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Demetrious Johnson

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Miami Dolphins · DB

Demetrious Johnson recorded 65 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions.

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tackles/gm

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playoff games

5

indexed seasons

65

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Demetrious Johnson's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
1983
DETROITLIONS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 31, 1983

Detroit Lions vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Dec 31, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1985
DETROITLIONS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 6, 1985

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 6, 1985

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1985
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 29, 1985

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 29, 1985

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
1985
DETROITLIONS
ATLANTAFALCONS
SEP 8, 1985

Detroit Lions vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Sep 8, 1985

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW YORKJETS
OCT 18, 1987

Miami Dolphins vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Demetrious Johnson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1986
DETROITLIONS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 7, 1986

Detroit Lions vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 7, 1986

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 19 interception return yards

Regular Season
1985
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 29, 1985

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 29, 1985

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Demetrious Johnson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1959–1988

01
DETJOHNSON—Demetrious Johnson
DETLEBEAU—Dick LeBeau
DETBARNEY—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

1983–1999

02
MIAJOHNSON—Demetrious Johnson
MIAMARINO13Dan Marino
MIACLAYTON83Mark Clayton

The quickest release in football rewrites passing

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Marino shattered records immediately and kept Miami relevant for seventeen seasons, though his lone Super Bowl came in year two.

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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons65 career games3 career sacks1 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1983Most recent: Oct 18, 1987

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