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Willie Green

Retired

Denver Broncos · WR

Willie Green recorded 114 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Denver Broncos, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Detroit Lions.

▶Best highlights

32.6

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

12

playoff games

114

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Divisional Round
1991
DALLASCOWBOYS
DETROITLIONS
JAN 5, 1992

Dallas Cowboys vs Detroit Lions

Divisional Round · Jan 5, 1992

8 rec · 115 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
1996
CAROLINAPANTHERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 8, 1996

Carolina Panthers vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1996

7 rec · 157 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1995
CAROLINAPANTHERS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
NOV 12, 1995

Carolina Panthers vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Nov 12, 1995

6 rec · 157 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1995
ATLANTAFALCONS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DEC 17, 1995

Atlanta Falcons vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Dec 17, 1995

4 rec · 147 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1995
CAROLINAPANTHERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
SEP 3, 1995

Carolina Panthers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Sep 3, 1995

7 rec · 121 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 157 receiving yards

Regular Season
1996
CAROLINAPANTHERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 8, 1996

Carolina Panthers vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1996

7 rec · 157 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career highs: 9 receptions · 13 targets

Regular Season
1996
CAROLINAPANTHERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 3, 1996

Carolina Panthers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 3, 1996

9 rec · 96 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
1996
CAROLINAPANTHERS
TENNESSEETITANS
NOV 24, 1996

Carolina Panthers vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 24, 1996

2 rec · 42 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1989–1998

01
DETGREEN—Willie Green
DETSANDERS20Barry Sanders
DETMOORE84Herman Moore

The league's most elusive runner

Detroit Lions · Barry Sanders

Sanders turned every carry into possibility and led the 1991 Lions to the NFC Championship Game, the franchise's lone playoff win of the era.

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Franchise era

1983–1995

02
TBGREEN—Willie Green
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Franchise era

1995–2001

03
CARGREEN—Willie Green
CARMILLS51Sam Mills
CARGREENE91Kevin Greene

The second season reaches the NFC title game

Carolina Panthers · An expansion team arrives early

Carolina won its division and reached the 1996 NFC Championship Game in only its second season before the original core receded.

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Franchise era

1993–1998

04
DENGREEN—Willie Green
DENELWAY7John Elway
DENDAVIS30Terrell Davis

The zone run completes Elway's career

Denver Broncos · At last, back-to-back titles

Mike Shanahan's run game and Davis's postseason dominance gave Elway the balance needed to win consecutive Super Bowls.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 1997, 19988 NFL seasons114 career games1 career rushing yards237 career receptions3,720 career receiving yards26 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 8512 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 1, 1991Most recent: Jan 31, 1999

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