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Rashean Mathis

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Detroit Lions · CB

Rashean Mathis recorded 170 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars.

▶Best highlights

3.6

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

13

indexed seasons

170

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Rashean Mathis's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2007
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 5, 2008

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Jan 5, 2008

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Regular Season
2014
BUFFALOBILLS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 5, 2014

Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 5, 2014

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2008
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SEP 21, 2008

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 21, 2008

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2005
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 16, 2005

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 16, 2005

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2008
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
OCT 5, 2008

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Oct 5, 2008

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Rashean Mathis's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 9 total tackles

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: 2 interceptions

Wild Card
2007
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 5, 2008

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Jan 5, 2008

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 5 passes defended

Regular Season
2004
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DEC 19, 2004

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Dec 19, 2004

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2015
DENVERBRONCOS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 27, 2015

Denver Broncos vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 27, 2015

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 72 interception return yards

Regular Season
2008
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
OCT 5, 2008

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Oct 5, 2008

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Rashean Mathis's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2000–2010

01
JAXMATHIS—Rashean Mathis
JAXTAYLOR28Fred Taylor
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

A physical offense keeps Jacksonville dangerous

Jacksonville Jaguars · Taylor, Smith and MJD

Explosive backs and a powerful defense produced several strong teams, including the 2007 group that won a playoff game in Pittsburgh.

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Franchise era

2011–2016

02
JAXMATHIS—Rashean Mathis
JAXPOSLUSZNY51Paul Posluszny
JAXSHORTS84Cecil Shorts

Quarterback misses stall a young roster

Jacksonville Jaguars · The long rebuild

Repeated top draft picks failed to create momentum until the defense accumulated enough talent for a sudden breakthrough.

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Franchise era

2009–2020

03
DETMATHIS—Rashean Mathis
DETSTAFFORD9Matthew Stafford
DETJOHNSON81Calvin Johnson

Spectacular talent fights organizational instability

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Stafford and Johnson powered explosive offenses and three playoff trips, but Detroit could not turn their peak into a postseason victory.

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Career accomplishments

First-team All-Pro · 2006Pro Bowl selection · 200613 NFL seasons170 career games536 career solo tackles1 career sacksCollege: Bethune-CookmanDrafted by: JAXDraft pick: 39Jersey: 314 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 2003Most recent: Oct 25, 2015

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