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Dave Rayner

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Dave Rayner recorded 59 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Buffalo Bills, Oakland Raiders, Detroit Lions, Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts.

▶Best highlights

0.2

tackles/gm

2

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

59

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Dave Rayner's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
2007
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
JAN 13, 2008

San Diego Chargers vs Indianapolis Colts

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 2008

0/0 FG · 0 long · 0 XP

Wild Card
2007
TENNESSEETITANS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
JAN 6, 2008

Tennessee Titans vs San Diego Chargers

Wild Card · Jan 6, 2008

0/0 FG · 0 long · 0 XP

Regular Season
2006
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
NOV 27, 2006

Green Bay Packers vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Nov 27, 2006

1/2 FG · 34 long · 3 XP

Regular Season
2011
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 27, 2011

Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 27, 2011

1/1 FG · 53 long · 3 XP

Regular Season
2010
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DETROITLIONS
JAN 2, 2011

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Jan 2, 2011

2/2 FG · 55 long · 2 XP

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Dave Rayner's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 4 field goals made · 4 extra points made

Regular Season
2011
DENVERBRONCOS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 24, 2011

Denver Broncos vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2011

4/6 FG · 29 long · 4 XP

Career high: 56-yard longest field goal

Regular Season
2011
BUFFALOBILLS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NOV 20, 2011

Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Nov 20, 2011

2/2 FG · 56 long · 0 XP

Career high: 1 field goal from 50+ yards

Regular Season
2011
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 27, 2011

Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 27, 2011

1/1 FG · 53 long · 3 XP

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Dave Rayner's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1998–2011

01
INDRAYNER—Dave Rayner
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

1992–2007

02
GBRAYNER—Dave Rayner
GBFAVRE4Brett Favre
GBWHITE92Reggie White

Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

03
KCRAYNER—Dave Rayner
KCGONZALEZ88Tony Gonzalez
KCHOLMES31Priest Holmes

Priest Holmes and an elite line light up Sundays

Kansas City Chiefs · Great offenses, painful Januarys

Kansas City built record-setting offenses but remained unable to win a playoff game, then bottomed out before a transformative coaching hire.

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Franchise era

2001–2009

04
LACRAYNER—Dave Rayner
LACTOMLINSON21LaDainian Tomlinson
LACRIVERS17Philip Rivers

An extraordinary core dominates the regular season

Los Angeles Chargers · Tomlinson, Gates and Rivers

Tomlinson's MVP records and a loaded roster produced five division titles, but injuries and close losses repeatedly blocked a Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

2003–2010

05
CINRAYNER—Dave Rayner
CINPALMER9Carson Palmer
CINJOHNSON85Chad Johnson

The passing game restores belief

Cincinnati Bengals · Palmer and Ochocinco revive the stadium

Marvin Lewis brought credibility and Palmer's vertical offense won the 2005 division before injuries and inconsistency shortened the window.

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Franchise era

2009–2020

06
DETRAYNER—Dave Rayner
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

1997–2016

07
BUFRAYNER—Dave Rayner
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

2002–2015

08
LVRAYNER—Dave Rayner
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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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons59 career games10 career solo tacklesDrafted by: INDDraft pick: 202Jersey: 32 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 11, 2005Most recent: Dec 24, 2011

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