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Barry Word

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Arizona Cardinals · RB

Barry Word recorded 72 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Arizona Cardinals, Minnesota Vikings, Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints.

▶Best highlights

40.2

rush yds/gm

3.9

rec yds/gm

5

playoff games

72

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Barry Word's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1990
DETROITLIONS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 14, 1990

Detroit Lions vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 14, 1990

200 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
1991
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 22, 1991

Kansas City Chiefs vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 22, 1991

152 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Wild Card
1991
OAKLANDRAIDERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 28, 1991

Oakland Raiders vs Kansas City Chiefs

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1991

130 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
1990
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DEC 23, 1990

Kansas City Chiefs vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 23, 1990

106 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
1991
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 14, 1991

Kansas City Chiefs vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 14, 1991

115 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Barry Word's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 200 rushing yards · 2 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
1990
DETROITLIONS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 14, 1990

Detroit Lions vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 14, 1990

200 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 58 receiving yards

Regular Season
1993
CHICAGOBEARS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 12, 1993

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 12, 1993

94 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 5 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Barry Word's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1987–1999

01
NOWORD—Barry Word
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

1989–1998

02
KCWORD—Barry Word
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

1992–2000

03
MINWORD—Barry Word
MINCARTER80Cris Carter
MINMOSS84Randy Moss

The league's most explosive offense

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Moss transformed the league as a rookie and the 15–1 Vikings set a scoring record before falling in overtime one game short of the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

1988–2003

04
ARIWORD—Barry Word
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons72 career games2,897 career rushing yards16 career rushing touchdowns30 career receptions280 career receiving yardsJersey: 05 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 13, 1987Most recent: Oct 2, 1994

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