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Vance Walker

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Denver Broncos · DE

Vance Walker recorded 77 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, Atlanta Falcons.

▶Best highlights

2.1

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

77

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Vance Walker's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
L
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DENVERBRONCOS
FEB 7, 2016

Carolina Panthers vs Denver Broncos

Super Bowl L · Feb 7, 2016

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2012
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
ATLANTAFALCONS
JAN 13, 2013

Seattle Seahawks vs Atlanta Falcons

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 2013

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2015
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 17, 2016

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Jan 17, 2016

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2012
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
JAN 20, 2013

San Francisco 49ers vs Atlanta Falcons

Conference Championship · Jan 20, 2013

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2015
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 24, 2016

New England Patriots vs Denver Broncos

Conference Championship · Jan 24, 2016

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Vance Walker's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 6 total tackles

Regular Season
2015
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DENVERBRONCOS
NOV 15, 2015

Kansas City Chiefs vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Nov 15, 2015

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
2015
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DENVERBRONCOS
DEC 28, 2015

Cincinnati Bengals vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Dec 28, 2015

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2013
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 27, 2013

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 27, 2013

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2014
ST. LOUISRAMS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 26, 2014

St. Louis Rams vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 26, 2014

3 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2012
CAROLINAPANTHERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
SEP 30, 2012

Carolina Panthers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2012

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Vance Walker's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2008–2014

01
ATLWALKER—Vance Walker
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLWHITE84Roddy White

Winning seasons become the expectation

Atlanta Falcons · Ryan and Smith stabilize Atlanta

Ryan's immediate command and a deep skill group produced five straight winning seasons and a 2012 NFC title-game appearance.

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Franchise era

2002–2015

02
LVWALKER—Vance Walker
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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Franchise era

2013–2017

03
KCWALKER—Vance Walker
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

2012–2015

04
DENWALKER—Vance Walker
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

05
DENWALKER—Vance Walker
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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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 20158 NFL seasons77 career games107 career solo tackles12 career sacksCollege: Georgia TechJersey: 965 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Nov 2, 2009Most recent: Feb 7, 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