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Bob Sanders

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Bob Sanders recorded 48 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with San Diego Chargers, Indianapolis Colts.

▶Best highlights

5.1

tackles/gm

9

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

48

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Bob Sanders's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XLI
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
CHICAGOBEARS
FEB 4, 2007

Indianapolis Colts vs Chicago Bears

Super Bowl XLI · Feb 4, 2007

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2007
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
TENNESSEETITANS
SEP 16, 2007

Indianapolis Colts vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Sep 16, 2007

10 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2006
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
BALTIMORERAVENS
JAN 13, 2007

Indianapolis Colts vs Baltimore Ravens

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 2007

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2006
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
JAN 21, 2007

New England Patriots vs Indianapolis Colts

Conference Championship · Jan 21, 2007

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2008
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
JAN 3, 2009

Indianapolis Colts vs San Diego Chargers

Wild Card · Jan 3, 2009

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Bob Sanders's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 11 total tackles

Regular Season
2005
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DEC 18, 2005

San Diego Chargers vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2005

11 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2009
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NOV 1, 2009

San Francisco 49ers vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Nov 1, 2009

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 3 passes defended

Regular Season
2007
HOUSTONTEXANS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DEC 23, 2007

Houston Texans vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 23, 2007

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career highs: 1 forced fumble · 38 interception return yards

Super Bowl
XLI
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
CHICAGOBEARS
FEB 4, 2007

Indianapolis Colts vs Chicago Bears

Super Bowl XLI · Feb 4, 2007

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Bob Sanders's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1998–2011

01
INDSANDERS21Bob Sanders
INDMANNING18Peyton Manning
INDHARRISON88Marvin Harrison

Pre-snap command creates a perennial contender

Indianapolis Colts · The Peyton Manning machine

Manning and a precisely constructed offense won at least twelve games seven straight times and captured Super Bowl XLI after a defining comeback against New England.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

2010–2016

02
LACSANDERS31Bob Sanders
LACRIVERS17Philip Rivers
LACWEDDLE32Eric Weddle

Rivers keeps a changing roster competitive

Los Angeles Chargers · The final San Diego seasons

Rivers remained prolific as the roster turned over and the franchise prepared to leave the city that had housed it for 56 years.

Read the era story →

Career accomplishments

First-team All-Pro · 2005, 2007NFL Defensive Player of the Year · 2007Pro Bowl selection · 2005, 2007Super Bowl champion · 20068 NFL seasons48 career games168 career solo tackles4 career sacksDrafted by: INDDraft pick: 44Jersey: 319 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Oct 31, 2004Most recent: Sep 18, 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