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Robert Williams

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New Orleans Saints · DB

Robert Williams recorded 104 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, PHO, Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

5

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

104

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Divisional Round
1993
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
TENNESSEETITANS
JAN 16, 1994

Kansas City Chiefs vs Tennessee Titans

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 1994

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1991
DALLASCOWBOYS
DETROITLIONS
JAN 5, 1992

Dallas Cowboys vs Detroit Lions

Divisional Round · Jan 5, 1992

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1991
DALLASCOWBOYS
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 29, 1991

Dallas Cowboys vs Chicago Bears

Wild Card · Dec 29, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1984
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 6, 1985

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Miami Dolphins

Conference Championship · Jan 6, 1985

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1984
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DENVERBRONCOS
DEC 30, 1984

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Dec 30, 1984

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career highs: 1 interception · 24 interception return yards

Regular Season
1991
ARIZONACARDINALS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 3, 1991

Arizona Cardinals vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 3, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

01
PITWILLIAMS—Robert Williams
PITSTALLWORTH—John Stallworth
PITWOODSON26Rod Woodson

The old champions fade while defense reloads

Pittsburgh Steelers · After the dynasty

Pittsburgh remained competitive as its Hall of Famers retired and Woodson became the versatile star of a new defensive generation.

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Franchise era

1980–1988

02
DALWILLIAMS—Robert Williams
DALWHITE11Danny White
DALDORSETT33Tony Dorsett

Repeated near misses precede a historic teardown

Dallas Cowboys · The final Landry teams

Dallas reached three straight NFC title games before an aging roster declined and new ownership ended Landry's 29-year tenure.

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Franchise era

1989–1999

03
DALWILLIAMS—Robert Williams
DALAIKMAN8Troy Aikman
DALSMITH22Emmitt Smith

A bold rebuild produces three championships

Dallas Cowboys · The Triplets dynasty

Jimmy Johnson converted the Herschel Walker trade into a deep young roster, and Dallas won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

04
KCWILLIAMS—Robert Williams
KCTHOMAS58Derrick Thomas
KCSMITH90Neil Smith

Defense and power make the Chiefs a fixture

Kansas City Chiefs · Martyball restores Arrowhead

Marty Schottenheimer and Thomas produced seven playoff appearances and one of football's loudest home advantages, though no Super Bowl trip followed.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

05
WASWILLIAMS—Robert Williams
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Franchise era

1987–1999

06
NOWILLIAMS—Robert 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

1999–2012

07
KCWILLIAMS—Robert Williams
KCGONZALEZ88Tony Gonzalez
KCHOLMES31Priest Holmes

Priest Holmes and an elite line light up Sundays

Kansas City Chiefs · Great offenses, painful Januarys

Kansas City built record-setting offenses but remained unable to win a playoff game, then bottomed out before a transformative coaching hire.

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Franchise era

1999–2010

08
SFWILLIAMS—Robert Williams
SFOWENS81Terrell Owens
SFGARCIA5Jeff Garcia

Brief Owens–Garcia fireworks precede a rebuild

San Francisco 49ers · The long reset

An explosive early-2000s offense supplied one last playoff comeback before instability took over and Willis became the next defensive foundation.

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Franchise era

1999–2009

09
SEAWILLIAMS—Robert Williams
SEAHASSELBECK8Matt Hasselbeck
SEAALEXANDER37Shaun Alexander

Hasselbeck and Alexander reach the Super Bowl

Seattle Seahawks · Holmgren builds an NFC champion

Paul Allen stabilized the club, Holmgren built around an elite line and the 2005 Seahawks won the NFC behind Alexander's MVP season.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 1992, 199310 NFL seasons104 career games2 career sacksJersey: 295 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Dec 9, 1984Most recent: Sep 12, 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