Jimmie Giles

Retired

Philadelphia Eagles · TE

Jimmie Giles recorded 188 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Houston Texans, Houston Oilers.

Best highlights

27.0

rec yds/gm

-0.0

rush yds/gm

playoff games

188

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Jimmie Giles's most significant indexed performances.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 20, 1985

7 rec · 116 rec yds · 4 rec TD

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 9, 1980

6 rec · 128 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Chicago Bears vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Jan 2, 1983

3 rec · 75 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Sep 21, 1980

4 rec · 105 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 7, 1980

3 rec · 62 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Jimmie Giles's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 134 receiving yards

Arizona Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 10, 1985

6 rec · 134 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career highs: 7 receptions · 4 receiving touchdowns

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 20, 1985

7 rec · 116 rec yds · 4 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Jimmie Giles's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1967–1977

Jimmie Giles

Elvin Bethea

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

1976–1982

Jimmie Giles

Lee Roy Selmon

Doug Williams

A defense gives the creamsicles credibility

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · From 0–26 to the NFC title game

After losing its first 26 games, Tampa Bay reached the 1979 NFC Championship Game behind Selmon and one of the league's best defenses.

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Franchise era

1983–1995

Jimmie Giles

James Wilder

Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Franchise era

1959–1988

Jimmie Giles

Dick LeBeau

Lem Barney

Great defenders and Billy Sims cannot sustain a winner

Detroit Lions · The long wait

Detroit produced elite players but only intermittent contention, and Sims's career-altering injury removed the brightest offensive hope.

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Franchise era

1986–1998

Jimmie Giles

Reggie White

Randall Cunningham

A historic front cannot find a matching offense

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

White led one of football's deepest defenses while Cunningham reimagined quarterback movement, but the gifted group never won a playoff game together.

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Jimmie Giles

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Tennessee Titans · From collapse to Bum Phillips

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · From 0–26 to the NFC title game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Detroit Lions · The long wait

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

NFL appearances

Jimmie Giles

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Tennessee Titans · From collapse to Bum Phillips

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · From 0–26 to the NFC title game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Detroit Lions · The long wait

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

Career accomplishments

Team history

NFL appearances

Career accomplishments

Team history