athlore
HomeDiscoverLibrarySign inCreate account
↗
⌂Home◎Discover⌕Library
DENWIDELL0

Dave Widell

Retired

Atlanta Falcons · G

Dave Widell recorded 0 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars, Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys.

▶Best highlights

—

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

0

indexed seasons

0

career games

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Dave Widell's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1988

01
DALWIDELL—Dave Widell
DALWHITE11Danny White
DALDORSETT33Tony Dorsett

Repeated near misses precede a historic teardown

Dallas Cowboys · The final Landry teams

Dallas reached three straight NFC title games before an aging roster declined and new ownership ended Landry's 29-year tenure.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1989–1999

02
DALWIDELL—Dave Widell
DALAIKMAN8Troy Aikman
DALSMITH22Emmitt Smith

A bold rebuild produces three championships

Dallas Cowboys · The Triplets dynasty

Jimmy Johnson converted the Herschel Walker trade into a deep young roster, and Dallas won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1983–1992

03
DENWIDELL—Dave Widell
DENELWAY7John Elway
DENMECKLENBURG—Karl Mecklenburg

Three AFC championships establish the standard

Denver Broncos · Elway carries Denver west

Elway's arm, movement and late-game nerve repeatedly pulled Denver through the AFC even when the Super Bowl exposed the roster's limits.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1993–1998

04
DENWIDELL—Dave Widell
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.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1995–1999

05
JAXWIDELL—Dave Widell
JAXBRUNELL8Mark Brunell
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

Four straight playoff trips and two AFC title games

Jacksonville Jaguars · The expansion rocket

Tom Coughlin built an expansion roster with extraordinary speed, upsetting Denver in 1996 and going 14–2 three years later.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1997–2001

06
ATLWIDELL—Dave Widell
ATLANDERSON32Jamal Anderson
ATLTUGGLE58Jessie Tuggle

A power run carries Atlanta to the Super Bowl

Atlanta Falcons · The Dirty Birds

The 1998 Falcons went 14–2, stunned Minnesota in overtime and reached the first Super Bowl in franchise history behind Anderson and a veteran defense.

Read the era story →

Career accomplishments

11 NFL seasons0 career gamesJersey: 790 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: UnknownMost recent: Unknown

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