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John Wendling

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Detroit Lions · FS

John Wendling recorded 77 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

1.8

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

77

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to John Wendling's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2011
DETROITLIONS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JAN 7, 2012

Detroit Lions vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2012

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2012
DETROITLIONS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEP 16, 2012

Detroit Lions vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Sep 16, 2012

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2012
DETROITLIONS
TENNESSEETITANS
SEP 23, 2012

Detroit Lions vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Sep 23, 2012

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2010
DETROITLIONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 19, 2010

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 19, 2010

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2010
DETROITLIONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 26, 2010

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 26, 2010

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from John Wendling's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 9 total tackles

Regular Season
2012
DETROITLIONS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEP 16, 2012

Detroit Lions vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Sep 16, 2012

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 interception · 1 pass defended

Regular Season
2009
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKJETS
OCT 18, 2009

Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Oct 18, 2009

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped John Wendling's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1997–2016

01
BUFWENDLING—John Wendling
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

2009–2020

02
DETWENDLING—John Wendling
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

7 NFL seasons77 career games107 career solo tacklesDrafted by: BUFDraft pick: 184Jersey: 291 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 28, 2007Most recent: Dec 29, 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