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Norman Hand

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New York Giants · DT

Norman Hand recorded 110 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with New York Giants, Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins.

▶Best highlights

1.5

tackles/gm

2

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

110

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Norman Hand's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1998
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 11, 1998

Los Angeles Chargers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1998

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2000
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 6, 2001

New Orleans Saints vs Minnesota Vikings

Divisional Round · Jan 6, 2001

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2000
ST. LOUISRAMS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 30, 2000

St. Louis Rams vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Dec 30, 2000

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 9, 2001

New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 9, 2001

3 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2000
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NOV 12, 2000

New Orleans Saints vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Nov 12, 2000

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Norman Hand's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 7 total tackles

Regular Season
2000
ST. LOUISRAMS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 24, 2000

St. Louis Rams vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2000

7 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 sacks

Regular Season
1998
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 11, 1998

Los Angeles Chargers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1998

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2000
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NOV 12, 2000

New Orleans Saints vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Nov 12, 2000

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2001
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 9, 2001

New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 9, 2001

3 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2000
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEP 24, 2000

Philadelphia Eagles vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 24, 2000

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Norman Hand's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1999

01
MIAHAND—Norman Hand
MIAMARINO13Dan Marino
MIACLAYTON83Mark Clayton

The quickest release in football rewrites passing

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Marino shattered records immediately and kept Miami relevant for seventeen seasons, though his lone Super Bowl came in year two.

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Franchise era

1986–2000

02
LACHAND—Norman Hand
LACSEAU55Junior Seau
LACHUMPHRIES12Stan Humphries

Defense carries an unlikely champion of the AFC

Los Angeles Chargers · Seau and the first Super Bowl

Seau became the emotional center of the franchise and the 1994 Chargers won three straight playoff games to reach Super Bowl XXIX.

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Franchise era

2000–2005

03
NOHAND—Norman Hand
NOBROOKS2Aaron Brooks
NOHORN87Joe Horn

A breakthrough gives way to displacement

New Orleans Saints · The first playoff win and Katrina

New Orleans won its first playoff game before Hurricane Katrina forced the team across multiple home fields and placed its future in doubt.

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Franchise era

1999–2009

04
SEAHAND—Norman Hand
SEAHASSELBECK8Matt Hasselbeck
SEAALEXANDER37Shaun 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

2004–2012

05
NYGHAND—Norman Hand
NYGMANNING10Eli Manning
NYGSTRAHAN92Michael Strahan

Road playoff resilience topples New England twice

New York Giants · Eli's two impossible runs

Manning's late-game calm and a deep pass rush produced two unlikely championships, including the upset of an 18–0 Patriots team.

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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons110 career games112 career solo tackles23 career sacksDrafted by: MIADraft pick: 158Jersey: 952 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 23, 1996Most recent: Nov 28, 2004

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