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Mark Thomas

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Mark Thomas recorded 98 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Indianapolis Colts, Chicago Bears, Carolina Panthers, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers.

▶Best highlights

0.5

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

98

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Mark Thomas's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2000
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 17, 2000

Indianapolis Colts vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 17, 2000

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1998
CHICAGOBEARS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
SEP 13, 1998

Chicago Bears vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Sep 13, 1998

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1996
CAROLINAPANTHERS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
NOV 17, 1996

Carolina Panthers vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Nov 17, 1996

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1995
ARIZONACARDINALS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NOV 19, 1995

Arizona Cardinals vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1995

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2000
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 30, 2000

Indianapolis Colts vs Miami Dolphins

Wild Card · Dec 30, 2000

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Mark Thomas's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 6 total tackles

Regular Season
1999
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 5, 1999

Indianapolis Colts vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 5, 1999

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2000
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 17, 2000

Indianapolis Colts vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 17, 2000

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2000
MIAMIDOLPHINS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NOV 26, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Nov 26, 2000

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Mark Thomas's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1991–1998

01
SFTHOMAS—Mark Thomas
SFYOUNG8Steve Young
SFRICE80Jerry Rice

A quarterback transition preserves greatness

San Francisco 49ers · Steve Young takes the baton

Young escaped Montana's shadow with an MVP peak and six touchdown passes in Super Bowl XXIX, extending the dynasty into another generation.

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Franchise era

1995–2001

02
CARTHOMAS—Mark Thomas
CARMILLS51Sam Mills
CARGREENE91Kevin Greene

The second season reaches the NFC title game

Carolina Panthers · An expansion team arrives early

Carolina won its division and reached the 1996 NFC Championship Game in only its second season before the original core receded.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

03
KCTHOMAS—Mark Thomas
KCTHOMAS58Derrick Thomas
KCSMITH90Neil Smith

Defense and power make the Chiefs a fixture

Kansas City Chiefs · Martyball restores Arrowhead

Marty Schottenheimer and Thomas produced seven playoff appearances and one of football's loudest home advantages, though no Super Bowl trip followed.

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Franchise era

1993–2003

04
CHITHOMAS—Mark Thomas
CHICOX52Bryan Cox
CHICONWAY80Curtis Conway

A proud identity waits for another core

Chicago Bears · Between great defenses

Chicago searched for offensive stability while gradually assembling the line and linebackers that would power its next contender.

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Franchise era

1998–2011

05
INDTHOMAS—Mark Thomas
INDMANNING18Peyton Manning
INDHARRISON88Marvin Harrison

Pre-snap command creates a perennial contender

Indianapolis Colts · The Peyton Manning machine

Manning and a precisely constructed offense won at least twelve games seven straight times and captured Super Bowl XLI after a defining comeback against New England.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 199410 NFL seasons98 career games39 career solo tackles27 career sacksJersey: 904 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 5, 1993Most recent: Dec 23, 2001

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