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Osi Umenyiora

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Atlanta Falcons · DE

Osi Umenyiora recorded 145 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Atlanta Falcons, New York Giants.

▶Best highlights

2.5

tackles/gm

10

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

145

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Osi Umenyiora's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2007
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NEW YORKGIANTS
SEP 30, 2007

Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2007

6 tackles · 6 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XLII
NEW YORKGIANTS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
FEB 3, 2008

New York Giants vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XLII · Feb 3, 2008

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XLVI
NEW YORKGIANTS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
FEB 5, 2012

New York Giants vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XLVI · Feb 5, 2012

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2011
NEW YORKGIANTS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 15, 2012

New York Giants vs Green Bay Packers

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2012

2 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2010
CHICAGOBEARS
NEW YORKGIANTS
OCT 3, 2010

Chicago Bears vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Oct 3, 2010

4 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Osi Umenyiora's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 8 total tackles

Regular Season
2005
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NEW YORKGIANTS
NOV 13, 2005

Minnesota Vikings vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Nov 13, 2005

8 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 6 sacks

Regular Season
2007
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NEW YORKGIANTS
SEP 30, 2007

Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2007

6 tackles · 6 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2013
ATLANTAFALCONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 17, 2013

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 17, 2013

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 6 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2010
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NEW YORKGIANTS
NOV 28, 2010

Jacksonville Jaguars vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Nov 28, 2010

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2013
ATLANTAFALCONS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEP 22, 2013

Atlanta Falcons vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 22, 2013

5 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Osi Umenyiora's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1991–2003

01
NYGUMENYIORA—Osi Umenyiora
NYGSTRAHAN92Michael Strahan
NYGBARBER21Tiki Barber

Defense bridges two generations

New York Giants · From Simms to Strahan

New York rebuilt around Strahan and Barber, reaching Super Bowl XXXV before the next quarterback succession began.

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Franchise era

2004–2012

02
NYGUMENYIORA—Osi Umenyiora
NYGMANNING10Eli Manning
NYGSTRAHAN92Michael Strahan

Road playoff resilience topples New England twice

New York Giants · Eli's two impossible runs

Manning's late-game calm and a deep pass rush produced two unlikely championships, including the upset of an 18–0 Patriots team.

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Franchise era

2008–2014

03
ATLUMENYIORA—Osi Umenyiora
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLWHITE84Roddy White

Winning seasons become the expectation

Atlanta Falcons · Ryan and Smith stabilize Atlanta

Ryan's immediate command and a deep skill group produced five straight winning seasons and a 2012 NFC title-game appearance.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 2007, 2011Pro Bowl selection · 2005, 2007First-team All-Pro · 200511 NFL seasons145 career games235 career solo tackles85 career sacksDrafted by: NYGDraft pick: 56Jersey: 5010 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 21, 2003Most recent: Dec 21, 2014

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