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Bruce Carter

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Atlanta Falcons · LB

Bruce Carter recorded 79 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys.

▶Best highlights

3.9

tackles/gm

2

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

79

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Bruce Carter's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2014
DALLASCOWBOYS
ST. LOUISRAMS
SEP 21, 2014

Dallas Cowboys vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Sep 21, 2014

11 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round
2014
DALLASCOWBOYS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 11, 2015

Dallas Cowboys vs Green Bay Packers

Divisional Round · Jan 11, 2015

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2014
DETROITLIONS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 4, 2015

Detroit Lions vs Dallas Cowboys

Wild Card · Jan 4, 2015

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2013
DALLASCOWBOYS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEP 15, 2013

Dallas Cowboys vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Sep 15, 2013

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2013
NEW YORKGIANTS
DALLASCOWBOYS
SEP 8, 2013

New York Giants vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Sep 8, 2013

9 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Bruce Carter's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 12 total tackles · 1 sack

Regular Season
2015
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
JAN 3, 2016

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Jan 3, 2016

12 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2015
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 13, 2015

New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 13, 2015

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2016
NEW YORKJETS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 17, 2016

New York Jets vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 17, 2016

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
2014
DALLASCOWBOYS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DEC 28, 2014

Dallas Cowboys vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Dec 28, 2014

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Bruce Carter's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2000–2015

01
DALCARTER—Bruce Carter
DALROMO9Tony Romo
DALWITTEN82Jason Witten

Undrafted improvisation restores contention

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

Romo developed into a prolific quarterback and gave Dallas repeated division titles, though a sequence of narrow playoff losses shaped the era's reputation.

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Franchise era

2014–2019

02
TBCARTER—Bruce Carter
TBEVANS13Mike Evans
TBDAVID54Lavonte David

Evans becomes the constant

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Building an offense

Evans and David produced elite careers through losing seasons while the franchise assembled pieces that would become vital to a sudden contender.

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Franchise era

2011–present

03
NYJCARTER—Bruce Carter
NYJWILKERSON96Muhammad Wilkerson
NYJWILLIAMS95Quinnen Williams

Defensive talent waits for quarterback stability

New York Jets · The playoff drought

New York continued producing excellent defenders but cycled through quarterbacks and coaches during the league's longest active postseason absence.

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Franchise era

2015–2020

04
ATLCARTER—Bruce Carter
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

9 NFL seasons79 career games210 career solo tackles5 career sacksCollege: North CarolinaDrafted by: DALJersey: 552 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 30, 2011Most recent: Dec 2, 2018

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