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Elvin Bethea

Retired

Houston Texans · DE

Elvin Bethea recorded 182 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with Houston Oilers.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

7

playoff games

14

indexed seasons

182

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Elvin Bethea's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
1980
TENNESSEETITANS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 28, 1980

Tennessee Titans vs Oakland Raiders

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1980

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1979
TENNESSEETITANS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 6, 1980

Tennessee Titans vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Conference Championship · Jan 6, 1980

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1979
TENNESSEETITANS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DEC 29, 1979

Tennessee Titans vs Los Angeles Chargers

Divisional Round · Dec 29, 1979

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1978
TENNESSEETITANS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DEC 31, 1978

Tennessee Titans vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Dec 31, 1978

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1978
TENNESSEETITANS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 24, 1978

Tennessee Titans vs Miami Dolphins

Wild Card · Dec 24, 1978

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Elvin Bethea's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 sacks

Wild Card
1980
TENNESSEETITANS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 28, 1980

Tennessee Titans vs Oakland Raiders

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1980

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Elvin Bethea's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1967–1977

01
TENBETHEA—Elvin Bethea
TENBRAZILE—Robert Brazile
TENPASTORINI—Dan Pastorini

A defense begins to restore Houston pride

Tennessee Titans · From collapse to Bum Phillips

The Oilers bottomed out before Phillips and the draft picks who would power one of the city's most beloved teams arrived.

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Franchise era

1978–1984

02
TENBETHEA—Elvin Bethea
TENCAMPBELL—Earl Campbell
TENPASTORINI—Dan Pastorini

Campbell carries Houston to two AFC title games

Tennessee Titans · Luv Ya Blue

Campbell's punishing MVP seasons packed the Astrodome and sent Houston to consecutive conference championship games against Pittsburgh.

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Career accomplishments

14 NFL seasons182 career games1 career sacksJersey: 07 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 20, 1970Most recent: Oct 16, 1983

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