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LVBENSON—

Thomas Benson

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Las Vegas Raiders · LB

Thomas Benson recorded 120 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Los Angeles Raiders, RAI, New England Patriots, San Diego Chargers, Atlanta Falcons.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

120

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Wild Card
1991
OAKLANDRAIDERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 28, 1991

Oakland Raiders vs Kansas City Chiefs

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1990
OAKLANDRAIDERS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 20, 1991

Oakland Raiders vs Buffalo Bills

Conference Championship · Jan 20, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1990
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 13, 1991

Cincinnati Bengals vs Oakland Raiders

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1991
DENVERBRONCOS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SEP 8, 1991

Denver Broncos vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Sep 8, 1991

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1989
DENVERBRONCOS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 3, 1989

Denver Broncos vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 3, 1989

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
1991
DENVERBRONCOS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SEP 8, 1991

Denver Broncos vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Sep 8, 1991

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1991
OAKLANDRAIDERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 24, 1991

Oakland Raiders vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 24, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1966–1988

01
ATLBENSON—Thomas 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

1986–2000

02
LACBENSON—Thomas Benson
LACSEAU55Junior Seau
LACHUMPHRIES12Stan Humphries

Defense carries an unlikely champion of the AFC

Los Angeles Chargers · Seau and the first Super Bowl

Seau became the emotional center of the franchise and the 1994 Chargers won three straight playoff games to reach Super Bowl XXIX.

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Franchise era

1976–1992

03
NEBENSON—Thomas Benson
NEHANNAH—John Hannah
NEGROGAN—Steve Grogan

Strong running teams reach the first Super Bowl

New England Patriots · From contender to crisis

New England produced several excellent teams and reached Super Bowl XX before ownership turmoil and a near-relocation threatened the franchise.

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Franchise era

1988–2001

04
LVBENSON—Thomas Benson
LVBROWN81Tim Brown
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon

Old stars give way to Gruden's veteran contender

Las Vegas Raiders · Back to Oakland

The Raiders returned home, developed Brown and Woodson, and found a precise veteran offense under Jon Gruden.

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Career accomplishments

9 NFL seasons120 career games13 career sacksJersey: 03 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 2, 1984Most recent: Sep 20, 1992

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