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James Griffin

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James Griffin recorded 108 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Cincinnati Bengals.

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tackles/gm

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playoff games

7

indexed seasons

108

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to James Griffin's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1988
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 13, 1988

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 13, 1988

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 25, 1987

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 25, 1987

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
1986
CHICAGOBEARS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 15, 1986

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 15, 1986

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1986
DETROITLIONS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 7, 1986

Detroit Lions vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 7, 1986

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1985
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OCT 27, 1985

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 27, 1985

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from James Griffin's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
1987
DALLASCOWBOYS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 8, 1987

Dallas Cowboys vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 8, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 57 interception return yards

Regular Season
1984
BUFFALOBILLS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 16, 1984

Buffalo Bills vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1984

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped James Griffin's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

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CINGRIFFIN—James Griffin
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.

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Franchise era

1959–1988

02
DETGRIFFIN—James Griffin
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

03
DETGRIFFIN—James Griffin
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 seasons108 career games6 career sacksJersey: 00 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1983Most 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