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Deacon Jones

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Deacon Jones recorded 69 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with WSH, San Diego Chargers, Los Angeles Rams.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

69

career games

Five defining games

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A researched consensus introduction to Deacon Jones's defining games.

Editorial methodology and sources

Cross-checked Pro Football Hall of Fame: Deacon Jones, postseason and milestone context, and verified Athlore box scores. This frozen editorial order balances the highest-leverage indexed appearances with statistical peaks that represent Deacon Jones's career; no ranking formula runs in the application.

  1. #1. In the Divisional Round against WSH and Los Angeles Rams, Deacon Jones supplied a defining performance in the leading indexed performance of this editorial five. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Deacon Jones
  2. #2. Against Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers, Deacon Jones recorded 1 interceptions in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Deacon Jones
  3. #3. Against Los Angeles Rams and Cleveland Browns, Deacon Jones recorded 1 interceptions in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Deacon Jones
  4. #4. Against Chicago Bears and WSH, Deacon Jones supplied a defining performance in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Deacon Jones
  5. #5. Against WSH and Los Angeles Rams, Deacon Jones supplied a defining performance in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Deacon Jones

Reviewed through 2026-08-11

Divisional Round
1974
W
WSH
LOS ANGELESRAMS
DEC 22, 1974

WSH vs Los Angeles Rams

Divisional Round · Dec 22, 1974

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1966
LOS ANGELESRAMS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 6, 1966

Los Angeles Rams vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 6, 1966

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
1963
LOS ANGELESRAMS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
SEP 29, 1963

Los Angeles Rams vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Sep 29, 1963

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
1974
W
CHICAGOBEARS
WSH
DEC 15, 1974

Chicago Bears vs WSH

Regular Season · Dec 15, 1974

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1974
W
WSH
LOS ANGELESRAMS
DEC 9, 1974

WSH vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Dec 9, 1974

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Deacon Jones's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1966
LOS ANGELESRAMS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 6, 1966

Los Angeles Rams vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 6, 1966

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Deacon Jones's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1949–1972

01
LARJONES—Deacon Jones
LARBROCKLIN—Norm Van Brocklin
LAROLSEN—Merlin Olsen

Wide-open offense gives way to a legendary line

Los Angeles Rams · Stars and the Fearsome Foursome

Los Angeles produced record crowds, prolific passing and one of football's most feared defensive fronts.

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Franchise era

1970–1977

02
LACJONES—Deacon Jones
LACFOUTS—Dan Fouts
LACGARRISON—Gary Garrison

Fouts arrives before the system does

Los Angeles Chargers · Searching after Gillman

San Diego struggled through transition but drafted the quarterback who would become the center of its next revolution.

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Career accomplishments

9 NFL seasons69 career gamesJersey: 01 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 17, 1961Most recent: Dec 22, 1974

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