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MIABENSON—

Charles Benson

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Detroit Lions · DE

Charles Benson recorded 28 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 4 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

4

indexed seasons

28

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Charles Benson's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XIX
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 20, 1985

Miami Dolphins vs San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XIX · Jan 20, 1985

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1984
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 6, 1985

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Miami Dolphins

Conference Championship · Jan 6, 1985

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1984
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 29, 1984

Seattle Seahawks vs Miami Dolphins

Divisional Round · Dec 29, 1984

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1983
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 31, 1983

Seattle Seahawks vs Miami Dolphins

Divisional Round · Dec 31, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
DETROITLIONS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 11, 1987

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1987

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Charles Benson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 1 sack · 1 interception

Regular Season
1987
DETROITLIONS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 11, 1987

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1987

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Charles Benson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1999

01
MIABENSON—Charles Benson
MIAMARINO13Dan Marino
MIACLAYTON83Mark Clayton

The quickest release in football rewrites passing

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Marino shattered records immediately and kept Miami relevant for seventeen seasons, though his lone Super Bowl came in year two.

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Franchise era

1984–1997

02
INDBENSON—Charles Benson
INDDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson
INDGEORGE1Jeff George

A new city waits through upheaval

Indianapolis Colts · Indianapolis searches for a cornerstone

Dickerson supplied the first playoff breakthrough and Harbaugh's 1995 team came within one catch of the Super Bowl before the franchise found its defining draft pick.

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Franchise era

1959–1988

03
DETBENSON—Charles Benson
DETLEBEAU—Dick LeBeau
DETBARNEY—Lem Barney

Great defenders and Billy Sims cannot sustain a winner

Detroit Lions · The long wait

Detroit produced elite players but only intermittent contention, and Sims's career-altering injury removed the brightest offensive hope.

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Career accomplishments

4 NFL seasons28 career games2 career sacksJersey: 04 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Oct 30, 1983Most 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