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Sam Garnes

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Sam Garnes recorded 79 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with New York Jets, New York Giants.

▶Best highlights

4.0

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

5

indexed seasons

79

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Super Bowl
XXXV
BALTIMORERAVENS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 28, 2001

Baltimore Ravens vs New York Giants

Super Bowl XXXV · Jan 28, 2001

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2000
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 14, 2001

Minnesota Vikings vs New York Giants

Conference Championship · Jan 14, 2001

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round
2002
NEW YORKJETS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 12, 2003

New York Jets vs Oakland Raiders

Divisional Round · Jan 12, 2003

5 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

Regular Season
1999
NEW YORKGIANTS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 31, 1999

New York Giants vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 31, 1999

11 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 11 total tackles

Regular Season
1999
NEW YORKGIANTS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 31, 1999

New York Giants vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 31, 1999

11 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2003
TENNESSEETITANS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 1, 2003

Tennessee Titans vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 1, 2003

2 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 3 passes defended

Regular Season
2001
NEW YORKGIANTS
ST. LOUISRAMS
OCT 14, 2001

New York Giants vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Oct 14, 2001

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2003
NEW YORKJETS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 7, 2003

New York Jets vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 7, 2003

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 65 interception return yards

Regular Season
2002
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 29, 2002

Green Bay Packers vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2002

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1991–2003

01
NYGGARNES—Sam Garnes
NYGSTRAHAN92Michael Strahan
NYGBARBER21Tiki Barber

Defense bridges two generations

New York Giants · From Simms to Strahan

New York rebuilt around Strahan and Barber, reaching Super Bowl XXXV before the next quarterback succession began.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

02
NYJGARNES—Sam Garnes
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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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons79 career games223 career solo tackles3 career sacksDrafted by: NYGDraft pick: 136Jersey: 425 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 12, 1999Most recent: Dec 28, 2003

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