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Priest Holmes

Retired

Kansas City Chiefs · RB

Priest Holmes recorded 111 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens.

▶Best highlights

73.2

rush yds/gm

26.7

rec yds/gm

4

playoff games

111

career games

Five defining games

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A researched consensus introduction to Priest Holmes's defining games.

Editorial methodology and sources

Cross-checked NFL career stats: Priest Holmes, postseason and milestone context, and verified Athlore box scores. This frozen editorial order balances the highest-leverage indexed appearances with statistical peaks that represent Priest Holmes's career; no ranking formula runs in the application.

  1. #1. In the Divisional Round against Indianapolis Colts and Kansas City Chiefs, Priest Holmes recorded 176 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns, 32 receiving yards in the leading indexed performance of this editorial five. NFL career stats: Priest Holmes
  2. #2. In the Super Bowl against Baltimore Ravens and New York Giants, Priest Holmes recorded 8 rushing yards, 4 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. NFL career stats: Priest Holmes
  3. #3. In the conference championship against Baltimore Ravens and Oakland Raiders, Priest Holmes recorded 31 rushing yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. NFL career stats: Priest Holmes
  4. #4. Against Kansas City Chiefs and Seattle Seahawks, Priest Holmes recorded 197 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns, 110 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. NFL career stats: Priest Holmes
  5. #5. Against Kansas City Chiefs and Oakland Raiders, Priest Holmes recorded 168 rushing yards, 1 rushing touchdowns, 109 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. NFL career stats: Priest Holmes

Reviewed through 2026-08-11

Divisional Round
2003
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 11, 2004

Indianapolis Colts vs Kansas City Chiefs

Divisional Round · Jan 11, 2004

176 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 5 rec

Super Bowl
XXXV
BALTIMORERAVENS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 28, 2001

Baltimore Ravens vs New York Giants

Super Bowl XXXV · Jan 28, 2001

8 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Conference Championship
2000
BALTIMORERAVENS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 14, 2001

Baltimore Ravens vs Oakland Raiders

Conference Championship · Jan 14, 2001

31 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
2002
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
NOV 24, 2002

Kansas City Chiefs vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Nov 24, 2002

197 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 7 rec

Regular Season
2001
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 9, 2001

Kansas City Chiefs vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 9, 2001

168 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 5 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Priest Holmes's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 227 rushing yards

Regular Season
1998
BALTIMORERAVENS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 22, 1998

Baltimore Ravens vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 22, 1998

227 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 4 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
2004
ATLANTAFALCONS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 24, 2004

Atlanta Falcons vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 24, 2004

139 rush yds · 4 rush TD · 3 rec

Career high: 33 carries

Regular Season
2004
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
BALTIMORERAVENS
OCT 4, 2004

Kansas City Chiefs vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Oct 4, 2004

125 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 1 run of 40+ yards

Divisional Round
2003
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 11, 2004

Indianapolis Colts vs Kansas City Chiefs

Divisional Round · Jan 11, 2004

176 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 5 rec

Career high: 110 receiving yards

Regular Season
2002
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
NOV 24, 2002

Kansas City Chiefs vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Nov 24, 2002

197 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 7 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Priest Holmes's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1996–1999

01
BALHOLMES33Priest Holmes
BALLEWIS52Ray Lewis
BALOGDEN75Jonathan Ogden

A new franchise drafts its defensive spine

Baltimore Ravens · The Baltimore foundation

The Ravens used their first draft to select Lewis and Ogden, giving a young franchise two Hall of Fame pillars before the wins arrived.

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Franchise era

2000–2006

02
BALHOLMES33Priest Holmes
BALLEWIS52Ray Lewis
BALREED20Ed Reed

A historic unit sets the franchise standard

Baltimore Ravens · Defense wins the first title

The 2000 defense overwhelmed the postseason and won Super Bowl XXXV; Reed and Jamal Lewis then helped Baltimore remain a yearly threat.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

03
KCHOLMES31Priest Holmes
KCGONZALEZ88Tony Gonzalez
KCSHIELDS68Will Shields

Priest Holmes and an elite line light up Sundays

Kansas City Chiefs · Great offenses, painful Januarys

Kansas City built record-setting offenses but remained unable to win a playoff game, then bottomed out before a transformative coaching hire.

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Career accomplishments

NFL rushing touchdowns leader · 2002, 2003NFL Offensive Player of the Year · 2002NFL rushing yards leader · 2001Super Bowl champion · 200010 NFL seasons111 career games8,120 career rushing yards86 career rushing touchdowns337 career receptions2,959 career receiving yards8 career receiving touchdowns5 career solo tacklesJersey: 314 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 21, 1997Most recent: Nov 18, 2007

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