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James Lofton

Retired

Philadelphia Eagles · WR

James Lofton recorded 233 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 16 rostered seasons with Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, RAM, Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Raiders, RAI, Green Bay Packers.

▶Best highlights

60.1

rec yds/gm

1.1

rush yds/gm

13

playoff games

233

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
1991
CINCINNATIBENGALS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 21, 1991

Cincinnati Bengals vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 21, 1991

8 rec · 220 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Divisional Round
1982
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 16, 1983

Green Bay Packers vs Dallas Cowboys

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 1983

5 rec · 109 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1983
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEP 11, 1983

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Sep 11, 1983

5 rec · 169 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Regular Season
1984
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DENVERBRONCOS
OCT 15, 1984

Green Bay Packers vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 15, 1984

11 rec · 206 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1984
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 21, 1984

Seattle Seahawks vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 21, 1984

5 rec · 162 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 220 receiving yards

Regular Season
1991
CINCINNATIBENGALS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 21, 1991

Cincinnati Bengals vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 21, 1991

8 rec · 220 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 11 receptions

Regular Season
1984
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DENVERBRONCOS
OCT 15, 1984

Green Bay Packers vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 15, 1984

11 rec · 206 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 3 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
1983
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEP 11, 1983

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Sep 11, 1983

5 rec · 169 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Career high: 17 targets

Super Bowl
XXVI
W
BUFFALOBILLS
WSH
JAN 26, 1992

Buffalo Bills vs WSH

Super Bowl XXVI · Jan 26, 1992

7 rec · 92 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1968–1991

01
GBLOFTON—James Lofton
GBDICKEY—Lynn Dickey
GBANDERSON—John Anderson

Two decades of searching after Lombardi

Green Bay Packers · The long road back

Green Bay cycled through coaches and rarely reached the playoffs before a new front office changed the franchise's direction.

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Franchise era

1979–1987

02
LVLOFTON—James Lofton
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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Franchise era

1988–2001

03
LVLOFTON—James Lofton
LVBROWN81Tim Brown
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon

Old stars give way to Gruden's veteran contender

Las Vegas Raiders · Back to Oakland

The Raiders returned home, developed Brown and Woodson, and found a precise veteran offense under Jon Gruden.

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Franchise era

1985–1996

04
BUFLOFTON—James Lofton
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

1986–1998

05
PHILOFTON—James Lofton
PHIWHITE92Reggie White
PHICUNNINGHAM7Randall Cunningham

A historic front cannot find a matching offense

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

White led one of football's deepest defenses while Cunningham reimagined quarterback movement, but the gifted group never won a playoff game together.

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Franchise era

1990–1998

06
LARLOFTON—James Lofton
LAREVERETT11Jim Everett
LARBETTIS36Jerome Bettis

A franchise changes cities while rebuilding

Los Angeles Rams · Decline and the move to St. Louis

The final Anaheim teams faded before Georgia Frontiere moved the club to St. Louis, where Bruce became the first piece of a sudden offensive leap.

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Career accomplishments

16 NFL seasons233 career games43 career passing yards246 career rushing yards1 career rushing touchdowns764 career receptions14,004 career receiving yards75 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 013 playoff appearances3 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 1978Most recent: Jan 3, 1994

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