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Jim Laughlin

Retired

Atlanta Falcons · LB

Jim Laughlin recorded 88 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Atlanta Falcons, Los Angeles Rams, RAM, Green Bay Packers.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

6

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

88

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Jim Laughlin's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
1986
W
LOS ANGELESRAMS
WSH
DEC 28, 1986

Los Angeles Rams vs WSH

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1986

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1985
LOS ANGELESRAMS
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 12, 1986

Los Angeles Rams vs Chicago Bears

Conference Championship · Jan 12, 1986

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1985
DALLASCOWBOYS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
JAN 4, 1986

Dallas Cowboys vs Los Angeles Rams

Divisional Round · Jan 4, 1986

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1984
NEW YORKGIANTS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
DEC 23, 1984

New York Giants vs Los Angeles Rams

Wild Card · Dec 23, 1984

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1982
ATLANTAFALCONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 9, 1983

Atlanta Falcons vs Minnesota Vikings

Wild Card · Jan 9, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Jim Laughlin's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1983
DETROITLIONS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NOV 20, 1983

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 20, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Jim Laughlin's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1966–1988

01
ATLLAUGHLIN—Jim Laughlin
ATLBARTKOWSKI—Steve Bartkowski
ATLHUMPHREY—Claude Humphrey

The Grits Blitz and Bartkowski bring the first wins

Atlanta Falcons · Building an identity

After a difficult expansion launch, Atlanta found its first playoff teams through an attacking defense, Bartkowski's arm and Andrews's punishing running.

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Franchise era

1968–1991

02
GBLAUGHLIN—Jim Laughlin
GBLOFTON—James Lofton
GBDICKEY—Lynn Dickey

Two decades of searching after Lombardi

Green Bay Packers · The long road back

Green Bay cycled through coaches and rarely reached the playoffs before a new front office changed the franchise's direction.

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Franchise era

1973–1989

03
LARLAUGHLIN—Jim Laughlin
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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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons88 career games6 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 1980Most recent: Dec 27, 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