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Curtis Green

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Detroit Lions · DT

Curtis Green recorded 123 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

2

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

123

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Curtis Green's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1985
DETROITLIONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 24, 1985

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 24, 1985

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1983
DETROITLIONS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 31, 1983

Detroit Lions vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Dec 31, 1983

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1984
W
DETROITLIONS
WSH
NOV 11, 1984

Detroit Lions vs WSH

Regular Season · Nov 11, 1984

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1982
W
DETROITLIONS
WSH
JAN 8, 1983

Detroit Lions vs WSH

Wild Card · Jan 8, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1986
DETROITLIONS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
OCT 19, 1986

Detroit Lions vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Oct 19, 1986

0 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Curtis Green's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 3 sacks

Regular Season
1985
DETROITLIONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 24, 1985

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 24, 1985

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Curtis Green's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1959–1988

01
DETGREEN—Curtis Green
DETLEBEAU—Dick LeBeau
DETBARNEY—Lem Barney

Great defenders and Billy Sims cannot sustain a winner

Detroit Lions · The long wait

Detroit produced elite players but only intermittent contention, and Sims's career-altering injury removed the brightest offensive hope.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

02
DETGREEN—Curtis Green
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

9 NFL seasons123 career games29 career sacksJersey: 02 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 6, 1981Most recent: Dec 24, 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