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Lester Lyles

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Lester Lyles recorded 63 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with San Diego Chargers, Phoenix Cardinals, New York Jets.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

3

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

63

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Lester Lyles's most significant indexed performances.

Chicago Bears vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 14, 1985

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round

CLEVELANDBROWNS

New York Jets vs Cleveland Browns

Divisional Round · Jan 3, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

KANSAS CITYCHIEFS

Kansas City Chiefs vs New York Jets

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1986

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS

New England Patriots vs New York Jets

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1985

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

LOS ANGELESCHARGERS

KANSAS CITYCHIEFS

Los Angeles Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 17, 1989

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Lester Lyles's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 interceptions

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

New Orleans Saints vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Oct 26, 1986

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 28 interception return yards

KANSAS CITYCHIEFS

LOS ANGELESCHARGERS

Kansas City Chiefs vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Sep 24, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Lester Lyles's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1981–1996

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

1988–2003

Aeneas Williams

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Franchise era

1986–2000

Defense carries an unlikely champion of the AFC

Los Angeles Chargers · Seau and the first Super Bowl

Seau became the emotional center of the franchise and the 1994 Chargers won three straight playoff games to reach Super Bowl XXIX.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons63 career games5 career sacksJersey: 03 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 17, 1985Most recent: Dec 30, 1990

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