buffalo Bills vs Dallas Cowboys

Super Bowl XXVIII · Jan 30, 1994

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXVII
BUFFALOBILLS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 31, 1993

Buffalo Bills vs Dallas Cowboys

Super Bowl XXVII · Jan 31, 1993

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXVI
W
BUFFALOBILLS
WSH
JAN 26, 1992

Buffalo Bills vs WSH

Super Bowl XXVI · Jan 26, 1992

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXV
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 27, 1991

Buffalo Bills vs New York Giants

Super Bowl XXV · Jan 27, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1993
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 23, 1994

Kansas City Chiefs vs Buffalo Bills

Conference Championship · Jan 23, 1994

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Darryl Talley's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1990
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 2, 1990

Philadelphia Eagles vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 2, 1990

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Conference Championship
1990
OAKLANDRAIDERS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 20, 1991

Oakland Raiders vs Buffalo Bills

Conference Championship · Jan 20, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Darryl Talley's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1966–1984

01
BUFTALLEY—Darryl Talley
BUFSIMPSON—O.J. Simpson
BUFFERGUSON—Joe Ferguson

Simpson runs into history

Buffalo Bills · The Electric Company and Ground Chuck

An elite line powered Simpson's 2,003-yard season before Chuck Knox later returned Buffalo to the playoffs with a tougher, balanced roster.

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Franchise era

1985–1996

02
BUFTALLEY—Darryl Talley
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

1989–1996

03
ATLTALLEY—Darryl Talley
ATLSANDERS21Deion Sanders
ATLRISON89Andre Rison

Deion Sanders makes Atlanta an event

Atlanta Falcons · Prime Time changes the temperature

Sanders brought speed and swagger to a franchise still searching for consistency, setting the tone for a bolder Atlanta football identity.

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Franchise era

1992–2000

04
MINTALLEY—Darryl Talley
MINCARTER80Cris Carter
MINMOSS84Randy Moss

The league's most explosive offense

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Moss transformed the league as a rookie and the 15–1 Vikings set a scoring record before falling in overtime one game short of the Super Bowl.

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Career accomplishments

First-team All-Pro · 1990, 1993Pro Bowl selection · 1990, 199114 NFL seasons216 career games39 career sacksJersey: 5518 playoff appearances4 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1983Most recent: Dec 28, 1996

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