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Robert Blanton

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Robert Blanton recorded 59 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Buffalo Bills, Minnesota Vikings.

▶Best highlights

4.1

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

59

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Robert Blanton's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2012
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 5, 2013

Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers

Wild Card · Jan 5, 2013

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2014
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 21, 2014

Minnesota Vikings vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2014

11 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2013
DETROITLIONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 29, 2013

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2013

13 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2015
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 29, 2015

Minnesota Vikings vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 29, 2015

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2014
GREEN BAYPACKERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 23, 2014

Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 23, 2014

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Robert Blanton's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 13 total tackles

Regular Season
2013
DETROITLIONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 29, 2013

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2013

13 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 interception · 1 interception return yards

Regular Season
2014
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 19, 2014

Minnesota Vikings vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 19, 2014

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 pass defended

Regular Season
2015
CHICAGOBEARS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 20, 2015

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 20, 2015

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Robert Blanton's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2001–2013

01
MINBLANTON—Robert Blanton
MINPETERSON28Adrian Peterson
MINALLEN69Jared Allen

A singular runner carries changing teams

Minnesota Vikings · The Peterson years

Peterson returned from major knee surgery to rush for 2,097 yards, while Brett Favre's 2009 season produced another painful NFC title-game finish.

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Franchise era

2014–2021

02
MINBLANTON—Robert Blanton
MINSMITH22Harrison Smith
MINHUNTER99Danielle Hunter

A complete roster produces the Minneapolis Miracle

Minnesota Vikings · Zimmer's defense

Mike Zimmer built an elite defense, and Stefon Diggs's last-second touchdown sent the 2017 Vikings to the NFC Championship Game.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

03
BUFBLANTON—Robert Blanton
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

2017–present

04
BUFBLANTON—Robert Blanton
BUFALLEN17Josh Allen
BUFDIGGS14Stefon Diggs

Arm strength, movement and a restored contender

Buffalo Bills · The Josh Allen revival

Sean McDermott restored the playoffs, Allen developed into an elite quarterback and Buffalo became a permanent part of the AFC championship conversation.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons59 career games165 career solo tacklesCollege: Notre DameDrafted by: MINJersey: 291 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 7, 2012Most recent: Oct 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