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Pat Franklin

Retired

Cincinnati Bengals · RB

Pat Franklin recorded 10 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 2 rostered seasons with Cincinnati Bengals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

0.7

rush yds/gm

2.9

rec yds/gm

0

playoff games

10

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Pat Franklin's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1986
DETROITLIONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 23, 1986

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 23, 1986

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
1986
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NOV 16, 1986

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 16, 1986

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
1986
CHICAGOBEARS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 9, 1986

Chicago Bears vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 9, 1986

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
1986
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 21, 1986

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 21, 1986

7 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
1987
CLEVELANDBROWNS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OCT 18, 1987

Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1987

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Pat Franklin's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 7 rushing yards

Regular Season
1986
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 21, 1986

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 21, 1986

7 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 14 receiving yards

Regular Season
1986
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NOV 16, 1986

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 16, 1986

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Pat Franklin's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1995

01
TBFRANKLIN—Pat Franklin
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1980–1991

02
CINFRANKLIN—Pat Franklin
CINANDERSON14Ken Anderson
CINESIASON7Boomer Esiason

Anderson and Esiason lead different Super Bowl teams

Cincinnati Bengals · Two AFC championships

Forrest Gregg's 1981 team and Sam Wyche's no-huddle 1988 team each reached the Super Bowl, both falling late to San Francisco.

Read the era story →

Career accomplishments

2 NFL seasons10 career games7 career rushing yards7 career receptions29 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdowns0 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 2, 1986Most recent: Oct 18, 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