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Yancey Thigpen

Retired

Tennessee Titans · WR

Yancey Thigpen recorded 111 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Tennessee Titans, Tennessee Oilers, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers.

▶Best highlights

45.8

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

12

playoff games

111

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Yancey Thigpen's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1997
DENVERBRONCOS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 7, 1997

Denver Broncos vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 7, 1997

6 rec · 175 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Regular Season
1997
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 26, 1997

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 26, 1997

11 rec · 196 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1995
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
SEP 24, 1995

Minnesota Vikings vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Sep 24, 1995

10 rec · 141 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1998
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
TENNESSEETITANS
SEP 27, 1998

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Sep 27, 1998

6 rec · 102 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
1999
TENNESSEETITANS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 3, 1999

Tennessee Titans vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 3, 1999

6 rec · 143 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Yancey Thigpen's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 196 receiving yards · 11 receptions

Regular Season
1997
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 26, 1997

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 26, 1997

11 rec · 196 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 3 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
1997
DENVERBRONCOS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 7, 1997

Denver Broncos vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 7, 1997

6 rec · 175 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Career high: 17 targets

Regular Season
1995
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
SEP 24, 1995

Minnesota Vikings vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Sep 24, 1995

10 rec · 141 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 1 reception of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2000
CINCINNATIBENGALS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 10, 2000

Cincinnati Bengals vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 10, 2000

2 rec · 89 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Yancey Thigpen's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1986–2000

01
LACTHIGPEN—Yancey Thigpen
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

1992–2006

02
PITTHIGPEN—Yancey Thigpen
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

1997–2004

03
TENTHIGPEN—Yancey Thigpen
TENMCNAIR9Steve McNair
TENGEORGE27Eddie George

The Music City Miracle launches a Super Bowl run

Tennessee Titans · The Titans arrive

After two temporary seasons, Tennessee found its name and stadium, then came one yard short of overtime in Super Bowl XXXIV.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1995, 199710 NFL seasons111 career games4 career rushing yards313 career receptions5,081 career receiving yards30 career receiving touchdowns1 career solo tacklesJersey: 8212 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 22, 1991Most recent: Jan 7, 2001

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