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Anthony Thomas

Retired

Buffalo Bills · RB

Anthony Thomas recorded 83 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears.

▶Best highlights

46.9

rush yds/gm

9.1

rec yds/gm

1

playoff games

83

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Anthony Thomas's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2001
CHICAGOBEARS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OCT 21, 2001

Chicago Bears vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2001

188 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
2001
CLEVELANDBROWNS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 4, 2001

Cleveland Browns vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2001

96 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 6 rec

Regular Season
2001
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 16, 2001

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2001

173 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
2001
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 6, 2002

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Jan 6, 2002

160 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
2004
CHICAGOBEARS
NEW YORKGIANTS
NOV 7, 2004

Chicago Bears vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Nov 7, 2004

110 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Anthony Thomas's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 188 rushing yards

Regular Season
2001
CHICAGOBEARS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OCT 21, 2001

Chicago Bears vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2001

188 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Career highs: 2 rushing touchdowns · 1 run of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2004
CHICAGOBEARS
NEW YORKGIANTS
NOV 7, 2004

Chicago Bears vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Nov 7, 2004

110 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 33 carries

Regular Season
2001
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 6, 2002

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Jan 6, 2002

160 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 71 receiving yards

Regular Season
2001
CLEVELANDBROWNS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 4, 2001

Cleveland Browns vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2001

96 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 6 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Anthony Thomas's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1993–2003

01
CHITHOMAS—Anthony Thomas
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

2004–2012

02
CHITHOMAS—Anthony Thomas
CHIURLACHER54Brian Urlacher
CHIHESTER23Devin Hester

Takeaways and special teams reach the Super Bowl

Chicago Bears · Urlacher and Lovie's defense

Lovie Smith restored the defense-first formula, and Hester's return brilliance helped the 2006 Bears reach Super Bowl XLI.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

03
DALTHOMAS—Anthony Thomas
DALROMO9Tony Romo
DALWITTEN82Jason Witten

Undrafted improvisation restores contention

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

Romo developed into a prolific quarterback and gave Dallas repeated division titles, though a sequence of narrow playoff losses shaped the era's reputation.

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Franchise era

2000–2005

04
NOTHOMAS—Anthony Thomas
NOBROOKS2Aaron Brooks
NOHORN87Joe Horn

A breakthrough gives way to displacement

New Orleans Saints · The first playoff win and Katrina

New Orleans won its first playoff game before Hurricane Katrina forced the team across multiple home fields and placed its future in doubt.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

05
BUFTHOMAS—Anthony Thomas
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Career accomplishments

NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year · 20017 NFL seasons83 career games3,891 career rushing yards23 career rushing touchdowns113 career receptions756 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdowns12 career solo tacklesDrafted by: CHIDraft pick: 38Jersey: 281 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 9, 2001Most recent: Nov 25, 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