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Eric Ogbogu

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Dallas Cowboys · LB

Eric Ogbogu recorded 56 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets.

▶Best highlights

1.1

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

56

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Eric Ogbogu's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2004
CHICAGOBEARS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 25, 2004

Chicago Bears vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 25, 2004

4 tackles · 3.5 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2003
DALLASCOWBOYS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
JAN 3, 2004

Dallas Cowboys vs Carolina Panthers

Wild Card · Jan 3, 2004

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2001
NEW YORKJETS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 12, 2002

New York Jets vs Oakland Raiders

Wild Card · Jan 12, 2002

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

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

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Eric Ogbogu's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 4 total tackles · 3.5 sacks · 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2004
CHICAGOBEARS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 25, 2004

Chicago Bears vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 25, 2004

4 tackles · 3.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
1999
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
NEW YORKJETS
JAN 2, 2000

Seattle Seahawks vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Jan 2, 2000

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
1999
NEW YORKJETS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NOV 28, 1999

New York Jets vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Nov 28, 1999

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Eric Ogbogu's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1997–2006

01
NYJOGBOGU—Eric Ogbogu
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

02
CINOGBOGU—Eric Ogbogu
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

2000–2015

03
DALOGBOGU—Eric Ogbogu
DALROMO9Tony Romo
DALWITTEN82Jason Witten

Undrafted improvisation restores contention

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

Romo developed into a prolific quarterback and gave Dallas repeated division titles, though a sequence of narrow playoff losses shaped the era's reputation.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons56 career games37 career solo tackles9 career sacksDrafted by: NYJDraft pick: 163Jersey: 904 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 6, 1998Most recent: Sep 11, 2005

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