Thomas Derrick Sanders
Position: RB
Height: 5-11 Weight: 203 lbs.
Born: January 4, 1962 in Giddings, TX
College: Texas A&M (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 9th round (250th overall) of the 1985 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 11 (6648th overall since 1950)
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| Games | Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| League | NFL | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 332 | 3.49 | 3 | 5.9 | 20.8 | 9 | 94 | 10.44 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 248 | 19.08 | 0 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Place | Home | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 167 | 3.41 | 2 | 6.1 | 20.9 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 140 | 20.00 | 0 |
| Road | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 165 | 3.59 | 1 | 5.8 | 20.6 | 4 | 73 | 18.25 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 108 | 18.00 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Result | Win | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 272 | 3.40 | 3 | 6.7 | 22.7 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.8 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 150 | 18.75 | 0 |
| Loss | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 60 | 4.00 | 0 | 3.8 | 15.0 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 98 | 19.60 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 56 | 2.95 | 0 | 4.8 | 14.0 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 132 | 22.00 | 0 |
| 8-14 points | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 57 | 3.80 | 0 | 7.5 | 28.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 15+ points | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 219 | 3.59 | 3 | 6.1 | 21.9 | 6 | 67 | 11.17 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.7 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 116 | 16.57 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Month | September | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 147 | 4.90 | 2 | 7.5 | 36.8 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 |
| October | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 35 | 1.84 | 0 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | |
| November | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 106 | 3.53 | 1 | 7.5 | 26.5 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | |
| December | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 44 | 2.75 | 0 | 5.3 | 14.7 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 133 | 19.00 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Day | Sunday | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 290 | 3.45 | 3 | 6.5 | 22.3 | 6 | 69 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 139 | 19.86 | 0 |
| Monday | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 42 | 3.82 | 0 | 3.7 | 14.0 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 109 | 18.17 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Conference | AFC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 96 | 4.57 | 1 | 5.3 | 24.0 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFC | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 236 | 3.19 | 2 | 6.2 | 19.7 | 7 | 84 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 248 | 19.08 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Division | AFC East | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 96 | 4.57 | 1 | 5.3 | 24.0 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFC East | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 2.55 | 0 | 5.5 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | ||
| NFC Central | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 176 | 3.20 | 2 | 6.9 | 22.0 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 156 | 22.29 | 0 | |
| NFC West | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Opponent | Buffalo Bills | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Detroit Lions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 1.15 | 0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 0 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 48 | 2.82 | 1 | 8.5 | 24.0 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Indianapolis Colts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Miami Dolphins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 1 | 10.0 | 59.0 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 4.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 19.0 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 31.00 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 75 | 4.41 | 1 | 8.5 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | ||
| Washington Redskins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 6.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Playoffs | Total | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 116 | 7.73 | 0 | 7.5 | 58.0 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 |
| Conference Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 7.0 | 22.0 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | |
| Divisional | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 94 | 11.75 | 0 | 8.0 | 94.0 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||