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Dashon Goldson

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Dashon Goldson recorded 120 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Francisco 49ers.

▶Best highlights

4.7

tackles/gm

6

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

120

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Dashon Goldson's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XLVII
BALTIMORERAVENS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
FEB 3, 2013

Baltimore Ravens vs San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XLVII · Feb 3, 2013

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2011
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 14, 2012

New Orleans Saints vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2012

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2015
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
NOV 15, 2015

New Orleans Saints vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Nov 15, 2015

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2010
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 12, 2010

Seattle Seahawks vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 12, 2010

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Conference Championship
2012
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
JAN 20, 2013

San Francisco 49ers vs Atlanta Falcons

Conference Championship · Jan 20, 2013

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Dashon Goldson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 13 total tackles

Regular Season
2015
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
OCT 25, 2015

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Oct 25, 2015

13 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2015
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
NOV 15, 2015

New Orleans Saints vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Nov 15, 2015

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 2 passes defended

Regular Season
2013
ATLANTAFALCONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 17, 2013

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 17, 2013

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2009
ARIZONACARDINALS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 14, 2009

Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 14, 2009

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 41 interception return yards

Divisional Round
2011
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 14, 2012

New Orleans Saints vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2012

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Dashon Goldson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2010

01
SFGOLDSON—Dashon Goldson
SFOWENS81Terrell Owens
SFGARCIA5Jeff Garcia

Brief Owens–Garcia fireworks precede a rebuild

San Francisco 49ers · The long reset

An explosive early-2000s offense supplied one last playoff comeback before instability took over and Willis became the next defensive foundation.

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Franchise era

2011–2014

02
SFGOLDSON—Dashon Goldson
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

2005–2013

03
TBGOLDSON—Dashon Goldson
TBBARBER20Ronde Barber
TBWILLIAMS24Cadillac Williams

Intermittent winners give way to another reset

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · After the first title

Tampa Bay won two more divisions but could not rebuild the champion's core as the roster cycled through young quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2014–2019

04
TBGOLDSON—Dashon Goldson
TBEVANS13Mike Evans
TBDAVID54Lavonte David

Evans becomes the constant

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Building an offense

Evans and David produced elite careers through losing seasons while the franchise assembled pieces that would become vital to a sudden contender.

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Franchise era

2012–2022

05
WASGOLDSON—Dashon Goldson
WASGRIFFIN10Robert Griffin III
WASKERRIGAN91Ryan Kerrigan

A spectacular rookie season gives way to a decade of change

Washington Commanders · RGIII's spark and the identity crisis

Griffin's 2012 offense electrified the league before injury, while the franchise later changed its name and continued cycling through quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2015–2020

06
ATLGOLDSON—Dashon Goldson
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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Career accomplishments

First-team All-Pro · 2012Pro Bowl selection · 2011, 201210 NFL seasons120 career games53 career rushing yards418 career solo tackles4 career sacksCollege: WashingtonDrafted by: SFDraft pick: 126Jersey: 386 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Oct 21, 2007Most recent: Oct 16, 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