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Chris Owens

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Chris Owens recorded 68 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs, CLV, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, Atlanta Falcons.

▶Best highlights

3.0

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

68

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Chris Owens's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
2010
GREEN BAYPACKERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
JAN 15, 2011

Green Bay Packers vs Atlanta Falcons

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2011

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2011
ATLANTAFALCONS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 8, 2012

Atlanta Falcons vs New York Giants

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2012

5 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

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2013
BALTIMORERAVENS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 3, 2013

Baltimore Ravens vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 3, 2013

9 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2011
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 27, 2011

Minnesota Vikings vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 27, 2011

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Chris Owens's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 9 total tackles

Regular Season
2013
BALTIMORERAVENS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 3, 2013

Baltimore Ravens vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 3, 2013

9 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 interception · 13 interception return yards

Regular Season
2010
ARIZONACARDINALS
ATLANTAFALCONS
SEP 19, 2010

Arizona Cardinals vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Sep 19, 2010

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 2 passes defended

Regular Season
2014
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEP 21, 2014

Kansas City Chiefs vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 21, 2014

3 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2013
CINCINNATIBENGALS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
SEP 29, 2013

Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Sep 29, 2013

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Chris Owens's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2008–2014

01
ATLOWENS—Chris Owens
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

1999–2017

02
CLEOWENS—Chris Owens
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

2000–2015

03
MIAOWENS—Chris Owens
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

2013–2017

04
KCOWENS—Chris Owens
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

2012–2016

05
NOOWENS—Chris Owens
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 seasons68 career games163 career solo tackles4 career sacksCollege: San Jose StateDrafted by: ATLDraft pick: 90Jersey: 303 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 13, 2009Most recent: Jan 3, 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