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Tim Kearse

Retired

Indianapolis Colts · WR

Tim Kearse recorded 3 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 2 rostered seasons with Indianapolis Colts, Detroit Lions.

▶Best highlights

18.7

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

0

playoff games

3

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Tim Kearse's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1987
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 4, 1987

Indianapolis Colts vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 4, 1987

1 rec · 21 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1987
NEW YORKJETS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
OCT 11, 1987

New York Jets vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1987

1 rec · 20 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1987
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 18, 1987

Indianapolis Colts vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1987

1 rec · 15 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Tim Kearse's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 21 receiving yards

Regular Season
1987
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 4, 1987

Indianapolis Colts vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 4, 1987

1 rec · 21 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 reception

Regular Season
1987
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 18, 1987

Indianapolis Colts vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1987

1 rec · 15 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Tim Kearse's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1959–1988

01
DETKEARSE—Tim Kearse
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

1984–1997

02
INDKEARSE—Tim Kearse
INDDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson
INDGEORGE1Jeff George

A new city waits through upheaval

Indianapolis Colts · Indianapolis searches for a cornerstone

Dickerson supplied the first playoff breakthrough and Harbaugh's 1995 team came within one catch of the Super Bowl before the franchise found its defining draft pick.

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Career accomplishments

1 NFL seasons3 career games3 career receptions56 career receiving yards0 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 4, 1987Most 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

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.