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LARANDERSON—

Ottis Anderson

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New York Giants · RB

Ottis Anderson recorded 182 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams.

▶Best highlights

56.4

rush yds/gm

16.8

rec yds/gm

8

playoff games

182

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Ottis Anderson's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1979
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 4, 1979

Minnesota Vikings vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 4, 1979

164 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
1981
BUFFALOBILLS
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 15, 1981

Buffalo Bills vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 15, 1981

177 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
1979
NEW YORKGIANTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 9, 1979

New York Giants vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 9, 1979

140 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
1980
ARIZONACARDINALS
NEW YORKGIANTS
NOV 30, 1980

Arizona Cardinals vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Nov 30, 1980

168 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 0 rec

Super Bowl
XXV
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 27, 1991

Buffalo Bills vs New York Giants

Super Bowl XXV · Jan 27, 1991

102 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Ottis Anderson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 193 rushing yards

Regular Season
1979
DALLASCOWBOYS
ARIZONACARDINALS
SEP 2, 1979

Dallas Cowboys vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Sep 2, 1979

193 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 3 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
1988
ARIZONACARDINALS
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 4, 1988

Arizona Cardinals vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 4, 1988

34 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 124 receiving yards

Regular Season
1984
W
ARIZONACARDINALS
WSH
DEC 16, 1984

Arizona Cardinals vs WSH

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1984

24 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 12 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Ottis Anderson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1987

01
ARIANDERSON—Ottis Anderson
ARIHART—Jim Hart
ARIDIERDORF—Dan Dierdorf

The Cardiac Cardinals make drama a habit

Arizona Cardinals · The St. Louis Football Cardinals

St. Louis produced explosive, entertaining contenders in the 1970s but never found the postseason breakthrough needed to secure the franchise's future there.

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Franchise era

1973–1989

02
LARANDERSON—Ottis Anderson
LARYOUNGBLOOD—Jack Youngblood
LARDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson

Division dominance keeps colliding with a dynasty

Los Angeles Rams · A perennial NFC power

The Rams won seven straight division titles and reached the 1979 Super Bowl, but Dallas, Minnesota and San Francisco repeatedly blocked the path.

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Franchise era

1979–1990

03
NYGANDERSON—Ottis Anderson
NYGTAYLOR56Lawrence Taylor
NYGSIMMS11Phil Simms

Defense restores the franchise

New York Giants · Parcells, Taylor and two titles

Taylor changed offensive protection, Parcells shaped a physical roster and the Giants won Super Bowls XXI and XXV in distinctly different ways.

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Franchise era

1991–2003

04
NYGANDERSON—Ottis Anderson
NYGSTRAHAN92Michael Strahan
NYGBARBER21Tiki Barber

Defense bridges two generations

New York Giants · From Simms to Strahan

New York rebuilt around Strahan and Barber, reaching Super Bowl XXXV before the next quarterback succession began.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 1986, 199014 NFL seasons182 career games10,273 career rushing yards81 career rushing touchdowns376 career receptions3,062 career receiving yards5 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 08 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 2, 1979Most recent: Dec 27, 1992

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