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Cliff Avril

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Seattle Seahawks · DE

Cliff Avril recorded 131 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions.

▶Best highlights

2.2

tackles/gm

11

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

131

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Cliff Avril's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XLVIII
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DENVERBRONCOS
FEB 2, 2014

Seattle Seahawks vs Denver Broncos

Super Bowl XLVIII · Feb 2, 2014

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XLIX
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
FEB 1, 2015

New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks

Super Bowl XLIX · Feb 1, 2015

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2016
DETROITLIONS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 7, 2017

Detroit Lions vs Seattle Seahawks

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2017

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2010
CHICAGOBEARS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 5, 2010

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 5, 2010

4 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2015
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 10, 2016

Seattle Seahawks vs Minnesota Vikings

Wild Card · Jan 10, 2016

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Cliff Avril's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 7 total tackles

Regular Season
2011
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 11, 2011

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 11, 2011

7 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 sacks

Regular Season
2010
CHICAGOBEARS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 5, 2010

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 5, 2010

4 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 tackles for loss

Wild Card
2015
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 10, 2016

Seattle Seahawks vs Minnesota Vikings

Wild Card · Jan 10, 2016

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 6 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2016
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 23, 2016

Seattle Seahawks vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 23, 2016

4 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2011
DETROITLIONS
DENVERBRONCOS
OCT 30, 2011

Detroit Lions vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 30, 2011

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Cliff Avril's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2008

01
DETAVRIL—Cliff Avril
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
DETAVRIL—Cliff Avril
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

2010–2016

03
SEAAVRIL—Cliff Avril
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

2017–2021

04
SEAAVRIL—Cliff Avril
SEAWILSON3Russell Wilson
SEAWAGNER54Bobby Wagner

The defense changes while the winning continues

Seattle Seahawks · Wilson carries the transition

The Legion dispersed, but Wilson's deep passing and Wagner's consistency kept Seattle in the playoffs until the partnership reached its limit.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 2016Super Bowl champion · 201310 NFL seasons131 career games196 career solo tackles73 career sacksCollege: PurdueDrafted by: DETJersey: 5611 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 5, 2008Most recent: Sep 24, 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