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Matt O'Dwyer

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Matt O'Dwyer recorded 86 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets.

▶Best highlights

0.1

tackles/gm

2

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

86

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Matt O'Dwyer's most significant indexed performances.

Conference Championship
1998
NEW YORKJETS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 17, 1999

New York Jets vs Denver Broncos

Conference Championship · Jan 17, 1999

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1998
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NEW YORKJETS
JAN 10, 1999

Jacksonville Jaguars vs New York Jets

Divisional Round · Jan 10, 1999

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
CINCINNATIBENGALS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 29, 2002

Cincinnati Bengals vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2002

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 22, 2002

New Orleans Saints vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 22, 2002

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
CINCINNATIBENGALS
BALTIMORERAVENS
NOV 10, 2002

Cincinnati Bengals vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Nov 10, 2002

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Matt O'Dwyer's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 total tackle

Regular Season
2002
CINCINNATIBENGALS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 29, 2002

Cincinnati Bengals vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2002

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Matt O'Dwyer's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1981–1996

01
NYJO'DWYER—Matt O'Dwyer
NYJGASTINEAU99Mark Gastineau
NYJKLECKO—Joe Klecko

Pass rush returns the Jets to January

New York Jets · The Sack Exchange and more near misses

The Sack Exchange led consecutive playoff teams, and the 1986 club began 10–1 before injuries and an overtime loss ended its run.

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Franchise era

1996–2004

02
TBO'DWYER—Matt O'Dwyer
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

03
NYJO'DWYER—Matt O'Dwyer
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

1992–2002

04
CINO'DWYER—Matt O'Dwyer
CINDILLON28Corey Dillon
CINPICKENS81Carl Pickens

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Franchise era

2003–2010

05
CINO'DWYER—Matt O'Dwyer
CINPALMER9Carson Palmer
CINJOHNSON85Chad Johnson

The passing game restores belief

Cincinnati Bengals · Palmer and Ochocinco revive the stadium

Marvin Lewis brought credibility and Palmer's vertical offense won the 2005 division before injuries and inconsistency shortened the window.

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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons86 career games6 career solo tacklesDrafted by: NYJDraft pick: 33Jersey: 722 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 1995Most 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