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Tom Tupa

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Tom Tupa recorded 94 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 17 rostered seasons with Washington Redskins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Jets, New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, PHO.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

4

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

94

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Tom Tupa's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1999
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NEW YORKJETS
SEP 12, 1999

New England Patriots vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Sep 12, 1999

3 punts · 123 punt yds · 1 inside 20

Super Bowl
XXXVII
OAKLANDRAIDERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 26, 2003

Oakland Raiders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Super Bowl XXXVII · Jan 26, 2003

4 punts · 155 punt yds · 1 inside 20

Conference Championship
2002
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 19, 2003

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Conference Championship · Jan 19, 2003

7 punts · 254 punt yds · 1 inside 20

Divisional Round
2002
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 12, 2003

San Francisco 49ers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Divisional Round · Jan 12, 2003

4 punts · 189 punt yds · 1 inside 20

Wild Card
2001
NEW YORKJETS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 12, 2002

New York Jets vs Oakland Raiders

Wild Card · Jan 12, 2002

1 punts · 24 punt yds · 1 inside 20

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Tom Tupa's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 9 punts

Regular Season
2004
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DEC 12, 2004

Philadelphia Eagles vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Dec 12, 2004

9 punts · 368 punt yds · 3 inside 20

Career highs: 431 punting yards · 5 punts inside the 20 · 410 net punting yards

Regular Season
2004
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 7, 2004

Washington Commanders vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 7, 2004

9 punts · 431 punt yds · 5 inside 20

Career high: 4 punts downed

Regular Season
2002
GREEN BAYPACKERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 24, 2002

Green Bay Packers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 24, 2002

8 punts · 349 punt yds · 4 inside 20

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Tom Tupa's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1984–1997

01
INDTUPA—Tom Tupa
INDDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson
INDGEORGE1Jeff George

A new city waits through upheaval

Indianapolis Colts · Indianapolis searches for a cornerstone

Dickerson supplied the first playoff breakthrough and Harbaugh's 1995 team came within one catch of the Super Bowl before the franchise found its defining draft pick.

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Franchise era

1985–1995

02
CLETUPA—Tom Tupa
CLEKOSAR19Bernie Kosar
CLEMATTHEWS—Clay Matthews Jr.

Three AFC title games, three painful endings

Cleveland Browns · Kosar and the Denver heartbreaks

A homegrown contender reached three conference championship games in four seasons before The Drive and The Fumble became permanent Cleveland memories.

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Franchise era

1993–2000

03
NETUPA—Tom Tupa
NEBLEDSOE11Drew Bledsoe
NECOATES87Ben Coates

A No. 1 quarterback brings the Patriots back

New England Patriots · Parcells and Bledsoe reset expectations

Robert Kraft's ownership and Bill Parcells's coaching stabilized the organization, leading to Super Bowl XXXI and a roster ready for another regime.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

04
NYJTUPA—Tom Tupa
NYJMARTIN28Curtis Martin
NYJTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Franchise era

1996–2004

05
TBTUPA—Tom Tupa
TBBROOKS55Derrick Brooks
TBSAPP99Warren Sapp

Dungy builds it; Gruden finishes it

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The championship defense

The Tampa 2 defense restored the franchise, and Jon Gruden's arrival supplied the offense and edge needed to dominate Super Bowl XXXVII.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

06
WASTUPA—Tom Tupa
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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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 2002First-team All-Pro · 1999Pro Bowl selection · 199917 NFL seasons94 career games174 career passing yards2 career passing touchdowns-1 career rushing yards5 career solo tacklesDrafted by: PHXDraft pick: 68Jersey: 194 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 12, 1999Most recent: Jan 2, 2005

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