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Dontarrious Thomas

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Los Angeles Chargers · LB

Dontarrious Thomas recorded 45 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with San Diego Chargers, Minnesota Vikings.

▶Best highlights

2.8

tackles/gm

2

playoff games

5

indexed seasons

45

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Dontarrious Thomas's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
2004
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 16, 2005

Minnesota Vikings vs Philadelphia Eagles

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 2005

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2004
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 9, 2005

Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2005

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2006
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 5, 2006

Minnesota Vikings vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 5, 2006

8 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2004
TENNESSEETITANS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 24, 2004

Tennessee Titans vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 24, 2004

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2004
CHICAGOBEARS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 26, 2004

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 26, 2004

12 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Dontarrious Thomas's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 12 total tackles · 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2004
CHICAGOBEARS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 26, 2004

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 26, 2004

12 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 sack · 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2006
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 5, 2006

Minnesota Vikings vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 5, 2006

8 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Dontarrious Thomas's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2001–2013

01
MINTHOMAS—Dontarrious Thomas
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

2001–2009

02
LACTHOMAS—Dontarrious Thomas
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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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons45 career games85 career solo tackles2 career sacksDrafted by: MINDraft pick: 48Jersey: 572 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 2004Most recent: Nov 23, 2008

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