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Justin Bannan

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Detroit Lions · DT

Justin Bannan recorded 127 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos, St. Louis Rams, SL, BLT, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

1.9

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

12

indexed seasons

127

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Justin Bannan's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
2012
BALTIMORERAVENS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 12, 2013

Baltimore Ravens vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Jan 12, 2013

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2008
BALTIMORERAVENS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 18, 2009

Baltimore Ravens vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Conference Championship · Jan 18, 2009

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2009
BALTIMORERAVENS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
JAN 16, 2010

Baltimore Ravens vs Indianapolis Colts

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 2010

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2008
BALTIMORERAVENS
TENNESSEETITANS
JAN 10, 2009

Baltimore Ravens vs Tennessee Titans

Divisional Round · Jan 10, 2009

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2008
BALTIMORERAVENS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 4, 2009

Baltimore Ravens vs Miami Dolphins

Wild Card · Jan 4, 2009

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Justin Bannan's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 7 total tackles

Divisional Round
2012
BALTIMORERAVENS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 12, 2013

Baltimore Ravens vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Jan 12, 2013

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
2010
DENVERBRONCOS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
NOV 22, 2010

Denver Broncos vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Nov 22, 2010

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2012
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DENVERBRONCOS
DEC 23, 2012

Cleveland Browns vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Dec 23, 2012

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2010
DENVERBRONCOS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 12, 2010

Denver Broncos vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 12, 2010

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2012
DENVERBRONCOS
BALTIMORERAVENS
DEC 16, 2012

Denver Broncos vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2012

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Justin Bannan's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1997–2016

01
BUFBANNAN—Justin Bannan
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

2000–2006

02
BALBANNAN—Justin Bannan
BALLEWIS52Ray Lewis
BALREED20Ed Reed

A historic unit sets the franchise standard

Baltimore Ravens · Defense wins the first title

The 2000 defense overwhelmed the postseason and won Super Bowl XXXV; Reed and Jamal Lewis then helped Baltimore remain a yearly threat.

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Franchise era

2007–2012

03
BALBANNAN—Justin Bannan
BALFLACCO5Joe Flacco
BALRICE27Ray Rice

Five straight postseasons end with a championship

Baltimore Ravens · Flacco's January run

John Harbaugh and Flacco reached the playoffs in each of their first five seasons together, culminating in four road-or-neutral wins and the Super Bowl XLVII title.

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Franchise era

1999–2011

04
DENBANNAN—Justin Bannan
DENBAILEY24Champ Bailey
DENSMITH80Rod Smith

Good defenses and changing quarterbacks

Denver Broncos · Searching after Elway

Denver remained competitive and reached the 2005 AFC title game, then a run of instability ended with Tim Tebow's brief, unforgettable playoff moment.

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Franchise era

2005–2016

05
LARBANNAN—Justin Bannan
LARJACKSON39Steven Jackson
LARLONG91Chris Long

St. Louis struggles before Los Angeles gets the Rams back

Los Angeles Rams · The long rebuild and return home

Jackson carried years of losing, Donald arrived as a foundational defender and the franchise returned to Los Angeles in 2016.

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Franchise era

2012–2015

06
DENBANNAN—Justin Bannan
DENMANNING18Peyton Manning
DENMILLER58Von Miller

A record offense gives way to a title defense

Denver Broncos · Peyton's final act

Manning directed the highest-scoring offense in league history before Miller and an elite defense carried Denver to victory in Super Bowl 50.

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Franchise era

2009–2020

07
DETBANNAN—Justin Bannan
DETSTAFFORD9Matthew Stafford
DETJOHNSON81Calvin Johnson

Spectacular talent fights organizational instability

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Stafford and Johnson powered explosive offenses and three playoff trips, but Detroit could not turn their peak into a postseason victory.

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Career accomplishments

12 NFL seasons127 career games146 career solo tackles7 career sacksDrafted by: BUFDraft pick: 139Jersey: 975 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 15, 2002Most recent: Sep 15, 2013

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