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Shawne Merriman

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Buffalo Bills · DE

Shawne Merriman recorded 72 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Buffalo Bills, San Diego Chargers.

▶Best highlights

3.1

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

72

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Shawne Merriman's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2007
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 2, 2007

San Diego Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 2, 2007

6 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2006
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SEP 11, 2006

San Diego Chargers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Sep 11, 2006

6 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2006
ST. LOUISRAMS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
OCT 29, 2006

St. Louis Rams vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 29, 2006

5 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2006
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DEC 24, 2006

San Diego Chargers vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2006

5 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2007
TENNESSEETITANS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
JAN 6, 2008

Tennessee Titans vs San Diego Chargers

Wild Card · Jan 6, 2008

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Shawne Merriman's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 8 total tackles

Regular Season
2005
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 6, 2005

San Diego Chargers vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 6, 2005

8 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 3 sacks · 4 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2007
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 2, 2007

San Diego Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 2, 2007

6 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2012
MIAMIDOLPHINS
BUFFALOBILLS
NOV 15, 2012

Miami Dolphins vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Nov 15, 2012

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2006
DENVERBRONCOS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DEC 10, 2006

Denver Broncos vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 10, 2006

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2006
TENNESSEETITANS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
SEP 17, 2006

Tennessee Titans vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Sep 17, 2006

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Shawne Merriman's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2001–2009

01
LACMERRIMAN—Shawne Merriman
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

1997–2016

02
BUFMERRIMAN—Shawne Merriman
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

2010–2016

03
LACMERRIMAN—Shawne Merriman
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.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 2005, 2006, 2007First-team All-Pro · 2006NFL sacks leader · 2006NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year · 20058 NFL seasons72 career games163 career solo tackles45 career sacksDrafted by: SDDraft pick: 12Jersey: 565 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 18, 2005Most recent: Dec 30, 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