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Trace Armstrong

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Las Vegas Raiders · DE

Trace Armstrong recorded 199 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 15 rostered seasons with Oakland Raiders, Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears.

▶Best highlights

0.4

tackles/gm

13

playoff games

15

indexed seasons

199

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Trace Armstrong's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
1999
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 9, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs Seattle Seahawks

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2000

4 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1994
CHICAGOBEARS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 1, 1995

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

Wild Card · Jan 1, 1995

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
DENVERBRONCOS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 22, 2002

Denver Broncos vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 22, 2002

4 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round
2000
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 6, 2001

Miami Dolphins vs Oakland Raiders

Divisional Round · Jan 6, 2001

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1998
BUFFALOBILLS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 2, 1999

Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins

Wild Card · Jan 2, 1999

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Trace Armstrong's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 5 total tackles

Regular Season
2000
MIAMIDOLPHINS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 3, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 3, 2000

5 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 3 sacks · 1 forced fumble · 1 interception

Regular Season
2002
DENVERBRONCOS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 22, 2002

Denver Broncos vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 22, 2002

4 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 3 tackles for loss

Wild Card
1999
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 9, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs Seattle Seahawks

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2000

4 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2000
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEP 3, 2000

Seattle Seahawks vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 3, 2000

3 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Trace Armstrong's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1982–1992

01
CHIARMSTRONG—Trace Armstrong
CHIPAYTON34Walter Payton
CHISINGLETARY50Mike Singletary

Defense, personality and one overwhelming champion

Chicago Bears · The 1985 Bears

Mike Ditka and Buddy Ryan assembled a defense of historic speed and intimidation that dominated the 1985 postseason and remained dangerous for years.

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Franchise era

1993–2003

02
CHIARMSTRONG—Trace Armstrong
CHICOX52Bryan Cox
CHICONWAY80Curtis Conway

A proud identity waits for another core

Chicago Bears · Between great defenses

Chicago searched for offensive stability while gradually assembling the line and linebackers that would power its next contender.

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Franchise era

1983–1999

03
MIAARMSTRONG—Trace Armstrong
MIAMARINO13Dan Marino
MIACLAYTON83Mark Clayton

The quickest release in football rewrites passing

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Marino shattered records immediately and kept Miami relevant for seventeen seasons, though his lone Super Bowl came in year two.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

04
MIAARMSTRONG—Trace Armstrong
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Franchise era

1988–2001

05
LVARMSTRONG—Trace Armstrong
LVBROWN81Tim Brown
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon

Old stars give way to Gruden's veteran contender

Las Vegas Raiders · Back to Oakland

The Raiders returned home, developed Brown and Woodson, and found a precise veteran offense under Jon Gruden.

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Franchise era

2002–2015

06
LVARMSTRONG—Trace Armstrong
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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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 200015 NFL seasons199 career games57 career solo tackles103 career sacksDrafted by: CHIDraft pick: 12Jersey: 9313 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 10, 1989Most recent: Nov 16, 2003

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