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Lester Towns

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Miami Dolphins · LB

Lester Towns recorded 52 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with ARZ, Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers.

▶Best highlights

3.8

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

5

indexed seasons

52

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Lester Towns's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXXVIII
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
FEB 1, 2004

Carolina Panthers vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXVIII · Feb 1, 2004

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
CAROLINAPANTHERS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 9, 2001

Carolina Panthers vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 9, 2001

12 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2003
TENNESSEETITANS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
OCT 19, 2003

Tennessee Titans vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Oct 19, 2003

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2000
DALLASCOWBOYS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
OCT 1, 2000

Dallas Cowboys vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Oct 1, 2000

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
ARIZONACARDINALS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DEC 30, 2001

Arizona Cardinals vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Dec 30, 2001

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Lester Towns's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 12 total tackles · 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2001
CAROLINAPANTHERS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 9, 2001

Carolina Panthers vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 9, 2001

12 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2005
TENNESSEETITANS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 24, 2005

Tennessee Titans vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2005

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2001
NEW YORKJETS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
OCT 28, 2001

New York Jets vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Oct 28, 2001

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Lester Towns's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1995–2001

01
CARTOWNS—Lester Towns
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

2002–2010

02
CARTOWNS—Lester Towns
CARSMITH89Steve Smith
CARPEPPERS90Julius Peppers

Defense, Steve Smith and a Super Bowl run

Carolina Panthers · Cardiac Cats

John Fox's physical team won three road playoff games in 2003 and pushed New England to the final seconds of Super Bowl XXXVIII.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

03
MIATOWNS—Lester Towns
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

2004–2012

04
ARITOWNS—Lester Towns
ARIFITZGERALD11Larry Fitzgerald
ARIWARNER13Kurt Warner

A Hall of Fame receiver carries Arizona to the Super Bowl

Arizona Cardinals · Fitzgerald and the impossible run

Warner's revival and Fitzgerald's extraordinary 2008 postseason sent the Cardinals to their first Super Bowl and within one late drive of a championship.

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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons52 career games150 career solo tacklesDrafted by: CARDraft pick: 221Jersey: 571 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 3, 2000Most recent: Jan 1, 2006

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