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Chris Lindstrom

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Kansas City Chiefs · DE

Chris Lindstrom recorded 19 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 3 rostered seasons with Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers.

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tackles/gm

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playoff games

3

indexed seasons

19

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Chris Lindstrom'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
1987
DENVERBRONCOS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 18, 1987

Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 11, 1987

Kansas City Chiefs vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 4, 1987

Kansas City Chiefs vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 4, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1985
GREEN BAYPACKERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 22, 1985

Green Bay Packers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 22, 1985

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Chris Lindstrom's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1979–1990

01
SFLINDSTROM—Chris Lindstrom
SFMONTANA16Joe Montana
SFRICE80Jerry Rice

The West Coast offense wins four championships

San Francisco 49ers · Walsh, Montana and the dynasty

Bill Walsh paired precise passing with a rebuilt defense, and Montana's calm produced four Super Bowl victories without a loss.

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Franchise era

1980–1991

02
CINLINDSTROM—Chris Lindstrom
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

1983–1995

03
TBLINDSTROM—Chris Lindstrom
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Franchise era

1970–1988

04
KCLINDSTROM—Chris Lindstrom
KCLANIER—Willie Lanier
KCSTILL—Art Still

A proud defense cannot rebuild the champion

Kansas City Chiefs · The long quiet stretch

Kansas City made the playoffs only once in nineteen seasons as the original stars aged and the offense struggled to find direction.

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Career accomplishments

3 NFL seasons19 career gamesJersey: 01 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 25, 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