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Champ Bailey

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Denver Broncos · CB

Champ Bailey recorded 213 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 15 rostered seasons with Denver Broncos, Washington Redskins.

▶Best highlights

4.0

tackles/gm

11

playoff games

15

indexed seasons

213

career games

Five defining games

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A researched consensus introduction to Champ Bailey's defining games.

Editorial methodology and sources

Cross-checked Pro Football Hall of Fame: Champ Bailey, postseason and milestone context, and verified Athlore box scores. This frozen editorial order balances the highest-leverage indexed appearances with statistical peaks that represent Champ Bailey's career; no ranking formula runs in the application.

  1. #1. In the Super Bowl against Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos, Champ Bailey recorded 4 tackles in the leading indexed performance of this editorial five. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Champ Bailey
  2. #2. In the Divisional Round against New England Patriots and Denver Broncos, Champ Bailey recorded 2 tackles, 1 interceptions in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Champ Bailey
  3. #3. In the conference championship against New England Patriots and Denver Broncos, Champ Bailey recorded 3 tackles in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Champ Bailey
  4. #4. Against Washington Commanders and Arizona Cardinals, Champ Bailey recorded 6 tackles, 3 interceptions in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Champ Bailey
  5. #5. Against San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos, Champ Bailey recorded 4 tackles, 1 sacks, 1 interceptions in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Champ Bailey

Reviewed through 2026-08-11

Super Bowl
XLVIII
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DENVERBRONCOS
FEB 2, 2014

Seattle Seahawks vs Denver Broncos

Super Bowl XLVIII · Feb 2, 2014

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2005
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 14, 2006

New England Patriots vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2006

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Conference Championship
2013
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 19, 2014

New England Patriots vs Denver Broncos

Conference Championship · Jan 19, 2014

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 17, 1999

Washington Commanders vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 17, 1999

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 3 INT

Regular Season
2006
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DENVERBRONCOS
DEC 31, 2006

San Francisco 49ers vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Dec 31, 2006

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Champ Bailey's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 11 total tackles

Regular Season
2009
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DENVERBRONCOS
NOV 9, 2009

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Nov 9, 2009

11 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 interceptions

Regular Season
1999
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 17, 1999

Washington Commanders vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 17, 1999

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 3 INT

Career high: 6 passes defended

Regular Season
2002
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
NEW YORKGIANTS
NOV 17, 2002

Washington Commanders vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Nov 17, 2002

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2011
DENVERBRONCOS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 6, 2011

Denver Broncos vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 6, 2011

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 100 interception return yards

Divisional Round
2005
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 14, 2006

New England Patriots vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2006

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Champ Bailey's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1993–2011

01
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis
WASSAMUELS60Chris Samuels

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Franchise era

1999–2011

02
DENBAILEY24Champ Bailey
DENSMITH80Rod Smith
DENPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

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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Franchise era

2012–2015

03
DENBAILEY24Champ Bailey
DENMANNING18Peyton Manning
DENMILLER58Von Miller

A record offense gives way to a title defense

Denver Broncos · Peyton's final act

Manning directed the highest-scoring offense in league history before Miller and an elite defense carried Denver to victory in Super Bowl 50.

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Career accomplishments

12× Pro Bowl selection3× first-team All-Pro15 NFL seasons213 career games11 career rushing yards1 career rushing touchdowns4 career receptions89 career receiving yards759 career solo tackles4 career sacksDrafted by: WASDraft pick: 7Jersey: 2411 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 12, 1999Most recent: Feb 2, 2014

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