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Rod Woodson

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Las Vegas Raiders · FS

Rod Woodson recorded 73 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 17 rostered seasons with Oakland Raiders, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers, Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

4.2

tackles/gm

9

playoff games

5

indexed seasons

73

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A researched consensus introduction to Rod Woodson's defining games.

Editorial methodology and sources

Cross-checked Pro Football Hall of Fame: Rod Woodson, postseason and milestone context, and verified Athlore box scores. This frozen editorial order balances the highest-leverage indexed appearances with statistical peaks that represent Rod Woodson's career; no ranking formula runs in the application.

  1. #1. In the Super Bowl against Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Rod Woodson recorded 7 tackles in the leading indexed performance of this editorial five. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Rod Woodson
  2. #2. In the Super Bowl against Baltimore Ravens and New York Giants, Rod Woodson recorded 6 tackles in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Rod Woodson
  3. #3. In the conference championship against Los Angeles Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers, Rod Woodson recorded 1 interceptions in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Rod Woodson
  4. #4. Against Tennessee Titans and Oakland Raiders, Rod Woodson recorded 3 tackles, 3 interceptions in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Rod Woodson
  5. #5. Against New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers, Rod Woodson recorded 3 interceptions in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Rod Woodson

Reviewed through 2026-08-11

Super Bowl
XXXVII
OAKLANDRAIDERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 26, 2003

Oakland Raiders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Super Bowl XXXVII · Jan 26, 2003

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXXV
BALTIMORERAVENS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 28, 2001

Baltimore Ravens vs New York Giants

Super Bowl XXXV · Jan 28, 2001

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
TENNESSEETITANS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SEP 29, 2002

Tennessee Titans vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Sep 29, 2002

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 3 INT

Regular Season
2003
OAKLANDRAIDERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NOV 23, 2003

Oakland Raiders vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Nov 23, 2003

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2003
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 16, 2003

Minnesota Vikings vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 16, 2003

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Rod Woodson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 11 total tackles

Divisional Round
2000
BALTIMORERAVENS
TENNESSEETITANS
JAN 7, 2001

Baltimore Ravens vs Tennessee Titans

Divisional Round · Jan 7, 2001

11 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 3 interceptions · 100 interception return yards

Regular Season
2002
TENNESSEETITANS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SEP 29, 2002

Tennessee Titans vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Sep 29, 2002

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 3 INT

Career high: 4 passes defended

Regular Season
1999
BALTIMORERAVENS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 21, 1999

Baltimore Ravens vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 21, 1999

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2001
CHICAGOBEARS
BALTIMORERAVENS
SEP 9, 2001

Chicago Bears vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Sep 9, 2001

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Rod Woodson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

01
PITWOODSON26Rod Woodson
PITSTALLWORTH—John Stallworth
PITHOGE—Merril Hoge

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

1992–2006

02
PITWOODSON26Rod Woodson
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

1991–1998

03
SFWOODSON26Rod Woodson
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

1996–1999

04
BALWOODSON26Rod Woodson
BALLEWIS52Ray Lewis
BALOGDEN75Jonathan Ogden

A new franchise drafts its defensive spine

Baltimore Ravens · The Baltimore foundation

The Ravens used their first draft to select Lewis and Ogden, giving a young franchise two Hall of Fame pillars before the wins arrived.

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Franchise era

2000–2006

05
BALWOODSON26Rod Woodson
BALLEWIS52Ray Lewis
BALREED20Ed Reed

A historic unit sets the franchise standard

Baltimore Ravens · Defense wins the first title

The 2000 defense overwhelmed the postseason and won Super Bowl XXXV; Reed and Jamal Lewis then helped Baltimore remain a yearly threat.

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Franchise era

2002–2015

06
LVWOODSON26Rod Woodson
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

First-team All-Pro · 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2002Pro Bowl selection · 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002Super Bowl champion · 2000NFL Defensive Player of the Year · 199317 NFL seasons73 career games245 career solo tacklesDrafted by: PITDraft pick: 10Jersey: 269 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 19, 1999Most recent: Nov 23, 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