Tom Brady and Players with the Most Super Bowl Appearances

Tom Brady And Mike Lodish Have The Most Super Bowl Appearances Of All

Seventeen NFL players have made it to the Super Bowl at least five times – but only two of them (well, as of this coming Sunday) appeared in six.

That would be New England Patriots‘ quarterback Tom Brady and Buffalo Bills / Denver Broncos nose tackle Mike Lodish.

Three of Brady’s comPatriots (heh) – Adam Vinatieri, Tedy Bruschi and Matt Light – make today’s list.

But nobody tops the Dallas Cowboys – seven of these folk below played for the ‘Boys, including the man with the most Super Bowl rings, Charles Haley.

Follow @VinGetz

	SB APP.	PLAYER	POS.	SUPER BOWLS (SEASON)	TEAM(S)
1.	6	Tom Brady	QB	XXXVI (2001), XXXVIII (2003) XXXIX (2004), XLII (2007), XLVI (2011), XLIX (2014)	New England Patriots
1.	6	Mike Lodish	NT	XXV (1990), XXVI (1991), XXVII (1992), XXVIII (1993), XXXII (1997)*, XXXIII (1998)*	Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos*
2.	5	Marv Fleming	TE	I (1966), II (1967), VI (1971)*, VI (1972)*, VIII (1973)*	Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins*
2.	5	Larry Cole	DE	V (1970), VI (1971), X (1975), XII (1977), XIII (1978)	Dallas Cowboys
2.	5	Cliff Harris	DB	V (1970), VI (1971), X (1975), XII (1977), XIII (1978)	Dallas Cowboys
2.	5	Charles Haley	LB-DE	XXIII (1988), XXIV (1989), XXVII (1992)*, XXVIII (1993)*, XXX (1995)*	San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys*
2.	5	D.D. Lewis	LB	V (1970), VI (1971), X (1975), XII (1977), XIII (1978)	Dallas Cowboys
2.	5	Preston Pearson	RB	III (1968), IX (1974)*, X (1975), XII (1977), XIII (1978)	Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers*, Dallas Cowboys**
2.	5	Charlie Waters	DB	V (1970), VI (1971), X (1975)**, XII (1977)**, XIII (1978)**	Dallas Cowboys
2.	5	Rayfield Wright	T	V (1970), VI (1971), X (1975), XII (1977), XIII (1978)	Dallas Cowboys
2.	5	Cornelius Bennett	LB	XXV (1990), XXVI (1991), XXVII (1992), XXVIII (1993), XXXIII (1998)*	Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons*
2.	5	John Elway	QB	XXI (1986), XXII (1987), XXIV (1989), XXXII (1997), XXXIII (1998)	Denver Broncos
2.	5	Glenn Parker	G	XXV (1990), XXVI (1991), XXVII (1992), XXVIII (1993), XXXV (2000)*	Buffalo Bills, New York Giants*
2.	5	Bill Romanowski	LB	XXIII (1988), XXIV (1989), XXXII (1997)*, XXXIII (1998)*, XXXVII (2002)**	San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos*, Oakland Raiders**
2.	5	Adam Vinatieri	K	XXXI (1996), XXXVI (2001), XXXVIII (2003) XXXIX (2004), XLI (2006)*	New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts*
2.	5	Tedy Bruschi	LB	XXXI (1996), XXXVI (2001), XXXVIII (2003) XXXIX (2004), XLII (2007)	New England Patriots
2.	5	Matt Light	T	XXXVI (2001), XXXVIII (2003) XXXIX (2004), XLII (2007), XLVI (2011)	New England Patriots

Photos: totalprosports.com / buffalobills.com

L.C. Greenwood and the Most Sacks in Super Bowl History

	PLAYER	SUPER BOWL SACKS	POS.	TEAM	SUPER BOWL (SEASON, SACKS)	CAREER SPAN
1.	L.C. Greenwood	5.0	DE	Pittsburgh Steelers	X (1975, 4.0); XIII (1978, 1.0)	1969-1981
2.	Willie Davis	4.5	DE	Green Bay Packers	I (1966, 1.5); II (1967, 3.0)	1958-1969
2.	Charles Haley	4.5	LB-DE	San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys	XXIII (SF, 1988, 2.0); XXVII (DAL, 1992, 1.0); XXVIII (DAL, 1993, 0.5); XXX (DAL, 1995, 1.0)	1986-1999
4.	Justin Tuck	4.0	DE	New York Giants	XLII (2007, 2.0); XLVI (2011, 2.0)	2005-Present
4.	Randy White	4.0	DT	Dallas Cowboys	X (1975, 2.0); XII (1977, 1.0); XIII (1978, 1.0)	1975-1988
6.	Tedy Bruschi	3.0	LB	New England Patriots	XXXI (1996, 2.0); XXXIX (2004, 1.0)	1996-2008
6.	Darnell Dockett	3.0	DT	Arizona Cardinals	XLIII (2008, 3.0)	2004-Present
6.	Manny Fernandez	3.0	DT	Miami Dolphins	VI (1971, 1.0); VII (1972, 1.0); VIII (1973, 1.0)	1968-1975
6.	Steve Furness	3.0	DT-DE	Pittsburgh Steelers	X (1975, 1.0); XIII (1978, 1.0); XIV (1979, 1.0)	1972-1981
6.	Leonard Marshall	3.0	DE	New York Giants	XXI (1986, 2.0); XXV (1990, 1.0)	1983-1994
6.	Harvey Martin	3.0	DE	Dallas Cowboys	XII (1977, 2.0); XIII (1978, 1.0)	1973-1983
6.	Willie McGinest	3.0	DE-LB	New England Patriots	XXXI (1996, 1.0); XXXVI (2001, 1.0); XXXVIII (2003, 1.0)	1994-2008
6.	Alan Page	3.0	DT	Minnesota Vikings	VIII (1973, 1.0); IX (1974, 1.0); XI (1976, 1.0)	1967-1981
6.	Danny Stubbs	3.0	DE	San Francisco 49ers	XXIII (1988, 1.0); XXIV (1989, 2.0)	1988-1998
6.	Mike Vrabel	3.0	LB	New England Patriots	XXXVIII (2003, 2.0); XXXIX (2004, 1.0)	1997-2010
6.	Dwight White	3.0	DE	Pittsburgh Steelers	X (1975, 2.0); XIII (1978, 1.0)	1971-1980
6.	Reggie White	3.0	DE	Green Bay Packers	XXXI (1996, 3.0)	1985-2000
6.	LaMarr Woodley	3.0	LB	Pittsburgh Steelers	XLIII (2008, 2.0); XLV (2010, 1.0)	2007-Present
6.	Jeff Wright	3.0	NT	Buffalo Bills	XXV (1990, 1.0); XXVII (1993, 2.0)	1988-1994
20.	Tom Keating	2.5	DT	Oakland Raiders	II (1967, 2.5)	1964-1975
20.	Dexter Manley	2.5	DE	Washington Redskins	XVII (1982, 1.0); XXII (1987, 1.5)	1981-1991
20.	Michael Strahan	2.5	DE	New York Giants	XXXV (2000, 1.5); XLII (2007, 1.0)	1993-2007

