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James Anderson

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New Orleans Saints · OLB

James Anderson recorded 102 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, Dallas Cowboys, Tennessee Titans, Chicago Bears, Carolina Panthers.

▶Best highlights

5.2

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

102

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to James Anderson's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2006
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 31, 2006

Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 31, 2006

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2013
GREEN BAYPACKERS
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 29, 2013

Green Bay Packers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2013

12 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2010
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
OCT 3, 2010

Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 3, 2010

13 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2009
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DEC 20, 2009

Minnesota Vikings vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Dec 20, 2009

11 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2011
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
OCT 23, 2011

Washington Commanders vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Oct 23, 2011

10 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from James Anderson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 17 total tackles

Regular Season
2011
ATLANTAFALCONS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DEC 11, 2011

Atlanta Falcons vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Dec 11, 2011

17 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 sacks · 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2006
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 31, 2006

Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 31, 2006

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2013
GREEN BAYPACKERS
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 29, 2013

Green Bay Packers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2013

12 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2010
CAROLINAPANTHERS
ST. LOUISRAMS
OCT 31, 2010

Carolina Panthers vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Oct 31, 2010

8 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2011
CAROLINAPANTHERS
HOUSTONTEXANS
DEC 18, 2011

Carolina Panthers vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2011

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped James Anderson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2002–2010

01
CARANDERSON—James Anderson
CARSMITH89Steve Smith
CARPEPPERS90Julius Peppers

Defense, Steve Smith and a Super Bowl run

Carolina Panthers · Cardiac Cats

John Fox's physical team won three road playoff games in 2003 and pushed New England to the final seconds of Super Bowl XXXVIII.

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Franchise era

2011–2017

02
CARANDERSON—James Anderson
CARNEWTON1Cam Newton
CARKUECHLY59Luke Kuechly

A 15–1 MVP season defines the peak

Carolina Panthers · Cam and Luke

Newton and Kuechly became the faces of a powerful, fast roster that won three straight division titles and reached Super Bowl 50.

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Franchise era

2013–present

03
CHIANDERSON—James Anderson
CHIMACK52Khalil Mack
CHIFIELDS1Justin Fields

Elite defensive peaks meet repeated offensive resets

Chicago Bears · The quarterback search continues

The 2018 defense briefly restored contention, but Chicago has continued rebuilding its offense in pursuit of the long-awaited franchise quarterback.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

04
DALANDERSON—James Anderson
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

2005–2015

05
TENANDERSON—James Anderson
TENJOHNSON28Chris Johnson
TENBULLUCK53Keith Bulluck

Explosive rushing bridges changing quarterbacks

Tennessee Titans · From CJ2K to another rebuild

Johnson's 2,006-yard season supplied the peak as Tennessee cycled through coaches and quarterbacks after the McNair core.

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Franchise era

2008–2014

06
ATLANDERSON—James Anderson
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLWHITE84Roddy White

Winning seasons become the expectation

Atlanta Falcons · Ryan and Smith stabilize Atlanta

Ryan's immediate command and a deep skill group produced five straight winning seasons and a 2012 NFC title-game appearance.

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Franchise era

2012–2016

07
NOANDERSON—James Anderson
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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Career accomplishments

11 NFL seasons102 career games375 career solo tackles12 career sacksCollege: Virginia TechDrafted by: CARDraft pick: 88Jersey: 420 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 10, 2006Most recent: Dec 21, 2015

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