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CLEPUZZUOLI—

Dave Puzzuoli

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Cleveland Browns · NT

Dave Puzzuoli recorded 76 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with Cleveland Browns.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

5

playoff games

5

indexed seasons

76

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Dave Puzzuoli's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1986
CLEVELANDBROWNS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NOV 2, 1986

Cleveland Browns vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Nov 2, 1986

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1987
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
JAN 9, 1988

Indianapolis Colts vs Cleveland Browns

Divisional Round · Jan 9, 1988

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1986
DENVERBRONCOS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
JAN 11, 1987

Denver Broncos vs Cleveland Browns

Conference Championship · Jan 11, 1987

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
ATLANTAFALCONS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 8, 1987

Atlanta Falcons vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 8, 1987

0 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1987
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 17, 1988

Cleveland Browns vs Denver Broncos

Conference Championship · Jan 17, 1988

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Dave Puzzuoli's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 3 sacks

Regular Season
1986
CLEVELANDBROWNS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NOV 2, 1986

Cleveland Browns vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Nov 2, 1986

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Dave Puzzuoli's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1966–1984

01
CLEPUZZUOLI—Dave Puzzuoli
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
CLEPUZZUOLI—Dave Puzzuoli
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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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons76 career games16 career sacksJersey: 05 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1983Most recent: Jan 17, 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