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Dave Duerson

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Dave Duerson recorded 160 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Phoenix Cardinals, PHO, New York Giants, Chicago Bears.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

12

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

160

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Dave Duerson's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXV
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 27, 1991

Buffalo Bills vs New York Giants

Super Bowl XXV · Jan 27, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XX
CHICAGOBEARS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 26, 1986

Chicago Bears vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XX · Jan 26, 1986

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1986
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 5, 1986

Minnesota Vikings vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 5, 1986

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
1984
CHICAGOBEARS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DEC 3, 1984

Chicago Bears vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 3, 1984

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1990
NEW YORKGIANTS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 20, 1991

New York Giants vs San Francisco 49ers

Conference Championship · Jan 20, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Dave Duerson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1991
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 22, 1991

New Orleans Saints vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 22, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 38 interception return yards

Regular Season
1986
DETROITLIONS
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 26, 1986

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 26, 1986

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Dave Duerson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1982–1992

01
CHIDUERSON—Dave Duerson
CHIPAYTON34Walter Payton
CHISINGLETARY50Mike Singletary

Defense, personality and one overwhelming champion

Chicago Bears · The 1985 Bears

Mike Ditka and Buddy Ryan assembled a defense of historic speed and intimidation that dominated the 1985 postseason and remained dangerous for years.

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Franchise era

1979–1990

02
NYGDUERSON—Dave Duerson
NYGTAYLOR56Lawrence Taylor
NYGSIMMS11Phil Simms

Defense restores the franchise

New York Giants · Parcells, Taylor and two titles

Taylor changed offensive protection, Parcells shaped a physical roster and the Giants won Super Bowls XXI and XXV in distinctly different ways.

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Franchise era

1988–2003

03
ARIDUERSON—Dave Duerson
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 1985, 1990Pro Bowl selection · 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year · 198711 NFL seasons160 career games16 career sacksJersey: 012 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1983Most recent: Jan 2, 1994

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