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Gene Upshaw

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Gene Upshaw recorded 175 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Oakland Raiders.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

18

playoff games

12

indexed seasons

175

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Gene Upshaw's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XV
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 25, 1981

Philadelphia Eagles vs Oakland Raiders

Super Bowl XV · Jan 25, 1981

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XI
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 9, 1977

Minnesota Vikings vs Oakland Raiders

Super Bowl XI · Jan 9, 1977

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1980
OAKLANDRAIDERS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
JAN 11, 1981

Oakland Raiders vs Los Angeles Chargers

Conference Championship · Jan 11, 1981

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1980
OAKLANDRAIDERS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
JAN 4, 1981

Oakland Raiders vs Cleveland Browns

Divisional Round · Jan 4, 1981

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1980
TENNESSEETITANS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 28, 1980

Tennessee Titans vs Oakland Raiders

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1980

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Gene Upshaw's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1963–1978

01
LVUPSHAW—Gene Upshaw
LVSTABLER12Ken Stabler
LVBROWN—Willie Brown

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
LVUPSHAW—Gene Upshaw
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

12 NFL seasons175 career gamesJersey: 018 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 20, 1970Most recent: Dec 21, 1981

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