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Willie Anderson

Retired

Baltimore Ravens · OT

Willie Anderson recorded 78 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with BLT, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, San Diego Chargers.

▶Best highlights

0.1

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

13

indexed seasons

78

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Conference Championship
2008
BALTIMORERAVENS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 18, 2009

Baltimore Ravens vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Conference Championship · Jan 18, 2009

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2005
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OCT 23, 2005

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 23, 2005

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2006
OAKLANDRAIDERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 10, 2006

Oakland Raiders vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 10, 2006

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2004
BUFFALOBILLS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 19, 2004

Buffalo Bills vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 19, 2004

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 15, 2002

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2002

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 2 total tackles

Regular Season
2005
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OCT 23, 2005

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 23, 2005

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1986–2000

01
LACANDERSON71Willie Anderson
LACSEAU55Junior Seau
LACHUMPHRIES12Stan Humphries

Defense carries an unlikely champion of the AFC

Los Angeles Chargers · Seau and the first Super Bowl

Seau became the emotional center of the franchise and the 1994 Chargers won three straight playoff games to reach Super Bowl XXIX.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

02
CINANDERSON71Willie Anderson
CINDILLON28Corey Dillon
CINPICKENS81Carl Pickens

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Franchise era

1992–2000

03
MINANDERSON71Willie Anderson
MINCARTER80Cris Carter
MINMOSS84Randy Moss

The league's most explosive offense

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Moss transformed the league as a rookie and the 15–1 Vikings set a scoring record before falling in overtime one game short of the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

1993–2000

04
NEANDERSON71Willie Anderson
NEBLEDSOE11Drew Bledsoe
NECOATES87Ben Coates

A No. 1 quarterback brings the Patriots back

New England Patriots · Parcells and Bledsoe reset expectations

Robert Kraft's ownership and Bill Parcells's coaching stabilized the organization, leading to Super Bowl XXXI and a roster ready for another regime.

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Franchise era

2003–2010

05
CINANDERSON71Willie Anderson
CINPALMER9Carson Palmer
CINJOHNSON85Chad Johnson

The passing game restores belief

Cincinnati Bengals · Palmer and Ochocinco revive the stadium

Marvin Lewis brought credibility and Palmer's vertical offense won the 2005 division before injuries and inconsistency shortened the window.

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Franchise era

2007–2012

06
BALANDERSON71Willie Anderson
BALFLACCO5Joe Flacco
BALRICE27Ray Rice

Five straight postseasons end with a championship

Baltimore Ravens · Flacco's January run

John Harbaugh and Flacco reached the playoffs in each of their first five seasons together, culminating in four road-or-neutral wins and the Super Bowl XLVII title.

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Career accomplishments

First-team All-Pro · 2004, 2005, 2006Pro Bowl selection · 2003, 2004, 2005, 200613 NFL seasons78 career games8 career solo tacklesDrafted by: CINDraft pick: 10Jersey: 791 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 1, 1996Most recent: Jan 18, 2009

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