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Bobby Carpenter

Retired

New England Patriots · LB

Bobby Carpenter recorded 68 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with New England Patriots, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys.

▶Best highlights

2.3

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

68

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Bobby Carpenter's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2011
DETROITLIONS
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 2, 2011

Detroit Lions vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 2, 2011

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Wild Card
2006
DALLASCOWBOYS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 6, 2007

Dallas Cowboys vs Seattle Seahawks

Wild Card · Jan 6, 2007

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2009
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 9, 2010

Philadelphia Eagles vs Dallas Cowboys

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2010

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2007
NEW YORKGIANTS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 13, 2008

New York Giants vs Dallas Cowboys

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 2008

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2009
DALLASCOWBOYS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 17, 2010

Dallas Cowboys vs Minnesota Vikings

Divisional Round · Jan 17, 2010

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Bobby Carpenter's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 10 total tackles

Regular Season
2010
DETROITLIONS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 26, 2010

Detroit Lions vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 26, 2010

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1.5 sacks

Regular Season
2006
DALLASCOWBOYS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 16, 2006

Dallas Cowboys vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2006

3 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Wild Card
2009
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 9, 2010

Philadelphia Eagles vs Dallas Cowboys

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2010

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2011
DETROITLIONS
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 2, 2011

Detroit Lions vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 2, 2011

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Bobby Carpenter's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2000–2015

01
DALCARPENTER—Bobby Carpenter
DALROMO9Tony Romo
DALWITTEN82Jason 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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Franchise era

2000–2015

02
MIACARPENTER—Bobby Carpenter
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Franchise era

2009–2020

03
DETCARPENTER—Bobby Carpenter
DETSTAFFORD9Matthew Stafford
DETJOHNSON81Calvin 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

2007–2013

04
NECARPENTER—Bobby Carpenter
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEMOSS81Randy Moss

An explosive offense chases another title

New England Patriots · The near-perfect reinvention

The 2007 Patriots went 16–0 before a Super Bowl upset, then the roster reloaded around two young tight ends and returned to the championship game.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons68 career games116 career solo tackles4 career sacksDrafted by: DALDraft pick: 18Jersey: 594 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 5, 2006Most recent: Oct 14, 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