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John Thornton

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Cincinnati Bengals · DT

John Thornton recorded 129 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Cincinnati Bengals, Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns.

▶Best highlights

2.0

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

129

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
2008
CINCINNATIBENGALS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 21, 2008

Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2008

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2003
CINCINNATIBENGALS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NOV 30, 2003

Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Nov 30, 2003

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1999
TENNESSEETITANS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
JAN 23, 2000

Tennessee Titans vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Conference Championship · Jan 23, 2000

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1999
BUFFALOBILLS
TENNESSEETITANS
JAN 8, 2000

Buffalo Bills vs Tennessee Titans

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2000

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1999
TENNESSEETITANS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
JAN 16, 2000

Tennessee Titans vs Indianapolis Colts

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 2000

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 6 total tackles

Regular Season
2004
CLEVELANDBROWNS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 28, 2004

Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 28, 2004

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 sacks · 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2008
CINCINNATIBENGALS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 21, 2008

Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2008

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
1999
TENNESSEETITANS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 3, 1999

Tennessee Titans vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 3, 1999

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2006
ATLANTAFALCONS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OCT 29, 2006

Atlanta Falcons vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 29, 2006

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2005
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 18, 2005

Cincinnati Bengals vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2005

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1985–1995

01
CLETHORNTON—John Thornton
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

1997–2004

02
TENTHORNTON—John Thornton
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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Franchise era

2003–2010

03
CINTHORNTON—John Thornton
CINPALMER9Carson Palmer
CINJOHNSON85Chad Johnson

The passing game restores belief

Cincinnati Bengals · Palmer and Ochocinco revive the stadium

Marvin Lewis brought credibility and Palmer's vertical offense won the 2005 division before injuries and inconsistency shortened the window.

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Career accomplishments

11 NFL seasons129 career games167 career solo tackles29 career sacksDrafted by: TENDraft pick: 52Jersey: 973 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 24, 1991Most recent: Dec 21, 2008

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