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Joe Morris

Retired

Cleveland Browns · RB

Joe Morris recorded 110 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Cleveland Browns, New York Giants.

▶Best highlights

50.8

rush yds/gm

8.7

rec yds/gm

7

playoff games

110

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Joe Morris's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1985
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 21, 1985

Pittsburgh Steelers vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 21, 1985

202 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
1986
W
WSH
NEW YORKGIANTS
OCT 27, 1986

WSH vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Oct 27, 1986

181 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 5 rec

Regular Season
1986
ARIZONACARDINALS
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 14, 1986

Arizona Cardinals vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 14, 1986

179 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 0 rec

Divisional Round
1986
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 4, 1987

San Francisco 49ers vs New York Giants

Divisional Round · Jan 4, 1987

159 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
1985
W
NEW YORKGIANTS
WSH
NOV 18, 1985

New York Giants vs WSH

Regular Season · Nov 18, 1985

118 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 2 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Joe Morris's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 202 rushing yards

Regular Season
1985
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 21, 1985

Pittsburgh Steelers vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 21, 1985

202 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 3 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
1986
ARIZONACARDINALS
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 14, 1986

Arizona Cardinals vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 14, 1986

179 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 59 receiving yards

Regular Season
1986
W
WSH
NEW YORKGIANTS
OCT 27, 1986

WSH vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Oct 27, 1986

181 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 5 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Joe Morris's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1979–1990

01
NYGMORRIS—Joe Morris
NYGTAYLOR56Lawrence Taylor
NYGSIMMS11Phil Simms

Defense restores the franchise

New York Giants · Parcells, Taylor and two titles

Taylor changed offensive protection, Parcells shaped a physical roster and the Giants won Super Bowls XXI and XXV in distinctly different ways.

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Franchise era

1985–1995

02
CLEMORRIS—Joe Morris
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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Career accomplishments

First-team All-Pro · 1986Pro Bowl selection · 1985, 1986Super Bowl champion · 1986NFL rushing touchdowns leader · 19858 NFL seasons110 career games5,585 career rushing yards50 career rushing touchdowns111 career receptions960 career receiving yards2 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 07 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 12, 1982Most recent: Dec 22, 1991

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