Plaxico Burress

Retired

Pittsburgh Steelers · WR

Plaxico Burress recorded 145 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets, New York Giants.

Best highlights

58.6

rec yds/gm

-0.0

rush yds/gm

playoff games

145

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Plaxico Burress's most significant indexed performances.

Atlanta Falcons vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Nov 10, 2002

9 rec · 253 rec yds · 2 rec TD

St. Louis Rams vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Oct 2, 2005

10 rec · 204 rec yds · 2 rec TD

New York Giants vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Sep 9, 2007

8 rec · 144 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2001

8 rec · 164 rec yds · 1 rec TD

New York Giants vs Philadelphia Eagles

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2007

5 rec · 89 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Plaxico Burress's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 253 receiving yards

Atlanta Falcons vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Nov 10, 2002

9 rec · 253 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 11 receptions

Conference Championship

New York Giants vs Green Bay Packers

Conference Championship · Jan 20, 2008

11 rec · 154 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 3 receiving touchdowns

San Diego Chargers vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Oct 23, 2011

4 rec · 25 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Career high: 18 targets

Houston Texans vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 8, 2002

6 rec · 83 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 2 receptions of 40+ yards

New York Giants vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 23, 2006

2 rec · 94 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Plaxico Burress's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2006

Plaxico Burress

Jerome Bettis

Hines 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

2004–2012

Plaxico Burress

Eli Manning

Michael Strahan

Road playoff resilience topples New England twice

New York Giants · Eli's two impossible runs

Manning's late-game calm and a deep pass rush produced two unlikely championships, including the upset of an 18–0 Patriots team.

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Franchise era

2007–2021

Plaxico Burress

Ben Roethlisberger

Troy Polamalu

Stability survives constant roster change

Pittsburgh Steelers · Tomlin, Ben and another title

Mike Tomlin won Super Bowl XLIII in his second season and kept Pittsburgh in contention through elite defenses and increasingly explosive passing teams.

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Franchise era

2011–present

Plaxico Burress

Muhammad Wilkerson

Quinnen Williams

Defensive talent waits for quarterback stability

New York Jets · The playoff drought

New York continued producing excellent defenders but cycled through quarterbacks and coaches during the league's longest active postseason absence.

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Plaxico Burress

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

New York Giants · Eli's two impossible runs

Pittsburgh Steelers · Tomlin, Ben and another title

New York Jets · The playoff drought

NFL appearances

Plaxico Burress

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

New York Giants · Eli's two impossible runs

Pittsburgh Steelers · Tomlin, Ben and another title

New York Jets · The playoff drought

Career accomplishments

Team history

NFL appearances

Career accomplishments

Team history