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Shane Lechler

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Shane Lechler recorded 286 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 19 rostered seasons with Houston Texans, HST, Oakland Raiders.

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tackles/gm

10

playoff games

18

indexed seasons

286

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Shane Lechler's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXXVII
OAKLANDRAIDERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 26, 2003

Oakland Raiders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Super Bowl XXXVII · Jan 26, 2003

5 punts · 195 punt yds · 2 inside 20

Regular Season
2011
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 16, 2011

Cleveland Browns vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 16, 2011

4 punts · 194 punt yds · 2 inside 20

Wild Card
2016
OAKLANDRAIDERS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 7, 2017

Oakland Raiders vs Houston Texans

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2017

9 punts · 414 punt yds · 4 inside 20

Divisional Round
2000
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 6, 2001

Miami Dolphins vs Oakland Raiders

Divisional Round · Jan 6, 2001

5 punts · 234 punt yds · 1 inside 20

Divisional Round
2016
HOUSTONTEXANS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 14, 2017

Houston Texans vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2017

8 punts · 341 punt yds · 3 inside 20

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Shane Lechler's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 11 punts

Regular Season
2017
HOUSTONTEXANS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 17, 2017

Houston Texans vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 17, 2017

11 punts · 518 punt yds · 3 inside 20

Career high: 556 punting yards

Regular Season
2008
CAROLINAPANTHERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 9, 2008

Carolina Panthers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 9, 2008

11 punts · 556 punt yds · 2 inside 20

Career high: 5 punts inside the 20

Regular Season
2017
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
HOUSTONTEXANS
NOV 5, 2017

Indianapolis Colts vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Nov 5, 2017

8 punts · 390 punt yds · 5 inside 20

Career high: 484 net punting yards

Regular Season
2009
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 15, 2009

Kansas City Chiefs vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 15, 2009

11 punts · 531 punt yds · 5 inside 20

Career high: 4 punts downed

Regular Season
2006
DENVERBRONCOS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 12, 2006

Denver Broncos vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 12, 2006

8 punts · 356 punt yds · 3 inside 20

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Shane Lechler's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1988–2001

01
LVLECHLER—Shane Lechler
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

2002–2015

02
LVLECHLER—Shane Lechler
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon
LVASOMUGHA21Nnamdi Asomugha

The veteran peak collapses into constant turnover

Las Vegas Raiders · A Super Bowl and the wilderness

Oakland reached Super Bowl XXXVII but then endured thirteen seasons without a winning record as coaches and quarterbacks cycled.

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Franchise era

2011–2016

03
HOULECHLER—Shane Lechler
HOUWATT99J.J. Watt
HOUFOSTER23Arian Foster

Defense brings January football to Houston

Houston Texans · Watt and the first playoff teams

Wade Phillips's defense and Foster's zone running produced consecutive division titles, while Watt became the era's defining defensive player.

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Franchise era

2017–2020

04
HOULECHLER—Shane Lechler
HOUWATSON4Deshaun Watson
HOUHOPKINS10DeAndre Hopkins

Quarterback promise meets organizational collapse

Houston Texans · A brilliant rise unravels

Houston found dynamic quarterback play and won two more divisions before injuries, damaging personnel decisions and off-field crisis ended the core.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011First-team All-Pro · 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 201019 NFL seasons286 career games49 career passing yards1 career passing touchdowns19 career solo tacklesCollege: Texas A&MDrafted by: OAKJersey: 910 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 3, 2000Most recent: Dec 31, 2017

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