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Anthony Zettel

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New Orleans Saints · DE

Anthony Zettel recorded 34 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions.

▶Best highlights

2.0

tackles/gm

2

playoff games

4

indexed seasons

34

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Anthony Zettel's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2017
DETROITLIONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 1, 2017

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 1, 2017

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2019
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 11, 2020

Minnesota Vikings vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Jan 11, 2020

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2019
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 19, 2020

Green Bay Packers vs San Francisco 49ers

Conference Championship · Jan 19, 2020

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2017
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 12, 2017

Cleveland Browns vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 12, 2017

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2017
DETROITLIONS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NOV 6, 2017

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 6, 2017

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Anthony Zettel's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 6 total tackles · 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2017
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 12, 2017

Cleveland Browns vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 12, 2017

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
2017
DETROITLIONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 1, 2017

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 1, 2017

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 4 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2017
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 23, 2017

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 23, 2017

1 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2017
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 29, 2017

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 29, 2017

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Anthony Zettel's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2009–2020

01
DETZETTEL—Anthony Zettel
DETSTAFFORD9Matthew Stafford
DETJOHNSON81Calvin Johnson

Spectacular talent fights organizational instability

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Stafford and Johnson powered explosive offenses and three playoff trips, but Detroit could not turn their peak into a postseason victory.

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Franchise era

2018–present

02
CLEZETTEL—Anthony Zettel
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

2011–2019

03
CINZETTEL—Anthony Zettel
CINDALTON14Andy Dalton
CINGREEN18A.J. Green

Dalton and Green make winning routine

Cincinnati Bengals · Five straight playoff trips

A young core reached the postseason in each of its first five seasons together, though it could not secure the franchise's first playoff win in decades.

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Franchise era

2015–present

04
SFZETTEL—Anthony Zettel
SFMCCAFFREY23Christian McCaffrey
SFKITTLE85George Kittle

Positionless skill talent powers repeated deep runs

San Francisco 49ers · The Shanahan machine

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch rebuilt through the lines, then used motion and versatile playmakers to reach multiple Super Bowls with changing quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2017–2020

05
NOZETTEL—Anthony Zettel
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOKAMARA41Alvin Kamara

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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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons34 career games44 career solo tackles8 career sacksCollege: Penn StateDrafted by: DETDraft pick: 202Jersey: 692 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 25, 2016Most recent: Jan 19, 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