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Donald Stephenson

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Denver Broncos · OT

Donald Stephenson recorded 21 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs.

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tackles/gm

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playoff games

6

indexed seasons

21

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Donald Stephenson's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2016
DENVERBRONCOS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 6, 2016

Denver Broncos vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 6, 2016

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2016
DENVERBRONCOS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
OCT 13, 2016

Denver Broncos vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 13, 2016

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2017
DENVERBRONCOS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DEC 14, 2017

Denver Broncos vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 14, 2017

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2016
DENVERBRONCOS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 25, 2016

Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 25, 2016

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2016
DENVERBRONCOS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 11, 2016

Denver Broncos vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 11, 2016

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Donald Stephenson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 total tackles

Regular Season
2016
DENVERBRONCOS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 6, 2016

Denver Broncos vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 6, 2016

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Donald Stephenson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2012

01
KCSTEPHENSON—Donald Stephenson
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

2013–2017

02
KCSTEPHENSON—Donald Stephenson
KCSMITH11Alex Smith
KCCHARLES25Jamaal Charles

Structure and speed end the playoff drought

Kansas City Chiefs · Reid builds the platform

Andy Reid immediately restored winning, developed Kelce and Tyreek Hill, and created the environment for a young quarterback to take over.

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Franchise era

2016–present

03
DENSTEPHENSON—Donald Stephenson
DENSIMMONS31Justin Simmons
DENSURTAIN—Patrick Surtain II

A champion defense waits for offensive continuity

Denver Broncos · The quarterback carousel

The defense remained capable after Manning retired, but repeated quarterback and coaching changes turned the search for a successor into the era's central story.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons21 career games3 career solo tacklesCollege: OklahomaDrafted by: KCDraft pick: 74Jersey: 710 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 1, 2012Most recent: Dec 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