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Jerome Bettis

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Pittsburgh Steelers · RB

Jerome Bettis recorded 190 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with Pittsburgh Steelers, St. Louis Rams, Los Angeles Rams, RAM.

▶Best highlights

71.9

rush yds/gm

7.6

rec yds/gm

13

playoff games

190

career games

Five defining games

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A researched consensus introduction to Jerome Bettis's defining games.

Editorial methodology and sources

Cross-checked Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jerome Bettis, postseason and milestone context, and verified Athlore box scores. This frozen editorial order balances the highest-leverage indexed appearances with statistical peaks that represent Jerome Bettis's career; no ranking formula runs in the application.

  1. #1. In the conference championship against Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers, Jerome Bettis recorded 105 rushing yards, 1 rushing touchdowns, 3 receiving yards in the leading indexed performance of this editorial five. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jerome Bettis
  2. #2. In the Wild Card Round against Indianapolis Colts and Pittsburgh Steelers, Jerome Bettis recorded 102 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns, 4 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jerome Bettis
  3. #3. In the Divisional Round against New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers, Jerome Bettis recorded 101 rushing yards, 1 rushing touchdowns, 21 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jerome Bettis
  4. #4. Against Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals, Jerome Bettis recorded 142 rushing yards, 3 rushing touchdowns, 19 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jerome Bettis
  5. #5. Against Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams, Jerome Bettis recorded 146 rushing yards, 1 rushing touchdowns, 71 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jerome Bettis

Reviewed through 2026-08-11

Conference Championship
1997
DENVERBRONCOS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 11, 1998

Denver Broncos vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Conference Championship · Jan 11, 1998

105 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Wild Card
1996
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 29, 1996

Indianapolis Colts vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Dec 29, 1996

102 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Divisional Round
2004
NEW YORKJETS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 15, 2005

New York Jets vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2005

101 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
1997
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 30, 1997

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 30, 1997

142 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
1993
CHICAGOBEARS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
JAN 2, 1994

Chicago Bears vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Jan 2, 1994

146 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 5 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Jerome Bettis's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 212 rushing yards

Regular Season
1993
LOS ANGELESRAMS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 12, 1993

Los Angeles Rams vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 12, 1993

212 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 3 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
2005
DETROITLIONS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 1, 2006

Detroit Lions vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Jan 1, 2006

41 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 36 carries

Regular Season
2004
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 18, 2004

Pittsburgh Steelers vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2004

140 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 1 run of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2002
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OCT 13, 2002

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 13, 2002

109 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 71 receiving yards

Regular Season
1993
CHICAGOBEARS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
JAN 2, 1994

Chicago Bears vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Jan 2, 1994

146 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 5 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Jerome Bettis's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1990–1998

01
LARBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
LAREVERETT11Jim Everett
LARBRUCE80Isaac Bruce

A franchise changes cities while rebuilding

Los Angeles Rams · Decline and the move to St. Louis

The final Anaheim teams faded before Georgia Frontiere moved the club to St. Louis, where Bruce became the first piece of a sudden offensive leap.

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Franchise era

1992–2006

02
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward
PITPOLAMALU43Troy Polamalu

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 2005Pro Bowl selection · 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year · 2001First-team All-Pro · 1993, 1996NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year · 199313 NFL seasons190 career games63 career passing yards3 career passing touchdowns13,662 career rushing yards91 career rushing touchdowns200 career receptions1,449 career receiving yards3 career receiving touchdowns4 career solo tacklesDrafted by: LADraft pick: 10Jersey: 3613 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 5, 1993Most recent: Feb 5, 2006

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