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Bobby Bell

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Chicago Bears · LB

Bobby Bell recorded 18 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with Chicago Bears, New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs.

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tackles/gm

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playoff games

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indexed seasons

18

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Bobby Bell's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1987
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 11, 1987

Minnesota Vikings vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1987

0 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 18, 1987

New Orleans Saints vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1987

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
CHICAGOBEARS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 4, 1987

Chicago Bears vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 4, 1987

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1984
NEW YORKJETS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 16, 1984

New York Jets vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1984

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1984
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 8, 1984

Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1984

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Bobby Bell's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1.5 sacks

Regular Season
1987
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 11, 1987

Minnesota Vikings vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1987

0 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Bobby Bell's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1969

01
KCBELL—Bobby Bell
KCDAWSON16Len Dawson
KCBUCHANAN—Buck Buchanan

An AFL founder reaches two early Super Bowls

Kansas City Chiefs · The Dallas Texans become champions

Lamar Hunt's Texans won the 1962 AFL title, moved to Kansas City and later legitimized the league by dominating Super Bowl IV.

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Franchise era

1970–1988

02
KCBELL—Bobby Bell
KCLANIER—Willie Lanier
KCSTILL—Art Still

A proud defense cannot rebuild the champion

Kansas City Chiefs · The long quiet stretch

Kansas City made the playoffs only once in nineteen seasons as the original stars aged and the offense struggled to find direction.

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Franchise era

1981–1996

03
NYJBELL—Bobby Bell
NYJGASTINEAU99Mark Gastineau
NYJKLECKO—Joe Klecko

Pass rush returns the Jets to January

New York Jets · The Sack Exchange and more near misses

The Sack Exchange led consecutive playoff teams, and the 1986 club began 10–1 before injuries and an overtime loss ended its run.

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Franchise era

1982–1992

04
CHIBELL—Bobby Bell
CHIPAYTON34Walter Payton
CHISINGLETARY50Mike Singletary

Defense, personality and one overwhelming champion

Chicago Bears · The 1985 Bears

Mike Ditka and Buddy Ryan assembled a defense of historic speed and intimidation that dominated the 1985 postseason and remained dangerous for years.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 196914 NFL seasons18 career games4 career sacks0 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 2, 1984Most recent: Oct 18, 1987

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