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Joe Mays

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Los Angeles Chargers · LB

Joe Mays recorded 59 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with San Diego Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs, HST, Houston Texans, Denver Broncos, Philadelphia Eagles.

▶Best highlights

3.8

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

59

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Joe Mays's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2011
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 8, 2012

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2012

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2011
DENVERBRONCOS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 14, 2012

Denver Broncos vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2012

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2009
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 9, 2010

Philadelphia Eagles vs Dallas Cowboys

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2010

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2013
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
HOUSTONTEXANS
NOV 3, 2013

Indianapolis Colts vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Nov 3, 2013

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2011
DENVERBRONCOS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NOV 13, 2011

Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Nov 13, 2011

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Joe Mays's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 13 total tackles · 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2013
HOUSTONTEXANS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DEC 15, 2013

Houston Texans vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2013

13 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
2013
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
HOUSTONTEXANS
NOV 3, 2013

Indianapolis Colts vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Nov 3, 2013

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2013
DENVERBRONCOS
HOUSTONTEXANS
DEC 22, 2013

Denver Broncos vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Dec 22, 2013

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2009
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 13, 2009

Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 13, 2009

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Joe Mays's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2012

01
PHIMAYS—Joe Mays
PHIMCNABB5Donovan McNabb
PHIDAWKINS20Brian Dawkins

Five NFC title games make contention routine

Philadelphia Eagles · Reid and McNabb

Andy Reid and McNabb created the franchise's most sustained run of success and reached Super Bowl XXXIX after four straight NFC title-game appearances.

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Franchise era

1999–2011

02
DENMAYS—Joe Mays
DENBAILEY24Champ Bailey
DENSMITH80Rod Smith

Good defenses and changing quarterbacks

Denver Broncos · Searching after Elway

Denver remained competitive and reached the 2005 AFC title game, then a run of instability ended with Tim Tebow's brief, unforgettable playoff moment.

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Franchise era

2012–2015

03
DENMAYS—Joe Mays
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

2011–2016

04
HOUMAYS—Joe Mays
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

2013–2017

05
KCMAYS—Joe Mays
KCSMITH11Alex Smith
KCCHARLES25Jamaal Charles

Structure and speed end the playoff drought

Kansas City Chiefs · Reid builds the platform

Andy Reid immediately restored winning, developed Kelce and Tyreek Hill, and created the environment for a young quarterback to take over.

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Franchise era

2010–2016

06
LACMAYS—Joe Mays
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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Career accomplishments

9 NFL seasons59 career games160 career solo tackles2 career sacksCollege: North Dakota StateDrafted by: PHIDraft pick: 200Jersey: 573 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 8, 2009Most recent: Dec 24, 2015

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