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Devin Hester

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Seattle Seahawks · WR

Devin Hester recorded 156 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Baltimore Ravens, Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears.

▶Best highlights

21.2

rec yds/gm

0.7

rush yds/gm

7

playoff games

156

career games

Five defining games

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A researched consensus introduction to Devin Hester's defining games.

Editorial methodology and sources

Cross-checked Pro Football Hall of Fame: Devin Hester, postseason and milestone context, and verified Athlore box scores. This frozen editorial order balances the highest-leverage indexed appearances with statistical peaks that represent Devin Hester's career; no ranking formula runs in the application.

  1. #1. In the Super Bowl against Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears, Devin Hester supplied a defining performance in the leading indexed performance of this editorial five. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Devin Hester
  2. #2. In the Divisional Round against Seattle Seahawks and Atlanta Falcons, Devin Hester supplied a defining performance in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Devin Hester
  3. #3. In the conference championship against New Orleans Saints and Chicago Bears, Devin Hester supplied a defining performance in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Devin Hester
  4. #4. Against Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions, Devin Hester supplied a defining performance in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Devin Hester
  5. #5. Against Denver Broncos and Chicago Bears, Devin Hester supplied a defining performance in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Devin Hester

Reviewed through 2026-08-11

Super Bowl
XLI
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
CHICAGOBEARS
FEB 4, 2007

Indianapolis Colts vs Chicago Bears

Super Bowl XLI · Feb 4, 2007

0 rec · 0 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Divisional Round
2016
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
ATLANTAFALCONS
JAN 14, 2017

Seattle Seahawks vs Atlanta Falcons

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2017

0 rec · 0 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Conference Championship
2006
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 21, 2007

New Orleans Saints vs Chicago Bears

Conference Championship · Jan 21, 2007

0 rec · 0 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
2007
CHICAGOBEARS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 30, 2007

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2007

1 rec · 3 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
2007
DENVERBRONCOS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 25, 2007

Denver Broncos vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 25, 2007

1 rec · 1 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Devin Hester's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 101 receiving yards · 8 receptions

Regular Season
2009
CHICAGOBEARS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OCT 25, 2009

Chicago Bears vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 25, 2009

8 rec · 101 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career highs: 1 receiving touchdown · 1 reception of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2014
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 14, 2014

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 14, 2014

5 rec · 85 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 14 targets

Regular Season
2009
CHICAGOBEARS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 12, 2009

Chicago Bears vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 12, 2009

7 rec · 48 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Devin Hester's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2004–2012

01
CHIHESTER23Devin Hester
CHIURLACHER54Brian Urlacher
CHIBRIGGS55Lance Briggs

Takeaways and special teams reach the Super Bowl

Chicago Bears · Urlacher and Lovie's defense

Lovie Smith restored the defense-first formula, and Hester's return brilliance helped the 2006 Bears reach Super Bowl XLI.

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Franchise era

2013–present

02
CHIHESTER23Devin Hester
CHIMACK52Khalil Mack
CHIFIELDS1Justin Fields

Elite defensive peaks meet repeated offensive resets

Chicago Bears · The quarterback search continues

The 2018 defense briefly restored contention, but Chicago has continued rebuilding its offense in pursuit of the long-awaited franchise quarterback.

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Franchise era

2008–2014

03
ATLHESTER17Devin Hester
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLWHITE84Roddy White

Winning seasons become the expectation

Atlanta Falcons · Ryan and Smith stabilize Atlanta

Ryan's immediate command and a deep skill group produced five straight winning seasons and a 2012 NFC title-game appearance.

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Franchise era

2015–2020

04
ATLHESTER17Devin Hester
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLJONES11Julio Jones

A historic offense reaches the brink

Atlanta Falcons · The explosive Super Bowl team

Ryan won MVP in Kyle Shanahan's offense and Atlanta built a 28–3 lead in Super Bowl LI before New England completed the defining comeback.

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Franchise era

2010–2016

05
SEAHESTER17Devin Hester
SEAWILSON3Russell Wilson
SEASHERMAN25Richard Sherman

Defense, competition and a first championship

Seattle Seahawks · The Legion of Boom

Pete Carroll built a young, physical roster that overwhelmed Denver in Super Bowl XLVIII and returned the next year before a goal-line interception.

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Franchise era

2013–2017

06
BALHESTER23Devin Hester
BALSUGGS55Terrell Suggs
BALYANDA73Marshal Yanda

Veteran defense gives way to a new plan

Baltimore Ravens · Between championship cores

Baltimore stayed competitive while the title roster aged, then prepared for its boldest offensive reinvention.

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Career accomplishments

3× first-team All-Pro4× Pro Bowl selection11 NFL seasons156 career games116 career rushing yards1 career rushing touchdowns256 career receptions3,311 career receiving yards16 career receiving touchdowns17 career solo tacklesCollege: Miami (Fla.)Jersey: 177 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 10, 2006Most recent: Jan 14, 2017

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