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Mike Tolbert

Retired

Buffalo Bills · FB

Mike Tolbert recorded 137 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, San Diego Chargers.

▶Best highlights

19.3

rush yds/gm

13.6

rec yds/gm

8

playoff games

137

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Mike Tolbert's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2011
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
SEP 11, 2011

Minnesota Vikings vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Sep 11, 2011

35 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 9 rec

Regular Season
2010
DENVERBRONCOS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
NOV 22, 2010

Denver Broncos vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Nov 22, 2010

111 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
2011
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
NOV 6, 2011

Green Bay Packers vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Nov 6, 2011

83 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 4 rec

Regular Season
2010
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
SEP 19, 2010

Jacksonville Jaguars vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Sep 19, 2010

82 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
2012
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 30, 2012

Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 30, 2012

25 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 1 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Mike Tolbert's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 111 rushing yards

Regular Season
2010
DENVERBRONCOS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
NOV 22, 2010

Denver Broncos vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Nov 22, 2010

111 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 2 rec

Career high: 3 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
2012
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 30, 2012

Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 30, 2012

25 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 26 carries

Regular Season
2010
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NOV 28, 2010

San Diego Chargers vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Nov 28, 2010

103 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 2 rec

Career high: 1 run of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2011
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 1, 2012

San Diego Chargers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Jan 1, 2012

58 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 73 receiving yards

Regular Season
2011
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEP 18, 2011

San Diego Chargers vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Sep 18, 2011

10 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 8 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Mike Tolbert's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2001–2009

01
LACTOLBERT—Mike Tolbert
LACTOMLINSON21LaDainian Tomlinson
LACRIVERS17Philip Rivers

An extraordinary core dominates the regular season

Los Angeles Chargers · Tomlinson, Gates and Rivers

Tomlinson's MVP records and a loaded roster produced five division titles, but injuries and close losses repeatedly blocked a Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

2010–2016

02
LACTOLBERT—Mike Tolbert
LACRIVERS17Philip Rivers
LACWEDDLE32Eric Weddle

Rivers keeps a changing roster competitive

Los Angeles Chargers · The final San Diego seasons

Rivers remained prolific as the roster turned over and the franchise prepared to leave the city that had housed it for 56 years.

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Franchise era

2011–2017

03
CARTOLBERT—Mike Tolbert
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

2017–present

04
BUFTOLBERT—Mike Tolbert
BUFALLEN17Josh Allen
BUFDIGGS14Stefon Diggs

Arm strength, movement and a restored contender

Buffalo Bills · The Josh Allen revival

Sean McDermott restored the playoffs, Allen developed into an elite quarterback and Buffalo became a permanent part of the AFC championship conversation.

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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons137 career games2,649 career rushing yards34 career rushing touchdowns217 career receptions1,861 career receiving yards12 career receiving touchdowns43 career solo tacklesCollege: Coastal CarolinaJersey: 358 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 7, 2008Most recent: Jan 7, 2018

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