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Darren Sproles

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Philadelphia Eagles · RB

Darren Sproles recorded 183 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 15 rostered seasons with Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers.

▶Best highlights

19.4

rush yds/gm

26.4

rec yds/gm

12

playoff games

183

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Darren Sproles's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2008
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
JAN 3, 2009

Indianapolis Colts vs San Diego Chargers

Wild Card · Jan 3, 2009

105 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 5 rec

Regular Season
2013
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEP 30, 2013

Miami Dolphins vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2013

28 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 7 rec

Divisional Round
2011
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 14, 2012

New Orleans Saints vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2012

3 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 15 rec

Regular Season
2014
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SEP 15, 2014

Philadelphia Eagles vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 15, 2014

26 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 7 rec

Regular Season
2008
DENVERBRONCOS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DEC 28, 2008

Denver Broncos vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 28, 2008

115 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 2 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Darren Sproles's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 122 rushing yards · 25 carries

Regular Season
2007
DETROITLIONS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DEC 16, 2007

Detroit Lions vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2007

122 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 2 rushing touchdowns

Wild Card
2011
DETROITLIONS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JAN 7, 2012

Detroit Lions vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2012

51 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 4 rec

Career high: 1 run of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2014
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
SEP 7, 2014

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Sep 7, 2014

71 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 4 rec

Career high: 152 receiving yards

Regular Season
2014
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SEP 15, 2014

Philadelphia Eagles vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 15, 2014

26 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 7 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Darren Sproles's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2001–2009

01
LACSPROLES43Darren Sproles
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

2010–2016

02
LACSPROLES43Darren Sproles
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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Franchise era

2006–2011

03
NOSPROLES43Darren Sproles
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOCOLSTON12Marques Colston

An offense and a city rise together

New Orleans Saints · Brees, Payton and rebirth

The blocked punt in the Superdome reopening began an emotional run that culminated in the franchise's first championship after the 2009 season.

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Franchise era

2012–2016

04
NOSPROLES43Darren Sproles
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOJORDAN94Cameron Jordan

Brees keeps producing through defensive collapse

New Orleans Saints · Historic offense, incomplete teams

New Orleans remained one of football's most prolific passing teams but three straight 7–9 seasons forced a major roster reset.

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Franchise era

2013–2020

05
PHISPROLES43Darren Sproles
PHIFOLES9Nick Foles
PHICOX91Fletcher Cox

A backup quarterback completes the first Super Bowl title

Philadelphia Eagles · The Philly Special

Chip Kelly's tempo gave way to Doug Pederson's adaptable offense, and Foles finished a remarkable 2017 postseason by outdueling New England.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 2017Pro Bowl selection · 2014, 2015, 201614 NFL seasons183 career games3,552 career rushing yards23 career rushing touchdowns553 career receptions4,840 career receiving yards32 career receiving touchdownsCollege: Kansas StateDrafted by: SDJersey: 4312 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 11, 2005Most recent: Nov 3, 2019

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

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.