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Ricky Williams

Retired

Baltimore Ravens · RB

Ricky Williams recorded 168 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with BLT, Baltimore Ravens, Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, Los Angeles Raiders, RAI.

▶Best highlights

60.7

rush yds/gm

16.6

rec yds/gm

7

playoff games

168

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
2000
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 22, 2000

New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 22, 2000

156 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 4 rec

Regular Season
2002
MIAMIDOLPHINS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 1, 2002

Miami Dolphins vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 1, 2002

228 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 4 rec

Regular Season
2002
CHICAGOBEARS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 9, 2002

Chicago Bears vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 9, 2002

216 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
2002
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DEC 29, 2002

Miami Dolphins vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2002

185 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
2000
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
OCT 15, 2000

Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 15, 2000

144 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career highs: 228 rushing yards · 2 runs of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2002
MIAMIDOLPHINS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 1, 2002

Miami Dolphins vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 1, 2002

228 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 4 rec

Career high: 3 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
2009
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 25, 2009

New Orleans Saints vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 25, 2009

80 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 2 rec

Career high: 42 carries

Regular Season
2003
BUFFALOBILLS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEP 21, 2003

Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 21, 2003

153 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 3 rec

Career high: 92 receiving yards

Regular Season
2000
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 29, 2000

New Orleans Saints vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 29, 2000

54 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 9 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1979–1987

01
LVWILLIAMS34Ricky Williams
LVALLEN27Marcus Allen
LVLONG—Howie Long

Two more championships in two cities

Las Vegas Raiders · Flores and the Los Angeles titles

Tom Flores led the first wild-card Super Bowl champion, then Allen's record run powered a dominant title after the move to Los Angeles.

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Franchise era

1987–1999

02
NOWILLIAMS34Ricky Williams
NOJACKSON—Rickey Jackson
NOMILLS51Sam Mills

Linebacker defense delivers the first winners

New Orleans Saints · The Dome Patrol

Jim Mora's defense sent four linebackers to the Pro Bowl and ended the franchise's wait for winning seasons and playoff football.

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Franchise era

2000–2005

03
NOWILLIAMS34Ricky 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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Franchise era

1998–2011

04
INDWILLIAMS35Ricky Williams
INDMANNING18Peyton Manning
INDHARRISON88Marvin Harrison

Pre-snap command creates a perennial contender

Indianapolis Colts · The Peyton Manning machine

Manning and a precisely constructed offense won at least twelve games seven straight times and captured Super Bowl XLI after a defining comeback against New England.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

05
MIAWILLIAMS34Ricky Williams
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Franchise era

2007–2012

06
BALWILLIAMS34Ricky Williams
BALFLACCO5Joe Flacco
BALRICE27Ray Rice

Five straight postseasons end with a championship

Baltimore Ravens · Flacco's January run

John Harbaugh and Flacco reached the playoffs in each of their first five seasons together, culminating in four road-or-neutral wins and the Super Bowl XLVII title.

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Career accomplishments

First-team All-Pro · 2002NFL rushing yards leader · 2002Pro Bowl selection · 200213 NFL seasons168 career games34 career passing yards10,199 career rushing yards68 career rushing touchdowns365 career receptions2,783 career receiving yards10 career receiving touchdowns24 career solo tacklesDrafted by: NODraft pick: 5Jersey: 347 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 17, 1985Most recent: Jan 22, 2012

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