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WASBROWN—

Charlie Brown

Retired

Atlanta Falcons · WR

Charlie Brown recorded 82 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Atlanta Falcons, WSH, Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions.

▶Best highlights

43.7

rec yds/gm

0.6

rush yds/gm

9

playoff games

82

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Charlie Brown's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1983
W
OAKLANDRAIDERS
WSH
OCT 2, 1983

Oakland Raiders vs WSH

Regular Season · Oct 2, 1983

11 rec · 180 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1982
W
WSH
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 26, 1982

WSH vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 26, 1982

4 rec · 156 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Conference Championship
1983
W
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
WSH
JAN 8, 1984

San Francisco 49ers vs WSH

Conference Championship · Jan 8, 1984

5 rec · 137 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Divisional Round
1983
W
LOS ANGELESRAMS
WSH
JAN 1, 1984

Los Angeles Rams vs WSH

Divisional Round · Jan 1, 1984

6 rec · 171 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Super Bowl
XVII
W
MIAMIDOLPHINS
WSH
JAN 30, 1983

Miami Dolphins vs WSH

Super Bowl XVII · Jan 30, 1983

6 rec · 60 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Charlie Brown's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 180 receiving yards · 11 receptions

Regular Season
1983
W
OAKLANDRAIDERS
WSH
OCT 2, 1983

Oakland Raiders vs WSH

Regular Season · Oct 2, 1983

11 rec · 180 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
1982
W
WSH
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 26, 1982

WSH vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 26, 1982

4 rec · 156 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Charlie Brown's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1959–1988

01
DETBROWN—Charlie Brown
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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Franchise era

1981–1992

02
WASBROWN—Charlie Brown
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

1966–1988

03
ATLBROWN—Charlie Brown
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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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1982, 19837 NFL seasons82 career games53 career rushing yards222 career receptions3,586 career receiving yards25 career receiving touchdowns9 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 20, 1970Most recent: Dec 27, 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