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Cortland Finnegan

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Cortland Finnegan recorded 131 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers, Miami Dolphins, St. Louis Rams, SL, Tennessee Titans.

▶Best highlights

4.5

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

131

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Cortland Finnegan's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
L
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DENVERBRONCOS
FEB 7, 2016

Carolina Panthers vs Denver Broncos

Super Bowl L · Feb 7, 2016

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2007
TENNESSEETITANS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
JAN 6, 2008

Tennessee Titans vs San Diego Chargers

Wild Card · Jan 6, 2008

7 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2012
ST. LOUISRAMS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 9, 2012

St. Louis Rams vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 9, 2012

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2009
TENNESSEETITANS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 8, 2009

Tennessee Titans vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 8, 2009

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2010
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 24, 2010

Philadelphia Eagles vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 24, 2010

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Cortland Finnegan's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 11 total tackles

Regular Season
2012
ST. LOUISRAMS
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 25, 2012

St. Louis Rams vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 25, 2012

11 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
2009
ST. LOUISRAMS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 13, 2009

St. Louis Rams vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 13, 2009

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 4 passes defended

Regular Season
2010
TENNESSEETITANS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NOV 14, 2010

Tennessee Titans vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Nov 14, 2010

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2014
MIAMIDOLPHINS
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 19, 2014

Miami Dolphins vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 19, 2014

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 99 interception return yards

Regular Season
2008
HOUSTONTEXANS
TENNESSEETITANS
SEP 21, 2008

Houston Texans vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Sep 21, 2008

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Cortland Finnegan's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2005–2015

01
TENFINNEGAN—Cortland Finnegan
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

2005–2016

02
LARFINNEGAN—Cortland Finnegan
LARJACKSON39Steven Jackson
LARLONG91Chris Long

St. Louis struggles before Los Angeles gets the Rams back

Los Angeles Rams · The long rebuild and return home

Jackson carried years of losing, Donald arrived as a foundational defender and the franchise returned to Los Angeles in 2016.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

03
MIAFINNEGAN—Cortland Finnegan
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

2011–2017

04
CARFINNEGAN—Cortland Finnegan
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

2012–2016

05
NOFINNEGAN—Cortland Finnegan
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

First-team All-Pro · 2008Pro Bowl selection · 200811 NFL seasons131 career games469 career solo tackles6 career sacksDrafted by: TENDraft pick: 215Jersey: 395 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 10, 2006Most recent: Feb 7, 2016

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