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Don Kern

Retired

Buffalo Bills · TE

Don Kern recorded 25 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 3 rostered seasons with Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals.

▶Best highlights

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rec yds/gm

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playoff games

25

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Don Kern's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1984
ATLANTAFALCONS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 25, 1984

Atlanta Falcons vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 25, 1984

1 rec · 9 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1984
CINCINNATIBENGALS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 2, 1984

Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 2, 1984

1 rec · 5 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1986
BUFFALOBILLS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 21, 1986

Buffalo Bills vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 21, 1986

0 rec · 0 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1985
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OCT 27, 1985

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 27, 1985

0 rec · 0 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1985
CINCINNATIBENGALS
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 20, 1985

Cincinnati Bengals vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 20, 1985

0 rec · 0 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Don Kern's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 9 receiving yards

Regular Season
1984
ATLANTAFALCONS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 25, 1984

Atlanta Falcons vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 25, 1984

1 rec · 9 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 reception

Regular Season
1984
CINCINNATIBENGALS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 2, 1984

Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 2, 1984

1 rec · 5 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Don Kern's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

01
CINKERN—Don Kern
CINANDERSON14Ken Anderson
CINESIASON7Boomer Esiason

Anderson and Esiason lead different Super Bowl teams

Cincinnati Bengals · Two AFC championships

Forrest Gregg's 1981 team and Sam Wyche's no-huddle 1988 team each reached the Super Bowl, both falling late to San Francisco.

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Franchise era

1985–1996

02
BUFKERN—Don Kern
BUFKELLY12Jim Kelly
BUFTHOMAS34Thurman Thomas

Four consecutive AFC championships

Buffalo Bills · The K-Gun years

Kelly's no-huddle offense and a defense led by Smith reached four straight Super Bowls, an achievement defined equally by dominance and heartbreak.

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Career accomplishments

3 NFL seasons25 career games2 career receptions14 career receiving yardsJersey: 00 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 2, 1984Most recent: Dec 21, 1986

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