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Cliff Branch

Retired

Las Vegas Raiders · WR

Cliff Branch recorded 183 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with Los Angeles Raiders, RAI, Oakland Raiders.

▶Best highlights

47.5

rec yds/gm

0.4

rush yds/gm

22

playoff games

183

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Cliff Branch's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1975
ATLANTAFALCONS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 30, 1975

Atlanta Falcons vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 30, 1975

7 rec · 155 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Conference Championship
1974
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 29, 1974

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Oakland Raiders

Conference Championship · Dec 29, 1974

9 rec · 186 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1976
OAKLANDRAIDERS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
OCT 10, 1976

Oakland Raiders vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 10, 1976

5 rec · 167 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
1976
OAKLANDRAIDERS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 7, 1976

Oakland Raiders vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 7, 1976

5 rec · 163 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Super Bowl
XV
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 25, 1981

Philadelphia Eagles vs Oakland Raiders

Super Bowl XV · Jan 25, 1981

5 rec · 67 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Cliff Branch's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 186 receiving yards

Conference Championship
1974
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 29, 1974

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Oakland Raiders

Conference Championship · Dec 29, 1974

9 rec · 186 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 10 receptions

Regular Season
1979
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 16, 1979

Seattle Seahawks vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1979

10 rec · 109 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 3 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
1975
ATLANTAFALCONS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 30, 1975

Atlanta Falcons vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 30, 1975

7 rec · 155 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Cliff Branch's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1963–1978

01
LVBRANCH—Cliff Branch
LVSTABLER12Ken Stabler
LVUPSHAW—Gene Upshaw

Vertical offense and relentless defense

Las Vegas Raiders · The Raiders become the Raiders

Al Davis, John Rauch and John Madden built a feared perennial contender that finally broke through by winning Super Bowl XI.

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Franchise era

1979–1987

02
LVBRANCH—Cliff Branch
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

Super Bowl champion · 1976, 1980NFL receiving touchdowns leader · 1974, 1976NFL receiving yards leader · 197414 NFL seasons183 career games70 career rushing yards501 career receptions8,685 career receiving yards67 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 022 playoff appearances3 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 17, 1972Most recent: Nov 24, 1985

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