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Bill Romanowski

Retired

Las Vegas Raiders · OLB

Bill Romanowski recorded 66 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 16 rostered seasons with Oakland Raiders, Denver Broncos, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers.

▶Best highlights

4.4

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

5

indexed seasons

66

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Super Bowl
XXXVII
OAKLANDRAIDERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 26, 2003

Oakland Raiders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Super Bowl XXXVII · Jan 26, 2003

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
DENVERBRONCOS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
NOV 7, 1999

Denver Broncos vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Nov 7, 1999

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2001
DENVERBRONCOS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
OCT 21, 2001

Denver Broncos vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2001

7 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
DENVERBRONCOS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 16, 2001

Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2001

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2002
TENNESSEETITANS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 19, 2003

Tennessee Titans vs Oakland Raiders

Conference Championship · Jan 19, 2003

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 9 total tackles

Regular Season
2002
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DEC 8, 2002

Oakland Raiders vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 8, 2002

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
2001
DENVERBRONCOS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 16, 2001

Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2001

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Super Bowl
XXXVII
OAKLANDRAIDERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 26, 2003

Oakland Raiders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Super Bowl XXXVII · Jan 26, 2003

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2002
OAKLANDRAIDERS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 6, 2002

Oakland Raiders vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 6, 2002

5 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2001
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DENVERBRONCOS
DEC 30, 2001

Oakland Raiders vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Dec 30, 2001

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1979–1990

01
SFROMANOWSKI—Bill Romanowski
SFMONTANA16Joe Montana
SFRICE80Jerry Rice

The West Coast offense wins four championships

San Francisco 49ers · Walsh, Montana and the dynasty

Bill Walsh paired precise passing with a rebuilt defense, and Montana's calm produced four Super Bowl victories without a loss.

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Franchise era

1991–1998

02
SFROMANOWSKI—Bill Romanowski
SFYOUNG8Steve Young
SFRICE80Jerry Rice

A quarterback transition preserves greatness

San Francisco 49ers · Steve Young takes the baton

Young escaped Montana's shadow with an MVP peak and six touchdown passes in Super Bowl XXIX, extending the dynasty into another generation.

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Franchise era

1986–1998

03
PHIROMANOWSKI—Bill Romanowski
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

1993–1998

04
DENROMANOWSKI—Bill Romanowski
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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Franchise era

1999–2011

05
DENROMANOWSKI—Bill Romanowski
DENBAILEY24Champ Bailey
DENSMITH80Rod Smith

Good defenses and changing quarterbacks

Denver Broncos · Searching after Elway

Denver remained competitive and reached the 2005 AFC title game, then a run of instability ended with Tim Tebow's brief, unforgettable playoff moment.

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Franchise era

2002–2015

06
LVROMANOWSKI—Bill Romanowski
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon
LVASOMUGHA21Nnamdi Asomugha

The veteran peak collapses into constant turnover

Las Vegas Raiders · A Super Bowl and the wilderness

Oakland reached Super Bowl XXXVII but then endured thirteen seasons without a winning record as coaches and quarterbacks cycled.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1996, 1998Super Bowl champion · 1988, 1989, 1997, 199816 NFL seasons66 career games218 career solo tackles17 career sacksDrafted by: SFDraft pick: 80Jersey: 534 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 13, 1999Most recent: Sep 22, 2003

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