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HOUMITCHELL—

Earl Mitchell

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San Francisco 49ers · DT

Earl Mitchell recorded 117 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins, HST, Houston Texans.

▶Best highlights

2.1

tackles/gm

7

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

117

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Earl Mitchell's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
LIV
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
FEB 2, 2020

San Francisco 49ers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Super Bowl LIV · Feb 2, 2020

1 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2011
CINCINNATIBENGALS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 7, 2012

Cincinnati Bengals vs Houston Texans

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2012

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2016
MIAMIDOLPHINS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 8, 2017

Miami Dolphins vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2017

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2019
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 19, 2020

Green Bay Packers vs San Francisco 49ers

Conference Championship · Jan 19, 2020

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2012
HOUSTONTEXANS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 13, 2013

Houston Texans vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 2013

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Earl Mitchell's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 6 total tackles

Regular Season
2017
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
OCT 15, 2017

San Francisco 49ers vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Oct 15, 2017

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
2017
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 29, 2017

San Francisco 49ers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 29, 2017

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2018
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 15, 2018

San Francisco 49ers vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 15, 2018

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2017
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 1, 2017

San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 1, 2017

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2012
HOUSTONTEXANS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DEC 10, 2012

Houston Texans vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Dec 10, 2012

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Earl Mitchell's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2002–2010

01
HOUMITCHELL—Earl Mitchell
HOUJOHNSON80Andre Johnson
HOURYANS59DeMeco Ryans

A dramatic debut gives way to patient construction

Houston Texans · Building the Texans

Houston beat Dallas in its first game, then developed foundational stars while waiting nearly a decade for its first winning season.

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Franchise era

2011–2016

02
HOUMITCHELL—Earl Mitchell
HOUWATT99J.J. Watt
HOUFOSTER23Arian Foster

Defense brings January football to Houston

Houston Texans · Watt and the first playoff teams

Wade Phillips's defense and Foster's zone running produced consecutive division titles, while Watt became the era's defining defensive player.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

03
MIAMITCHELL—Earl Mitchell
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

2016–present

04
MIAMITCHELL—Earl Mitchell
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

05
SFMITCHELL—Earl Mitchell
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

11 NFL seasons117 career games136 career solo tackles7 career sacksCollege: ArizonaDrafted by: HOUJersey: 937 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 19, 2010Most recent: Feb 2, 2020

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