Roland Orlando James
Position: DB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 191 lbs.
Born: February 18, 1958 in Xenia, OH
College: Tennessee (school history)
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 1st round (14th overall) of the 1980 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 50 (1485th overall since 1950)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2011.
Career Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
| Scoring | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 1 | 1980 | 4 | 1980-09-29 | 22-224 | NWE | DEN | W 23-14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 1980 | 5 | 1980-10-05 | 22-230 | NWE | @ | NYJ | W 21-11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1980 | 6 | 1980-10-12 | 22-237 | NWE | MIA | W 34-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | |
| 4 | 1980 | 7 | 1980-10-19 | 22-244 | NWE | @ | BAL | W 37-21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1980 | 9 | 1980-11-02 | 22-258 | NWE | NYJ | W 34-21 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 75 | 37.50 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | |
| 6 | 1980 | 10 | 1980-11-10 | 22-266 | NWE | @ | HOU | L 34-38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 1980 | 11 | 1980-11-16 | 22-272 | NWE | RAM | L 14-17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 1980 | 12 | 1980-11-23 | 22-279 | NWE | BAL | W 47-21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 1980 | 13 | 1980-11-30 | 22-286 | NWE | @ | SFO | L 17-21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 98 | 19.60 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 1980 | 14 | 1980-12-08 | 22-294 | NWE | @ | MIA | L 13-16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 1980 | 15 | 1980-12-14 | 22-300 | NWE | BUF | W 24-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 1980 | 16 | 1980-12-21 | 22-307 | NWE | @ | NOR | W 38-27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scoring | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 13 | 1981 | 1 | 1981-09-06 | 23-200 | NWE | BAL | L 28-29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 1981 | 2 | 1981-09-13 | 23-207 | NWE | @ | PHI | L 3-13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 1981 | 3 | 1981-09-21 | 23-215 | NWE | DAL | L 21-35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 1981 | 9 | 1981-11-01 | 23-256 | NWE | @ | OAK | L 17-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |
| 17 | 1981 | 11 | 1981-11-15 | 23-270 | NWE | NYJ | L 6-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 18 | 1981 | 16 | 1981-12-20 | 23-305 | NWE | @ | BAL | L 21-23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scoring | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 19 | 1982 | 2 | 1982-09-19 | 24-213 | NWE | NYJ | L 7-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | 1982 | 4 | 1982-11-28 | 24-283 | NWE | HOU | W 29-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | 1982 | 5 | 1982-12-05 | 24-290 | NWE | @ | CHI | L 13-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | 1982 | 6 | 1982-12-12 | 24-297 | NWE | MIA | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | 1982 | 7 | 1982-12-19 | 24-304 | NWE | @ | SEA | W 16-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | |
| Scoring | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 24 | 1983 | 2 | 1983-09-11 | 25-205 | NWE | @ | MIA | L 24-34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | 1983 | 6 | 1983-10-09 | 25-233 | NWE | @ | BAL | L 7-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | 1983 | 8 | 1983-10-23 | 25-247 | NWE | @ | BUF | W 31-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 0 | |
| 27 | 1983 | 12 | 1983-11-20 | 25-275 | NWE | CLE | L 0-30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 28 | 1983 | 16 | 1983-12-18 | 25-303 | NWE | @ | SEA | L 6-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scoring | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 29 | 1984 | 2 | 1984-09-09 | 26-204 | NWE | @ | MIA | L 7-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | 1984 | 9 | 1984-10-28 | 26-253 | NWE | NYJ | W 30-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Scoring | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 31 | 1985 | 6 | 1985-10-13 | 27-237 | NWE | BUF | W 14-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | |
| 32 | 1985 | 9 | 1985-11-03 | 27-258 | NWE | MIA | W 17-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | 1985 | 10 | 1985-11-10 | 27-265 | NWE | IND | W 34-15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | 1985 | 11 | 1985-11-17 | 27-272 | NWE | @ | SEA | W 20-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | 1985 | 13 | 1985-12-01 | 27-286 | NWE | @ | IND | W 38-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | |
| 36 | 1985 | 18 | 1986-01-05 | 27-321 | NWE | @ | RAI | W 27-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | 1985 | 20 | 1986-01-26 | 27-342 | NWE | N | CHI | L 10-46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scoring | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 38 | 1986 | 2 | 1986-09-11 | 28-205 | NWE | @ | NYJ | W 20-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | |
| 39 | 1986 | 11 | 1986-11-16 | 28-271 | NWE | @ | RAM | W 30-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | 1986 | 16 | 1986-12-22 | 28-307 | NWE | @ | MIA | W 34-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | |
| 41 | 1986 | 17 | 1987-01-04 | 28-320 | NWE | @ | DEN | L 17-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scoring | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 42 | 1987 | 9 | 1987-11-15 | 29-270 | NWE | DAL | L 17-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Scoring | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 43 | 1988 | 2 | 1988-09-11 | 30-206 | NWE | @ | MIN | L 6-36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | |
| 44 | 1988 | 4 | 1988-09-25 | 30-220 | NWE | @ | HOU | L 6-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 45 | 1988 | 10 | 1988-11-06 | 30-262 | NWE | MIA | W 21-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 46 | 1988 | 15 | 1988-12-11 | 30-297 | NWE | TAM | W 10-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Scoring | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 47 | 1989 | 2 | 1989-09-17 | 31-211 | NWE | MIA | L 10-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 48 | 1989 | 11 | 1989-11-19 | 31-274 | NWE | BUF | W 33-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 48 Games | 1 | 6 | 42 | 400 | 9.52 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 383 | 0 | ||||||||
| Punt Returns | ||||||||||||
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Ret | Yds | TD | ||
| 1 | 1985 | 17 | 1985-12-28 | 27-313 | NWE | @ | NYJ | W 26-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 1985 | 19 | 1986-01-12 | 27-328 | NWE | @ | MIA | W 31-14 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 |
| 2 Games | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | ||||||||