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LILB · #0 · New England Patriots

Steven Nelson

Born 1951 6'2" · 230 lb North Dakota State; Augsburg College Drafted 1974 · R2 #34 by NE 1974 – 1987 · 14 Seasons

  • 3× Pro Bowl

Regular season career

174 Games 14 seasons
19.5 Sacks
17 INT
16 FF
0 Def TD

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 1 1974'74
  2. 2 1975'75
  3. 1 1976'76
  4. 4.5 1977'77
  5. 1 1978'78
  6. 2 1979'79
  7. 0 1980'80
  8. 0 1981'81
  9. 0 1982'82
  10. 1 1983'83
  11. 4 1984'84
  12. 2 1985'85
  13. 1 1986'86
  14. 0 1987'87
  1. 0 1974'74
  2. 2 1975'75
  3. 2 1976'76
  4. 0 1977'77
  5. 5 1978'78
  6. 1 1979'79
  7. 3 1980'80
  8. 0 1981'81
  9. 0 1982'82
  10. 1 1983'83
  11. 1 1984'84
  12. 0 1985'85
  13. 2 1986'86
  14. 0 1987'87

Latest games · 1987

  1. W14 W 42–20 1 FF
  2. @ W15 W 13–7 0 FF

Career bests

Most sacks 1977 4.5 sacks
Most INTs 1978 5 INT

Teams