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D.J. Williams

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Chicago Bears · MLB

D.J. Williams recorded 141 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos.

▶Best highlights

5.7

tackles/gm

6

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

141

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Conference Championship
2005
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 22, 2006

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos

Conference Championship · Jan 22, 2006

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2011
CHICAGOBEARS
DENVERBRONCOS
DEC 11, 2011

Chicago Bears vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Dec 11, 2011

9 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2013
CHICAGOBEARS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
SEP 22, 2013

Chicago Bears vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Sep 22, 2013

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2010
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 2, 2011

San Diego Chargers vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Jan 2, 2011

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2011
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 8, 2012

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2012

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 14 total tackles

Regular Season
2008
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DENVERBRONCOS
SEP 21, 2008

New Orleans Saints vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Sep 21, 2008

14 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2013
CHICAGOBEARS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
SEP 22, 2013

Chicago Bears vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Sep 22, 2013

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2010
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 2, 2011

San Diego Chargers vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Jan 2, 2011

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2007
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DENVERBRONCOS
OCT 21, 2007

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2007

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2011

01
DENWILLIAMS—D.J. Williams
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

02
DENWILLIAMS—D.J. Williams
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

2013–present

03
CHIWILLIAMS—D.J. Williams
CHIMACK52Khalil Mack
CHIFIELDS1Justin Fields

Elite defensive peaks meet repeated offensive resets

Chicago Bears · The quarterback search continues

The 2018 defense briefly restored contention, but Chicago has continued rebuilding its offense in pursuit of the long-awaited franchise quarterback.

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Career accomplishments

11 NFL seasons141 career games578 career solo tackles22 career sacksDrafted by: DENDraft pick: 17Jersey: 586 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 2004Most recent: Dec 4, 2014

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