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Scott Nicolas

Retired

Miami Dolphins · LB

Scott Nicolas recorded 85 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

4

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

85

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Scott Nicolas's most significant indexed performances.

Conference Championship
1986
DENVERBRONCOS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
JAN 11, 1987

Denver Broncos vs Cleveland Browns

Conference Championship · Jan 11, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1986
NEW YORKJETS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
JAN 3, 1987

New York Jets vs Cleveland Browns

Divisional Round · Jan 3, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1985
CLEVELANDBROWNS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 4, 1986

Cleveland Browns vs Miami Dolphins

Divisional Round · Jan 4, 1986

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1982
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 8, 1983

Cleveland Browns vs Oakland Raiders

Wild Card · Jan 8, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1985
CLEVELANDBROWNS
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 13, 1985

Cleveland Browns vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 13, 1985

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Scott Nicolas's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
1985
CLEVELANDBROWNS
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 13, 1985

Cleveland Browns vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 13, 1985

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Scott Nicolas's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1966–1984

01
CLENICOLAS—Scott Nicolas
CLESIPE—Brian Sipe
CLENEWSOME—Ozzie Newsome

Sipe's late-game offense revives Cleveland

Cleveland Browns · From contention to the Kardiac Kids

The Browns remained competitive after Brown and later found a new identity in Sipe's dramatic 1980 MVP season.

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Franchise era

1985–1995

02
CLENICOLAS—Scott Nicolas
CLEKOSAR19Bernie Kosar
CLEMATTHEWS—Clay Matthews Jr.

Three AFC title games, three painful endings

Cleveland Browns · Kosar and the Denver heartbreaks

A homegrown contender reached three conference championship games in four seasons before The Drive and The Fumble became permanent Cleveland memories.

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Franchise era

1983–1999

03
MIANICOLAS—Scott Nicolas
MIAMARINO13Dan Marino
MIACLAYTON83Mark Clayton

The quickest release in football rewrites passing

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Marino shattered records immediately and kept Miami relevant for seventeen seasons, though his lone Super Bowl came in year two.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons85 career games1 career sacks4 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 1982Most recent: Dec 28, 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