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Brian Williams

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Detroit Lions · LB

Brian Williams recorded 78 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints, Green Bay Packers.

▶Best highlights

1.4

tackles/gm

10

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

78

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Brian Williams's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXXII
DENVERBRONCOS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 25, 1998

Denver Broncos vs Green Bay Packers

Super Bowl XXXII · Jan 25, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXXI
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 26, 1997

Green Bay Packers vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXI · Jan 26, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Wild Card
1998
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 3, 1999

Green Bay Packers vs San Francisco 49ers

Wild Card · Jan 3, 1999

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1997
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 11, 1998

Green Bay Packers vs San Francisco 49ers

Conference Championship · Jan 11, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1997
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 4, 1998

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Green Bay Packers

Divisional Round · Jan 4, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Brian Williams's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 14 total tackles

Regular Season
1999
OAKLANDRAIDERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEP 12, 1999

Oakland Raiders vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Sep 12, 1999

14 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
1999
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 10, 1999

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 10, 1999

12 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2001
CHICAGOBEARS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 30, 2001

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 30, 2001

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2000
CHICAGOBEARS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 1, 2000

Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 1, 2000

4 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2000
GREEN BAYPACKERS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 29, 2000

Green Bay Packers vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 29, 2000

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Brian Williams's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2007

01
GBWILLIAMS—Brian Williams
GBFAVRE4Brett Favre
GBWHITE92Reggie White

Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.

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Franchise era

1999–2008

02
DETWILLIAMS—Brian Williams
DETHANSON4Jason Hanson
DETWILLIAMS11Roy Williams

A painful rebuild reaches rock bottom

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Sanders retired abruptly and years of poor roster construction culminated in the league's first 0–16 season.

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Franchise era

2000–2005

03
NOWILLIAMS—Brian Williams
NOBROOKS2Aaron Brooks
NOHORN87Joe Horn

A breakthrough gives way to displacement

New Orleans Saints · The first playoff win and Katrina

New Orleans won its first playoff game before Hurricane Katrina forced the team across multiple home fields and placed its future in doubt.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 19968 NFL seasons78 career games71 career solo tackles6 career sacksDrafted by: GBDraft pick: 73Jersey: 9910 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 1995Most recent: Sep 22, 2002

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