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Byron Darby

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Detroit Lions · DT

Byron Darby recorded 87 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

87

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Byron Darby's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1984
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 16, 1984

Philadelphia Eagles vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1984

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1987
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
JAN 9, 1988

Indianapolis Colts vs Cleveland Browns

Divisional Round · Jan 9, 1988

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1984
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 9, 1984

New England Patriots vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Dec 9, 1984

0 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1988
NEW YORKJETS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NOV 6, 1988

New York Jets vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Nov 6, 1988

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1988
MIAMIDOLPHINS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SEP 25, 1988

Miami Dolphins vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 25, 1988

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Byron Darby's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1984
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 16, 1984

Philadelphia Eagles vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1984

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Byron Darby's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1976–1985

01
PHIDARBY—Byron Darby
PHIJAWORSKI7Ron Jaworski
PHICARMICHAEL—Harold Carmichael

From exhaustion to the first Super Bowl

Philadelphia Eagles · Vermeil's climb

Dick Vermeil turned a depleted roster into the 1980 NFC champion through relentless development and Montgomery's complete running.

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Franchise era

1986–1998

02
PHIDARBY—Byron Darby
PHIWHITE92Reggie White
PHICUNNINGHAM7Randall Cunningham

A historic front cannot find a matching offense

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

White led one of football's deepest defenses while Cunningham reimagined quarterback movement, but the gifted group never won a playoff game together.

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Franchise era

1984–1997

03
INDDARBY—Byron Darby
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

1989–1998

04
DETDARBY—Byron Darby
DETSANDERS20Barry Sanders
DETMOORE84Herman Moore

The league's most elusive runner

Detroit Lions · Barry Sanders

Sanders turned every carry into possibility and led the 1991 Lions to the NFC Championship Game, the franchise's lone playoff win of the era.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons87 career games2 career receptions16 career receiving yards14 career sacksJersey: 01 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 1983Most recent: Sep 10, 1989

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