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Zach Thomas

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Dallas Cowboys · ILB

Zach Thomas recorded 136 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins.

▶Best highlights

8.5

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

136

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Wild Card
1999
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 9, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs Seattle Seahawks

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2000

8 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2001
BALTIMORERAVENS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 13, 2002

Baltimore Ravens vs Miami Dolphins

Wild Card · Jan 13, 2002

22 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2006
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 23, 2006

Miami Dolphins vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 23, 2006

6 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
MIAMIDOLPHINS
TENNESSEETITANS
SEP 9, 2001

Miami Dolphins vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Sep 9, 2001

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round
2000
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 6, 2001

Miami Dolphins vs Oakland Raiders

Divisional Round · Jan 6, 2001

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 22 total tackles

Wild Card
2001
BALTIMORERAVENS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 13, 2002

Baltimore Ravens vs Miami Dolphins

Wild Card · Jan 13, 2002

22 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 sacks · 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2006
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 23, 2006

Miami Dolphins vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 23, 2006

6 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2002
MIAMIDOLPHINS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SEP 15, 2002

Miami Dolphins vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 15, 2002

11 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2006
MIAMIDOLPHINS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 17, 2006

Miami Dolphins vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 17, 2006

14 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2006
TENNESSEETITANS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEP 24, 2006

Tennessee Titans vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 24, 2006

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1999

01
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas
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
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
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

2000–2015

03
DALTHOMAS55Zach Thomas
DALROMO9Tony Romo
DALWITTEN82Jason Witten

Undrafted improvisation restores contention

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

Romo developed into a prolific quarterback and gave Dallas repeated division titles, though a sequence of narrow playoff losses shaped the era's reputation.

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Career accomplishments

First-team All-Pro · 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006Pro Bowl selection · 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 200613 NFL seasons136 career games669 career solo tackles16 career sacksDrafted by: MIADraft pick: 154Jersey: 555 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 13, 1999Most recent: Dec 28, 2008

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