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Jeff Zgonina

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Houston Texans · DT

Jeff Zgonina recorded 195 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 17 rostered seasons with HST, Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins, SL, St. Louis Rams, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

1.6

tackles/gm

8

playoff games

17

indexed seasons

195

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Jeff Zgonina's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXXIV
ST. LOUISRAMS
TENNESSEETITANS
JAN 30, 2000

St. Louis Rams vs Tennessee Titans

Super Bowl XXXIV · Jan 30, 2000

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXXVI
ST. LOUISRAMS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
FEB 3, 2002

St. Louis Rams vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXVI · Feb 3, 2002

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1999
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
ST. LOUISRAMS
JAN 23, 2000

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs St. Louis Rams

Conference Championship · Jan 23, 2000

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2003
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
OCT 27, 2003

Miami Dolphins vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 27, 2003

2 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
ST. LOUISRAMS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 12, 1999

St. Louis Rams vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 12, 1999

2 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Jeff Zgonina's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 7 total tackles

Regular Season
2001
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ST. LOUISRAMS
OCT 28, 2001

New Orleans Saints vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Oct 28, 2001

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
2003
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
OCT 27, 2003

Miami Dolphins vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 27, 2003

2 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2000
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
ST. LOUISRAMS
NOV 20, 2000

Washington Commanders vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Nov 20, 2000

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
1999
ST. LOUISRAMS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 12, 1999

St. Louis Rams vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 12, 1999

2 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2002
ST. LOUISRAMS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DEC 22, 2002

St. Louis Rams vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Dec 22, 2002

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Jeff Zgonina's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2006

01
PITZGONINA—Jeff Zgonina
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

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

1995–2001

02
CARZGONINA—Jeff Zgonina
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

1989–1996

03
ATLZGONINA—Jeff Zgonina
ATLSANDERS21Deion Sanders
ATLRISON89Andre Rison

Deion Sanders makes Atlanta an event

Atlanta Falcons · Prime Time changes the temperature

Sanders brought speed and swagger to a franchise still searching for consistency, setting the tone for a bolder Atlanta football identity.

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Franchise era

1990–1998

04
LARZGONINA—Jeff Zgonina
LAREVERETT11Jim Everett
LARBETTIS36Jerome Bettis

A franchise changes cities while rebuilding

Los Angeles Rams · Decline and the move to St. Louis

The final Anaheim teams faded before Georgia Frontiere moved the club to St. Louis, where Bruce became the first piece of a sudden offensive leap.

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Franchise era

1998–2011

05
INDZGONINA—Jeff Zgonina
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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Franchise era

1999–2004

06
LARZGONINA—Jeff Zgonina
LARWARNER13Kurt Warner
LARFAULK28Marshall Faulk

Speed and spacing transform the league

Los Angeles Rams · The Greatest Show on Turf

Warner's emergence, Faulk's versatility and a deep receiving corps produced two Super Bowls and the championship after the 1999 season.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

07
MIAZGONINA—Jeff Zgonina
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas

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

2002–2010

08
HOUZGONINA—Jeff Zgonina
HOUJOHNSON80Andre Johnson
HOURYANS59DeMeco Ryans

A dramatic debut gives way to patient construction

Houston Texans · Building the Texans

Houston beat Dallas in its first game, then developed foundational stars while waiting nearly a decade for its first winning season.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 199917 NFL seasons195 career games189 career solo tackles25 career sacksDrafted by: PITDraft pick: 185Jersey: 928 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 21, 1993Most recent: Jan 3, 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