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Bill Johnson

Retired

Philadelphia Eagles · DT

Bill Johnson recorded 6 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns.

▶Best highlights

2.0

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

1

indexed seasons

6

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
1999
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NEW YORKGIANTS
OCT 3, 1999

Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Oct 3, 1999

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NOV 7, 1999

Philadelphia Eagles vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Nov 7, 1999

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 24, 1999

Philadelphia Eagles vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 24, 1999

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
DALLASCOWBOYS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 10, 1999

Dallas Cowboys vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 10, 1999

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
NEW YORKGIANTS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 31, 1999

New York Giants vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 31, 1999

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career highs: 3 total tackles · 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
1999
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NOV 7, 1999

Philadelphia Eagles vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Nov 7, 1999

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 sack · 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
1999
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NEW YORKGIANTS
OCT 3, 1999

Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Oct 3, 1999

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1985–1995

01
CLEJOHNSON—Bill Johnson
CLEKOSAR19Bernie Kosar
CLEMATTHEWS—Clay Matthews Jr.

Three AFC title games, three painful endings

Cleveland Browns · Kosar and the Denver heartbreaks

A homegrown contender reached three conference championship games in four seasons before The Drive and The Fumble became permanent Cleveland memories.

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Franchise era

1992–2006

02
PITJOHNSON—Bill Johnson
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

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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Franchise era

1990–1998

03
LARJOHNSON—Bill Johnson
LAREVERETT11Jim Everett
LARBETTIS36Jerome Bettis

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

1986–1998

04
PHIJOHNSON—Bill Johnson
PHIWHITE92Reggie White
PHICUNNINGHAM7Randall Cunningham

A historic front cannot find a matching offense

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

White led one of football's deepest defenses while Cunningham reimagined quarterback movement, but the gifted group never won a playoff game together.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

05
PHIJOHNSON—Bill Johnson
PHIMCNABB5Donovan McNabb
PHIDAWKINS20Brian Dawkins

Five NFC title games make contention routine

Philadelphia Eagles · Reid and McNabb

Andy Reid and McNabb created the franchise's most sustained run of success and reached Super Bowl XXXIX after four straight NFC title-game appearances.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons6 career games10 career solo tackles1 career sacksJersey: 940 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 26, 1999Most recent: Nov 7, 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