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Dennis Johnson

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San Francisco 49ers · DE

Dennis Johnson recorded 22 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 3 rostered seasons with San Francisco 49ers, ARZ, Arizona Cardinals.

▶Best highlights

2.4

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

2

indexed seasons

22

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Dennis Johnson's most significant indexed performances.

ARIZONACARDINALS

St. Louis Rams vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 23, 2003

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

ARIZONACARDINALS

PITTSBURGHSTEELERS

Arizona Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Nov 9, 2003

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

ARIZONACARDINALS

San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 26, 2003

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

SEATTLESEAHAWKS

ARIZONACARDINALS

Seattle Seahawks vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Sep 14, 2003

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

ARIZONACARDINALS

KANSAS CITYCHIEFS

Arizona Cardinals vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 1, 2002

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Dennis Johnson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 8 total tackles

MINNESOTAVIKINGS

ARIZONACARDINALS

Minnesota Vikings vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 28, 2003

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

ARIZONACARDINALS

St. Louis Rams vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 23, 2003

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

ARIZONACARDINALS

San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2002

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Dennis Johnson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1988–2003

Aeneas Williams

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Franchise era

1999–2010

Brief Owens–Garcia fireworks precede a rebuild

San Francisco 49ers · The long reset

An explosive early-2000s offense supplied one last playoff comeback before instability took over and Willis became the next defensive foundation.

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Career accomplishments

1 NFL seasons8 career games183 career rushing yards8 career receptions46 career receiving yardsDrafted by: ARZDraft pick: 98Jersey: 710 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 22, 2002Most recent: Dec 28, 2003

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

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.