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Alan Ball

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Chicago Bears · CB

Alan Ball recorded 90 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Jacksonville Jaguars, HST, Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys.

▶Best highlights

2.5

tackles/gm

2

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

90

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Alan Ball's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2012
CINCINNATIBENGALS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 5, 2013

Cincinnati Bengals vs Houston Texans

Wild Card · Jan 5, 2013

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2012
HOUSTONTEXANS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 13, 2013

Houston Texans vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 2013

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2010
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 31, 2010

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 31, 2010

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2013
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SEP 15, 2013

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Sep 15, 2013

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2012
HOUSTONTEXANS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 22, 2012

Houston Texans vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 22, 2012

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Alan Ball's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 9 total tackles

Regular Season
2015
CHICAGOBEARS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SEP 27, 2015

Chicago Bears vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 27, 2015

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2014
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
SEP 7, 2014

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Sep 7, 2014

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 4 passes defended

Regular Season
2013
ARIZONACARDINALS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NOV 17, 2013

Arizona Cardinals vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Nov 17, 2013

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2012
TENNESSEETITANS
HOUSTONTEXANS
SEP 30, 2012

Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2012

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 27 interception return yards

Regular Season
2010
DALLASCOWBOYS
NEW YORKGIANTS
NOV 14, 2010

Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Nov 14, 2010

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Alan Ball's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2000–2015

01
DALBALL—Alan Ball
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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Franchise era

2011–2016

02
HOUBALL—Alan Ball
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

2011–2016

03
JAXBALL—Alan Ball
JAXPOSLUSZNY51Paul Posluszny
JAXSHORTS84Cecil Shorts

Quarterback misses stall a young roster

Jacksonville Jaguars · The long rebuild

Repeated top draft picks failed to create momentum until the defense accumulated enough talent for a sudden breakthrough.

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Franchise era

2013–present

04
CHIBALL—Alan Ball
CHIMACK52Khalil Mack
CHIFIELDS1Justin Fields

Elite defensive peaks meet repeated offensive resets

Chicago Bears · The quarterback search continues

The 2018 defense briefly restored contention, but Chicago has continued rebuilding its offense in pursuit of the long-awaited franchise quarterback.

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Franchise era

2013–2017

05
ARIBALL—Alan Ball
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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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons90 career games186 career solo tackles1 career sacksDrafted by: DALDraft pick: 237Jersey: 242 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Dec 22, 2007Most recent: Jan 3, 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