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Sam Mills

Retired

Carolina Panthers · LB

Sam Mills recorded 181 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Carolina Panthers, Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

6

playoff games

12

indexed seasons

181

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Sam Mills's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
1991
ATLANTAFALCONS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 28, 1991

Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1991

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1996
CAROLINAPANTHERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 12, 1997

Carolina Panthers vs Green Bay Packers

Conference Championship · Jan 12, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round
1996
DALLASCOWBOYS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
JAN 5, 1997

Dallas Cowboys vs Carolina Panthers

Divisional Round · Jan 5, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Wild Card
1992
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JAN 3, 1993

Philadelphia Eagles vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Jan 3, 1993

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1990
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 6, 1991

New Orleans Saints vs Chicago Bears

Wild Card · Jan 6, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Sam Mills's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
1996
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DEC 22, 1996

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Dec 22, 1996

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1997
OAKLANDRAIDERS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NOV 2, 1997

Oakland Raiders vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Nov 2, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Sam Mills's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1967–1986

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NOMILLS51Sam Mills
NOMANNING—Archie Manning
NODEMPSEY—Tom Dempsey

Dempsey's kick and Manning's resilience

New Orleans Saints · The long beginning

New Orleans produced beloved moments but no winning season in its first two decades, turning loyalty itself into the franchise's defining trait.

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Franchise era

1987–1999

02
NOMILLS51Sam Mills
NOJACKSON—Rickey Jackson
NOSWILLING56Pat Swilling

Linebacker defense delivers the first winners

New Orleans Saints · The Dome Patrol

Jim Mora's defense sent four linebackers to the Pro Bowl and ended the franchise's wait for winning seasons and playoff football.

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Franchise era

1995–2001

03
CARMILLS51Sam Mills
CARGREENE91Kevin Greene
CARWALLS85Wesley Walls

The second season reaches the NFC title game

Carolina Panthers · An expansion team arrives early

Carolina won its division and reached the 1996 NFC Championship Game in only its second season before the original core receded.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

04
KCMILLS51Sam Mills
KCTHOMAS58Derrick Thomas
KCSMITH90Neil Smith

Defense and power make the Chiefs a fixture

Kansas City Chiefs · Martyball restores Arrowhead

Marty Schottenheimer and Thomas produced seven playoff appearances and one of football's loudest home advantages, though no Super Bowl trip followed.

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Career accomplishments

12 NFL seasons181 career games21 career sacksCollege: Montclair St.6 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 1986Most recent: Dec 20, 1997

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