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Manti Te'o

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Chicago Bears · MLB

Manti Te'o recorded 59 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers.

▶Best highlights

4.4

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

59

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Manti Te'o's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

MINNESOTAVIKINGS

New Orleans Saints vs Minnesota Vikings

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2018

10 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

Chicago Bears vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Jan 10, 2021

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round

SAN DIEGOCHARGERS

San Diego Chargers vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Jan 12, 2014

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

SAN DIEGOCHARGERS

CINCINNATIBENGALS

San Diego Chargers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Wild Card · Jan 5, 2014

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

CAROLINAPANTHERS

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2018

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Manti Te'o's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 13 total tackles

SAN DIEGOCHARGERS

KANSAS CITYCHIEFS

San Diego Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 28, 2014

13 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Divisional Round

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

MINNESOTAVIKINGS

New Orleans Saints vs Minnesota Vikings

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2018

10 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2017

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

INDIANAPOLISCOLTS

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

Indianapolis Colts vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2019

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

SAN DIEGOCHARGERS

San Diego Chargers vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Jan 3, 2016

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Manti Te'o's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2010–2016

Rivers keeps a changing roster competitive

Los Angeles Chargers · The final San Diego seasons

Rivers remained prolific as the roster turned over and the franchise prepared to leave the city that had housed it for 56 years.

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Franchise era

2017–2020

A brilliant draft restores balance

New Orleans Saints · One last contender

A deep young core won four straight division titles, though the Minneapolis Miracle and a controversial NFC title-game loss defined its closest chances.

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Franchise era

2013–present

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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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons59 career games167 career solo tackles2 career sacksCollege: Notre DameDrafted by: SDDraft pick: 38Jersey: 575 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 29, 2013Most recent: Jan 10, 2021

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