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WASCARTER—

Andre Carter

Retired

New England Patriots · DE

Andre Carter recorded 169 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders, Washington Redskins, San Francisco 49ers.

▶Best highlights

2.7

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

13

indexed seasons

169

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Andre Carter's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2011
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 13, 2011

New England Patriots vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 13, 2011

5 tackles · 4 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2009
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
OCT 11, 2009

Washington Commanders vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Oct 11, 2009

4 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2009
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 13, 2009

Washington Commanders vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 13, 2009

7 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JAN 6, 2002

San Francisco 49ers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Jan 6, 2002

6 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2007
DETROITLIONS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
OCT 7, 2007

Detroit Lions vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Oct 7, 2007

8 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Andre Carter's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 11 total tackles

Regular Season
2006
ATLANTAFALCONS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DEC 3, 2006

Atlanta Falcons vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Dec 3, 2006

11 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 4 sacks · 6 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2011
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 13, 2011

New England Patriots vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 13, 2011

5 tackles · 4 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 4 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2001
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JAN 6, 2002

San Francisco 49ers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Jan 6, 2002

6 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2012
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 4, 2012

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2012

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Andre Carter's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2010

01
SFCARTER—Andre Carter
SFOWENS81Terrell Owens
SFGARCIA5Jeff Garcia

Brief Owens–Garcia fireworks precede a rebuild

San Francisco 49ers · The long reset

An explosive early-2000s offense supplied one last playoff comeback before instability took over and Willis became the next defensive foundation.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

02
WASCARTER—Andre Carter
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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Franchise era

2007–2013

03
NECARTER—Andre Carter
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEMOSS81Randy Moss

An explosive offense chases another title

New England Patriots · The near-perfect reinvention

The 2007 Patriots went 16–0 before a Super Bowl upset, then the roster reloaded around two young tight ends and returned to the championship game.

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Franchise era

2002–2015

04
LVCARTER—Andre Carter
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon
LVASOMUGHA21Nnamdi Asomugha

The veteran peak collapses into constant turnover

Las Vegas Raiders · A Super Bowl and the wilderness

Oakland reached Super Bowl XXXVII but then endured thirteen seasons without a winning record as coaches and quarterbacks cycled.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 201113 NFL seasons169 career games318 career solo tackles80 career sacksDrafted by: SFDraft pick: 7Jersey: 964 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 9, 2001Most recent: Dec 22, 2013

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