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Phillip Gaines

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Houston Texans · CB

Phillip Gaines recorded 53 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Houston Texans, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs.

▶Best highlights

3.2

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

53

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Phillip Gaines's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2018
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 29, 2018

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 29, 2018

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2016
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NOV 6, 2016

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Nov 6, 2016

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2016
NEW YORKJETS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEP 25, 2016

New York Jets vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Sep 25, 2016

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2019
HOUSTONTEXANS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
OCT 20, 2019

Houston Texans vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Oct 20, 2019

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2020
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
HOUSTONTEXANS
DEC 6, 2020

Indianapolis Colts vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Dec 6, 2020

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Phillip Gaines's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 10 total tackles

Regular Season
2018
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 29, 2018

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 29, 2018

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2016
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
OCT 30, 2016

Kansas City Chiefs vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Oct 30, 2016

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 3 passes defended

Regular Season
2016
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DENVERBRONCOS
NOV 27, 2016

Kansas City Chiefs vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Nov 27, 2016

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2016
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NOV 6, 2016

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Nov 6, 2016

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Phillip Gaines's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2013–2017

01
KCGAINES—Phillip Gaines
KCSMITH11Alex Smith
KCCHARLES25Jamaal Charles

Structure and speed end the playoff drought

Kansas City Chiefs · Reid builds the platform

Andy Reid immediately restored winning, developed Kelce and Tyreek Hill, and created the environment for a young quarterback to take over.

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Franchise era

2017–present

02
BUFGAINES—Phillip Gaines
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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Franchise era

2018–present

03
CLEGAINES—Phillip Gaines
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

2017–2020

04
HOUGAINES—Phillip Gaines
HOUWATSON4Deshaun Watson
HOUHOPKINS10DeAndre 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

7 NFL seasons53 career games144 career solo tacklesCollege: RiceDrafted by: KCDraft pick: 87Jersey: 290 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 21, 2014Most recent: Dec 6, 2020

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