Joe Cribbs

Retired

Miami Dolphins · RB

Joe Cribbs recorded 102 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers, Buffalo Bills.

Best highlights

52.5

rush yds/gm

21.6

rec yds/gm

playoff games

102

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Joe Cribbs's most significant indexed performances.

Cleveland Browns vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Nov 1, 1981

85 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 5 rec

Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 9, 1983

49 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 9 rec

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 26, 1980

118 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

Buffalo Bills vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Dec 13, 1981

153 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 3 rec

Buffalo Bills vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 21, 1980

89 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 6 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Joe Cribbs's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 185 rushing yards

Buffalo Bills vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 4, 1983

185 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 2 rushing touchdowns

San Francisco 49ers vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Dec 14, 1986

107 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 163 receiving yards

Cleveland Browns vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Nov 1, 1981

85 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 5 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Joe Cribbs's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1966–1984

Joe Cribbs

O.J. Simpson

Joe Ferguson

Simpson runs into history

Buffalo Bills · The Electric Company and Ground Chuck

An elite line powered Simpson's 2,003-yard season before Chuck Knox later returned Buffalo to the playoffs with a tougher, balanced roster.

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Franchise era

1985–1996

Joe Cribbs

Jim Kelly

Thurman Thomas

Four consecutive AFC championships

Buffalo Bills · The K-Gun years

Kelly's no-huddle offense and a defense led by Smith reached four straight Super Bowls, an achievement defined equally by dominance and heartbreak.

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Franchise era

1979–1990

Joe Cribbs

Joe Montana

Jerry Rice

The West Coast offense wins four championships

San Francisco 49ers · Walsh, Montana and the dynasty

Bill Walsh paired precise passing with a rebuilt defense, and Montana's calm produced four Super Bowl victories without a loss.

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Franchise era

1983–1999

Joe Cribbs

Dan Marino

Mark 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

Joe Cribbs

Eric Dickerson

Jeff 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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Joe Cribbs

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Buffalo Bills · The Electric Company and Ground Chuck

Buffalo Bills · The K-Gun years

San Francisco 49ers · Walsh, Montana and the dynasty

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Indianapolis Colts · Indianapolis searches for a cornerstone

NFL appearances

Joe Cribbs

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Buffalo Bills · The Electric Company and Ground Chuck

Buffalo Bills · The K-Gun years

San Francisco 49ers · Walsh, Montana and the dynasty

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Indianapolis Colts · Indianapolis searches for a cornerstone

Career accomplishments

Team history

NFL appearances

Career accomplishments

Team history