Doug Evans

Retired

Detroit Lions · DB

Doug Evans recorded 159 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Seattle Seahawks, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers.

Best highlights

1.5

tackles/gm

playoff games

indexed seasons

159

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Doug Evans's most significant indexed performances.

Denver Broncos vs Green Bay Packers

Super Bowl XXXII · Jan 25, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Green Bay Packers vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXI · Jan 26, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

San Francisco 49ers vs Green Bay Packers

Divisional Round · Jan 4, 1997

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Carolina Panthers vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 7, 2001

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Denver Broncos vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1996

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Doug Evans's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 8 total tackles

Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 2, 2001

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 22, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 5 passes defended

New Orleans Saints vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Jan 2, 2000

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Oakland Raiders vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 2, 2003

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 63 interception return yards

Green Bay Packers vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 29, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Doug Evans's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2007

Doug Evans

Brett Favre

Reggie 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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Franchise era

1995–2001

Doug Evans

Sam Mills

Kevin 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

1999–2009

Doug Evans

Matt Hasselbeck

Shaun Alexander

Hasselbeck and Alexander reach the Super Bowl

Seattle Seahawks · Holmgren builds an NFC champion

Paul Allen stabilized the club, Holmgren built around an elite line and the 2005 Seahawks won the NFC behind Alexander's MVP season.

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Franchise era

1999–2008

Doug Evans

Jason Hanson

Roy Williams

A painful rebuild reaches rock bottom

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Sanders retired abruptly and years of poor roster construction culminated in the league's first 0–16 season.

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Doug Evans

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Carolina Panthers · An expansion team arrives early

Seattle Seahawks · Holmgren builds an NFC champion

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

NFL appearances

Doug Evans

Start here

Career highs

Franchise eras

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Carolina Panthers · An expansion team arrives early

Seattle Seahawks · Holmgren builds an NFC champion

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Career accomplishments

Team history

NFL appearances

Career accomplishments

Team history