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Ray Buchanan

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Las Vegas Raiders · FS

Ray Buchanan recorded 87 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Oakland Raiders, Atlanta Falcons, Indianapolis Colts.

▶Best highlights

4.0

tackles/gm

2

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

87

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Ray Buchanan's most significant indexed performances.

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 5, 1999

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Divisional Round

PHILADELPHIAEAGLES

Atlanta Falcons vs Philadelphia Eagles

Divisional Round · Jan 11, 2003

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

GREEN BAYPACKERS

Atlanta Falcons vs Green Bay Packers

Wild Card · Jan 4, 2003

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

CAROLINAPANTHERS

Carolina Panthers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 31, 1999

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

New Orleans Saints vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 24, 2004

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Ray Buchanan's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 9 total tackles

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

New Orleans Saints vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 24, 2004

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

CAROLINAPANTHERS

Carolina Panthers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 29, 2000

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 4 passes defended

GREEN BAYPACKERS

Atlanta Falcons vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 18, 2001

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Oakland Raiders vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Oct 3, 2004

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 60 interception return yards

TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 5, 2000

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Ray Buchanan's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1984–1997

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

1997–2001

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

2002–2007

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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Franchise era

2002–2015

Nnamdi 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 · 199812 NFL seasons87 career games288 career solo tackles1 career sacksDrafted by: INDDraft pick: 65Jersey: 342 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 1999Most recent: Jan 2, 2005

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