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Nate Jones

Retired

New England Patriots · FS

Nate Jones recorded 89 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys.

▶Best highlights

2.5

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

89

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Nate Jones's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2008
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 14, 2008

San Francisco 49ers vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 14, 2008

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2011
BALTIMORERAVENS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 22, 2012

Baltimore Ravens vs New England Patriots

Conference Championship · Jan 22, 2012

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2008
BALTIMORERAVENS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 4, 2009

Baltimore Ravens vs Miami Dolphins

Wild Card · Jan 4, 2009

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2007
NEW YORKGIANTS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 13, 2008

New York Giants vs Dallas Cowboys

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 2008

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2006
DALLASCOWBOYS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 6, 2007

Dallas Cowboys vs Seattle Seahawks

Wild Card · Jan 6, 2007

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Nate Jones's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 9 total tackles

Regular Season
2011
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DEC 4, 2011

Indianapolis Colts vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Dec 4, 2011

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2009
MIAMIDOLPHINS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NOV 19, 2009

Miami Dolphins vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Nov 19, 2009

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 3 passes defended

Regular Season
2009
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 25, 2009

New Orleans Saints vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 25, 2009

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2009
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 3, 2010

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Jan 3, 2010

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Nate Jones's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2000–2015

01
DALJONES—Nate Jones
DALROMO9Tony Romo
DALWITTEN82Jason Witten

Undrafted improvisation restores contention

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

Romo developed into a prolific quarterback and gave Dallas repeated division titles, though a sequence of narrow playoff losses shaped the era's reputation.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

02
MIAJONES—Nate Jones
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Franchise era

1999–2011

03
DENJONES—Nate Jones
DENBAILEY24Champ Bailey
DENSMITH80Rod Smith

Good defenses and changing quarterbacks

Denver Broncos · Searching after Elway

Denver remained competitive and reached the 2005 AFC title game, then a run of instability ended with Tim Tebow's brief, unforgettable playoff moment.

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Franchise era

2007–2013

04
NEJONES—Nate Jones
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

8 NFL seasons89 career games174 career solo tackles6 career sacksDrafted by: DALDraft pick: 205Jersey: 234 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 19, 2004Most recent: Jan 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