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Shaun Alexander

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Washington Commanders · RB

Shaun Alexander recorded 123 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Washington Redskins, Seattle Seahawks.

▶Best highlights

76.8

rush yds/gm

12.4

rec yds/gm

9

playoff games

123

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A researched consensus introduction to Shaun Alexander's defining games.

Editorial methodology and sources

Cross-checked NFL career stats: Shaun Alexander, postseason and milestone context, and verified Athlore box scores. This frozen editorial order balances the highest-leverage indexed appearances with statistical peaks that represent Shaun Alexander's career; no ranking formula runs in the application.

  1. #1. In the conference championship against Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks, Shaun Alexander recorded 132 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns in the leading indexed performance of this editorial five. NFL career stats: Shaun Alexander
  2. #2. In the Divisional Round against Seattle Seahawks and Chicago Bears, Shaun Alexander recorded 108 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns, 12 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. NFL career stats: Shaun Alexander
  3. #3. In the Wild Card Round against Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers, Shaun Alexander recorded 45 rushing yards, 3 rushing touchdowns, 1 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. NFL career stats: Shaun Alexander
  4. #4. Against Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks, Shaun Alexander recorded 139 rushing yards, 4 rushing touchdowns, 92 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. NFL career stats: Shaun Alexander
  5. #5. Against Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks, Shaun Alexander recorded 266 rushing yards, 3 rushing touchdowns, 7 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. NFL career stats: Shaun Alexander

Reviewed through 2026-08-11

Conference Championship
2005
CAROLINAPANTHERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 22, 2006

Carolina Panthers vs Seattle Seahawks

Conference Championship · Jan 22, 2006

132 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Divisional Round
2006
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 14, 2007

Seattle Seahawks vs Chicago Bears

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2007

108 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Wild Card
2003
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 4, 2004

Seattle Seahawks vs Green Bay Packers

Wild Card · Jan 4, 2004

45 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
2002
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SEP 29, 2002

Minnesota Vikings vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 29, 2002

139 rush yds · 4 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
2001
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
NOV 11, 2001

Oakland Raiders vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Nov 11, 2001

266 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 1 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Shaun Alexander's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 266 rushing yards

Regular Season
2001
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
NOV 11, 2001

Oakland Raiders vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Nov 11, 2001

266 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 4 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
2005
HOUSTONTEXANS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
OCT 16, 2005

Houston Texans vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Oct 16, 2005

141 rush yds · 4 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 40 carries

Regular Season
2006
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
NOV 27, 2006

Green Bay Packers vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Nov 27, 2006

201 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 1 run of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2005
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 18, 2005

Seattle Seahawks vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2005

172 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 92 receiving yards

Regular Season
2002
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SEP 29, 2002

Minnesota Vikings vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 29, 2002

139 rush yds · 4 rush TD · 3 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Shaun Alexander's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2009

01
SEAALEXANDER37Shaun Alexander
SEAHASSELBECK8Matt Hasselbeck
SEAJONES71Walter Jones

Hasselbeck and Alexander reach the Super Bowl

Seattle Seahawks · Holmgren builds an NFC champion

Paul Allen stabilized the club, Holmgren built around an elite line and the 2005 Seahawks won the NFC behind Alexander's MVP season.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

02
WASALEXANDER37Shaun Alexander
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

First-team All-Pro · 2004, 2005NFL MVP · 2005NFL Offensive Player of the Year · 2005NFL rushing touchdowns leader · 2001, 2005NFL rushing yards leader · 2005Pro Bowl selection · 2003, 2004, 20051× first-team All-Pro9 NFL seasons123 career games9,445 career rushing yards100 career rushing touchdowns215 career receptions1,520 career receiving yards12 career receiving touchdowns4 career solo tacklesDrafted by: SEADraft pick: 19Jersey: 379 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 3, 2000Most recent: Nov 16, 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