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Malcolm Butler

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Tennessee Titans · CB

Malcolm Butler recorded 98 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with New England Patriots, Arizona Cardinals, Tennessee Titans.

▶Best highlights

4.0

tackles/gm

10

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

98

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Malcolm Butler's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XLIX
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
FEB 1, 2015

New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks

Super Bowl XLIX · Feb 1, 2015

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Super Bowl
LI
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
FEB 5, 2017

New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons

Super Bowl LI · Feb 5, 2017

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2018
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 22, 2018

Washington Commanders vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 22, 2018

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2019
TENNESSEETITANS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
SEP 8, 2019

Tennessee Titans vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Sep 8, 2019

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round
2016
HOUSTONTEXANS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 14, 2017

Houston Texans vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2017

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Malcolm Butler's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 11 total tackles

Regular Season
2020
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
TENNESSEETITANS
SEP 20, 2020

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Sep 20, 2020

11 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 interceptions · 97 interception return yards

Regular Season
2020
BUFFALOBILLS
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 13, 2020

Buffalo Bills vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 13, 2020

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 4 passes defended

Regular Season
2016
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
OCT 16, 2016

Cincinnati Bengals vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Oct 16, 2016

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2018
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
TENNESSEETITANS
SEP 30, 2018

Philadelphia Eagles vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2018

10 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

One snap at a time

Greatest individual plays

The signature moments from Malcolm Butler's career.

Defense2014
BUTLER21

Malcolm Butler · vs Seattle Seahawks

Butler at the Goal Line

2014 · Super Bowl XLIX · goal line

20 seconds left

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Malcolm Butler's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2014–2019

01
NEBUTLER21Malcolm Butler
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEGRONKOWSKI87Rob Gronkowski

Three more championships complete the run

New England Patriots · The second dynasty

New England won three Super Bowls in five seasons through goal-line defense, the largest comeback in Super Bowl history and another dominant defensive plan.

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Franchise era

2016–2021

02
TENBUTLER21Malcolm Butler
TENHENRY22Derrick Henry
TENTANNEHILL17Ryan Tannehill

A throwback runner controls modern playoff games

Tennessee Titans · Henry's power contender

Henry's rushing titles and Tannehill's revival carried Tennessee to the 2019 AFC Championship Game and consecutive division titles.

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Franchise era

2020–present

03
NEBUTLER21Malcolm Butler
NEJUDON9Matthew Judon
NEGONZALEZ6Christian Gonzalez

The franchise searches beyond its defining partnership

New England Patriots · After Brady

Brady's departure ended the sport's longest dynasty and began a full organizational transition after Belichick's final seasons.

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Franchise era

2018–present

04
ARIBUTLER21Malcolm Butler
ARIMURRAY1Kyler Murray
ARIBAKER3Budda Baker

A new quarterback restarts the search

Arizona Cardinals · The Kyler Murray reset

Murray's rare movement and arm talent produced a rapid playoff return, but the franchise has continued rebuilding around him through coaching and roster changes.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 2014, 20169 NFL seasons98 career games326 career solo tackles3 career sacksCollege: West AlabamaJersey: 2110 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 2014Most 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