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Terry Fair

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Terry Fair recorded 58 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with St. Louis Rams, SL, Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions.

▶Best highlights

2.5

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

58

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Terry Fair's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1999
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 17, 1999

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 17, 1999

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Regular Season
2001
DETROITLIONS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
SEP 23, 2001

Detroit Lions vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Sep 23, 2001

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
1998
CHICAGOBEARS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 15, 1998

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 15, 1998

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2000
DETROITLIONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 19, 2000

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 19, 2000

11 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
ST. LOUISRAMS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 8, 2001

St. Louis Rams vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 8, 2001

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Terry Fair's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 11 total tackles

Regular Season
2000
DETROITLIONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 19, 2000

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 19, 2000

11 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 interceptions · 43 interception return yards

Regular Season
1999
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 17, 1999

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 17, 1999

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 4 passes defended

Regular Season
1999
ST. LOUISRAMS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 7, 1999

St. Louis Rams vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 7, 1999

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Terry Fair's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1989–1998

01
DETFAIR—Terry Fair
DETSANDERS20Barry Sanders
DETMOORE84Herman Moore

The league's most elusive runner

Detroit Lions · Barry Sanders

Sanders turned every carry into possibility and led the 1991 Lions to the NFC Championship Game, the franchise's lone playoff win of the era.

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Franchise era

1999–2008

02
DETFAIR—Terry Fair
DETHANSON4Jason Hanson
DETWILLIAMS11Roy 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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Franchise era

2002–2010

03
CARFAIR—Terry Fair
CARSMITH89Steve Smith
CARPEPPERS90Julius Peppers

Defense, Steve Smith and a Super Bowl run

Carolina Panthers · Cardiac Cats

John Fox's physical team won three road playoff games in 2003 and pushed New England to the final seconds of Super Bowl XXXVIII.

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Franchise era

2005–2016

04
LARFAIR—Terry Fair
LARJACKSON39Steven Jackson
LARLONG91Chris Long

St. Louis struggles before Los Angeles gets the Rams back

Los Angeles Rams · The long rebuild and return home

Jackson carried years of losing, Donald arrived as a foundational defender and the franchise returned to Los Angeles in 2016.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons58 career games122 career solo tackles1 career sacksDrafted by: DETDraft pick: 20Jersey: 300 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 6, 1998Most recent: Nov 27, 2005

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