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Billy Ard

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Billy Ard recorded 148 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Green Bay Packers, New York Giants.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

7

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

148

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Billy Ard's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXI
DENVERBRONCOS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 25, 1987

Denver Broncos vs New York Giants

Super Bowl XXI · Jan 25, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1986
W
WSH
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 11, 1987

WSH vs New York Giants

Conference Championship · Jan 11, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1986
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 4, 1987

San Francisco 49ers vs New York Giants

Divisional Round · Jan 4, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1985
NEW YORKGIANTS
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 5, 1986

New York Giants vs Chicago Bears

Divisional Round · Jan 5, 1986

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1985
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 29, 1985

San Francisco 49ers vs New York Giants

Wild Card · Dec 29, 1985

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Billy Ard's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1979–1990

01
NYGARD—Billy Ard
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

1968–1991

02
GBARD—Billy Ard
GBLOFTON—James Lofton
GBDICKEY—Lynn Dickey

Two decades of searching after Lombardi

Green Bay Packers · The long road back

Green Bay cycled through coaches and rarely reached the playoffs before a new front office changed the franchise's direction.

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Franchise era

1992–2007

03
GBARD—Billy Ard
GBFAVRE4Brett Favre
GBWHITE92Reggie White

Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 198612 NFL seasons148 career gamesJersey: 07 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 6, 1981Most recent: Nov 3, 1991

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