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LVWASHINGTON—

Lionel Washington

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Las Vegas Raiders · DB

Lionel Washington recorded 204 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 15 rostered seasons with Oakland Raiders, Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, Los Angeles Raiders, RAI, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

6

playoff games

15

indexed seasons

204

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Lionel Washington's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
1996
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 4, 1997

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Jan 4, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1993
OAKLANDRAIDERS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 15, 1994

Oakland Raiders vs Buffalo Bills

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 1994

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1993
DENVERBRONCOS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 9, 1994

Denver Broncos vs Oakland Raiders

Wild Card · Jan 9, 1994

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1991
OAKLANDRAIDERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 28, 1991

Oakland Raiders vs Kansas City Chiefs

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1990
OAKLANDRAIDERS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 20, 1991

Oakland Raiders vs Buffalo Bills

Conference Championship · Jan 20, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Lionel Washington's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
1994
ATLANTAFALCONS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 23, 1994

Atlanta Falcons vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 23, 1994

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 48 interception return yards

Regular Season
1985
ARIZONACARDINALS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
SEP 8, 1985

Arizona Cardinals vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Sep 8, 1985

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Lionel Washington's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1987

01
ARIWASHINGTON—Lionel Washington
ARIHART—Jim Hart
ARIDIERDORF—Dan Dierdorf

The Cardiac Cardinals make drama a habit

Arizona Cardinals · The St. Louis Football Cardinals

St. Louis produced explosive, entertaining contenders in the 1970s but never found the postseason breakthrough needed to secure the franchise's future there.

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Franchise era

1973–1989

02
LARWASHINGTON—Lionel Washington
LARYOUNGBLOOD—Jack Youngblood
LARDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson

Division dominance keeps colliding with a dynasty

Los Angeles Rams · A perennial NFC power

The Rams won seven straight division titles and reached the 1979 Super Bowl, but Dallas, Minnesota and San Francisco repeatedly blocked the path.

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Franchise era

1979–1987

03
LVWASHINGTON—Lionel Washington
LVALLEN27Marcus Allen
LVLONG—Howie Long

Two more championships in two cities

Las Vegas Raiders · Flores and the Los Angeles titles

Tom Flores led the first wild-card Super Bowl champion, then Allen's record run powered a dominant title after the move to Los Angeles.

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Franchise era

1988–2001

04
LVWASHINGTON—Lionel Washington
LVBROWN81Tim Brown
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon

Old stars give way to Gruden's veteran contender

Las Vegas Raiders · Back to Oakland

The Raiders returned home, developed Brown and Woodson, and found a precise veteran offense under Jon Gruden.

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Franchise era

1993–1998

05
DENWASHINGTON—Lionel Washington
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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Franchise era

1993–2000

06
NEWASHINGTON—Lionel Washington
NEBLEDSOE11Drew Bledsoe
NECOATES87Ben Coates

A No. 1 quarterback brings the Patriots back

New England Patriots · Parcells and Bledsoe reset expectations

Robert Kraft's ownership and Bill Parcells's coaching stabilized the organization, leading to Super Bowl XXXI and a roster ready for another regime.

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Career accomplishments

15 NFL seasons204 career games1 career sacksJersey: 236 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1983Most recent: Dec 21, 1997

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