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Arland Thompson

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Arland Thompson recorded 20 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 4 rostered seasons with Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Colts, Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos.

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tackles/gm

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playoff games

4

indexed seasons

20

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Arland Thompson's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1987
DENVERBRONCOS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 18, 1987

Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 11, 1987

Kansas City Chiefs vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 4, 1987

Kansas City Chiefs vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 4, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1982
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 21, 1982

Indianapolis Colts vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 21, 1982

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1982
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEP 19, 1982

Indianapolis Colts vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 19, 1982

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Arland Thompson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1973–1982

01
DENTHOMPSON—Arland Thompson
DENGRADISHAR—Randy Gradishar
DENJACKSON—Tom Jackson

Defense sends Denver to its first Super Bowl

Denver Broncos · The Orange Crush

A swarming defense and a roaring home crowd transformed the Broncos, culminating in the franchise's first Super Bowl trip after the 1977 season.

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Franchise era

1968–1991

02
GBTHOMPSON—Arland Thompson
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

1972–1983

03
INDTHOMPSON—Arland Thompson
INDJONES—Bert Jones
INDMITCHELL—Lydell Mitchell

The Sack Pack briefly revives a fading home

Indianapolis Colts · Baltimore's final chapter

Jones's MVP-level peak produced three straight division titles before injuries, instability and stadium conflict preceded the move to Indianapolis.

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Franchise era

1970–1988

04
KCTHOMPSON—Arland Thompson
KCLANIER—Willie Lanier
KCSTILL—Art Still

A proud defense cannot rebuild the champion

Kansas City Chiefs · The long quiet stretch

Kansas City made the playoffs only once in nineteen seasons as the original stars aged and the offense struggled to find direction.

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Career accomplishments

4 NFL seasons20 career gamesJersey: 00 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Dec 14, 1980Most 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