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Lionel Dotson

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Buffalo Bills · DT

Lionel Dotson recorded 5 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 4 rostered seasons with Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins.

▶Best highlights

1.0

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

4

indexed seasons

5

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Lionel Dotson's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2010
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 4, 2010

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 4, 2010

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2011
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 1, 2012

Buffalo Bills vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Jan 1, 2012

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2011
TENNESSEETITANS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 4, 2011

Tennessee Titans vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 4, 2011

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2009
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 8, 2009

Miami Dolphins vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 8, 2009

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2008
BALTIMORERAVENS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 19, 2008

Baltimore Ravens vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 19, 2008

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Lionel Dotson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 total tackles

Regular Season
2010
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 4, 2010

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 4, 2010

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Lionel Dotson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2000–2015

01
MIADOTSON—Lionel Dotson
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

02
BUFDOTSON—Lionel Dotson
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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Career accomplishments

4 NFL seasons5 career games2 career solo tacklesDrafted by: MIADraft pick: 245Jersey: 970 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 19, 2008Most recent: Jan 1, 2012

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