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Sean Weatherspoon

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Atlanta Falcons · LB

Sean Weatherspoon recorded 57 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Atlanta Falcons, ARZ, Arizona Cardinals.

▶Best highlights

5.3

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

57

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Sean Weatherspoon's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2013
ATLANTAFALCONS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DEC 8, 2013

Atlanta Falcons vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Dec 8, 2013

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round
2012
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
ATLANTAFALCONS
JAN 13, 2013

Seattle Seahawks vs Atlanta Falcons

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 2013

8 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

5 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

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2010
GREEN BAYPACKERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
JAN 15, 2011

Green Bay Packers vs Atlanta Falcons

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2011

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Sean Weatherspoon's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 10 total tackles

Regular Season
2016
ATLANTAFALCONS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEP 26, 2016

Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 26, 2016

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 sack · 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2012
ATLANTAFALCONS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
OCT 7, 2012

Atlanta Falcons vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Oct 7, 2012

8 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2012
ATLANTAFALCONS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEP 9, 2012

Atlanta Falcons vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Sep 9, 2012

7 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Divisional Round
2012
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
ATLANTAFALCONS
JAN 13, 2013

Seattle Seahawks vs Atlanta Falcons

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 2013

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2013
ATLANTAFALCONS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DEC 8, 2013

Atlanta Falcons vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Dec 8, 2013

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Sean Weatherspoon's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2008–2014

01
ATLWEATHERSPOON—Sean Weatherspoon
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

2013–2017

02
ARIWEATHERSPOON—Sean Weatherspoon
ARIPALMER3Carson Palmer
ARIFITZGERALD11Larry Fitzgerald

Aggressive offense meets an elite secondary

Arizona Cardinals · The Arians contender

Bruce Arians unlocked Palmer's best late-career football and built a 13-win team that reached the 2015 NFC Championship Game.

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Franchise era

2015–2020

03
ATLWEATHERSPOON—Sean Weatherspoon
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

7 NFL seasons57 career games218 career solo tackles8 career sacksCollege: MissouriDrafted by: ATLDraft pick: 19Jersey: 565 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 2010Most recent: Nov 12, 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