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Tommy Barnhardt

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Tommy Barnhardt recorded 185 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with Washington Redskins, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Carolina Panthers, WSH, Chicago Bears.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

4

playoff games

14

indexed seasons

185

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Tommy Barnhardt's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
1992
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JAN 3, 1993

Philadelphia Eagles vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Jan 3, 1993

3 punts · 136 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Wild Card
1991
ATLANTAFALCONS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 28, 1991

Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1991

3 punts · 162 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Wild Card
1990
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 6, 1991

New Orleans Saints vs Chicago Bears

Wild Card · Jan 6, 1991

3 punts · 90 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Divisional Round
1987
W
WSH
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 10, 1988

WSH vs Chicago Bears

Divisional Round · Jan 10, 1988

4 punts · 145 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Regular Season
1996
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
NOV 17, 1996

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Nov 17, 1996

2 punts · 107 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Tommy Barnhardt's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 11 punts

Regular Season
1999
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
BALTIMORERAVENS
DEC 19, 1999

New Orleans Saints vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Dec 19, 1999

11 punts · 409 punt yds · 1 inside 20

Career high: 446 punting yards

Regular Season
1995
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
OCT 22, 1995

New Orleans Saints vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Oct 22, 1995

10 punts · 446 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Career highs: 4 punts inside the 20 · 387 net punting yards

Regular Season
2000
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
OCT 1, 2000

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Oct 1, 2000

10 punts · 440 punt yds · 4 inside 20

Career high: 3 punts downed

Regular Season
2000
NEW YORKGIANTS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DEC 3, 2000

New York Giants vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Dec 3, 2000

7 punts · 270 punt yds · 1 inside 20

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Tommy Barnhardt's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1982–1992

01
CHIBARNHARDT—Tommy Barnhardt
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

1987–1999

02
NOBARNHARDT—Tommy Barnhardt
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

1981–1992

03
WASBARNHARDT—Tommy Barnhardt
WASRIGGINS—John Riggins
WASMONK—Art Monk

Three quarterbacks, three championship teams

Washington Commanders · The Gibbs dynasty

Gibbs adapted his offense around different quarterbacks and dominant lines, winning Super Bowls after the 1982, 1987 and 1991 seasons.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

04
WASBARNHARDT—Tommy Barnhardt
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

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

1995–2001

05
CARBARNHARDT—Tommy Barnhardt
CARMILLS51Sam Mills
CARGREENE91Kevin Greene

The second season reaches the NFC title game

Carolina Panthers · An expansion team arrives early

Carolina won its division and reached the 1996 NFC Championship Game in only its second season before the original core receded.

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Franchise era

1996–2004

06
TBBARNHARDT—Tommy Barnhardt
TBBROOKS55Derrick Brooks
TBSAPP99Warren Sapp

Dungy builds it; Gruden finishes it

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The championship defense

The Tampa 2 defense restored the franchise, and Jon Gruden's arrival supplied the offense and edge needed to dominate Super Bowl XXXVII.

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Career accomplishments

14 NFL seasons185 career games32 career passing yards66 career rushing yards1 career solo tacklesJersey: 64 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 4, 1987Most recent: Dec 24, 2000

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