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BALKRUGER—

Paul Kruger

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New Orleans Saints · DE

Paul Kruger recorded 101 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with New Orleans Saints, CLV, Cleveland Browns, BLT, Baltimore Ravens.

▶Best highlights

2.0

tackles/gm

7

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

101

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Paul Kruger's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XLVII
BALTIMORERAVENS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
FEB 3, 2013

Baltimore Ravens vs San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XLVII · Feb 3, 2013

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2012
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
BALTIMORERAVENS
JAN 6, 2013

Indianapolis Colts vs Baltimore Ravens

Wild Card · Jan 6, 2013

4 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2014
OAKLANDRAIDERS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OCT 26, 2014

Oakland Raiders vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 26, 2014

5 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2011
BALTIMORERAVENS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 22, 2012

Baltimore Ravens vs New England Patriots

Conference Championship · Jan 22, 2012

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2014
CLEVELANDBROWNS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 23, 2014

Cleveland Browns vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 23, 2014

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Paul Kruger's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 7 total tackles

Regular Season
2014
CLEVELANDBROWNS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DEC 21, 2014

Cleveland Browns vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2014

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 3 sacks · 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2014
OAKLANDRAIDERS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OCT 26, 2014

Oakland Raiders vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 26, 2014

5 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 5 quarterback hits

Wild Card
2012
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
BALTIMORERAVENS
JAN 6, 2013

Indianapolis Colts vs Baltimore Ravens

Wild Card · Jan 6, 2013

4 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2016
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 18, 2016

New Orleans Saints vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2016

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2012
OAKLANDRAIDERS
BALTIMORERAVENS
NOV 11, 2012

Oakland Raiders vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Nov 11, 2012

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Paul Kruger's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2007–2012

01
BALKRUGER—Paul Kruger
BALFLACCO5Joe Flacco
BALRICE27Ray Rice

Five straight postseasons end with a championship

Baltimore Ravens · Flacco's January run

John Harbaugh and Flacco reached the playoffs in each of their first five seasons together, culminating in four road-or-neutral wins and the Super Bowl XLVII title.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

02
CLEKRUGER—Paul Kruger
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

2012–2016

03
NOKRUGER—Paul Kruger
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOJORDAN94Cameron Jordan

Brees keeps producing through defensive collapse

New Orleans Saints · Historic offense, incomplete teams

New Orleans remained one of football's most prolific passing teams but three straight 7–9 seasons forced a major roster reset.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons101 career games125 career solo tackles35 career sacksCollege: UtahJersey: 997 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Oct 4, 2009Most recent: Jan 1, 2017

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