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Darian Barnes

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New Orleans Saints · FB

Darian Barnes recorded 29 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

0.3

rush yds/gm

4.2

rec yds/gm

2

playoff games

29

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Darian Barnes'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

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
2004
CHICAGOBEARS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 25, 2004

Chicago Bears vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 25, 2004

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
2008
OAKLANDRAIDERS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 21, 2008

Oakland Raiders vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 21, 2008

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

Divisional Round
2002
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 12, 2003

San Francisco 49ers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Divisional Round · Jan 12, 2003

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
2004
DALLASCOWBOYS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
SEP 27, 2004

Dallas Cowboys vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Sep 27, 2004

2 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Darian Barnes's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 7 rushing yards · 2 carries

Regular Season
2004
NEW YORKGIANTS
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 10, 2004

New York Giants vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 10, 2004

7 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 34 receiving yards

Regular Season
2008
OAKLANDRAIDERS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 21, 2008

Oakland Raiders vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 21, 2008

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Darian Barnes's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1996–2004

01
TBBARNES—Darian Barnes
TBBROOKS55Derrick Brooks
TBSAPP99Warren Sapp

Dungy builds it; Gruden finishes it

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The championship defense

The Tampa 2 defense restored the franchise, and Jon Gruden's arrival supplied the offense and edge needed to dominate Super Bowl XXXVII.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

02
DALBARNES—Darian Barnes
DALROMO9Tony Romo
DALWITTEN82Jason Witten

Undrafted improvisation restores contention

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

Romo developed into a prolific quarterback and gave Dallas repeated division titles, though a sequence of narrow playoff losses shaped the era's reputation.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

03
MIABARNES—Darian Barnes
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Franchise era

2007–2010

04
NYJBARNES—Darian Barnes
NYJREVIS24Darrelle Revis
NYJSANCHEZ6Mark Sanchez

A fearless defense reaches two AFC title games

New York Jets · Revis Island and Rex Ryan

Ryan's pressure defense and an elite offensive line won four road playoff games in two seasons, twice finishing one win from the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

05
BUFBARNES—Darian Barnes
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

1999–2008

06
DETBARNES—Darian Barnes
DETHANSON4Jason Hanson
DETWILLIAMS11Roy Williams

A painful rebuild reaches rock bottom

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Sanders retired abruptly and years of poor roster construction culminated in the league's first 0–16 season.

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Franchise era

2006–2011

07
NOBARNES—Darian Barnes
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOCOLSTON12Marques Colston

An offense and a city rise together

New Orleans Saints · Brees, Payton and rebirth

The blocked punt in the Superdome reopening began an emotional run that culminated in the franchise's first championship after the 2009 season.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 20027 NFL seasons75 career games10 career rushing yards16 career receptions121 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 362 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 29, 2002Most recent: Nov 24, 2008

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.