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Sam Cowart

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Minnesota Vikings · MLB

Sam Cowart recorded 79 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

6.1

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

79

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Sam Cowart's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2000
BUFFALOBILLS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 26, 2000

Buffalo Bills vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 26, 2000

6 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1999
BUFFALOBILLS
TENNESSEETITANS
JAN 8, 2000

Buffalo Bills vs Tennessee Titans

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2000

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2002
NEW YORKJETS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 12, 2003

New York Jets vs Oakland Raiders

Divisional Round · Jan 12, 2003

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2002
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW YORKJETS
JAN 4, 2003

Indianapolis Colts vs New York Jets

Wild Card · Jan 4, 2003

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2004
NEW YORKJETS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 15, 2005

New York Jets vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2005

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Sam Cowart's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 12 total tackles

Regular Season
2000
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKJETS
SEP 17, 2000

Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Sep 17, 2000

12 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career highs: 2.5 sacks · 3 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2000
BUFFALOBILLS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 26, 2000

Buffalo Bills vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 26, 2000

6 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2002
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 10, 2002

Miami Dolphins vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 10, 2002

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2004
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NEW YORKJETS
SEP 12, 2004

Cincinnati Bengals vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Sep 12, 2004

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2000
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 15, 2000

San Diego Chargers vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 15, 2000

7 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Sam Cowart's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1997–2016

01
BUFCOWART—Sam Cowart
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

1997–2006

02
NYJCOWART—Sam Cowart
NYJMARTIN28Curtis Martin
NYJTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Franchise era

2001–2013

03
MINCOWART—Sam Cowart
MINPETERSON28Adrian Peterson
MINALLEN69Jared Allen

A singular runner carries changing teams

Minnesota Vikings · The Peterson years

Peterson returned from major knee surgery to rush for 2,097 yards, while Brett Favre's 2009 season produced another painful NFC title-game finish.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 20008 NFL seasons79 career games303 career solo tackles13 career sacksDrafted by: BUFDraft pick: 39Jersey: 554 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 1999Most recent: Jan 1, 2006

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