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Dave Ball

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Tennessee Titans · DE

Dave Ball recorded 58 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Tennessee Titans, New York Jets, San Diego Chargers.

▶Best highlights

1.9

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

58

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Dave Ball's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2008
TENNESSEETITANS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 27, 2008

Tennessee Titans vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 27, 2008

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2010
DENVERBRONCOS
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 3, 2010

Denver Broncos vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 3, 2010

4 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2011
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
TENNESSEETITANS
NOV 27, 2011

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 27, 2011

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2011
BALTIMORERAVENS
TENNESSEETITANS
SEP 18, 2011

Baltimore Ravens vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Sep 18, 2011

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2010
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
TENNESSEETITANS
NOV 21, 2010

Washington Commanders vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 21, 2010

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Dave Ball's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 6 total tackles

Regular Season
2011
TENNESSEETITANS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DEC 18, 2011

Tennessee Titans vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2011

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2.5 sacks · 3 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2010
DENVERBRONCOS
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 3, 2010

Denver Broncos vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 3, 2010

4 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2011
TENNESSEETITANS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 1, 2012

Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Jan 1, 2012

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2008
TENNESSEETITANS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 27, 2008

Tennessee Titans vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 27, 2008

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Dave Ball's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2001–2009

01
LACBALL—Dave Ball
LACTOMLINSON21LaDainian Tomlinson
LACRIVERS17Philip Rivers

An extraordinary core dominates the regular season

Los Angeles Chargers · Tomlinson, Gates and Rivers

Tomlinson's MVP records and a loaded roster produced five division titles, but injuries and close losses repeatedly blocked a Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

02
NYJBALL—Dave Ball
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

2005–2015

03
TENBALL—Dave Ball
TENJOHNSON28Chris Johnson
TENBULLUCK53Keith Bulluck

Explosive rushing bridges changing quarterbacks

Tennessee Titans · From CJ2K to another rebuild

Johnson's 2,006-yard season supplied the peak as Tennessee cycled through coaches and quarterbacks after the McNair core.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons58 career games67 career solo tackles16 career sacksDrafted by: SDDraft pick: 133Jersey: 980 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 19, 2004Most recent: Jan 1, 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