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Sean Murphy-Bunting

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Sean Murphy-Bunting recorded 79 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arizona Cardinals, Tennessee Titans.

▶Best highlights

3.5

tackles/gm

6

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

79

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Sean Murphy-Bunting's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
LV
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
FEB 7, 2021

Kansas City Chiefs vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Super Bowl LV · Feb 7, 2021

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2019
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 15, 2019

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2019

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Conference Championship
2020
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 24, 2021

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Green Bay Packers

Conference Championship · Jan 24, 2021

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round
2020
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JAN 17, 2021

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints

Divisional Round · Jan 17, 2021

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Wild Card
2022
DALLASCOWBOYS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 16, 2023

Dallas Cowboys vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Wild Card · Jan 16, 2023

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Sean Murphy-Bunting's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 10 total tackles

Regular Season
2020
LOS ANGELESRAMS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 23, 2020

Los Angeles Rams vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 23, 2020

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2024
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
JAN 5, 2025

San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Jan 5, 2025

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 3 passes defended

Regular Season
2023
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
TENNESSEETITANS
SEP 17, 2023

Los Angeles Chargers vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Sep 17, 2023

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2024
ARIZONACARDINALS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 1, 2024

Arizona Cardinals vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 1, 2024

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 70 interception return yards

Regular Season
2019
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 15, 2019

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2019

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Sean Murphy-Bunting's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2014–2019

01
TBMURPHY-BUNTING—Sean Murphy-Bunting
TBEVANS13Mike Evans
TBDAVID54Lavonte David

Evans becomes the constant

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Building an offense

Evans and David produced elite careers through losing seasons while the franchise assembled pieces that would become vital to a sudden contender.

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Franchise era

2020–2022

02
TBMURPHY-BUNTING—Sean Murphy-Bunting
TBBRADY12Tom Brady
TBEVANS13Mike Evans

A veteran quarterback turns potential into a title

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Brady brings another banner

Brady chose Tampa Bay, attracted veteran help and led three road playoff wins before routing Kansas City in the franchise's home stadium.

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Franchise era

2022–present

03
TENMURPHY-BUNTING—Sean Murphy-Bunting
TENSIMMONS98Jeffery Simmons
TENLEVIS8Will Levis

The power core gives way to a younger roster

Tennessee Titans · The next Tennessee reset

The Titans began moving on from the Henry–Tannehill team and rebuilding around Simmons, new skill talent and another quarterback search.

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Franchise era

2023–present

04
TBMURPHY-BUNTING—Sean Murphy-Bunting
TBMAYFIELD6Baker Mayfield
TBEVANS13Mike Evans

The veterans outlast expectations

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The Baker Mayfield continuation

Mayfield revived his career and helped the remaining title core keep winning the division after Brady's retirement.

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Franchise era

2018–present

05
ARIMURPHY-BUNTING—Sean Murphy-Bunting
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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Franchise era

2022–present

06
PITMURPHY-BUNTING—Sean Murphy-Bunting
PITWATT90T.J. Watt
PITHEYWARD97Cameron Heyward

The standard meets a quarterback transition

Pittsburgh Steelers · After Roethlisberger

Pittsburgh has leaned on Watt and its defensive identity while searching for the long-term offense to begin its next championship chapter.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 20208 NFL seasons79 career games190 career solo tackles1 career sacksCollege: Central MichiganDrafted by: TBDraft pick: 39Jersey: 266 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 12, 2019Most recent: Jan 5, 2025

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