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WASWILBURN—

Barry Wilburn

Retired

Philadelphia Eagles · DB

Barry Wilburn recorded 91 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns, WSH, Washington Redskins.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

8

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

91

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Barry Wilburn's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXII
W
DENVERBRONCOS
WSH
JAN 31, 1988

Denver Broncos vs WSH

Super Bowl XXII · Jan 31, 1988

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Divisional Round
1995
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 7, 1996

Philadelphia Eagles vs Dallas Cowboys

Divisional Round · Jan 7, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1995
DETROITLIONS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 30, 1995

Detroit Lions vs Philadelphia Eagles

Wild Card · Dec 30, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Conference Championship
1987
W
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
WSH
JAN 17, 1988

Minnesota Vikings vs WSH

Conference Championship · Jan 17, 1988

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1987
W
WSH
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 10, 1988

WSH vs Chicago Bears

Divisional Round · Jan 10, 1988

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Barry Wilburn's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 interceptions

Super Bowl
XXII
W
DENVERBRONCOS
WSH
JAN 31, 1988

Denver Broncos vs WSH

Super Bowl XXII · Jan 31, 1988

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 100 interception return yards

Regular Season
1987
W
WSH
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 26, 1987

WSH vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 26, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Barry Wilburn's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1981–1992

01
WASWILBURN—Barry Wilburn
WASRIGGINS—John Riggins
WASMONK—Art Monk

Three quarterbacks, three championship teams

Washington Commanders · The Gibbs dynasty

Gibbs adapted his offense around different quarterbacks and dominant lines, winning Super Bowls after the 1982, 1987 and 1991 seasons.

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Franchise era

1985–1995

02
CLEWILBURN—Barry Wilburn
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

1986–1998

03
PHIWILBURN—Barry Wilburn
PHIWHITE92Reggie White
PHICUNNINGHAM7Randall Cunningham

A historic front cannot find a matching offense

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

White led one of football's deepest defenses while Cunningham reimagined quarterback movement, but the gifted group never won a playoff game together.

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Career accomplishments

First-team All-Pro · 19878 NFL seasons91 career gamesJersey: 458 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 9, 1985Most recent: Dec 14, 1996

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