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Akeem Ayers

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New York Giants · LB

Akeem Ayers recorded 87 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, St. Louis Rams, SL, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans.

▶Best highlights

3.6

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

87

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Akeem Ayers's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XLIX
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
FEB 1, 2015

New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks

Super Bowl XLIX · Feb 1, 2015

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2012
DETROITLIONS
TENNESSEETITANS
SEP 23, 2012

Detroit Lions vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Sep 23, 2012

17 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2014
BALTIMORERAVENS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 10, 2015

Baltimore Ravens vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 10, 2015

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2014
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 18, 2015

Indianapolis Colts vs New England Patriots

Conference Championship · Jan 18, 2015

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2012
CHICAGOBEARS
TENNESSEETITANS
NOV 4, 2012

Chicago Bears vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2012

8 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Akeem Ayers's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 17 total tackles

Regular Season
2012
DETROITLIONS
TENNESSEETITANS
SEP 23, 2012

Detroit Lions vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Sep 23, 2012

17 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 sack · 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2016
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 23, 2016

Indianapolis Colts vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 23, 2016

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2015
ST. LOUISRAMS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DEC 27, 2015

St. Louis Rams vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Dec 27, 2015

8 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2015
ST. LOUISRAMS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 8, 2015

St. Louis Rams vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 8, 2015

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2016
HOUSTONTEXANS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DEC 11, 2016

Houston Texans vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 11, 2016

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Akeem Ayers's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2005–2015

01
TENAYERS—Akeem Ayers
TENJOHNSON28Chris Johnson
TENBULLUCK53Keith Bulluck

Explosive rushing bridges changing quarterbacks

Tennessee Titans · From CJ2K to another rebuild

Johnson's 2,006-yard season supplied the peak as Tennessee cycled through coaches and quarterbacks after the McNair core.

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Franchise era

2014–2019

02
NEAYERS—Akeem Ayers
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEGRONKOWSKI87Rob Gronkowski

Three more championships complete the run

New England Patriots · The second dynasty

New England won three Super Bowls in five seasons through goal-line defense, the largest comeback in Super Bowl history and another dominant defensive plan.

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Franchise era

2005–2016

03
LARAYERS—Akeem Ayers
LARJACKSON39Steven Jackson
LARLONG91Chris Long

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

2012–2018

04
INDAYERS—Akeem Ayers
INDLUCK12Andrew Luck
INDHILTON13T.Y. Hilton

A generational successor carries immediate turnarounds

Indianapolis Colts · Andrew Luck's brilliant sprint

Luck reached the playoffs in each of his first three seasons and authored a massive comeback, but accumulated injuries led to his sudden retirement.

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Franchise era

2013–present

05
NYGAYERS—Akeem Ayers
NYGBECKHAM13Odell Beckham Jr.
NYGBARKLEY26Saquon Barkley

One playoff breakthrough amid repeated resets

New York Giants · Searching after the champions

The title core aged, Beckham supplied a spectacular interlude and changing front offices struggled to construct a durable successor.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 20147 NFL seasons87 career games209 career solo tackles16 career sacksCollege: UCLADrafted by: TENDraft pick: 39Jersey: 483 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 11, 2011Most recent: Dec 17, 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