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Willis McGahee

Retired

Cleveland Browns · RB

Willis McGahee recorded 139 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with CLV, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, BLT, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

61.0

rush yds/gm

9.6

rec yds/gm

9

playoff games

139

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Willis McGahee's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2004
BUFFALOBILLS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
NOV 28, 2004

Buffalo Bills vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Nov 28, 2004

116 rush yds · 4 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
2009
BALTIMORERAVENS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 3, 2010

Baltimore Ravens vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Jan 3, 2010

167 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
2011
DENVERBRONCOS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 6, 2011

Denver Broncos vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 6, 2011

163 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
2012
DENVERBRONCOS
ATLANTAFALCONS
SEP 17, 2012

Denver Broncos vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Sep 17, 2012

113 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
2005
NEW YORKJETS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 16, 2005

New York Jets vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 16, 2005

143 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 3 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Willis McGahee's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 167 rushing yards

Regular Season
2009
BALTIMORERAVENS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 3, 2010

Baltimore Ravens vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Jan 3, 2010

167 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 4 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
2004
BUFFALOBILLS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
NOV 28, 2004

Buffalo Bills vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Nov 28, 2004

116 rush yds · 4 rush TD · 2 rec

Career high: 37 carries

Regular Season
2004
NEW YORKJETS
BUFFALOBILLS
NOV 7, 2004

New York Jets vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Nov 7, 2004

132 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 2 rec

Career high: 1 run of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2011
DENVERBRONCOS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 6, 2011

Denver Broncos vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 6, 2011

163 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 61 receiving yards

Regular Season
2006
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 22, 2006

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 22, 2006

59 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Willis McGahee's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1997–2016

01
BUFMCGAHEE21Willis McGahee
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

2007–2012

02
BALMCGAHEE23Willis McGahee
BALFLACCO5Joe Flacco
BALRICE27Ray Rice

Five straight postseasons end with a championship

Baltimore Ravens · Flacco's January run

John Harbaugh and Flacco reached the playoffs in each of their first five seasons together, culminating in four road-or-neutral wins and the Super Bowl XLVII title.

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Franchise era

1999–2011

03
DENMCGAHEE23Willis McGahee
DENBAILEY24Champ Bailey
DENSMITH80Rod Smith

Good defenses and changing quarterbacks

Denver Broncos · Searching after Elway

Denver remained competitive and reached the 2005 AFC title game, then a run of instability ended with Tim Tebow's brief, unforgettable playoff moment.

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Franchise era

2012–2015

04
DENMCGAHEE23Willis McGahee
DENMANNING18Peyton Manning
DENMILLER58Von Miller

A record offense gives way to a title defense

Denver Broncos · Peyton's final act

Manning directed the highest-scoring offense in league history before Miller and an elite defense carried Denver to victory in Super Bowl 50.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

05
CLEMCGAHEE23Willis McGahee
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 2007, 201110 NFL seasons142 career games8,474 career rushing yards65 career rushing touchdowns210 career receptions1,339 career receiving yards5 career receiving touchdownsDrafted by: BUFDraft pick: 23Jersey: 269 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 2004Most recent: Dec 8, 2013

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

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.