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Orlando Thomas

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Minnesota Vikings · FS

Orlando Thomas recorded 96 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings.

▶Best highlights

1.6

tackles/gm

6

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

96

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
1999
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DENVERBRONCOS
OCT 31, 1999

Minnesota Vikings vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 31, 1999

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 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

Conference Championship
1998
ATLANTAFALCONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 17, 1999

Atlanta Falcons vs Minnesota Vikings

Conference Championship · Jan 17, 1999

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1998
ARIZONACARDINALS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 10, 1999

Arizona Cardinals vs Minnesota Vikings

Divisional Round · Jan 10, 1999

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1997
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 3, 1998

Minnesota Vikings vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Jan 3, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 9 total tackles

Regular Season
2001
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NOV 11, 2001

Minnesota Vikings vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Nov 11, 2001

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
1995
CLEVELANDBROWNS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 9, 1995

Cleveland Browns vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 9, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 3 passes defended

Regular Season
2001
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 30, 2001

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2001

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
1999
GREEN BAYPACKERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 20, 1999

Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 20, 1999

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 70 interception return yards

Regular Season
1995
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
SEP 24, 1995

Minnesota Vikings vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Sep 24, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2000

01
MINTHOMAS—Orlando Thomas
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
MINTHOMAS—Orlando Thomas
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

7 NFL seasons96 career games114 career solo tackles2 career sacksJersey: 426 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 1995Most recent: Jan 7, 2002

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