Ernie Sims

Retired

Dallas Cowboys · OLB

Ernie Sims recorded 104 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions.

Best highlights

5.3

tackles/gm

playoff games

indexed seasons

104

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Ernie Sims's most significant indexed performances.

Green Bay Packers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2011

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Detroit Lions vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 14, 2008

12 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Indianapolis Colts vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Nov 7, 2010

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Miami Dolphins vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 23, 2006

11 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Dallas Cowboys vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 9, 2012

10 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Ernie Sims's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 15 total tackles

Tennessee Titans vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2011

15 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Dallas Cowboys vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 9, 2012

10 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Philadelphia Eagles vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Dec 2, 2012

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Denver Broncos vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 6, 2013

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2007

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Ernie Sims's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2008

Ernie Sims

Jason Hanson

Roy Williams

A painful rebuild reaches rock bottom

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Sanders retired abruptly and years of poor roster construction culminated in the league's first 0–16 season.

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Franchise era

2009–2020

Ernie Sims

Matthew Stafford

Calvin Johnson

Spectacular talent fights organizational instability

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Stafford and Johnson powered explosive offenses and three playoff trips, but Detroit could not turn their peak into a postseason victory.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

Ernie Sims

Donovan McNabb

Brian Dawkins

Five NFC title games make contention routine

Philadelphia Eagles · Reid and McNabb

Andy Reid and McNabb created the franchise's most sustained run of success and reached Super Bowl XXXIX after four straight NFC title-game appearances.

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Franchise era

1998–2011

Ernie Sims

Peyton Manning

Marvin 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.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

Ernie Sims

Tony Romo

Jason 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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Ernie Sims

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Philadelphia Eagles · Reid and McNabb

Indianapolis Colts · The Peyton Manning machine

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

NFL appearances

Ernie Sims

Start here

Career highs

Franchise eras

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Philadelphia Eagles · Reid and McNabb

Indianapolis Colts · The Peyton Manning machine

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

Career accomplishments

Team history

NFL appearances

Career accomplishments

Team history