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BUFMCNANIE—

Sean McNanie

Retired

Indianapolis Colts · DE

Sean McNanie recorded 72 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Indianapolis Colts, Phoenix Cardinals, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

0

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

72

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Sean McNanie's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1987
NEW YORKJETS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 13, 1987

New York Jets vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 13, 1987

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1984
DENVERBRONCOS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 21, 1984

Denver Broncos vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 21, 1984

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1986
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 23, 1986

Buffalo Bills vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 23, 1986

0 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1986
BUFFALOBILLS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 2, 1986

Buffalo Bills vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 2, 1986

0 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1986
BUFFALOBILLS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NOV 30, 1986

Buffalo Bills vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Nov 30, 1986

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Sean McNanie's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1987
NEW YORKJETS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 13, 1987

New York Jets vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 13, 1987

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Sean McNanie's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1966–1984

01
BUFMCNANIE—Sean McNanie
BUFSIMPSON—O.J. Simpson
BUFFERGUSON—Joe Ferguson

Simpson runs into history

Buffalo Bills · The Electric Company and Ground Chuck

An elite line powered Simpson's 2,003-yard season before Chuck Knox later returned Buffalo to the playoffs with a tougher, balanced roster.

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Franchise era

1985–1996

02
BUFMCNANIE—Sean McNanie
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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Franchise era

1988–2003

03
ARIMCNANIE—Sean McNanie
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

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

1984–1997

04
INDMCNANIE—Sean McNanie
INDDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson
INDGEORGE1Jeff George

A new city waits through upheaval

Indianapolis Colts · Indianapolis searches for a cornerstone

Dickerson supplied the first playoff breakthrough and Harbaugh's 1995 team came within one catch of the Super Bowl before the franchise found its defining draft pick.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons72 career games15 career sacksJersey: 00 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 2, 1984Most recent: Sep 9, 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