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Darryl Sims

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Cleveland Browns · DE

Darryl Sims recorded 58 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 4 rostered seasons with Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

4

indexed seasons

58

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Darryl Sims's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1985
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
TENNESSEETITANS
NOV 17, 1985

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 17, 1985

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1988
TENNESSEETITANS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 24, 1988

Tennessee Titans vs Cleveland Browns

Wild Card · Dec 24, 1988

0 tackles · 0 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

Divisional Round
1987
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
JAN 9, 1988

Indianapolis Colts vs Cleveland Browns

Divisional Round · Jan 9, 1988

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1986
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
BUFFALOBILLS
NOV 9, 1986

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Nov 9, 1986

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Darryl Sims's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1985
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
TENNESSEETITANS
NOV 17, 1985

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 17, 1985

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Darryl Sims's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

01
PITSIMS—Darryl Sims
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

1985–1995

02
CLESIMS—Darryl Sims
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

4 NFL seasons58 career games3 career sacksJersey: 03 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 8, 1985Most recent: Dec 24, 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