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Paul Soliai

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Carolina Panthers · DE

Paul Soliai recorded 106 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons, Miami Dolphins.

▶Best highlights

1.9

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

106

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Paul Soliai's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2008
BALTIMORERAVENS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 4, 2009

Baltimore Ravens vs Miami Dolphins

Wild Card · Jan 4, 2009

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2013
CINCINNATIBENGALS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 31, 2013

Cincinnati Bengals vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 31, 2013

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2010
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 12, 2010

Miami Dolphins vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 12, 2010

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2010
MIAMIDOLPHINS
BALTIMORERAVENS
NOV 7, 2010

Miami Dolphins vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Nov 7, 2010

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2014
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 14, 2014

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 14, 2014

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Paul Soliai's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 6 total tackles · 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2014
ATLANTAFALCONS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEP 14, 2014

Atlanta Falcons vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 14, 2014

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
2014
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 14, 2014

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 14, 2014

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2012
OAKLANDRAIDERS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEP 16, 2012

Oakland Raiders vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 16, 2012

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2013
BALTIMORERAVENS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 6, 2013

Baltimore Ravens vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 6, 2013

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Paul Soliai's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2000–2015

01
MIASOLIAI—Paul Soliai
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

2008–2014

02
ATLSOLIAI—Paul Soliai
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

2015–2020

03
ATLSOLIAI—Paul Soliai
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLJONES11Julio Jones

A historic offense reaches the brink

Atlanta Falcons · The explosive Super Bowl team

Ryan won MVP in Kyle Shanahan's offense and Atlanta built a 28–3 lead in Super Bowl LI before New England completed the defining comeback.

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Franchise era

2011–2017

04
CARSOLIAI—Paul Soliai
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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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 201110 NFL seasons106 career games139 career solo tackles6 career sacksCollege: UtahJersey: 901 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 23, 2007Most recent: Dec 11, 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