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PITNELSON—

Ed Nelson

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Cleveland Browns · DE

Ed Nelson recorded 84 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

84

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Ed Nelson's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1984
LOS ANGELESRAMS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
SEP 16, 1984

Los Angeles Rams vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Sep 16, 1984

0 tackles · 4 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1986
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
TENNESSEETITANS
SEP 28, 1986

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Sep 28, 1986

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1984
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 6, 1985

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Miami Dolphins

Conference Championship · Jan 6, 1985

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1984
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DENVERBRONCOS
DEC 30, 1984

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Dec 30, 1984

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1983
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 1, 1984

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Oakland Raiders

Divisional Round · Jan 1, 1984

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Ed Nelson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 4 sacks

Regular Season
1984
LOS ANGELESRAMS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
SEP 16, 1984

Los Angeles Rams vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Sep 16, 1984

0 tackles · 4 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Ed Nelson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

01
PITNELSON—Ed Nelson
PITSTALLWORTH—John Stallworth
PITWOODSON26Rod Woodson

The old champions fade while defense reloads

Pittsburgh Steelers · After the dynasty

Pittsburgh remained competitive as its Hall of Famers retired and Woodson became the versatile star of a new defensive generation.

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Franchise era

1976–1992

02
NENELSON—Ed Nelson
NEHANNAH—John Hannah
NEGROGAN—Steve Grogan

Strong running teams reach the first Super Bowl

New England Patriots · From contender to crisis

New England produced several excellent teams and reached Super Bowl XX before ownership turmoil and a near-relocation threatened the franchise.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons84 career games16 career sacksJersey: 04 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 13, 1982Most recent: Nov 27, 1988

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