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Antoine Bethea

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New York Giants · FS

Antoine Bethea recorded 208 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 15 rostered seasons with New York Giants, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Indianapolis Colts.

▶Best highlights

5.8

tackles/gm

13

playoff games

14

indexed seasons

208

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Antoine Bethea's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XLIV
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
FEB 7, 2010

New Orleans Saints vs Indianapolis Colts

Super Bowl XLIV · Feb 7, 2010

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XLI
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
CHICAGOBEARS
FEB 4, 2007

Indianapolis Colts vs Chicago Bears

Super Bowl XLI · Feb 4, 2007

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2014
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 20, 2014

San Diego Chargers vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 20, 2014

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Wild Card
2013
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
JAN 4, 2014

Kansas City Chiefs vs Indianapolis Colts

Wild Card · Jan 4, 2014

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2010
NEW YORKJETS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
JAN 8, 2011

New York Jets vs Indianapolis Colts

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2011

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Antoine Bethea's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 17 total tackles

Regular Season
2013
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 8, 2013

Indianapolis Colts vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 8, 2013

17 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
2017
NEW YORKGIANTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 24, 2017

New York Giants vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2017

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 3 passes defended

Regular Season
2007
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
OCT 28, 2007

Indianapolis Colts vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Oct 28, 2007

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2018
ARIZONACARDINALS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NOV 11, 2018

Arizona Cardinals vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Nov 11, 2018

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 49 interception return yards

Regular Season
2014
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 20, 2014

San Diego Chargers vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 20, 2014

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Antoine Bethea's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1998–2011

01
INDBETHEA—Antoine Bethea
INDMANNING18Peyton Manning
INDHARRISON88Marvin 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

2012–2018

02
INDBETHEA—Antoine Bethea
INDLUCK12Andrew Luck
INDHILTON13T.Y. Hilton

A generational successor carries immediate turnarounds

Indianapolis Colts · Andrew Luck's brilliant sprint

Luck reached the playoffs in each of his first three seasons and authored a massive comeback, but accumulated injuries led to his sudden retirement.

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Franchise era

2011–2014

03
SFBETHEA—Antoine Bethea
SFWILLIS52Patrick Willis
SFGORE21Frank Gore

A ferocious defense reaches three NFC title games

San Francisco 49ers · Harbaugh's instant contender

Jim Harbaugh immediately unlocked a loaded roster, reaching Super Bowl XLVII and three straight conference championship games.

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Franchise era

2015–present

04
SFBETHEA—Antoine Bethea
SFMCCAFFREY23Christian McCaffrey
SFKITTLE85George Kittle

Positionless skill talent powers repeated deep runs

San Francisco 49ers · The Shanahan machine

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch rebuilt through the lines, then used motion and versatile playmakers to reach multiple Super Bowls with changing quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2013–2017

05
ARIBETHEA—Antoine Bethea
ARIPALMER3Carson Palmer
ARIFITZGERALD11Larry Fitzgerald

Aggressive offense meets an elite secondary

Arizona Cardinals · The Arians contender

Bruce Arians unlocked Palmer's best late-career football and built a 13-win team that reached the 2015 NFC Championship Game.

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Franchise era

2018–present

06
ARIBETHEA—Antoine Bethea
ARIMURRAY1Kyler Murray
ARIBAKER3Budda Baker

A new quarterback restarts the search

Arizona Cardinals · The Kyler Murray reset

Murray's rare movement and arm talent produced a rapid playoff return, but the franchise has continued rebuilding around him through coaching and roster changes.

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Franchise era

2013–present

07
NYGBETHEA—Antoine Bethea
NYGBECKHAM13Odell Beckham Jr.
NYGBARKLEY26Saquon Barkley

One playoff breakthrough amid repeated resets

New York Giants · Searching after the champions

The title core aged, Beckham supplied a spectacular interlude and changing front offices struggled to construct a durable successor.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 2007, 2009, 2014Super Bowl champion · 200615 NFL seasons208 career games859 career solo tackles10 career sacksCollege: HowardDrafted by: INDJersey: 4113 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 10, 2006Most recent: Dec 29, 2019

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