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Rod Hill

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Rod Hill recorded 48 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Los Angeles Raiders, RAI, Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

48

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Rod Hill's most significant indexed performances.

Conference Championship
1982
W
DALLASCOWBOYS
WSH
JAN 22, 1983

Dallas Cowboys vs WSH

Conference Championship · Jan 22, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1982
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 16, 1983

Green Bay Packers vs Dallas Cowboys

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1982
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 9, 1983

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Dallas Cowboys

Wild Card · Jan 9, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
BUFFALOBILLS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 6, 1987

Buffalo Bills vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 6, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 18, 1987

Los Angeles Chargers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Rod Hill's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 1 interception · 17 interception return yards

Regular Season
1985
NEW YORKJETS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 8, 1985

New York Jets vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1985

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Rod Hill's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1988

01
DALHILL—Rod Hill
DALWHITE11Danny White
DALDORSETT33Tony Dorsett

Repeated near misses precede a historic teardown

Dallas Cowboys · The final Landry teams

Dallas reached three straight NFC title games before an aging roster declined and new ownership ended Landry's 29-year tenure.

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Franchise era

1966–1984

02
BUFHILL—Rod Hill
BUFSIMPSON—O.J. Simpson
BUFFERGUSON—Joe Ferguson

Simpson runs into history

Buffalo Bills · The Electric Company and Ground Chuck

An elite line powered Simpson's 2,003-yard season before Chuck Knox later returned Buffalo to the playoffs with a tougher, balanced roster.

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Franchise era

1985–1996

03
BUFHILL—Rod Hill
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

1959–1988

04
DETHILL—Rod Hill
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

1979–1987

05
LVHILL—Rod Hill
LVALLEN27Marcus Allen
LVLONG—Howie Long

Two more championships in two cities

Las Vegas Raiders · Flores and the Los Angeles titles

Tom Flores led the first wild-card Super Bowl champion, then Allen's record run powered a dominant title after the move to Los Angeles.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons48 career games3 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 13, 1982Most recent: Dec 6, 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