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NaVorro Bowman

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Las Vegas Raiders · MLB

NaVorro Bowman recorded 98 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers.

▶Best highlights

7.3

tackles/gm

8

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

98

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to NaVorro Bowman's most significant indexed performances.

BALTIMORERAVENS

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

Baltimore Ravens vs San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XLVII · Feb 3, 2013

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

SEATTLESEAHAWKS

San Francisco 49ers vs Seattle Seahawks

Conference Championship · Jan 19, 2014

13 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

CAROLINAPANTHERS

San Francisco 49ers vs Carolina Panthers

Divisional Round · Jan 12, 2014

11 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

Atlanta Falcons vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 23, 2013

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Conference Championship

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

New York Giants vs San Francisco 49ers

Conference Championship · Jan 22, 2012

13 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from NaVorro Bowman's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 17 total tackles

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

MINNESOTAVIKINGS

San Francisco 49ers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 23, 2012

17 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 sacks · 3 tackles for loss

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

San Francisco 49ers vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Sep 26, 2013

6 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 quarterback hits

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

Atlanta Falcons vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 8, 2015

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

SEATTLESEAHAWKS

San Francisco 49ers vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 25, 2016

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Denver Broncos vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 26, 2017

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped NaVorro Bowman's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2010

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

2011–2014

A ferocious defense reaches three NFC title games

San Francisco 49ers · Harbaugh's instant contender

Jim Harbaugh immediately unlocked a loaded roster, reaching Super Bowl XLVII and three straight conference championship games.

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Franchise era

2015–present

Christian McCaffrey

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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Franchise era

2016–2019

A 12-win season revives hope before relocation

Las Vegas Raiders · Carr's breakthrough and Oakland farewell

A young core produced the first playoff berth since 2002, but Carr's injury and later roster changes preceded the final move from Oakland.

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Career accomplishments

First-team All-Pro · 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015Pro Bowl selection · 2012, 2013, 20157 NFL seasons98 career games504 career solo tackles14 career sacksCollege: Penn StateDrafted by: SFDraft pick: 91Jersey: 538 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 12, 2010Most recent: Dec 31, 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