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Thomas Morstead

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Thomas Morstead recorded 263 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 17 rostered seasons with San Francisco 49ers, New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints.

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tackles/gm

18

playoff games

17

indexed seasons

263

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Thomas Morstead's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XLIV
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
FEB 7, 2010

New Orleans Saints vs Indianapolis Colts

Super Bowl XLIV · Feb 7, 2010

2 punts · 88 punt yds · 1 inside 20

Wild Card
2022
MIAMIDOLPHINS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 15, 2023

Miami Dolphins vs Buffalo Bills

Wild Card · Jan 15, 2023

6 punts · 262 punt yds · 1 inside 20

Divisional Round
2017
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 14, 2018

New Orleans Saints vs Minnesota Vikings

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2018

4 punts · 192 punt yds · 1 inside 20

Divisional Round
2025
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 17, 2026

San Francisco 49ers vs Seattle Seahawks

Divisional Round · Jan 17, 2026

1 punts · 51 punt yds · 1 inside 20

Wild Card
2025
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 11, 2026

San Francisco 49ers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Wild Card · Jan 11, 2026

3 punts · 103 punt yds · 1 inside 20

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Thomas Morstead's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 11 punts · 529 punting yards · 473 net punting yards

Regular Season
2023
NEW YORKJETS
NEW YORKGIANTS
OCT 29, 2023

New York Jets vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Oct 29, 2023

11 punts · 529 punt yds · 4 inside 20

Career high: 7 punts inside the 20

Regular Season
2009
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
JAN 3, 2010

New Orleans Saints vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Jan 3, 2010

9 punts · 417 punt yds · 7 inside 20

Career high: 4 punts downed

Regular Season
2010
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 27, 2010

New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 27, 2010

7 punts · 317 punt yds · 2 inside 20

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Thomas Morstead's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2006–2011

01
NOMORSTEAD—Thomas Morstead
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOCOLSTON12Marques Colston

An offense and a city rise together

New Orleans Saints · Brees, Payton and rebirth

The blocked punt in the Superdome reopening began an emotional run that culminated in the franchise's first championship after the 2009 season.

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Franchise era

2012–2016

02
NOMORSTEAD—Thomas Morstead
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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Franchise era

2017–2020

03
NOMORSTEAD—Thomas Morstead
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOKAMARA41Alvin Kamara

A brilliant draft restores balance

New Orleans Saints · One last contender

A deep young core won four straight division titles, though the Minneapolis Miracle and a controversial NFC title-game loss defined its closest chances.

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Franchise era

2011–present

04
NYJMORSTEAD—Thomas Morstead
NYJWILKERSON96Muhammad Wilkerson
NYJWILLIAMS95Quinnen Williams

Defensive talent waits for quarterback stability

New York Jets · The playoff drought

New York continued producing excellent defenders but cycled through quarterbacks and coaches during the league's longest active postseason absence.

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Franchise era

2021–present

05
ATLMORSTEAD—Thomas Morstead
ATLROBINSON7Bijan Robinson
ATLLONDON5Drake London

A new offense searches for its quarterback

Atlanta Falcons · The post-Ryan rebuild

Atlanta moved on from its longtime quarterback and began assembling a younger core around Robinson, London and a remodeled defense.

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Franchise era

2016–present

06
MIAMORSTEAD—Thomas Morstead
MIATAGOVAILOA1Tua Tagovailoa
MIAHILL10Tyreek Hill

Tua, Hill and Waddle stretch every blade of grass

Miami Dolphins · The speed rebuild

Miami accumulated draft capital, built the league's fastest skill group and returned to the playoffs behind Mike McDaniel's motion-heavy offense.

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Franchise era

2015–present

07
SFMORSTEAD—Thomas Morstead
SFMCCAFFREY23Christian McCaffrey
SFKITTLE85George Kittle

Positionless skill talent powers repeated deep runs

San Francisco 49ers · The Shanahan machine

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch rebuilt through the lines, then used motion and versatile playmakers to reach multiple Super Bowls with changing quarterbacks.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 2012Super Bowl champion · 200917 NFL seasons263 career games18 career passing yards14 career solo tacklesCollege: SMUDrafted by: NODraft pick: 164Jersey: 718 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 13, 2009Most recent: Jan 17, 2026

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