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Sam Acho

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers · LB

Sam Acho recorded 91 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears, ARZ, Arizona Cardinals.

▶Best highlights

2.6

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

91

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Sam Acho's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2014
ARIZONACARDINALS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
JAN 3, 2015

Arizona Cardinals vs Carolina Panthers

Wild Card · Jan 3, 2015

7 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2011
ARIZONACARDINALS
ST. LOUISRAMS
NOV 27, 2011

Arizona Cardinals vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Nov 27, 2011

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2011
ARIZONACARDINALS
BALTIMORERAVENS
OCT 30, 2011

Arizona Cardinals vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Oct 30, 2011

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2017
CHICAGOBEARS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 16, 2017

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2017

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2012
ARIZONACARDINALS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 2, 2012

Arizona Cardinals vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 2, 2012

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Sam Acho's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 7 total tackles

Wild Card
2014
ARIZONACARDINALS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
JAN 3, 2015

Arizona Cardinals vs Carolina Panthers

Wild Card · Jan 3, 2015

7 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 sacks · 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2011
ARIZONACARDINALS
ST. LOUISRAMS
NOV 27, 2011

Arizona Cardinals vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Nov 27, 2011

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2012
MIAMIDOLPHINS
ARIZONACARDINALS
SEP 30, 2012

Miami Dolphins vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2012

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 5 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2017
CLEVELANDBROWNS
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 24, 2017

Cleveland Browns vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2017

4 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2014
ARIZONACARDINALS
NEW YORKGIANTS
SEP 14, 2014

Arizona Cardinals vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Sep 14, 2014

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Sam Acho's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2004–2012

01
ARIACHO—Sam Acho
ARIFITZGERALD11Larry Fitzgerald
ARIWARNER13Kurt Warner

A Hall of Fame receiver carries Arizona to the Super Bowl

Arizona Cardinals · Fitzgerald and the impossible run

Warner's revival and Fitzgerald's extraordinary 2008 postseason sent the Cardinals to their first Super Bowl and within one late drive of a championship.

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Franchise era

2013–2017

02
ARIACHO—Sam Acho
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

2013–present

03
CHIACHO—Sam Acho
CHIMACK52Khalil Mack
CHIFIELDS1Justin Fields

Elite defensive peaks meet repeated offensive resets

Chicago Bears · The quarterback search continues

The 2018 defense briefly restored contention, but Chicago has continued rebuilding its offense in pursuit of the long-awaited franchise quarterback.

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Franchise era

2014–2019

04
TBACHO—Sam Acho
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

2020–2022

05
TBACHO—Sam Acho
TBBRADY12Tom Brady
TBEVANS13Mike Evans

A veteran quarterback turns potential into a title

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Brady brings another banner

Brady chose Tampa Bay, attracted veteran help and led three road playoff wins before routing Kansas City in the franchise's home stadium.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 202010 NFL seasons91 career games172 career solo tackles18 career sacksCollege: TexasDrafted by: ARIJersey: 961 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 11, 2011Most recent: Dec 1, 2019

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