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David Thornton

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Tennessee Titans · OLB

David Thornton recorded 120 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Tennessee Titans, Indianapolis Colts.

▶Best highlights

4.8

tackles/gm

8

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

120

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to David Thornton's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
2003
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 11, 2004

Indianapolis Colts vs Kansas City Chiefs

Divisional Round · Jan 11, 2004

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2003
DENVERBRONCOS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
JAN 4, 2004

Denver Broncos vs Indianapolis Colts

Wild Card · Jan 4, 2004

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2005
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
JAN 15, 2006

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Indianapolis Colts

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2006

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2007
TENNESSEETITANS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
JAN 6, 2008

Tennessee Titans vs San Diego Chargers

Wild Card · Jan 6, 2008

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2003
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 18, 2004

Indianapolis Colts vs New England Patriots

Conference Championship · Jan 18, 2004

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from David Thornton's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 15 total tackles

Regular Season
2003
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 6, 2003

Indianapolis Colts vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 6, 2003

15 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
2009
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
TENNESSEETITANS
NOV 1, 2009

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 1, 2009

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2008
TENNESSEETITANS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 19, 2008

Tennessee Titans vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 19, 2008

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2005
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 11, 2005

Indianapolis Colts vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 11, 2005

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2007
TENNESSEETITANS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 16, 2007

Tennessee Titans vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2007

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped David Thornton's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1998–2011

01
INDTHORNTON—David Thornton
INDMANNING18Peyton Manning
INDHARRISON88Marvin Harrison

Pre-snap command creates a perennial contender

Indianapolis Colts · The Peyton Manning machine

Manning and a precisely constructed offense won at least twelve games seven straight times and captured Super Bowl XLI after a defining comeback against New England.

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Franchise era

2005–2015

02
TENTHORNTON—David Thornton
TENJOHNSON28Chris Johnson
TENBULLUCK53Keith Bulluck

Explosive rushing bridges changing quarterbacks

Tennessee Titans · From CJ2K to another rebuild

Johnson's 2,006-yard season supplied the peak as Tennessee cycled through coaches and quarterbacks after the McNair core.

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Career accomplishments

9 NFL seasons120 career games412 career solo tackles5 career sacksDrafted by: INDDraft pick: 106Jersey: 508 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 8, 2002Most recent: Dec 13, 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