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Stephon Gilmore

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Minnesota Vikings · CB

Stephon Gilmore recorded 179 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts, Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

3.2

tackles/gm

9

playoff games

13

indexed seasons

179

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Stephon Gilmore's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
LIII
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
FEB 3, 2019

New England Patriots vs Los Angeles Rams

Super Bowl LIII · Feb 3, 2019

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Super Bowl
LII
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
FEB 4, 2018

Philadelphia Eagles vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl LII · Feb 4, 2018

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2019
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 15, 2019

New England Patriots vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2019

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Regular Season
2019
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEP 15, 2019

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 15, 2019

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Conference Championship
2017
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 21, 2018

Jacksonville Jaguars vs New England Patriots

Conference Championship · Jan 21, 2018

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Stephon Gilmore's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 9 total tackles · 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2023
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DALLASCOWBOYS
DEC 10, 2023

Philadelphia Eagles vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Dec 10, 2023

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 interceptions · 64 interception return yards

Regular Season
2019
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 15, 2019

New England Patriots vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2019

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 5 passes defended

Regular Season
2019
NEW YORKGIANTS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
OCT 10, 2019

New York Giants vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Oct 10, 2019

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Stephon Gilmore's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1997–2016

01
BUFGILMORE24Stephon Gilmore
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

2014–2019

02
NEGILMORE24Stephon Gilmore
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

2020–present

03
NEGILMORE24Stephon Gilmore
NEJUDON9Matthew Judon
NEGONZALEZ6Christian Gonzalez

The franchise searches beyond its defining partnership

New England Patriots · After Brady

Brady's departure ended the sport's longest dynasty and began a full organizational transition after Belichick's final seasons.

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Franchise era

2018–present

04
CARGILMORE9Stephon Gilmore
CARMCCAFFREY22Christian McCaffrey
CARBURNS53Brian Burns

The old core leaves before a successor settles

Carolina Panthers · Searching for the next foundation

Injuries ended Newton's first run and Carolina entered a prolonged rebuild marked by quarterback turnover, coaching changes and a search for durable young cornerstones.

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Franchise era

2019–present

05
INDGILMORE5Stephon Gilmore
INDTAYLOR28Jonathan Taylor
INDNELSON56Quenton Nelson

A strong roster searches for quarterback permanence

Indianapolis Colts · Life after Luck

Indianapolis cycled through veteran and young quarterbacks while retaining a physical offensive identity and rebuilding around its line and skill talent.

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Franchise era

2016–present

06
DALGILMORE21Stephon Gilmore
DALPRESCOTT4Dak Prescott
DALELLIOTT21Ezekiel Elliott

Regular-season excellence meets January frustration

Dallas Cowboys · Dak, Zeke and the modern contenders

Prescott's immediate rise and Parsons's defensive impact kept Dallas among the league's most talented teams without a return to the conference championship game.

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Franchise era

2022–present

07
MINGILMORE2Stephon Gilmore
MINJEFFERSON18Justin Jefferson
MINHOCKENSON87T.J. Hockenson

An elite receiver leads a changing offense

Minnesota Vikings · The Jefferson transition

Jefferson's record pace and a season of improbable comebacks carried Minnesota into its post-Peterson, post-Zimmer transition.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021First-team All-Pro · 2018, 2019NFL Defensive Player of the Year · 2019Super Bowl champion · 201813 NFL seasons179 career games476 career solo tackles1 career sacksCollege: South CarolinaDrafted by: BUFDraft pick: 10Jersey: 29 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 9, 2012Most recent: Jan 13, 2025

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