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Wayne Davis

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Wayne Davis recorded 73 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with WSH, Washington Redskins, Buffalo Bills, San Diego Chargers.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

2

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

73

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Wayne Davis's most significant indexed performances.

Conference Championship
1988
BUFFALOBILLS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JAN 8, 1989

Buffalo Bills vs Cincinnati Bengals

Conference Championship · Jan 8, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1988
TENNESSEETITANS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 1, 1989

Tennessee Titans vs Buffalo Bills

Divisional Round · Jan 1, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1985
CLEVELANDBROWNS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
SEP 29, 1985

Cleveland Browns vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Sep 29, 1985

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1990
W
DALLASCOWBOYS
WSH
SEP 23, 1990

Dallas Cowboys vs WSH

Regular Season · Sep 23, 1990

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1989
W
WSH
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DEC 23, 1989

WSH vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Dec 23, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Wayne Davis's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1989
W
WSH
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 3, 1989

WSH vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 3, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 28 interception return yards

Regular Season
1985
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
OCT 13, 1985

Kansas City Chiefs vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 13, 1985

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Wayne Davis's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1978–1985

01
LACDAVIS—Wayne Davis
LACFOUTS—Dan Fouts
LACWINSLOW80Kellen Winslow

The passing game points toward the future

Los Angeles Chargers · Air Coryell

Coryell's spacing, motion and downfield aggression led the league in passing year after year and produced the Epic in Miami, though never a Super Bowl trip.

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Franchise era

1986–2000

02
LACDAVIS—Wayne Davis
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

1985–1996

03
BUFDAVIS—Wayne Davis
BUFKELLY12Jim Kelly
BUFTHOMAS34Thurman 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

1981–1992

04
WASDAVIS—Wayne Davis
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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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons73 career games1 career sacksJersey: 02 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 8, 1985Most recent: Sep 23, 1990

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