 

Aldon Smith, Bruce Smith and the Most Sacks on Monday Night Football

Keep An Eye On Aldon Smith, Especially On Monday Night Football

Leading today with Aldon Smith, the fourth-year defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers?

Well, he’s got the goods, in case you haven’t noticed.

Continuing Sports List of the Day‘s series on Monday Night Football, a 40-plus year American institution, let’s drop over to the defensive end – or defensive ends, literally, for the most part.

After running through these offensive leaders…most passing, rushing and receiving touchdowns on Monday Night Football…

…and these team marks…most points in a game and the biggest defeats and most wins on MNF…we check out the next coolest thing – though for defensive aficionados this stat comes at the top of the list.

Sacks.

Aldon Smith – less than four complete seasons in the league – already has 12 Monday Night Football sacks, just about half that of the all-time leader, his namesake (and Hall of Famer…and one of the greatest defensive players of all time), long-time Buffalo Bill, Bruce Smith.

Bruce did it all in 19 Monday night games. Aldon has only been in five, almost a quarter as many; he’s got a bound-to-come-down, astronomical 2.4 sacks per Monday nighter. But, if he continues this kind of play or at least a good percentage of it, and remains on a solid team with consistent Monday night appearances (like his Niners), he’ll threaten the record.

A. Smith already holds a serious sacks record – he was (and is) the “fastest NFL player to 30 sacks,” per NBC Sports.

Who else is on this list – a bunch of famous defensive players, for sure, and a handful of not-so or just regionally famous. Seventeen of the 21 played all or some of their careers at defensive end (DE), like both Smiths and Hall of Famers Richard Dent, Reggie White and Michael Strahan.

Five linebackers (LB) make the list, including the man with the most Super Bowl rings, Charles Haley, and the most-often acknowledged greatest defensive player of all time, New York Giant, Lawrence Taylor.

Follow @VinGetz

	PLAYER	POS.	SACKS	MNF GP	SACKS PER MNF GAME	FOR	CAREER SPAN
1.	Bruce Smith	DE	24.5	19	1.29	Buffalo Bills, Washington Redskins	1985-2003
2.	Richard Dent	DE	20	15	1.33	Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers, Indianapolis Colts	1983-1997
3.	Kevin Greene	LB	18	12	1.50	Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers	1985-1999
4.	Chris Doleman	DE	17	13	1.31	Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers	1985-1999
5.	Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila	DE	16.5	18	0.92	Green Bay Packers	2000-2008
5.	Reggie White	DE	16.5	13	1.27	Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers	1985-2000
7.	Charles Haley	LB/DE	16	14	1.14	San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys	1986-1999
8.	Lawrence Taylor	LB	15.5	10	1.55	New York Giants	1981-1993
9.	Greg Townsend	DE	14	11	1.27	Los Angeles Raiders	1983-1997
10.	John Randle	DT/DE	13.5	11	1.23	Minnesota Vikings	1990-2003
11.	Bryant Young	DT/DE	13	17	0.76	San Francisco 49ers	1994-2007
12.	Greg Ellis	DE/LB	12.5	16	0.78	Dallas Cowboys, Oakland Raiders	1998-2009
12.	Simon Fletcher	LB/DE	12.5	8	1.56	Denver Broncos	1985-1995
14.	Dwight Freeney	DE	12	14	0.86	Indianapolis Colts, San Diego Chargers	2002-Present
14.	Too Tall Jones	DE	12	9	1.33	Dallas Cowboys	1974-1989
14.	Aldon Smith	DE	12	5	2.40	San Francisco 49ers	2011-Present
17.	Shaun Phillips	DE	11.5	13	0.88	San Diego Chargers, Tennessee Titans	2004-Present
17.	Neil Smith	DE	11.5	11	1.05	Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos	1988-2000
17.	Henry Thomas	DT	11.5	12	0.96	Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots	1987-2000
20.	Michael Strahan	DE	11	12	0.92	New York Giants	1993-2007
20.	Dana Stubblefield	DT	11	16	0.69	San Francisco 49ers	1993-2003

Photo: Doug Mills via nytimes.com