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Earl Watford

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Earl Watford recorded 17 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals, ARZ.

▶Best highlights

0.5

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

5

indexed seasons

17

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Earl Watford's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2019
CAROLINAPANTHERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 13, 2019

Carolina Panthers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 13, 2019

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2016
ARIZONACARDINALS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 25, 2016

Arizona Cardinals vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 25, 2016

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2019
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 1, 2019

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 1, 2019

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2019
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 27, 2019

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 27, 2019

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2017
LOS ANGELESRAMS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 3, 2017

Los Angeles Rams vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 3, 2017

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Earl Watford's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 total tackles

Regular Season
2019
CAROLINAPANTHERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 13, 2019

Carolina Panthers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 13, 2019

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Earl Watford's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2013–2017

01
ARIWATFORD—Earl Watford
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

2018–present

02
CLEWATFORD—Earl Watford
CLEGARRETT95Myles Garrett
CLECHUBB24Nick Chubb

A playoff breakthrough opens another complicated chapter

Cleveland Browns · Talent returns, stability does not

Cleveland ended its long playoff-win drought in 2020 and built an elite defense around Garrett, but quarterback decisions have kept the era unsettled.

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Franchise era

2014–2019

03
TBWATFORD—Earl Watford
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

04
TBWATFORD—Earl Watford
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 · 20209 NFL seasons17 career games8 career solo tacklesCollege: James MadisonDrafted by: ARIDraft pick: 116Jersey: 670 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 5, 2014Most 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