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Bill Brooks

Retired

Washington Commanders · WR

Bill Brooks recorded 169 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with WSH, Washington Redskins, Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts.

▶Best highlights

47.3

rec yds/gm

0.7

rush yds/gm

6

playoff games

169

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Bill Brooks's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1986
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 16, 1986

Indianapolis Colts vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 16, 1986

9 rec · 177 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Divisional Round
1993
OAKLANDRAIDERS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 15, 1994

Oakland Raiders vs Buffalo Bills

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 1994

6 rec · 96 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
1989
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW YORKJETS
OCT 1, 1989

Indianapolis Colts vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Oct 1, 1989

7 rec · 159 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1995
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 19, 1995

Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1995

7 rec · 107 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
1995
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 15, 1995

Seattle Seahawks vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 15, 1995

6 rec · 109 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Bill Brooks's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 177 receiving yards

Regular Season
1986
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 16, 1986

Indianapolis Colts vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 16, 1986

9 rec · 177 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 10 receptions

Regular Season
1993
BUFFALOBILLS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 12, 1993

Buffalo Bills vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Dec 12, 1993

10 rec · 90 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career highs: 2 receiving touchdowns · 12 targets

Regular Season
1995
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 19, 1995

Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1995

7 rec · 107 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Bill Brooks's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1984–1997

01
INDBROOKS—Bill Brooks
INDDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson
INDGEORGE1Jeff George

A new city waits through upheaval

Indianapolis Colts · Indianapolis searches for a cornerstone

Dickerson supplied the first playoff breakthrough and Harbaugh's 1995 team came within one catch of the Super Bowl before the franchise found its defining draft pick.

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Franchise era

1985–1996

02
BUFBROOKS—Bill Brooks
BUFKELLY12Jim Kelly
BUFTHOMAS34Thurman Thomas

Four consecutive AFC championships

Buffalo Bills · The K-Gun years

Kelly's no-huddle offense and a defense led by Smith reached four straight Super Bowls, an achievement defined equally by dominance and heartbreak.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

03
WASBROOKS—Bill Brooks
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Career accomplishments

11 NFL seasons169 career games113 career rushing yards583 career receptions8,001 career receiving yards46 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 806 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 7, 1986Most recent: Dec 22, 1996

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