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Willie Williams

Retired

Pittsburgh Steelers · CB

Willie Williams recorded 171 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

1.7

tackles/gm

12

playoff games

13

indexed seasons

171

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Super Bowl
XXX
DALLASCOWBOYS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 28, 1996

Dallas Cowboys vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Super Bowl XXX · Jan 28, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2000
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
SEP 24, 2000

Seattle Seahawks vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Sep 24, 2000

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
1999
DETROITLIONS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SEP 12, 1999

Detroit Lions vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 12, 1999

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round
2004
NEW YORKJETS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 15, 2005

New York Jets vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2005

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1999
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 9, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs Seattle Seahawks

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2000

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 9 total tackles

Regular Season
2004
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 21, 2004

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 21, 2004

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
2001
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
OCT 28, 2001

Miami Dolphins vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Oct 28, 2001

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 4 passes defended

Regular Season
2001
DALLASCOWBOYS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DEC 16, 2001

Dallas Cowboys vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2001

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2002
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 15, 2002

Seattle Seahawks vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2002

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 73 interception return yards

Regular Season
1995
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 1, 1995

Los Angeles Chargers vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 1, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2006

01
PITWILLIAMS—Willie Williams
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Franchise era

1981–1996

02
NYJWILLIAMS—Willie Williams
NYJGASTINEAU99Mark Gastineau
NYJKLECKO—Joe Klecko

Pass rush returns the Jets to January

New York Jets · The Sack Exchange and more near misses

The Sack Exchange led consecutive playoff teams, and the 1986 club began 10–1 before injuries and an overtime loss ended its run.

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Franchise era

1985–1996

03
BUFWILLIAMS—Willie Williams
BUFKELLY12Jim Kelly
BUFTHOMAS34Thurman Thomas

Four consecutive AFC championships

Buffalo Bills · The K-Gun years

Kelly's no-huddle offense and a defense led by Smith reached four straight Super Bowls, an achievement defined equally by dominance and heartbreak.

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Franchise era

1983–1998

04
SEAWILLIAMS—Willie Williams
SEALARGENT—Steve Largent
SEAWARNER—Curt Warner

Ground Chuck reaches the AFC title game

Seattle Seahawks · The Chuck Knox years

Knox's physical style produced the franchise's first playoffs and a 1983 run to the AFC Championship Game before years of ownership uncertainty.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

05
NYJWILLIAMS—Willie Williams
NYJMARTIN28Curtis Martin
NYJTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Franchise era

1999–2009

06
SEAWILLIAMS—Willie 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 · 200513 NFL seasons171 career games236 career solo tackles4 career sacksDrafted by: PITDraft pick: 162Jersey: 2712 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 5, 1993Most recent: Oct 23, 2005

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