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Brian Williams

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Brian Williams recorded 122 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with New York Giants, Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars, Minnesota Vikings.

▶Best highlights

3.9

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

122

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
2003
DETROITLIONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 23, 2003

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 23, 2003

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 3 INT

Wild Card
2007
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 5, 2008

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Jan 5, 2008

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2004
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 16, 2005

Minnesota Vikings vs Philadelphia Eagles

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 2005

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2004
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 9, 2005

Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2005

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round
2007
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 12, 2008

Jacksonville Jaguars vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 12, 2008

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 9 total tackles

Regular Season
2003
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 21, 2003

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 21, 2003

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 interceptions

Regular Season
2003
DETROITLIONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 23, 2003

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 23, 2003

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 3 INT

Career high: 4 passes defended

Regular Season
2007
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
TENNESSEETITANS
NOV 11, 2007

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 11, 2007

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2007
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 16, 2007

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2007

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 77 interception return yards

Regular Season
2003
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEP 7, 2003

Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Sep 7, 2003

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2001–2013

01
MINWILLIAMS—Brian Williams
MINPETERSON28Adrian Peterson
MINALLEN69Jared Allen

A singular runner carries changing teams

Minnesota Vikings · The Peterson years

Peterson returned from major knee surgery to rush for 2,097 yards, while Brett Favre's 2009 season produced another painful NFC title-game finish.

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Franchise era

2000–2010

02
JAXWILLIAMS—Brian Williams
JAXTAYLOR28Fred Taylor
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

A physical offense keeps Jacksonville dangerous

Jacksonville Jaguars · Taylor, Smith and MJD

Explosive backs and a powerful defense produced several strong teams, including the 2007 group that won a playoff game in Pittsburgh.

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Franchise era

2008–2014

03
ATLWILLIAMS—Brian Williams
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLWHITE84Roddy White

Winning seasons become the expectation

Atlanta Falcons · Ryan and Smith stabilize Atlanta

Ryan's immediate command and a deep skill group produced five straight winning seasons and a 2012 NFC title-game appearance.

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Franchise era

2004–2012

04
NYGWILLIAMS—Brian Williams
NYGMANNING10Eli Manning
NYGSTRAHAN92Michael 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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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 201110 NFL seasons122 career games379 career solo tackles5 career sacksDrafted by: MINDraft pick: 105Jersey: 294 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 8, 2002Most recent: Oct 2, 2011

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