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Ashley Ambrose

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New Orleans Saints · CB

Ashley Ambrose recorded 188 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, Cincinnati Bengals, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, San Diego Chargers, Indianapolis Colts.

▶Best highlights

1.3

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

13

indexed seasons

188

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Ashley Ambrose's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2000
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
SEP 3, 2000

San Francisco 49ers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Sep 3, 2000

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2003
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 2, 2003

New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 2, 2003

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Wild Card
2002
ATLANTAFALCONS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 4, 2003

Atlanta Falcons vs Green Bay Packers

Wild Card · Jan 4, 2003

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2002
ATLANTAFALCONS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 11, 2003

Atlanta Falcons vs Philadelphia Eagles

Divisional Round · Jan 11, 2003

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1995
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 14, 1996

Indianapolis Colts vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Conference Championship · Jan 14, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Ashley Ambrose's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 9 total tackles

Regular Season
2004
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ST. LOUISRAMS
SEP 26, 2004

New Orleans Saints vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Sep 26, 2004

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 interceptions · 74 interception return yards

Regular Season
2003
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 2, 2003

New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 2, 2003

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 5 passes defended

Regular Season
1999
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
JAN 2, 2000

New Orleans Saints vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Jan 2, 2000

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2004
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
OCT 17, 2004

Minnesota Vikings vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 17, 2004

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Ashley Ambrose's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1984–1997

01
INDAMBROSE—Ashley Ambrose
INDDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson
INDGEORGE1Jeff George

A new city waits through upheaval

Indianapolis Colts · Indianapolis searches for a cornerstone

Dickerson supplied the first playoff breakthrough and Harbaugh's 1995 team came within one catch of the Super Bowl before the franchise found its defining draft pick.

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Franchise era

1986–2000

02
LACAMBROSE—Ashley Ambrose
LACSEAU55Junior Seau
LACHUMPHRIES12Stan Humphries

Defense carries an unlikely champion of the AFC

Los Angeles Chargers · Seau and the first Super Bowl

Seau became the emotional center of the franchise and the 1994 Chargers won three straight playoff games to reach Super Bowl XXIX.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

03
CINAMBROSE—Ashley Ambrose
CINDILLON28Corey Dillon
CINPICKENS81Carl Pickens

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Franchise era

1992–2000

04
MINAMBROSE—Ashley Ambrose
MINCARTER80Cris Carter
MINMOSS84Randy Moss

The league's most explosive offense

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Moss transformed the league as a rookie and the 15–1 Vikings set a scoring record before falling in overtime one game short of the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

1993–2000

05
NEAMBROSE—Ashley Ambrose
NEBLEDSOE11Drew Bledsoe
NECOATES87Ben Coates

A No. 1 quarterback brings the Patriots back

New England Patriots · Parcells and Bledsoe reset expectations

Robert Kraft's ownership and Bill Parcells's coaching stabilized the organization, leading to Super Bowl XXXI and a roster ready for another regime.

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Franchise era

1987–1999

06
NOAMBROSE—Ashley Ambrose
NOJACKSON—Rickey Jackson
NOMILLS51Sam Mills

Linebacker defense delivers the first winners

New Orleans Saints · The Dome Patrol

Jim Mora's defense sent four linebackers to the Pro Bowl and ended the franchise's wait for winning seasons and playoff football.

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Franchise era

1997–2001

07
ATLAMBROSE—Ashley Ambrose
ATLANDERSON32Jamal Anderson
ATLTUGGLE58Jessie Tuggle

A power run carries Atlanta to the Super Bowl

Atlanta Falcons · The Dirty Birds

The 1998 Falcons went 14–2, stunned Minnesota in overtime and reached the first Super Bowl in franchise history behind Anderson and a veteran defense.

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Franchise era

2000–2005

08
NOAMBROSE—Ashley Ambrose
NOBROOKS2Aaron Brooks
NOHORN87Joe Horn

A breakthrough gives way to displacement

New Orleans Saints · The first playoff win and Katrina

New Orleans won its first playoff game before Hurricane Katrina forced the team across multiple home fields and placed its future in doubt.

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Franchise era

2002–2007

09
ATLAMBROSE—Ashley Ambrose
ATLVICK—Michael Vick
ATLDUNN28Warrick Dunn

The league's most electric quarterback

Atlanta Falcons · The Michael Vick experience

Vick's speed changed defensive geometry and delivered the first road playoff win at Lambeau, but the era ended abruptly before its potential was resolved.

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Career accomplishments

First-team All-Pro · 1996Pro Bowl selection · 199613 NFL seasons188 career games221 career solo tackles1 career sacksDrafted by: INDDraft pick: 29Jersey: 335 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 6, 1992Most recent: Dec 5, 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