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Tom Dempsey

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Tom Dempsey recorded 127 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Buffalo Bills, Houston Texans, Houston Oilers, Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

4

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

127

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Tom Dempsey's most significant indexed performances.

Conference Championship
1976
LOS ANGELESRAMS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 26, 1976

Los Angeles Rams vs Minnesota Vikings

Conference Championship · Dec 26, 1976

0/1 FG · 0 long · 2 XP

Divisional Round
1976
LOS ANGELESRAMS
DALLASCOWBOYS
DEC 19, 1976

Los Angeles Rams vs Dallas Cowboys

Divisional Round · Dec 19, 1976

0/0 FG · 0 long · 2 XP

Conference Championship
1975
DALLASCOWBOYS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
JAN 4, 1976

Dallas Cowboys vs Los Angeles Rams

Conference Championship · Jan 4, 1976

0/2 FG · 0 long · 1 XP

Divisional Round
1975
ARIZONACARDINALS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
DEC 27, 1975

Arizona Cardinals vs Los Angeles Rams

Divisional Round · Dec 27, 1975

0/1 FG · 0 long · 5 XP

Regular Season
1979
BUFFALOBILLS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
SEP 16, 1979

Buffalo Bills vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Sep 16, 1979

0/0 FG · 0 long · 3 XP

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Tom Dempsey's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 6 field goals made

Regular Season
1972
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
TENNESSEETITANS
NOV 12, 1972

Philadelphia Eagles vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 12, 1972

6/7 FG · 0 long · 0 XP

Career high: 8 extra points made

Regular Season
1976
ATLANTAFALCONS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
DEC 4, 1976

Atlanta Falcons vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Dec 4, 1976

2/2 FG · 0 long · 8 XP

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Tom Dempsey's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1967–1986

01
NODEMPSEY—Tom Dempsey
NOMANNING—Archie Manning
NOMUNCIE—Chuck Muncie

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

1950–1975

02
PHIDEMPSEY—Tom Dempsey
PHIBEDNARIK—Chuck Bednarik
PHIBROCKLIN—Norm Van Brocklin

Bednarik's last great team interrupts a dynasty

Philadelphia Eagles · The 1960 title and the long decline

Philadelphia defeated Lombardi's Packers for the 1960 championship, then spent most of the next fifteen years searching for another core.

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Franchise era

1973–1989

03
LARDEMPSEY—Tom Dempsey
LARYOUNGBLOOD—Jack Youngblood
LARDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson

Division dominance keeps colliding with a dynasty

Los Angeles Rams · A perennial NFC power

The Rams won seven straight division titles and reached the 1979 Super Bowl, but Dallas, Minnesota and San Francisco repeatedly blocked the path.

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Franchise era

1967–1977

04
TENDEMPSEY—Tom Dempsey
TENBETHEA—Elvin Bethea
TENBRAZILE—Robert Brazile

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

1966–1984

05
BUFDEMPSEY—Tom Dempsey
BUFSIMPSON—O.J. Simpson
BUFFERGUSON—Joe Ferguson

Simpson runs into history

Buffalo Bills · The Electric Company and Ground Chuck

An elite line powered Simpson's 2,003-yard season before Chuck Knox later returned Buffalo to the playoffs with a tougher, balanced roster.

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Career accomplishments

11 NFL seasons127 career gamesJersey: 04 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 21, 1969Most recent: Sep 16, 1979

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