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Lance Mehl

Retired

New York Jets · LB

Lance Mehl recorded 97 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with New York Jets.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

97

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Lance Mehl's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1985
NEW YORKJETS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEP 22, 1985

New York Jets vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Sep 22, 1985

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
1984
NEW YORKJETS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 23, 1984

New York Jets vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 23, 1984

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1985
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 28, 1985

New England Patriots vs New York Jets

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1985

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1982
NEW YORKJETS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 23, 1983

New York Jets vs Miami Dolphins

Conference Championship · Jan 23, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1982
NEW YORKJETS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 15, 1983

New York Jets vs Oakland Raiders

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Lance Mehl's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1985
NEW YORKJETS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEP 22, 1985

New York Jets vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Sep 22, 1985

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Divisional Round
1982
NEW YORKJETS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 15, 1983

New York Jets vs Oakland Raiders

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Lance Mehl's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1969–1980

01
NYJMEHL—Lance Mehl
NYJNAMATH12Joe Namath
NYJRIGGINS—John Riggins

Aging stars give way to a slow rebuild

New York Jets · After the guarantee

Injuries limited Namath and New York spent much of the 1970s searching before a young defensive line began to emerge.

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Franchise era

1981–1996

02
NYJMEHL—Lance Mehl
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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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 19858 NFL seasons97 career games14 career sacks5 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 21, 1980Most recent: Dec 7, 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