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Eric Thomas

Retired

Denver Broncos · CB

Eric Thomas recorded 111 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Denver Broncos, New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

5

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

111

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Super Bowl
XXIII
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 22, 1989

Cincinnati Bengals vs San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XXIII · Jan 22, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1989
CINCINNATIBENGALS
TENNESSEETITANS
NOV 13, 1989

Cincinnati Bengals vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 13, 1989

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round
1990
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 13, 1991

Cincinnati Bengals vs Oakland Raiders

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1990
TENNESSEETITANS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JAN 6, 1991

Tennessee Titans vs Cincinnati Bengals

Wild Card · Jan 6, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1988
BUFFALOBILLS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JAN 8, 1989

Buffalo Bills vs Cincinnati Bengals

Conference Championship · Jan 8, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Eric Thomas's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
1993
DALLASCOWBOYS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 18, 1993

Dallas Cowboys vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 18, 1993

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 37 interception return yards

Regular Season
1988
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 4, 1988

Los Angeles Chargers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 4, 1988

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

01
CINTHOMAS—Eric Thomas
CINANDERSON14Ken Anderson
CINESIASON7Boomer Esiason

Anderson and Esiason lead different Super Bowl teams

Cincinnati Bengals · Two AFC championships

Forrest Gregg's 1981 team and Sam Wyche's no-huddle 1988 team each reached the Super Bowl, both falling late to San Francisco.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

02
CINTHOMAS—Eric Thomas
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

1981–1996

03
NYJTHOMAS—Eric Thomas
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

1993–1998

04
DENTHOMAS—Eric Thomas
DENELWAY7John Elway
DENDAVIS30Terrell Davis

The zone run completes Elway's career

Denver Broncos · At last, back-to-back titles

Mike Shanahan's run game and Davis's postseason dominance gave Elway the balance needed to win consecutive Super Bowls.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 19889 NFL seasons111 career games3 career sacksJersey: 05 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 13, 1987Most recent: Dec 17, 1995

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