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John Simmons

Retired

Indianapolis Colts · DB

John Simmons recorded 72 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Indianapolis Colts, Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

4

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

72

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to John Simmons's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XVI
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 24, 1982

Cincinnati Bengals vs San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XVI · Jan 24, 1982

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1982
NEW YORKJETS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JAN 9, 1983

New York Jets vs Cincinnati Bengals

Wild Card · Jan 9, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1981
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JAN 10, 1982

Los Angeles Chargers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Conference Championship · Jan 10, 1982

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1981
BUFFALOBILLS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JAN 3, 1982

Buffalo Bills vs Cincinnati Bengals

Divisional Round · Jan 3, 1982

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1986
TENNESSEETITANS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OCT 19, 1986

Tennessee Titans vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 19, 1986

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from John Simmons's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 1 interception · 43 interception return yards

Regular Season
1984
BUFFALOBILLS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 16, 1984

Buffalo Bills vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1984

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped John Simmons's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

01
CINSIMMONS—John Simmons
CINANDERSON14Ken Anderson
CINESIASON7Boomer Esiason

Anderson and Esiason lead different Super Bowl teams

Cincinnati Bengals · Two AFC championships

Forrest Gregg's 1981 team and Sam Wyche's no-huddle 1988 team each reached the Super Bowl, both falling late to San Francisco.

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Franchise era

1968–1991

02
GBSIMMONS—John Simmons
GBLOFTON—James Lofton
GBDICKEY—Lynn Dickey

Two decades of searching after Lombardi

Green Bay Packers · The long road back

Green Bay cycled through coaches and rarely reached the playoffs before a new front office changed the franchise's direction.

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Franchise era

1984–1997

03
INDSIMMONS—John Simmons
INDDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson
INDGEORGE1Jeff George

A new city waits through upheaval

Indianapolis Colts · Indianapolis searches for a cornerstone

Dickerson supplied the first playoff breakthrough and Harbaugh's 1995 team came within one catch of the Super Bowl before the franchise found its defining draft pick.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons72 career games1 career sacks4 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Oct 11, 1981Most recent: Oct 18, 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