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Marcus Thigpen

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Buffalo Bills · WR

Marcus Thigpen recorded 49 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 4 rostered seasons with Buffalo Bills, Oakland Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Miami Dolphins.

▶Best highlights

2.3

rec yds/gm

0.5

rush yds/gm

0

playoff games

49

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Marcus Thigpen's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2013
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 15, 2013

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2013

2 rec · 23 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2013
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEP 30, 2013

Miami Dolphins vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2013

1 rec · 50 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
2012
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 16, 2012

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2012

1 rec · 15 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
2013
NEW YORKJETS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 29, 2013

New York Jets vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2013

1 rec · 11 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
2013
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 1, 2013

Miami Dolphins vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 1, 2013

1 rec · 0 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Marcus Thigpen's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 50 receiving yards · 1 reception of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2013
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEP 30, 2013

Miami Dolphins vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2013

1 rec · 50 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career highs: 2 receptions · 1 receiving touchdown · 2 targets

Regular Season
2013
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 15, 2013

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2013

2 rec · 23 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Marcus Thigpen's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2000–2015

01
MIATHIGPEN—Marcus Thigpen
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

02
BUFTHIGPEN—Marcus Thigpen
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

2014–2019

03
TBTHIGPEN—Marcus Thigpen
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

2002–2015

04
LVTHIGPEN—Marcus Thigpen
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon
LVASOMUGHA21Nnamdi Asomugha

The veteran peak collapses into constant turnover

Las Vegas Raiders · A Super Bowl and the wilderness

Oakland reached Super Bowl XXXVII but then endured thirteen seasons without a winning record as coaches and quarterbacks cycled.

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Career accomplishments

4 NFL seasons49 career games25 career rushing yards9 career receptions112 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdowns1 career solo tacklesCollege: IndianaJersey: 110 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 9, 2012Most recent: Dec 20, 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