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Jim Thornton

Retired

Houston Texans · TE

Jim Thornton recorded 93 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Houston Texans, Houston Oilers, New York Jets, Chicago Bears.

▶Best highlights

14.4

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

5

playoff games

93

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Jim Thornton's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1989
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 2, 1989

Philadelphia Eagles vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 2, 1989

5 rec · 94 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1989
CINCINNATIBENGALS
CHICAGOBEARS
SEP 10, 1989

Cincinnati Bengals vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Sep 10, 1989

4 rec · 86 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Wild Card
1990
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 6, 1991

New Orleans Saints vs Chicago Bears

Wild Card · Jan 6, 1991

2 rec · 43 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Conference Championship
1988
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 8, 1989

San Francisco 49ers vs Chicago Bears

Conference Championship · Jan 8, 1989

4 rec · 52 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1989
TENNESSEETITANS
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 15, 1989

Tennessee Titans vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 15, 1989

4 rec · 41 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Jim Thornton's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 94 receiving yards

Regular Season
1989
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 2, 1989

Philadelphia Eagles vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 2, 1989

5 rec · 94 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career highs: 6 receptions · 7 targets

Regular Season
1994
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 6, 1994

Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 6, 1994

6 rec · 42 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 receiving touchdown

Regular Season
1993
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NEW YORKJETS
OCT 3, 1993

Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Oct 3, 1993

1 rec · 7 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Jim Thornton's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1982–1992

01
CHITHORNTON—Jim Thornton
CHIPAYTON34Walter Payton
CHISINGLETARY50Mike Singletary

Defense, personality and one overwhelming champion

Chicago Bears · The 1985 Bears

Mike Ditka and Buddy Ryan assembled a defense of historic speed and intimidation that dominated the 1985 postseason and remained dangerous for years.

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Franchise era

1981–1996

02
NYJTHORNTON—Jim Thornton
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

1985–1996

03
TENTHORNTON—Jim Thornton
TENMOON1Warren Moon
TENJEFFIRES80Haywood Jeffires

A historic passing offense meets historic heartbreak

Tennessee Titans · Moon and the run-and-shoot

Moon flourished in Houston's wide-open offense and made seven straight playoffs, but the 32-point collapse in Buffalo became the era's defining ending.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons96 career games4 career rushing yards107 career receptions1,338 career receiving yards7 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 05 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1988Most recent: Sep 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

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.