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Chad Cota

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Los Angeles Rams · DB

Chad Cota recorded 107 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with SL, St. Louis Rams, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers, Kansas City Chiefs.

▶Best highlights

2.0

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

107

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Chad Cota's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2000
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 30, 2000

Indianapolis Colts vs Miami Dolphins

Wild Card · Dec 30, 2000

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Divisional Round
1999
TENNESSEETITANS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
JAN 16, 2000

Tennessee Titans vs Indianapolis Colts

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 2000

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1996
CAROLINAPANTHERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 12, 1997

Carolina Panthers vs Green Bay Packers

Conference Championship · Jan 12, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1996
DALLASCOWBOYS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
JAN 5, 1997

Dallas Cowboys vs Carolina Panthers

Divisional Round · Jan 5, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
1998
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 22, 1998

New Orleans Saints vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 22, 1998

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Chad Cota's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 12 total tackles

Regular Season
2001
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 10, 2001

Indianapolis Colts vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 10, 2001

12 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Wild Card
2000
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 30, 2000

Indianapolis Colts vs Miami Dolphins

Wild Card · Dec 30, 2000

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 3 passes defended

Regular Season
2001
NEW YORKJETS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DEC 23, 2001

New York Jets vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 23, 2001

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
1999
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW YORKGIANTS
NOV 14, 1999

Indianapolis Colts vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Nov 14, 1999

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 49 interception return yards

Divisional Round
1996
DALLASCOWBOYS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
JAN 5, 1997

Dallas Cowboys vs Carolina Panthers

Divisional Round · Jan 5, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Chad Cota's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1995–2001

01
CARCOTA—Chad Cota
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

1989–1998

02
KCCOTA—Chad Cota
KCTHOMAS58Derrick Thomas
KCSMITH90Neil Smith

Defense and power make the Chiefs a fixture

Kansas City Chiefs · Martyball restores Arrowhead

Marty Schottenheimer and Thomas produced seven playoff appearances and one of football's loudest home advantages, though no Super Bowl trip followed.

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Franchise era

1987–1999

03
NOCOTA—Chad Cota
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

1998–2011

04
INDCOTA—Chad Cota
INDMANNING18Peyton Manning
INDHARRISON88Marvin Harrison

Pre-snap command creates a perennial contender

Indianapolis Colts · The Peyton Manning machine

Manning and a precisely constructed offense won at least twelve games seven straight times and captured Super Bowl XLI after a defining comeback against New England.

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Franchise era

1999–2004

05
LARCOTA—Chad Cota
LARWARNER13Kurt Warner
LARFAULK28Marshall Faulk

Speed and spacing transform the league

Los Angeles Rams · The Greatest Show on Turf

Warner's emergence, Faulk's versatility and a deep receiving corps produced two Super Bowls and the championship after the 1999 season.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons107 career games152 career solo tackles4 career sacksDrafted by: CARDraft pick: 209Jersey: 374 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 1995Most recent: Dec 30, 2002

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