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Cliff Benson

Retired

New Orleans Saints · TE

Cliff Benson recorded 49 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 4 rostered seasons with New Orleans Saints, WSH, Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons.

▶Best highlights

6.1

rec yds/gm

0.2

rush yds/gm

1

playoff games

49

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
1984
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 11, 1984

New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 11, 1984

5 rec · 50 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1984
ATLANTAFALCONS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 28, 1984

Atlanta Falcons vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 28, 1984

3 rec · 34 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Wild Card
1987
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JAN 3, 1988

Minnesota Vikings vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Jan 3, 1988

0 rec · 0 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1984
W
ATLANTAFALCONS
WSH
NOV 5, 1984

Atlanta Falcons vs WSH

Regular Season · Nov 5, 1984

2 rec · 22 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1984
ATLANTAFALCONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 16, 1984

Atlanta Falcons vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 16, 1984

3 rec · 19 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career highs: 50 receiving yards · 5 receptions

Regular Season
1984
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 11, 1984

New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 11, 1984

5 rec · 50 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1966–1988

01
ATLBENSON—Cliff Benson
ATLBARTKOWSKI—Steve Bartkowski
ATLHUMPHREY—Claude Humphrey

The Grits Blitz and Bartkowski bring the first wins

Atlanta Falcons · Building an identity

After a difficult expansion launch, Atlanta found its first playoff teams through an attacking defense, Bartkowski's arm and Andrews's punishing running.

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Franchise era

1981–1992

02
WASBENSON—Cliff Benson
WASRIGGINS—John Riggins
WASMONK—Art Monk

Three quarterbacks, three championship teams

Washington Commanders · The Gibbs dynasty

Gibbs adapted his offense around different quarterbacks and dominant lines, winning Super Bowls after the 1982, 1987 and 1991 seasons.

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Franchise era

1987–1999

03
NOBENSON—Cliff Benson
NOJACKSON—Rickey Jackson
NOMILLS51Sam Mills

Linebacker defense delivers the first winners

New Orleans Saints · The Dome Patrol

Jim Mora's defense sent four linebackers to the Pro Bowl and ended the franchise's wait for winning seasons and playoff football.

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Career accomplishments

4 NFL seasons49 career games8 career rushing yards39 career receptions297 career receiving yardsJersey: 01 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 2, 1984Most recent: Oct 30, 1988

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