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Joel Iyiegbuniwe

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Carolina Panthers · LB

Joel Iyiegbuniwe recorded 27 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears.

▶Best highlights

1.1

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

5

indexed seasons

27

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Joel Iyiegbuniwe's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2020
CHICAGOBEARS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JAN 10, 2021

Chicago Bears vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Jan 10, 2021

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2018
CHICAGOBEARS
BUFFALOBILLS
NOV 4, 2018

Chicago Bears vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2018

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2020
CHICAGOBEARS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 27, 2020

Chicago Bears vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 27, 2020

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2018
CHICAGOBEARS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 22, 2018

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 22, 2018

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2022
CAROLINAPANTHERS
BALTIMORERAVENS
NOV 20, 2022

Carolina Panthers vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Nov 20, 2022

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Joel Iyiegbuniwe's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 3 total tackles

Regular Season
2018
CHICAGOBEARS
BUFFALOBILLS
NOV 4, 2018

Chicago Bears vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2018

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Wild Card
2020
CHICAGOBEARS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JAN 10, 2021

Chicago Bears vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Jan 10, 2021

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2021
CHICAGOBEARS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NOV 8, 2021

Chicago Bears vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Nov 8, 2021

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Joel Iyiegbuniwe's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2013–present

01
CHIIYIEGBUNIWE—Joel Iyiegbuniwe
CHIMACK52Khalil Mack
CHIFIELDS1Justin Fields

Elite defensive peaks meet repeated offensive resets

Chicago Bears · The quarterback search continues

The 2018 defense briefly restored contention, but Chicago has continued rebuilding its offense in pursuit of the long-awaited franchise quarterback.

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Franchise era

2018–present

02
CARIYIEGBUNIWE—Joel Iyiegbuniwe
CARMCCAFFREY22Christian McCaffrey
CARBURNS53Brian Burns

The old core leaves before a successor settles

Carolina Panthers · Searching for the next foundation

Injuries ended Newton's first run and Carolina entered a prolonged rebuild marked by quarterback turnover, coaching changes and a search for durable young cornerstones.

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Franchise era

2021–present

03
DETIYIEGBUNIWE—Joel Iyiegbuniwe
DETGOFF16Jared Goff
DETBROWN14Amon-Ra St. Brown

Culture, line play and a fearless contender

Detroit Lions · Restore the roar

Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell converted the Stafford trade into a deep core, won the division and reached the NFC Championship Game while reconnecting team and city.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons27 career games26 career solo tacklesCollege: Western KentuckyDrafted by: CHIDraft pick: 115Jersey: 521 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 21, 2018Most recent: Dec 11, 2022

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