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Chris Hovan

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Los Angeles Rams · DT

Chris Hovan recorded 141 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minnesota Vikings.

▶Best highlights

2.2

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

141

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Chris Hovan's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2001
DETROITLIONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 14, 2001

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 14, 2001

4 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 24, 2002

Minnesota Vikings vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 24, 2002

7 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2007
NEW YORKGIANTS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 6, 2008

New York Giants vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Wild Card · Jan 6, 2008

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2005
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 7, 2006

Washington Commanders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2006

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2000
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 14, 2001

Minnesota Vikings vs New York Giants

Conference Championship · Jan 14, 2001

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Chris Hovan's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 7 total tackles

Regular Season
2002
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 24, 2002

Minnesota Vikings vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 24, 2002

7 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2.5 sacks · 3 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2001
DETROITLIONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 14, 2001

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 14, 2001

4 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2001
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 16, 2001

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2001

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2003
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 28, 2003

Minnesota Vikings vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 28, 2003

2 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2007
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 18, 2007

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 18, 2007

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Chris Hovan's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2000

01
MINHOVAN—Chris Hovan
MINCARTER80Cris Carter
MINMOSS84Randy Moss

The league's most explosive offense

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Moss transformed the league as a rookie and the 15–1 Vikings set a scoring record before falling in overtime one game short of the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

2001–2013

02
MINHOVAN—Chris Hovan
MINPETERSON28Adrian Peterson
MINALLEN69Jared Allen

A singular runner carries changing teams

Minnesota Vikings · The Peterson years

Peterson returned from major knee surgery to rush for 2,097 yards, while Brett Favre's 2009 season produced another painful NFC title-game finish.

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Franchise era

2005–2013

03
TBHOVAN—Chris Hovan
TBBARBER20Ronde Barber
TBWILLIAMS24Cadillac Williams

Intermittent winners give way to another reset

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · After the first title

Tampa Bay won two more divisions but could not rebuild the champion's core as the roster cycled through young quarterbacks.

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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons141 career games201 career solo tackles21 career sacksDrafted by: MINDraft pick: 25Jersey: 954 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 10, 2000Most 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