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Alex Molden

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Detroit Lions · DB

Alex Molden recorded 90 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints.

▶Best highlights

1.4

tackles/gm

2

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

90

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Alex Molden's most significant indexed performances.

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

Regular Season
1996
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
DEC 21, 1996

New Orleans Saints vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Dec 21, 1996

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DEC 29, 2002

Seattle Seahawks vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2002

9 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

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

St. Louis Rams vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Dec 30, 2000

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
NOV 17, 2002

San Francisco 49ers vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Nov 17, 2002

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Alex Molden's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 9 total tackles · 1 interception

Regular Season
2002
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DEC 29, 2002

Seattle Seahawks vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2002

9 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 3 passes defended

Regular Season
2002
DENVERBRONCOS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DEC 1, 2002

Denver Broncos vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 1, 2002

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2002
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
ST. LOUISRAMS
NOV 10, 2002

San Diego Chargers vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Nov 10, 2002

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 24 interception return yards

Regular Season
2000
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
SEP 10, 2000

New Orleans Saints vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Sep 10, 2000

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Alex Molden's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1987–1999

01
NOMOLDEN—Alex Molden
NOJACKSON—Rickey Jackson
NOMILLS51Sam Mills

Linebacker defense delivers the first winners

New Orleans Saints · The Dome Patrol

Jim Mora's defense sent four linebackers to the Pro Bowl and ended the franchise's wait for winning seasons and playoff football.

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Franchise era

2000–2005

02
NOMOLDEN—Alex Molden
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

2001–2009

03
LACMOLDEN—Alex Molden
LACTOMLINSON21LaDainian Tomlinson
LACRIVERS17Philip Rivers

An extraordinary core dominates the regular season

Los Angeles Chargers · Tomlinson, Gates and Rivers

Tomlinson's MVP records and a loaded roster produced five division titles, but injuries and close losses repeatedly blocked a Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

1999–2008

04
DETMOLDEN—Alex Molden
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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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons90 career games107 career solo tackles8 career sacksDrafted by: NODraft pick: 11Jersey: 402 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 15, 1996Most recent: Sep 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