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Rob Ninkovich

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New England Patriots · OLB

Rob Ninkovich recorded 124 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints.

▶Best highlights

3.4

tackles/gm

16

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

124

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Rob Ninkovich's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XLIX
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
FEB 1, 2015

New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks

Super Bowl XLIX · Feb 1, 2015

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XLVI
NEW YORKGIANTS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
FEB 5, 2012

New York Giants vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XLVI · Feb 5, 2012

4 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
LI
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
FEB 5, 2017

New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons

Super Bowl LI · Feb 5, 2017

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2012
BALTIMORERAVENS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 20, 2013

Baltimore Ravens vs New England Patriots

Conference Championship · Jan 20, 2013

8 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2011
DENVERBRONCOS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 14, 2012

Denver Broncos vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2012

5 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Rob Ninkovich's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 13 total tackles

Regular Season
2013
DENVERBRONCOS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 24, 2013

Denver Broncos vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 24, 2013

13 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 3 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 4 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2014
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 12, 2014

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 12, 2014

5 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2012
DENVERBRONCOS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
OCT 7, 2012

Denver Broncos vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Oct 7, 2012

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
2011
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 13, 2011

New England Patriots vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 13, 2011

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Rob Ninkovich's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2006–2011

01
NONINKOVICH—Rob Ninkovich
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

2000–2015

02
MIANINKOVICH—Rob Ninkovich
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

2007–2013

03
NENINKOVICH—Rob Ninkovich
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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Franchise era

2014–2019

04
NENINKOVICH—Rob Ninkovich
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEGRONKOWSKI87Rob Gronkowski

Three more championships complete the run

New England Patriots · The second dynasty

New England won three Super Bowls in five seasons through goal-line defense, the largest comeback in Super Bowl history and another dominant defensive plan.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 2014, 201611 NFL seasons124 career games239 career solo tackles46 career sacksCollege: PurdueDrafted by: NOJersey: 5016 playoff appearances3 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 10, 2006Most recent: Feb 5, 2017

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