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Tully Banta-Cain

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New England Patriots · OLB

Tully Banta-Cain recorded 97 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers.

▶Best highlights

2.0

tackles/gm

9

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

97

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Tully Banta-Cain's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2006
NEW YORKJETS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 7, 2007

New York Jets vs New England Patriots

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2007

2 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2009
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 20, 2009

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 20, 2009

6 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2009
NEW YORKJETS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 22, 2009

New York Jets vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 22, 2009

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2006
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 30, 2006

New England Patriots vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 30, 2006

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2009
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEP 14, 2009

Buffalo Bills vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Sep 14, 2009

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Tully Banta-Cain's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 8 total tackles

Regular Season
2007
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 23, 2007

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 23, 2007

8 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 3 sacks · 3 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2009
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 20, 2009

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 20, 2009

6 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2010
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DEC 19, 2010

Green Bay Packers vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Dec 19, 2010

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Wild Card
2009
BALTIMORERAVENS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 10, 2010

Baltimore Ravens vs New England Patriots

Wild Card · Jan 10, 2010

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Tully Banta-Cain's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2001–2006

01
NEBANTA-CAIN—Tully Banta-Cain
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEBRUSCHI54Tedy Bruschi

Situational football produces three titles

New England Patriots · The first dynasty

Brady replaced an injured Bledsoe and Belichick's adaptable teams won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Franchise era

1999–2010

02
SFBANTA-CAIN—Tully Banta-Cain
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

2007–2013

03
NEBANTA-CAIN—Tully Banta-Cain
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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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 2003, 20048 NFL seasons97 career games128 career solo tackles28 career sacksDrafted by: NEDraft pick: 239Jersey: 959 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 19, 2003Most recent: Jan 16, 2011

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