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Deshea Townsend

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Deshea Townsend recorded 179 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

2.2

tackles/gm

13

playoff games

13

indexed seasons

179

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Deshea Townsend's most significant indexed performances.

SEATTLESEAHAWKS

PITTSBURGHSTEELERS

Seattle Seahawks vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Super Bowl XL · Feb 5, 2006

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

PITTSBURGHSTEELERS

ARIZONACARDINALS

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Arizona Cardinals

Super Bowl XLIII · Feb 1, 2009

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

SAN DIEGOCHARGERS

PITTSBURGHSTEELERS

San Diego Chargers vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2003

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS

PITTSBURGHSTEELERS

New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 31, 2004

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

CLEVELANDBROWNS

PITTSBURGHSTEELERS

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Jan 5, 2003

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Deshea Townsend's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 8 total tackles

PITTSBURGHSTEELERS

Buffalo Bills vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Sep 16, 2007

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

SAN DIEGOCHARGERS

PITTSBURGHSTEELERS

San Diego Chargers vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2003

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 4 passes defended

PITTSBURGHSTEELERS

Pittsburgh Steelers vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Dec 20, 2007

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

BALTIMORERAVENS

PITTSBURGHSTEELERS

Baltimore Ravens vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2006

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 39 interception return yards

NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS

PITTSBURGHSTEELERS

New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 31, 2004

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Deshea Townsend's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2006

Deshea Townsend

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Franchise era

2007–2021

Deshea Townsend

Ben Roethlisberger

Stability survives constant roster change

Pittsburgh Steelers · Tomlin, Ben and another title

Mike Tomlin won Super Bowl XLIII in his second season and kept Pittsburgh in contention through elite defenses and increasingly explosive passing teams.

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Franchise era

1998–2011

Deshea Townsend

Marvin 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 · 2005, 200813 NFL seasons179 career games327 career solo tackles16 career sacksDrafted by: PITDraft pick: 117Jersey: 2313 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 26, 1998Most recent: Nov 7, 2010

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