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Matt Kalil

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Carolina Panthers · OT

Matt Kalil recorded 28 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Houston Texans, Carolina Panthers, Minnesota Vikings.

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tackles/gm

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playoff games

6

indexed seasons

28

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Matt Kalil's most significant indexed performances.

NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS

MINNESOTAVIKINGS

New England Patriots vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 14, 2014

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

MINNESOTAVIKINGS

WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS

Minnesota Vikings vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Oct 14, 2012

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

CAROLINAPANTHERS

Carolina Panthers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 31, 2017

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

MINNESOTAVIKINGS

CAROLINAPANTHERS

Minnesota Vikings vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Dec 10, 2017

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

CAROLINAPANTHERS

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 3, 2017

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Matt Kalil's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 total tackle

MINNESOTAVIKINGS

CAROLINAPANTHERS

Minnesota Vikings vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Dec 10, 2017

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Matt Kalil's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2001–2013

Adrian Peterson

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

Danielle 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

2011–2017

A 15–1 MVP season defines the peak

Carolina Panthers · Cam and Luke

Newton and Kuechly became the faces of a powerful, fast roster that won three straight division titles and reached Super Bowl 50.

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Franchise era

2018–present

Christian McCaffrey

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

2017–2020

DeAndre Hopkins

Quarterback promise meets organizational collapse

Houston Texans · A brilliant rise unravels

Houston found dynamic quarterback play and won two more divisions before injuries, damaging personnel decisions and off-field crisis ended the core.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 20128 NFL seasons28 career games2 career solo tacklesCollege: USCDrafted by: MINJersey: 750 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 9, 2012Most recent: Dec 31, 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