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Derek Tennell

Retired

Minnesota Vikings · WR

Derek Tennell recorded 75 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns.

▶Best highlights

4.9

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

9

playoff games

75

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Derek Tennell's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXVII
BUFFALOBILLS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 31, 1993

Buffalo Bills vs Dallas Cowboys

Super Bowl XXVII · Jan 31, 1993

0 rec · 0 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Divisional Round
1992
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 10, 1993

Philadelphia Eagles vs Dallas Cowboys

Divisional Round · Jan 10, 1993

1 rec · 1 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1988
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 20, 1988

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 20, 1988

3 rec · 25 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1987
CLEVELANDBROWNS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OCT 18, 1987

Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1987

2 rec · 20 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1993
DALLASCOWBOYS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 12, 1993

Dallas Cowboys vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 12, 1993

5 rec · 43 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Derek Tennell's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 43 receiving yards · 5 receptions · 5 targets

Regular Season
1993
DALLASCOWBOYS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 12, 1993

Dallas Cowboys vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 12, 1993

5 rec · 43 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 receiving touchdown

Divisional Round
1992
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 10, 1993

Philadelphia Eagles vs Dallas Cowboys

Divisional Round · Jan 10, 1993

1 rec · 1 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Derek Tennell's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1985–1995

01
CLETENNELL—Derek Tennell
CLEKOSAR19Bernie Kosar
CLEMATTHEWS—Clay Matthews Jr.

Three AFC title games, three painful endings

Cleveland Browns · Kosar and the Denver heartbreaks

A homegrown contender reached three conference championship games in four seasons before The Drive and The Fumble became permanent Cleveland memories.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

02
DETTENNELL—Derek Tennell
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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Franchise era

1989–1999

03
DALTENNELL—Derek Tennell
DALAIKMAN8Troy Aikman
DALSMITH22Emmitt Smith

A bold rebuild produces three championships

Dallas Cowboys · The Triplets dynasty

Jimmy Johnson converted the Herschel Walker trade into a deep young roster, and Dallas won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Franchise era

1992–2000

04
MINTENNELL—Derek Tennell
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

Super Bowl champion · 19926 NFL seasons75 career games40 career receptions371 career receiving yards5 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 09 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Oct 4, 1987Most recent: Jan 9, 1994

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