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Erik Coleman

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Erik Coleman recorded 111 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets.

▶Best highlights

4.8

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

111

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Erik Coleman's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2004
NEW YORKJETS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
JAN 8, 2005

New York Jets vs San Diego Chargers

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2005

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2008
ATLANTAFALCONS
ARIZONACARDINALS
JAN 3, 2009

Atlanta Falcons vs Arizona Cardinals

Wild Card · Jan 3, 2009

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2004
NEW YORKJETS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 15, 2005

New York Jets vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2005

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2006
NEW YORKJETS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 7, 2007

New York Jets vs New England Patriots

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2007

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2010
GREEN BAYPACKERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
JAN 15, 2011

Green Bay Packers vs Atlanta Falcons

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2011

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Erik Coleman's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 13 total tackles

Regular Season
2009
ATLANTAFALCONS
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 25, 2009

Atlanta Falcons vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 25, 2009

13 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2012
DETROITLIONS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NOV 4, 2012

Detroit Lions vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2012

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 3 passes defended

Regular Season
2005
NEW YORKJETS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 18, 2005

New York Jets vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2005

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2009
ATLANTAFALCONS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 2, 2009

Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 2, 2009

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 37 interception return yards

Regular Season
2004
HOUSTONTEXANS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 5, 2004

Houston Texans vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 5, 2004

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Erik Coleman's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1997–2006

01
NYJCOLEMAN—Erik Coleman
NYJMARTIN28Curtis Martin
NYJTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Franchise era

2007–2010

02
NYJCOLEMAN—Erik Coleman
NYJREVIS24Darrelle Revis
NYJSANCHEZ6Mark Sanchez

A fearless defense reaches two AFC title games

New York Jets · Revis Island and Rex Ryan

Ryan's pressure defense and an elite offensive line won four road playoff games in two seasons, twice finishing one win from the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

2008–2014

03
ATLCOLEMAN—Erik Coleman
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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Franchise era

2009–2020

04
DETCOLEMAN—Erik Coleman
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

9 NFL seasons111 career games351 career solo tackles2 career sacksDrafted by: NYJDraft pick: 143Jersey: 245 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 2004Most recent: Nov 22, 2012

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