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Nick Fairley

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New Orleans Saints · DT

Nick Fairley recorded 75 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with New Orleans Saints, St. Louis Rams, SL, Detroit Lions.

▶Best highlights

2.2

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

75

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Nick Fairley's most significant indexed performances.

GREEN BAYPACKERS

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 18, 2012

7 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

Detroit Lions vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2012

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 26, 2016

7 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

SAN DIEGOCHARGERS

New Orleans Saints vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 2, 2016

3 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

MINNESOTAVIKINGS

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 8, 2013

5 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Nick Fairley's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 7 total tackles

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 26, 2016

7 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

GREEN BAYPACKERS

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 18, 2012

7 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 tackles for loss

MINNESOTAVIKINGS

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 11, 2012

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 6 quarterback hits

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

SAN DIEGOCHARGERS

New Orleans Saints vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 2, 2016

3 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

GREEN BAYPACKERS

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 21, 2014

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Nick Fairley's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2009–2020

Matthew Stafford

Spectacular talent fights organizational instability

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Stafford and Johnson powered explosive offenses and three playoff trips, but Detroit could not turn their peak into a postseason victory.

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Franchise era

2005–2016

St. Louis struggles before Los Angeles gets the Rams back

Los Angeles Rams · The long rebuild and return home

Jackson carried years of losing, Donald arrived as a foundational defender and the franchise returned to Los Angeles in 2016.

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Franchise era

2012–2016

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

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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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons75 career games110 career solo tackles21 career sacksCollege: AuburnDrafted by: DETJersey: 901 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 10, 2011Most recent: Jan 1, 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