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List of career NFL combined tackle leaders Rank Pos. Player Tackles [1] Career Ref. 1 LB: Ray Lewis ^ 2,059 Baltimore Ravens (1996–2012) [2] 2 LB London Fletcher: 2,039 St. Louis Rams (1998–2001) Buffalo Bills (2002–2006) Washington Redskins (2007–2013) [3] 3 LB Junior Seau ^ 1,847 San Diego Chargers (1990–2002) Miami Dolphins (2003 ...
The record for most solo tackles is held by Ray Lewis, who made 156 in the 1997 season, while the record for most combined tackles belongs to Hardy Nickerson, who made 214 in 1993. According to Pro-Football-Reference.com , the solo tackles are counted since 1994 , and the combined tackles since 1978 .
Most punts returned for touchdown, game: 2, 16 times by 13 players, most recently Darius Reynaud on December 30, 2012 [1]: s-19 Most games with two or more punts returned for touchdowns : 2; Jack Christiansen October 14, 1951, and November 22, 1951; Eric Metcalf October 24, 1993, and November 2, 1997; Jermaine Lewis December 7, 1997, and ...
On November 20, 1960, in a game between the Eagles and New York Giants at the original Yankee Stadium, Bednarik knocked Giants running back Frank Gifford out of football for over 18 months in one of the most famed tackles in NFL history, often referred to simply as The Hit. [18]
The hit is considered by NFL analysts and fans to be the most, or certainly among the most, vicious defensive tackles in professional football history. [1] Bednarik's tackle, which was perfectly legal and drew no penalty, has been widely described over the years as likely the hardest and most vicious tackle in the history of the National ...
That mark makes him the fastest defensive tackle in combine history since NFL Network officially started logging combine measurements in 2003. At 281 pounds, he's also the record holder for ...
The NFL officially counts and includes the statistical records logged by teams that played in the American Football League (AFL) as part of NFL history. Therefore, these teams' pre-merger win–loss records are accounted for. However, the NFL does not officially count All-America Football Conference statistics, despite the 1950 NFL–AAFC ...
In Super Bowl XVI (January 24, 1982), Bunz made one of the most famous tackles in NFL history. On a critical 3rd-and-Goal from the 1-yard line, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson passed to Charles Alexander in the right flat, but Bunz came up fast, grabbed Alexander around the waist, and hurled him backward before he could break the plane of the goal line.