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Jimmy Kennedy

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New York Giants · DT

Jimmy Kennedy recorded 70 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears, St. Louis Rams, SL.

▶Best highlights

1.7

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

70

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Jimmy Kennedy's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
2009
DALLASCOWBOYS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 17, 2010

Dallas Cowboys vs Minnesota Vikings

Divisional Round · Jan 17, 2010

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2004
ST. LOUISRAMS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 8, 2005

St. Louis Rams vs Seattle Seahawks

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2005

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2004
ST. LOUISRAMS
ATLANTAFALCONS
JAN 15, 2005

St. Louis Rams vs Atlanta Falcons

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2005

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2009
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JAN 24, 2010

Minnesota Vikings vs New Orleans Saints

Conference Championship · Jan 24, 2010

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2006
ST. LOUISRAMS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 8, 2006

St. Louis Rams vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 8, 2006

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Jimmy Kennedy's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 6 total tackles · 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2006
ST. LOUISRAMS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 8, 2006

St. Louis Rams vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 8, 2006

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 sack · 2 quarterback hits

Divisional Round
2009
DALLASCOWBOYS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 17, 2010

Dallas Cowboys vs Minnesota Vikings

Divisional Round · Jan 17, 2010

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Jimmy Kennedy's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2004

01
LARKENNEDY—Jimmy Kennedy
LARWARNER13Kurt Warner
LARFAULK28Marshall Faulk

Speed and spacing transform the league

Los Angeles Rams · The Greatest Show on Turf

Warner's emergence, Faulk's versatility and a deep receiving corps produced two Super Bowls and the championship after the 1999 season.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

2005–2016

02
LARKENNEDY—Jimmy Kennedy
LARJACKSON39Steven Jackson
LARLONG91Chris Long

St. Louis struggles before Los Angeles gets the Rams back

Los Angeles Rams · The long rebuild and return home

Jackson carried years of losing, Donald arrived as a foundational defender and the franchise returned to Los Angeles in 2016.

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Franchise era

2004–2012

03
CHIKENNEDY—Jimmy Kennedy
CHIURLACHER54Brian Urlacher
CHIHESTER23Devin Hester

Takeaways and special teams reach the Super Bowl

Chicago Bears · Urlacher and Lovie's defense

Lovie Smith restored the defense-first formula, and Hester's return brilliance helped the 2006 Bears reach Super Bowl XLI.

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Franchise era

2000–2010

04
JAXKENNEDY—Jimmy Kennedy
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

2001–2013

05
MINKENNEDY—Jimmy Kennedy
MINPETERSON28Adrian Peterson
MINALLEN69Jared Allen

A singular runner carries changing teams

Minnesota Vikings · The Peterson years

Peterson returned from major knee surgery to rush for 2,097 yards, while Brett Favre's 2009 season produced another painful NFC title-game finish.

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Franchise era

2004–2012

06
NYGKENNEDY—Jimmy Kennedy
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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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 20119 NFL seasons70 career games83 career solo tackles9 career sacksDrafted by: SLDraft pick: 12Jersey: 734 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 13, 2003Most recent: Oct 9, 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