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Nate Orchard

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Washington Commanders · DE

Nate Orchard recorded 41 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Washington Football Team, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Cleveland Browns, CLV.

▶Best highlights

2.0

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

41

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Nate Orchard's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2015
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 13, 2015

San Francisco 49ers vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 13, 2015

2 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2019
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DEC 1, 2019

Washington Commanders vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Dec 1, 2019

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2015
CLEVELANDBROWNS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 27, 2015

Cleveland Browns vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 27, 2015

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2017
GREEN BAYPACKERS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 10, 2017

Green Bay Packers vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 10, 2017

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2017
CLEVELANDBROWNS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SEP 24, 2017

Cleveland Browns vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 24, 2017

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Nate Orchard's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 5 total tackles

Regular Season
2019
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DEC 15, 2019

Philadelphia Eagles vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2019

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
2015
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 13, 2015

San Francisco 49ers vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 13, 2015

2 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 tackles for loss · 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2019
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DEC 1, 2019

Washington Commanders vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Dec 1, 2019

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2017
CLEVELANDBROWNS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DEC 3, 2017

Cleveland Browns vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 3, 2017

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2015
CLEVELANDBROWNS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 27, 2015

Cleveland Browns vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 27, 2015

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Nate Orchard's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2017

01
CLEORCHARD—Nate Orchard
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

2017–present

02
BUFORCHARD—Nate Orchard
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
KCORCHARD—Nate Orchard
KCMAHOMES15Patrick Mahomes
KCKELCE87Travis Kelce

Improvisation, adaptability and annual championship stakes

Kansas City Chiefs · The Mahomes dynasty

Mahomes won MVP in his first season as starter and Kansas City converted his unmatched creation into repeated Super Bowl trips and multiple championships.

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Franchise era

2012–2022

04
WASORCHARD—Nate Orchard
WASGRIFFIN10Robert Griffin III
WASKERRIGAN91Ryan Kerrigan

A spectacular rookie season gives way to a decade of change

Washington Commanders · RGIII's spark and the identity crisis

Griffin's 2012 offense electrified the league before injury, while the franchise later changed its name and continued cycling through quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2016–2021

05
TENORCHARD—Nate Orchard
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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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons41 career games50 career solo tackles6 career sacksCollege: UtahDrafted by: CLEDraft pick: 51Jersey: 500 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 27, 2015Most recent: Dec 21, 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