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CHIZORICH97

Chris Zorich

Retired

Washington Commanders · DT

Chris Zorich recorded 84 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Chicago Bears, WSH, Washington Redskins.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

84

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Chris Zorich's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1993
NEW YORKGIANTS
CHICAGOBEARS
SEP 5, 1993

New York Giants vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Sep 5, 1993

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1994
CHICAGOBEARS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 7, 1995

Chicago Bears vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Jan 7, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1994
CHICAGOBEARS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 1, 1995

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

Wild Card · Jan 1, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1991
DALLASCOWBOYS
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 29, 1991

Dallas Cowboys vs Chicago Bears

Wild Card · Dec 29, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1994
CHICAGOBEARS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 1, 1994

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 1, 1994

0 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Chris Zorich's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1993
NEW YORKGIANTS
CHICAGOBEARS
SEP 5, 1993

New York Giants vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Sep 5, 1993

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Chris Zorich's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1982–1992

01
CHIZORICH—Chris Zorich
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

1993–2003

02
CHIZORICH—Chris Zorich
CHICOX52Bryan Cox
CHICONWAY80Curtis Conway

A proud identity waits for another core

Chicago Bears · Between great defenses

Chicago searched for offensive stability while gradually assembling the line and linebackers that would power its next contender.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

03
WASZORICH—Chris Zorich
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons84 career games17 career sacksJersey: 783 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 8, 1991Most 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