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Carl Painter

Retired

Detroit Lions · RB

Carl Painter recorded 27 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 2 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions.

▶Best highlights

3.9

rush yds/gm

1.6

rec yds/gm

0

playoff games

27

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Carl Painter's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1989
DETROITLIONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 15, 1989

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 15, 1989

8 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
1988
NEW YORKJETS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 25, 1988

New York Jets vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 25, 1988

28 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
1989
ARIZONACARDINALS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 10, 1989

Arizona Cardinals vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 10, 1989

26 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
1989
CHICAGOBEARS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 24, 1989

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 24, 1989

7 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
1989
DETROITLIONS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 19, 1989

Detroit Lions vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1989

8 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Carl Painter's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 28 rushing yards

Regular Season
1988
NEW YORKJETS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 25, 1988

New York Jets vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 25, 1988

28 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 27 receiving yards

Regular Season
1989
DETROITLIONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 15, 1989

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 15, 1989

8 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Carl Painter's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1959–1988

01
DETPAINTER—Carl Painter
DETLEBEAU—Dick LeBeau
DETBARNEY—Lem Barney

Great defenders and Billy Sims cannot sustain a winner

Detroit Lions · The long wait

Detroit produced elite players but only intermittent contention, and Sims's career-altering injury removed the brightest offensive hope.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

02
DETPAINTER—Carl Painter
DETSANDERS20Barry Sanders
DETMOORE84Herman Moore

The league's most elusive runner

Detroit Lions · Barry Sanders

Sanders turned every carry into possibility and led the 1991 Lions to the NFC Championship Game, the franchise's lone playoff win of the era.

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Career accomplishments

2 NFL seasons27 career games106 career rushing yards4 career receptions42 career receiving yardsJersey: 00 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1988Most recent: Dec 24, 1989

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