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Joe Tafoya

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Arizona Cardinals · DE

Joe Tafoya recorded 48 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with ARZ, Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears.

▶Best highlights

1.5

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

48

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Joe Tafoya's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
2005
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 14, 2006

Washington Commanders vs Seattle Seahawks

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2006

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2006
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 14, 2007

Seattle Seahawks vs Chicago Bears

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2007

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2001
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 19, 2002

Philadelphia Eagles vs Chicago Bears

Divisional Round · Jan 19, 2002

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2006
DALLASCOWBOYS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 6, 2007

Dallas Cowboys vs Seattle Seahawks

Wild Card · Jan 6, 2007

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2005
CAROLINAPANTHERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 22, 2006

Carolina Panthers vs Seattle Seahawks

Conference Championship · Jan 22, 2006

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Joe Tafoya's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 5 total tackles

Regular Season
2006
ST. LOUISRAMS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
NOV 12, 2006

St. Louis Rams vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Nov 12, 2006

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 sack · 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2007
ST. LOUISRAMS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 30, 2007

St. Louis Rams vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 30, 2007

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2005
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 5, 2005

Seattle Seahawks vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Dec 5, 2005

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Joe Tafoya's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1993–2003

01
CHITAFOYA—Joe Tafoya
CHICOX52Bryan Cox
CHICONWAY80Curtis Conway

A proud identity waits for another core

Chicago Bears · Between great defenses

Chicago searched for offensive stability while gradually assembling the line and linebackers that would power its next contender.

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Franchise era

1999–2009

02
SEATAFOYA—Joe Tafoya
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

2004–2012

03
ARITAFOYA—Joe Tafoya
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

6 NFL seasons48 career games50 career solo tackles4 career sacksDrafted by: TBDraft pick: 234Jersey: 715 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Jan 6, 2002Most recent: Dec 30, 2007

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