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Jason Taylor

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Miami Dolphins · OLB

Jason Taylor recorded 223 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 15 rostered seasons with Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Washington Redskins.

▶Best highlights

2.8

tackles/gm

8

playoff games

15

indexed seasons

223

career games

Five defining games

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A researched consensus introduction to Jason Taylor's defining games.

Editorial methodology and sources

Cross-checked Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jason Taylor, postseason and milestone context, and verified Athlore box scores. This frozen editorial order balances the highest-leverage indexed appearances with statistical peaks that represent Jason Taylor's career; no ranking formula runs in the application.

  1. #1. In the conference championship against New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers, Jason Taylor recorded 1 tackles in the leading indexed performance of this editorial five. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jason Taylor
  2. #2. In the Divisional Round against Miami Dolphins and Oakland Raiders, Jason Taylor recorded 5 tackles in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jason Taylor
  3. #3. In the Divisional Round against Miami Dolphins and Jacksonville Jaguars, Jason Taylor recorded 3 tackles in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jason Taylor
  4. #4. Against Minnesota Vikings and Miami Dolphins, Jason Taylor recorded 5 tackles, 1 sacks, 1 interceptions in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jason Taylor
  5. #5. Against Miami Dolphins and Chicago Bears, Jason Taylor recorded 3 tackles, 1 sacks, 1 interceptions in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jason Taylor

Reviewed through 2026-08-11

Conference Championship
2010
NEW YORKJETS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 23, 2011

New York Jets vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Conference Championship · Jan 23, 2011

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2000
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 6, 2001

Miami Dolphins vs Oakland Raiders

Divisional Round · Jan 6, 2001

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1999
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
JAN 15, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2000

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2006
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NOV 19, 2006

Minnesota Vikings vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Nov 19, 2006

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2006
MIAMIDOLPHINS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 5, 2006

Miami Dolphins vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 5, 2006

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Jason Taylor's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 10 total tackles

Wild Card
2001
BALTIMORERAVENS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 13, 2002

Baltimore Ravens vs Miami Dolphins

Wild Card · Jan 13, 2002

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 sacks

Regular Season
2005
NEW YORKJETS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 18, 2005

New York Jets vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2005

7 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2002
OAKLANDRAIDERS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 15, 2002

Oakland Raiders vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2002

8 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2011
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 11, 2011

Philadelphia Eagles vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 11, 2011

2 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2009
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 25, 2009

New Orleans Saints vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 25, 2009

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Jason Taylor's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1999

01
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIAMARINO13Dan Marino
MIACLAYTON83Mark Clayton

The quickest release in football rewrites passing

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Marino shattered records immediately and kept Miami relevant for seventeen seasons, though his lone Super Bowl came in year two.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

02
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas
MIAWILLIAMS34Ricky Williams

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

03
WASTAYLOR55Jason Taylor
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Franchise era

2007–2010

04
NYJTAYLOR99Jason Taylor
NYJREVIS24Darrelle Revis
NYJSANCHEZ6Mark Sanchez

A fearless defense reaches two AFC title games

New York Jets · Revis Island and Rex Ryan

Ryan's pressure defense and an elite offensive line won four road playoff games in two seasons, twice finishing one win from the Super Bowl.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year · 2007First-team All-Pro · 2000, 2002, 2006NFL Defensive Player of the Year · 2006NFL sacks leader · 200215 NFL seasons223 career games395 career solo tackles138 career sacksDrafted by: MIADraft pick: 73Jersey: 998 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Aug 31, 1997Most recent: Jan 1, 2012

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