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Phillip Adams

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Phillip Adams recorded 67 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers.

▶Best highlights

1.8

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

67

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Phillip Adams's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2013
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 28, 2013

Oakland Raiders vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 28, 2013

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2013
DENVERBRONCOS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 29, 2013

Denver Broncos vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2013

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2015
ATLANTAFALCONS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 20, 2015

Atlanta Falcons vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 20, 2015

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2015
ATLANTAFALCONS
NEW YORKGIANTS
SEP 20, 2015

Atlanta Falcons vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Sep 20, 2015

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2015
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 11, 2015

Washington Commanders vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 11, 2015

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Phillip Adams's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 8 total tackles

Regular Season
2015
ATLANTAFALCONS
NEW YORKGIANTS
SEP 20, 2015

Atlanta Falcons vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Sep 20, 2015

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 interception · 2 interception return yards

Regular Season
2015
ATLANTAFALCONS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 8, 2015

Atlanta Falcons vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 8, 2015

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 2 passes defended

Regular Season
2015
CAROLINAPANTHERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 27, 2015

Carolina Panthers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 27, 2015

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2015
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 11, 2015

Washington Commanders vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 11, 2015

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Phillip Adams's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2010

01
SFADAMS—Phillip Adams
SFOWENS81Terrell Owens
SFGARCIA5Jeff Garcia

Brief Owens–Garcia fireworks precede a rebuild

San Francisco 49ers · The long reset

An explosive early-2000s offense supplied one last playoff comeback before instability took over and Willis became the next defensive foundation.

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Franchise era

2007–2013

02
NEADAMS—Phillip Adams
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEMOSS81Randy Moss

An explosive offense chases another title

New England Patriots · The near-perfect reinvention

The 2007 Patriots went 16–0 before a Super Bowl upset, then the roster reloaded around two young tight ends and returned to the championship game.

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Franchise era

2010–2016

03
SEAADAMS—Phillip Adams
SEAWILSON3Russell Wilson
SEASHERMAN25Richard Sherman

Defense, competition and a first championship

Seattle Seahawks · The Legion of Boom

Pete Carroll built a young, physical roster that overwhelmed Denver in Super Bowl XLVIII and returned the next year before a goal-line interception.

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Franchise era

2002–2015

04
LVADAMS—Phillip Adams
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

2011–present

05
NYJADAMS—Phillip Adams
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

2015–2020

06
ATLADAMS—Phillip Adams
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLJONES11Julio Jones

A historic offense reaches the brink

Atlanta Falcons · The explosive Super Bowl team

Ryan won MVP in Kyle Shanahan's offense and Atlanta built a 28–3 lead in Super Bowl LI before New England completed the defining comeback.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons67 career games101 career solo tacklesCollege: South Carolina StateDrafted by: SFDraft pick: 224Jersey: 200 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 2010Most 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