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James Farrior

Retired

Pittsburgh Steelers · ILB

James Farrior recorded 228 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 15 rostered seasons with Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

4.6

tackles/gm

19

playoff games

15

indexed seasons

228

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to James Farrior's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XLIII
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
FEB 1, 2009

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Arizona Cardinals

Super Bowl XLIII · Feb 1, 2009

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XL
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
FEB 5, 2006

Seattle Seahawks vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Super Bowl XL · Feb 5, 2006

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XLV
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
FEB 6, 2011

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Green Bay Packers

Super Bowl XLV · Feb 6, 2011

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2005
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
JAN 15, 2006

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Indianapolis Colts

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2006

7 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2002
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 5, 2003

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Jan 5, 2003

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from James Farrior's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 14 total tackles

Regular Season
2001
NEW YORKJETS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 7, 2001

New York Jets vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 7, 2001

14 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2.5 sacks

Divisional Round
2005
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
JAN 15, 2006

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Indianapolis Colts

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2006

7 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2002
HOUSTONTEXANS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 8, 2002

Houston Texans vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 8, 2002

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 4 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2007
MIAMIDOLPHINS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NOV 26, 2007

Miami Dolphins vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Nov 26, 2007

10 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2004
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 17, 2004

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 17, 2004

6 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped James Farrior's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1996–2004

01
TBFARRIOR—James Farrior
TBBROOKS55Derrick Brooks
TBSAPP99Warren Sapp

Dungy builds it; Gruden finishes it

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The championship defense

The Tampa 2 defense restored the franchise, and Jon Gruden's arrival supplied the offense and edge needed to dominate Super Bowl XXXVII.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

02
NYJFARRIOR—James Farrior
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

1992–2006

03
PITFARRIOR—James Farrior
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Franchise era

2007–2021

04
PITFARRIOR—James Farrior
PITROETHLISBERGER7Ben Roethlisberger
PITPOLAMALU43Troy Polamalu

Stability survives constant roster change

Pittsburgh Steelers · Tomlin, Ben and another title

Mike Tomlin won Super Bowl XLIII in his second season and kept Pittsburgh in contention through elite defenses and increasingly explosive passing teams.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 2005, 20081× first-team All-Pro2× Pro Bowl selection15 NFL seasons228 career games651 career solo tackles36 career sacksDrafted by: NYJDraft pick: 8Jersey: 5119 playoff appearances3 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Aug 31, 1997Most recent: Jan 8, 2012

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