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CLELILJA—

George Lilja

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Dallas Cowboys · C

George Lilja recorded 54 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, Los Angeles Rams.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

54

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to George Lilja's most significant indexed performances.

Conference Championship
1986
DENVERBRONCOS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
JAN 11, 1987

Denver Broncos vs Cleveland Browns

Conference Championship · Jan 11, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1986
NEW YORKJETS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
JAN 3, 1987

New York Jets vs Cleveland Browns

Divisional Round · Jan 3, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1985
CLEVELANDBROWNS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 4, 1986

Cleveland Browns vs Miami Dolphins

Divisional Round · Jan 4, 1986

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
DALLASCOWBOYS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
DEC 21, 1987

Dallas Cowboys vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Dec 21, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
W
DALLASCOWBOYS
WSH
DEC 13, 1987

Dallas Cowboys vs WSH

Regular Season · Dec 13, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped George Lilja's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1973–1989

01
LARLILJA—George Lilja
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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Franchise era

1981–1996

02
NYJLILJA—George Lilja
NYJGASTINEAU99Mark Gastineau
NYJKLECKO—Joe Klecko

Pass rush returns the Jets to January

New York Jets · The Sack Exchange and more near misses

The Sack Exchange led consecutive playoff teams, and the 1986 club began 10–1 before injuries and an overtime loss ended its run.

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Franchise era

1966–1984

03
CLELILJA—George Lilja
CLESIPE—Brian Sipe
CLENEWSOME—Ozzie Newsome

Sipe's late-game offense revives Cleveland

Cleveland Browns · From contention to the Kardiac Kids

The Browns remained competitive after Brown and later found a new identity in Sipe's dramatic 1980 MVP season.

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Franchise era

1985–1995

04
CLELILJA—George Lilja
CLEKOSAR19Bernie Kosar
CLEMATTHEWS—Clay Matthews Jr.

Three AFC title games, three painful endings

Cleveland Browns · Kosar and the Denver heartbreaks

A homegrown contender reached three conference championship games in four seasons before The Drive and The Fumble became permanent Cleveland memories.

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Franchise era

1980–1988

05
DALLILJA—George Lilja
DALWHITE11Danny White
DALDORSETT33Tony Dorsett

Repeated near misses precede a historic teardown

Dallas Cowboys · The final Landry teams

Dallas reached three straight NFC title games before an aging roster declined and new ownership ended Landry's 29-year tenure.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons54 career gamesJersey: 03 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 1982Most recent: Dec 21, 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