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Santana Dotson

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Washington Commanders · DT

Santana Dotson recorded 149 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

0.6

tackles/gm

9

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

149

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Santana Dotson's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXXI
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 26, 1997

Green Bay Packers vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXI · Jan 26, 1997

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXXII
DENVERBRONCOS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 25, 1998

Denver Broncos vs Green Bay Packers

Super Bowl XXXII · Jan 25, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2000
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NOV 19, 2000

Indianapolis Colts vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 19, 2000

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1997
GREEN BAYPACKERS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NOV 16, 1997

Green Bay Packers vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Nov 16, 1997

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1996
DETROITLIONS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NOV 3, 1996

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 3, 1996

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Santana Dotson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 5 total tackles

Regular Season
2000
CHICAGOBEARS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 1, 2000

Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 1, 2000

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2000
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NOV 19, 2000

Indianapolis Colts vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 19, 2000

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2001
BALTIMORERAVENS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 14, 2001

Baltimore Ravens vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 14, 2001

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Santana Dotson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1995

01
TBDOTSON—Santana Dotson
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Franchise era

1992–2007

02
GBDOTSON—Santana Dotson
GBFAVRE4Brett Favre
GBWHITE92Reggie White

Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 199610 NFL seasons149 career games45 career solo tackles49 career sacksJersey: 719 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 6, 1992Most recent: Jan 20, 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