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Pat Swilling

Retired

Oakland Raiders · LB-DE

Pat Swilling recorded 184 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Oakland Raiders, Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

6

playoff games

12

indexed seasons

184

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Pat Swilling's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1990
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 11, 1990

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 11, 1990

0 tackles · 4 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1989
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 19, 1989

New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1989

0 tackles · 3.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1995
OAKLANDRAIDERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 5, 1995

Oakland Raiders vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 5, 1995

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1995
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SEP 24, 1995

Philadelphia Eagles vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Sep 24, 1995

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1991
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
NOV 3, 1991

New Orleans Saints vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Nov 3, 1991

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Pat Swilling's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 4 sacks

Regular Season
1990
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 11, 1990

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 11, 1990

0 tackles · 4 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1993
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DETROITLIONS
JAN 2, 1994

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Jan 2, 1994

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Pat Swilling's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1967–1986

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NOSWILLING56Pat Swilling
NOMANNING—Archie Manning
NODEMPSEY—Tom Dempsey

Dempsey's kick and Manning's resilience

New Orleans Saints · The long beginning

New Orleans produced beloved moments but no winning season in its first two decades, turning loyalty itself into the franchise's defining trait.

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Franchise era

1987–1999

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NOSWILLING56Pat Swilling
NOJACKSON—Rickey Jackson
NOMILLS51Sam Mills

Linebacker defense delivers the first winners

New Orleans Saints · The Dome Patrol

Jim Mora's defense sent four linebackers to the Pro Bowl and ended the franchise's wait for winning seasons and playoff football.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

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DETSWILLING56Pat Swilling
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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Franchise era

1988–2001

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LVSWILLING56Pat Swilling
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

1988–2003

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ARISWILLING56Pat Swilling
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Career accomplishments

NFL sacks leader · 199112 NFL seasons184 career games108 career sacksCollege: Georgia Tech6 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 1986Most recent: Dec 26, 1998

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