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MINSAWYER97

Talance Sawyer

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Minnesota Vikings · DE

Talance Sawyer recorded 35 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings.

▶Best highlights

2.1

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

4

indexed seasons

35

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Talance Sawyer's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2000
CAROLINAPANTHERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 19, 2000

Carolina Panthers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 19, 2000

5 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2000
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 6, 2001

New Orleans Saints vs Minnesota Vikings

Divisional Round · Jan 6, 2001

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
BALTIMORERAVENS
JAN 7, 2002

Minnesota Vikings vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Jan 7, 2002

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
DETROITLIONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 14, 2001

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 14, 2001

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2000
DETROITLIONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 30, 2000

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 30, 2000

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Talance Sawyer's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 6 total tackles · 2 tackles for loss · 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2001
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 2, 2001

Minnesota Vikings vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 2, 2001

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
2000
CAROLINAPANTHERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 19, 2000

Carolina Panthers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 19, 2000

5 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2001
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 16, 2001

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2001

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2001
CAROLINAPANTHERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 9, 2001

Carolina Panthers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 9, 2001

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Talance Sawyer's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2000

01
MINSAWYER—Talance Sawyer
MINCARTER80Cris Carter
MINMOSS84Randy Moss

The league's most explosive offense

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Moss transformed the league as a rookie and the 15–1 Vikings set a scoring record before falling in overtime one game short of the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

2001–2013

02
MINSAWYER—Talance Sawyer
MINPETERSON28Adrian Peterson
MINALLEN69Jared Allen

A singular runner carries changing teams

Minnesota Vikings · The Peterson years

Peterson returned from major knee surgery to rush for 2,097 yards, while Brett Favre's 2009 season produced another painful NFC title-game finish.

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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons35 career games44 career solo tackles11 career sacksDrafted by: MINDraft pick: 185Jersey: 971 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 2000Most recent: Nov 23, 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