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Dan Orlovsky

Retired

Detroit Lions · QB

Dan Orlovsky recorded 23 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with Los Angeles Rams, Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Indianapolis Colts, HST.

▶Best highlights

136.2

pass yds/gm

1.5

rush yds/gm

0

playoff games

23

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Dan Orlovsky's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2011
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DEC 4, 2011

Indianapolis Colts vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Dec 4, 2011

353 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
2008
DETROITLIONS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 2, 2008

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 2, 2008

292 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 2 INT

Regular Season
2008
DETROITLIONS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DEC 28, 2008

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Dec 28, 2008

225 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 2 INT

Regular Season
2008
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 26, 2008

Washington Commanders vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 26, 2008

223 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2008
DETROITLIONS
HOUSTONTEXANS
OCT 19, 2008

Detroit Lions vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Oct 19, 2008

265 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Dan Orlovsky's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 353 passing yards · 2 passing touchdowns · 30 completions

Regular Season
2011
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DEC 4, 2011

Indianapolis Colts vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Dec 4, 2011

353 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 2 completions of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2008
DETROITLIONS
HOUSTONTEXANS
OCT 19, 2008

Detroit Lions vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Oct 19, 2008

265 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 17 rushing yards

Regular Season
2008
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 26, 2008

Washington Commanders vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 26, 2008

223 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Dan Orlovsky's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2008

01
DETORLOVSKY—Dan Orlovsky
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

2009–2020

02
DETORLOVSKY—Dan Orlovsky
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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Franchise era

1998–2011

03
INDORLOVSKY—Dan Orlovsky
INDMANNING18Peyton Manning
INDHARRISON88Marvin Harrison

Pre-snap command creates a perennial contender

Indianapolis Colts · The Peyton Manning machine

Manning and a precisely constructed offense won at least twelve games seven straight times and captured Super Bowl XLI after a defining comeback against New England.

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Franchise era

2005–2013

04
TBORLOVSKY—Dan Orlovsky
TBBARBER20Ronde Barber
TBWILLIAMS24Cadillac Williams

Intermittent winners give way to another reset

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · After the first title

Tampa Bay won two more divisions but could not rebuild the champion's core as the roster cycled through young quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2017–present

05
LARORLOVSKY—Dan Orlovsky
LARSTAFFORD9Matthew Stafford
LARDONALD99Aaron Donald

Modern offense evolves into a veteran championship bet

Los Angeles Rams · The McVay era

McVay changed the offense immediately, reached two Super Bowls and won the second after the Rams traded aggressively for Stafford and veteran stars.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons26 career games3,132 career passing yards15 career passing touchdowns34 career rushing yardsCollege: ConnecticutDrafted by: DETJersey: 80 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 18, 2005Most recent: Nov 1, 2015

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.