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Chris Akins

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Chris Akins recorded 44 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with New England Patriots, CLV, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys.

▶Best highlights

1.5

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

5

indexed seasons

44

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Chris Akins's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXXVIII
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
FEB 1, 2004

Carolina Panthers vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXVIII · Feb 1, 2004

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2003
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 18, 2004

Indianapolis Colts vs New England Patriots

Conference Championship · Jan 18, 2004

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2002
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 5, 2003

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Jan 5, 2003

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1999
DALLASCOWBOYS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 9, 2000

Dallas Cowboys vs Minnesota Vikings

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2000

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
GREEN BAYPACKERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 21, 2001

Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2001

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Chris Akins's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 7 total tackles · 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2001
GREEN BAYPACKERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 21, 2001

Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2001

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 pass defended

Super Bowl
XXXVIII
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
FEB 1, 2004

Carolina Panthers vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXVIII · Feb 1, 2004

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Chris Akins's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1989–1999

01
DALAKINS—Chris Akins
DALAIKMAN8Troy Aikman
DALSMITH22Emmitt Smith

A bold rebuild produces three championships

Dallas Cowboys · The Triplets dynasty

Jimmy Johnson converted the Herschel Walker trade into a deep young roster, and Dallas won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Franchise era

1992–2007

02
GBAKINS—Chris Akins
GBFAVRE4Brett Favre
GBWHITE92Reggie White

Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

03
DALAKINS—Chris Akins
DALROMO9Tony Romo
DALWITTEN82Jason Witten

Undrafted improvisation restores contention

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

Romo developed into a prolific quarterback and gave Dallas repeated division titles, though a sequence of narrow playoff losses shaped the era's reputation.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

04
CLEAKINS—Chris Akins
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

2001–2006

05
NEAKINS—Chris Akins
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEBRUSCHI54Tedy Bruschi

Situational football produces three titles

New England Patriots · The first dynasty

Brady replaced an injured Bledsoe and Belichick's adaptable teams won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 20035 NFL seasons44 career games51 career solo tacklesDrafted by: GBDraft pick: 212Jersey: 344 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Oct 31, 1999Most recent: Feb 1, 2004

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