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Rudi Johnson

Retired

Detroit Lions · RB

Rudi Johnson recorded 92 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Cincinnati Bengals.

▶Best highlights

65.1

rush yds/gm

7.3

rec yds/gm

1

playoff games

92

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Rudi Johnson's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2004
CLEVELANDBROWNS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 28, 2004

Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 28, 2004

202 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
2003
HOUSTONTEXANS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 9, 2003

Houston Texans vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 9, 2003

182 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
2003
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 14, 2003

San Francisco 49ers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 14, 2003

174 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
2006
CLEVELANDBROWNS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEP 17, 2006

Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 17, 2006

145 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
2005
CLEVELANDBROWNS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 11, 2005

Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 11, 2005

169 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 3 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Rudi Johnson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 202 rushing yards

Regular Season
2004
CLEVELANDBROWNS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 28, 2004

Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 28, 2004

202 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 3 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
2004
CINCINNATIBENGALS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 2, 2005

Cincinnati Bengals vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Jan 2, 2005

99 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 43 carries

Regular Season
2003
HOUSTONTEXANS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 9, 2003

Houston Texans vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 9, 2003

182 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 2 rec

Career high: 2 runs of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2003
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 14, 2003

San Francisco 49ers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 14, 2003

174 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 2 rec

Career high: 48 receiving yards

Regular Season
2008
DETROITLIONS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEP 21, 2008

Detroit Lions vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Sep 21, 2008

83 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 3 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Rudi Johnson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2002

01
CINJOHNSON—Rudi Johnson
CINDILLON28Corey Dillon
CINPICKENS81Carl Pickens

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Franchise era

2003–2010

02
CINJOHNSON—Rudi Johnson
CINPALMER9Carson Palmer
CINJOHNSON85Chad Johnson

The passing game restores belief

Cincinnati Bengals · Palmer and Ochocinco revive the stadium

Marvin Lewis brought credibility and Palmer's vertical offense won the 2005 division before injuries and inconsistency shortened the window.

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Franchise era

1999–2008

03
DETJOHNSON—Rudi Johnson
DETHANSON4Jason Hanson
DETWILLIAMS11Roy Williams

A painful rebuild reaches rock bottom

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Sanders retired abruptly and years of poor roster construction culminated in the league's first 0–16 season.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 20048 NFL seasons92 career games5,991 career rushing yards49 career rushing touchdowns113 career receptions676 career receiving yards2 career receiving touchdowns2 career solo tacklesDrafted by: CINDraft pick: 100Jersey: 321 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Dec 30, 2001Most recent: Dec 14, 2008

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