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Tim Dobbins

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Dallas Cowboys · LB

Tim Dobbins recorded 91 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Dallas Cowboys, HST, Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers.

▶Best highlights

2.5

tackles/gm

7

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

91

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Tim Dobbins'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

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2007
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 20, 2008

San Diego Chargers vs New England Patriots

Conference Championship · Jan 20, 2008

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2011
HOUSTONTEXANS
BALTIMORERAVENS
JAN 15, 2012

Houston Texans vs Baltimore Ravens

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2012

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2011
CINCINNATIBENGALS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 7, 2012

Cincinnati Bengals vs Houston Texans

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2012

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2008
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 11, 2009

San Diego Chargers vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional Round · Jan 11, 2009

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Tim Dobbins's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 11 total tackles

Regular Season
2009
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 25, 2009

San Diego Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 25, 2009

11 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
2010
MIAMIDOLPHINS
BALTIMORERAVENS
NOV 7, 2010

Miami Dolphins vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Nov 7, 2010

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2012
BUFFALOBILLS
HOUSTONTEXANS
NOV 4, 2012

Buffalo Bills vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2012

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2012
HOUSTONTEXANS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DEC 30, 2012

Houston Texans vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 30, 2012

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2011
TENNESSEETITANS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 1, 2012

Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Jan 1, 2012

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Tim Dobbins's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2001–2009

01
LACDOBBINS—Tim Dobbins
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

2000–2015

02
MIADOBBINS—Tim Dobbins
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

2011–2016

03
HOUDOBBINS—Tim Dobbins
HOUWATT99J.J. Watt
HOUFOSTER23Arian Foster

Defense brings January football to Houston

Houston Texans · Watt and the first playoff teams

Wade Phillips's defense and Foster's zone running produced consecutive division titles, while Watt became the era's defining defensive player.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

04
DALDOBBINS—Tim Dobbins
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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Career accomplishments

9 NFL seasons91 career games165 career solo tackles2 career sacksDrafted by: SDDraft pick: 151Jersey: 567 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 11, 2006Most recent: Dec 30, 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