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Aqib Talib

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Miami Dolphins · CB

Aqib Talib recorded 142 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with Miami Dolphins, Los Angeles Rams, Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

3.1

tackles/gm

11

playoff games

12

indexed seasons

142

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Aqib Talib's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
L
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DENVERBRONCOS
FEB 7, 2016

Carolina Panthers vs Denver Broncos

Super Bowl L · Feb 7, 2016

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
LIII
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
FEB 3, 2019

New England Patriots vs Los Angeles Rams

Super Bowl LIII · Feb 3, 2019

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2012
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 18, 2012

Indianapolis Colts vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 18, 2012

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round
2012
HOUSTONTEXANS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 13, 2013

Houston Texans vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 2013

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2010
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 31, 2010

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 31, 2010

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Aqib Talib's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 10 total tackles

Divisional Round
2012
HOUSTONTEXANS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 13, 2013

Houston Texans vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 2013

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 interceptions

Regular Season
2009
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
OCT 4, 2009

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Oct 4, 2009

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 3 INT

Career high: 4 passes defended

Regular Season
2013
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
SEP 29, 2013

New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Sep 29, 2013

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Divisional Round
2018
DALLASCOWBOYS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
JAN 12, 2019

Dallas Cowboys vs Los Angeles Rams

Divisional Round · Jan 12, 2019

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 103 interception return yards

Regular Season
2017
DALLASCOWBOYS
DENVERBRONCOS
SEP 17, 2017

Dallas Cowboys vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Sep 17, 2017

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Aqib Talib's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2005–2013

01
TBTALIB25Aqib Talib
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

2007–2013

02
NETALIB31Aqib Talib
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEMOSS81Randy Moss

An explosive offense chases another title

New England Patriots · The near-perfect reinvention

The 2007 Patriots went 16–0 before a Super Bowl upset, then the roster reloaded around two young tight ends and returned to the championship game.

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Franchise era

2012–2015

03
DENTALIB21Aqib Talib
DENMANNING18Peyton Manning
DENMILLER58Von Miller

A record offense gives way to a title defense

Denver Broncos · Peyton's final act

Manning directed the highest-scoring offense in league history before Miller and an elite defense carried Denver to victory in Super Bowl 50.

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Franchise era

2016–present

04
DENTALIB21Aqib Talib
DENSIMMONS31Justin Simmons
DENSURTAIN—Patrick Surtain II

A champion defense waits for offensive continuity

Denver Broncos · The quarterback carousel

The defense remained capable after Manning retired, but repeated quarterback and coaching changes turned the search for a successor into the era's central story.

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Franchise era

2017–present

05
LARTALIB21Aqib Talib
LARSTAFFORD9Matthew Stafford
LARDONALD99Aaron Donald

Modern offense evolves into a veteran championship bet

Los Angeles Rams · The McVay era

McVay changed the offense immediately, reached two Super Bowls and won the second after the Rams traded aggressively for Stafford and veteran stars.

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Franchise era

2016–present

06
MIATALIB21Aqib Talib
MIATAGOVAILOA1Tua Tagovailoa
MIAHILL10Tyreek Hill

Tua, Hill and Waddle stretch every blade of grass

Miami Dolphins · The speed rebuild

Miami accumulated draft capital, built the league's fastest skill group and returned to the playoffs behind Mike McDaniel's motion-heavy offense.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017First-team All-Pro · 2016Super Bowl champion · 201513 NFL seasons142 career games367 career solo tackles1 career sacksCollege: KansasDrafted by: TBJersey: 2111 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 2008Most recent: Oct 3, 2019

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