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Sam Adams

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Denver Broncos · DT

Sam Adams recorded 100 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with Denver Broncos, Cincinnati Bengals, Buffalo Bills, Oakland Raiders, Baltimore Ravens, Seattle Seahawks.

▶Best highlights

1.8

tackles/gm

8

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

100

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Sam Adams's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXXV
BALTIMORERAVENS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 28, 2001

Baltimore Ravens vs New York Giants

Super Bowl XXXV · Jan 28, 2001

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2003
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 7, 2003

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 7, 2003

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Wild Card
1999
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 9, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs Seattle Seahawks

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2000

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2000
BALTIMORERAVENS
TENNESSEETITANS
JAN 7, 2001

Baltimore Ravens vs Tennessee Titans

Divisional Round · Jan 7, 2001

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2003
NEW YORKJETS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 7, 2003

New York Jets vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 7, 2003

5 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Sam Adams's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 6 total tackles

Regular Season
2001
BALTIMORERAVENS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NOV 4, 2001

Baltimore Ravens vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2001

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
2005
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKJETS
JAN 1, 2006

Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Jan 1, 2006

2 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2002
OAKLANDRAIDERS
ST. LOUISRAMS
OCT 13, 2002

Oakland Raiders vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Oct 13, 2002

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2006
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DENVERBRONCOS
DEC 24, 2006

Cincinnati Bengals vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2006

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2001
BALTIMORERAVENS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 14, 2001

Baltimore Ravens vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 14, 2001

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Sam Adams's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1998

01
SEAADAMS—Sam Adams
SEALARGENT—Steve Largent
SEAWARNER—Curt Warner

Ground Chuck reaches the AFC title game

Seattle Seahawks · The Chuck Knox years

Knox's physical style produced the franchise's first playoffs and a 1983 run to the AFC Championship Game before years of ownership uncertainty.

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Franchise era

1999–2009

02
SEAADAMS—Sam Adams
SEAHASSELBECK8Matt Hasselbeck
SEAALEXANDER37Shaun Alexander

Hasselbeck and Alexander reach the Super Bowl

Seattle Seahawks · Holmgren builds an NFC champion

Paul Allen stabilized the club, Holmgren built around an elite line and the 2005 Seahawks won the NFC behind Alexander's MVP season.

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Franchise era

2000–2006

03
BALADAMS—Sam Adams
BALLEWIS52Ray Lewis
BALREED20Ed Reed

A historic unit sets the franchise standard

Baltimore Ravens · Defense wins the first title

The 2000 defense overwhelmed the postseason and won Super Bowl XXXV; Reed and Jamal Lewis then helped Baltimore remain a yearly threat.

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Franchise era

2002–2015

04
LVADAMS—Sam Adams
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon
LVASOMUGHA21Nnamdi Asomugha

The veteran peak collapses into constant turnover

Las Vegas Raiders · A Super Bowl and the wilderness

Oakland reached Super Bowl XXXVII but then endured thirteen seasons without a winning record as coaches and quarterbacks cycled.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

05
BUFADAMS—Sam Adams
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

2003–2010

06
CINADAMS—Sam Adams
CINPALMER9Carson Palmer
CINJOHNSON85Chad Johnson

The passing game restores belief

Cincinnati Bengals · Palmer and Ochocinco revive the stadium

Marvin Lewis brought credibility and Palmer's vertical offense won the 2005 division before injuries and inconsistency shortened the window.

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Franchise era

1999–2011

07
DENADAMS—Sam Adams
DENBAILEY24Champ Bailey
DENSMITH80Rod Smith

Good defenses and changing quarterbacks

Denver Broncos · Searching after Elway

Denver remained competitive and reached the 2005 AFC title game, then a run of instability ended with Tim Tebow's brief, unforgettable playoff moment.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 2000, 2001, 2004First-team All-Pro · 2001Super Bowl champion · 200014 NFL seasons100 career games124 career solo tackles22 career sacksDrafted by: SEADraft pick: 8Jersey: 958 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 12, 1999Most recent: Dec 2, 2007

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