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Ray Snell

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Ray Snell recorded 65 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

3

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

65

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Ray Snell's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
1984
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DENVERBRONCOS
DEC 30, 1984

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Dec 30, 1984

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1982
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 9, 1983

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Dallas Cowboys

Wild Card · Jan 9, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1981
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 2, 1982

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Dallas Cowboys

Divisional Round · Jan 2, 1982

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1985
DETROITLIONS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 10, 1985

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 10, 1985

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1985
DETROITLIONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 3, 1985

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 3, 1985

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Ray Snell's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1976–1982

01
TBSNELL—Ray Snell
TBSELMON—Lee Roy Selmon
TBWILLIAMS17Doug Williams

A defense gives the creamsicles credibility

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · From 0–26 to the NFC title game

After losing its first 26 games, Tampa Bay reached the 1979 NFC Championship Game behind Selmon and one of the league's best defenses.

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Franchise era

1983–1995

02
TBSNELL—Ray Snell
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Franchise era

1980–1991

03
PITSNELL—Ray Snell
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

1959–1988

04
DETSNELL—Ray Snell
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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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons65 career gamesJersey: 03 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 21, 1980Most recent: Nov 10, 1985

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