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Anthony Cook

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Washington Commanders · DE

Anthony Cook recorded 50 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with Washington Redskins, Tennessee Oilers, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Houston Texans, Houston Oilers.

▶Best highlights

0.5

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

5

indexed seasons

50

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Anthony Cook's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1996
CINCINNATIBENGALS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 15, 1996

Cincinnati Bengals vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 15, 1996

0 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1996
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 8, 1996

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1996

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1995
TENNESSEETITANS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
SEP 3, 1995

Tennessee Titans vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Sep 3, 1995

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1999
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 15, 2000

Washington Commanders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2000

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 5, 1999

Washington Commanders vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 5, 1999

4 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Anthony Cook's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 4 total tackles · 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
1999
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 5, 1999

Washington Commanders vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 5, 1999

4 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2.5 sacks

Regular Season
1996
CINCINNATIBENGALS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 15, 1996

Cincinnati Bengals vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 15, 1996

0 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
1999
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 26, 1999

Washington Commanders vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 26, 1999

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Anthony Cook's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1985–1996

01
TENCOOK—Anthony Cook
TENMOON1Warren Moon
TENJEFFIRES80Haywood Jeffires

A historic passing offense meets historic heartbreak

Tennessee Titans · Moon and the run-and-shoot

Moon flourished in Houston's wide-open offense and made seven straight playoffs, but the 32-point collapse in Buffalo became the era's defining ending.

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Franchise era

1983–1999

02
MIACOOK—Anthony Cook
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

1997–2016

03
BUFCOOK—Anthony Cook
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

1997–2004

04
TENCOOK—Anthony Cook
TENMCNAIR9Steve McNair
TENGEORGE27Eddie George

The Music City Miracle launches a Super Bowl run

Tennessee Titans · The Titans arrive

After two temporary seasons, Tennessee found its name and stadium, then came one yard short of overtime in Super Bowl XXXIV.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

05
WASCOOK—Anthony Cook
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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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons50 career games15 career solo tackles17 career sacksJersey: 751 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 1995Most recent: Jan 15, 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