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Jimmy Spencer

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Jimmy Spencer recorded 159 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints.

▶Best highlights

0.9

tackles/gm

2

playoff games

12

indexed seasons

159

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Jimmy Spencer's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2000
DENVERBRONCOS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
NOV 26, 2000

Denver Broncos vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Nov 26, 2000

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2000
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DENVERBRONCOS
DEC 10, 2000

Seattle Seahawks vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Dec 10, 2000

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Wild Card
2003
DENVERBRONCOS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
JAN 4, 2004

Denver Broncos vs Indianapolis Colts

Wild Card · Jan 4, 2004

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1992
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JAN 3, 1993

Philadelphia Eagles vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Jan 3, 1993

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2000
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DENVERBRONCOS
NOV 13, 2000

Oakland Raiders vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Nov 13, 2000

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Jimmy Spencer's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 11 total tackles

Regular Season
1999
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 10, 1999

San Diego Chargers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 10, 1999

11 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
1995
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 26, 1995

Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 26, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 3 passes defended

Regular Season
2001
DENVERBRONCOS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 22, 2001

Denver Broncos vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 22, 2001

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2000
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DENVERBRONCOS
SEP 24, 2000

Kansas City Chiefs vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Sep 24, 2000

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 79 interception return yards

Regular Season
2000
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DENVERBRONCOS
DEC 10, 2000

Seattle Seahawks vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Dec 10, 2000

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Jimmy Spencer's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1987–1999

01
NOSPENCER—Jimmy Spencer
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

1986–2000

02
LACSPENCER—Jimmy Spencer
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

1992–2002

03
CINSPENCER—Jimmy Spencer
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

1992–2000

04
MINSPENCER—Jimmy Spencer
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

1993–2000

05
NESPENCER—Jimmy Spencer
NEBLEDSOE11Drew Bledsoe
NECOATES87Ben Coates

A No. 1 quarterback brings the Patriots back

New England Patriots · Parcells and Bledsoe reset expectations

Robert Kraft's ownership and Bill Parcells's coaching stabilized the organization, leading to Super Bowl XXXI and a roster ready for another regime.

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Franchise era

1999–2011

06
DENSPENCER—Jimmy Spencer
DENBAILEY24Champ Bailey
DENSMITH80Rod Smith

Good defenses and changing quarterbacks

Denver Broncos · Searching after Elway

Denver remained competitive and reached the 2005 AFC title game, then a run of instability ended with Tim Tebow's brief, unforgettable playoff moment.

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Career accomplishments

12 NFL seasons159 career games121 career solo tackles1 career sacksDrafted by: WASDraft pick: 215Jersey: 332 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 6, 1992Most recent: Jan 4, 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