most tackles in a playoff game by a rookie

Randall Gay and Michael Boulware are tied for the most tackles by a rookie in a playoff game, with 11 tackles.

	NAME	TKL	DATE	ROUND	TM		OPP	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Randall Gay R. Gay	11	2/6/2005	Super Bowl	NE	@	PHI	0	11	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Michael Boulware M. Boulware	11	1/8/2005	NFC Wild Card	SEA	vs	STL	1	12	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Ambry Thomas A. Thomas	10	1/30/2022	NFC Championship	SF	@	LAR	3	13	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Shaquille Leonard S. Leonard	10	1/12/2019	AFC Divisional	IND	@	KC	4	14	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
5	Keanu Neal K. Neal	10	1/14/2017	NFC Divisional	ATL	vs	SEA	1	11	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Jamar Chaney J. Chaney	10	1/9/2011	NFC Wild Card	PHI	vs	GB	0	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
7	Dannell Ellerbe D. Ellerbe	10	1/16/2010	AFC Divisional	BAL	@	IND	0	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Chris Harris C. Harris	10	1/15/2006	NFC Divisional	CHI	vs	CAR	2	12	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
9	Cole Bishop C. Bishop	9	1/26/2025	AFC Championship	BUF	@	KC	1	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Keanu Neal K. Neal	9	2/5/2017	Super Bowl	ATL	vs	NE	4	13	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Rashaan Melvin R. Melvin	9	1/10/2015	AFC Divisional	BAL	@	NE	2	11	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	J.J. Watt	9	1/15/2012	AFC Divisional	HOU	@	BAL	3	12	2.5	22	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Eric Berry E. Berry	9	1/9/2011	AFC Wild Card	KC	vs	BAL	1	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie D. Rodgers-Cromartie	9	1/3/2009	NFC Wild Card	ARI	vs	ATL	1	10	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
15	Chamarri Conner C. Conner	8	1/21/2024	AFC Divisional	KC	@	BUF	2	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
16	Brian Branch B. Branch	8	1/21/2024	NFC Divisional	DET	vs	TB	1	9	1.0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Eric Reid E. Reid	8	1/5/2014	NFC Wild Card	SF	@	GB	1	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Kavell Conner K. Conner	8	1/8/2011	AFC Wild Card	IND	vs	NYJ	0	8	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Earl Thomas E. Thomas	8	1/8/2011	NFC Wild Card	SEA	vs	NO	0	8	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Domonique Foxworth D. Foxworth	8	1/22/2006	AFC Championship	DEN	vs	PIT	3	11	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Lofa Tatupu L. Tatupu	8	1/14/2006	NFC Divisional	SEA	vs	WAS	2	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Jonathan Vilma J. Vilma	8	1/15/2005	AFC Divisional	NYJ	@	PIT	9	17	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Erik Coleman E. Coleman	8	1/8/2005	AFC Wild Card	NYJ	@	SD	2	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Jonathan Vilma J. Vilma	8	1/8/2005	AFC Wild Card	NYJ	@	SD	5	13	1.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Donald Strickland D. Strickland	8	1/11/2004	AFC Divisional	IND	@	KC	1	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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