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Ellis Wyms

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Minnesota Vikings · DT

Ellis Wyms recorded 71 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

1.6

tackles/gm

6

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

71

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Ellis Wyms's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXXVII
OAKLANDRAIDERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 26, 2003

Oakland Raiders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Super Bowl XXXVII · Jan 26, 2003

3 tackles · 1 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 · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2006
CINCINNATIBENGALS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 15, 2006

Cincinnati Bengals vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 15, 2006

6 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2002
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 12, 2003

San Francisco 49ers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Divisional Round · Jan 12, 2003

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2008
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 4, 2009

Philadelphia Eagles vs Minnesota Vikings

Wild Card · Jan 4, 2009

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Ellis Wyms's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 6 total tackles · 2 sacks

Regular Season
2006
CINCINNATIBENGALS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 15, 2006

Cincinnati Bengals vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 15, 2006

6 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Super Bowl
XXXVII
OAKLANDRAIDERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 26, 2003

Oakland Raiders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Super Bowl XXXVII · Jan 26, 2003

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2007
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
NOV 12, 2007

San Francisco 49ers vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Nov 12, 2007

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2008
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NOV 23, 2008

Minnesota Vikings vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Nov 23, 2008

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Ellis Wyms's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1996–2004

01
TBWYMS—Ellis Wyms
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

2005–2013

02
TBWYMS—Ellis Wyms
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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Franchise era

1999–2009

03
SEAWYMS—Ellis Wyms
SEAHASSELBECK8Matt Hasselbeck
SEAALEXANDER37Shaun Alexander

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

2001–2013

04
MINWYMS—Ellis Wyms
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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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 20028 NFL seasons71 career games75 career solo tackles19 career sacksDrafted by: TBDraft pick: 183Jersey: 976 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Nov 11, 2001Most recent: Jan 4, 2009

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