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Will Allen

Retired

Pittsburgh Steelers · S

Will Allen recorded 132 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

2.7

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

12

indexed seasons

132

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Will Allen's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
2015
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 17, 2016

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Jan 17, 2016

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2015
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JAN 9, 2016

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2016

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2015
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEP 10, 2015

Pittsburgh Steelers vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Sep 10, 2015

8 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2010
BALTIMORERAVENS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 15, 2011

Baltimore Ravens vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2011

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2007
NEW YORKGIANTS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 6, 2008

New York Giants vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Wild Card · Jan 6, 2008

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Will Allen's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 9 total tackles

Regular Season
2015
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NOV 15, 2015

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Nov 15, 2015

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
2005
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEP 25, 2005

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Sep 25, 2005

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 3 passes defended

Regular Season
2015
OAKLANDRAIDERS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NOV 8, 2015

Oakland Raiders vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Nov 8, 2015

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2015
DENVERBRONCOS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 20, 2015

Denver Broncos vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 20, 2015

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 27 interception return yards

Regular Season
2013
DETROITLIONS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NOV 17, 2013

Detroit Lions vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Nov 17, 2013

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Will Allen's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1996–2004

01
TBALLEN—Will Allen
TBBROOKS55Derrick Brooks
TBSAPP99Warren Sapp

Dungy builds it; Gruden finishes it

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The championship defense

The Tampa 2 defense restored the franchise, and Jon Gruden's arrival supplied the offense and edge needed to dominate Super Bowl XXXVII.

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Franchise era

2005–2013

02
TBALLEN—Will Allen
TBBARBER20Ronde Barber
TBWILLIAMS24Cadillac Williams

Intermittent winners give way to another reset

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · After the first title

Tampa Bay won two more divisions but could not rebuild the champion's core as the roster cycled through young quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2007–2021

03
PITALLEN—Will Allen
PITROETHLISBERGER7Ben Roethlisberger
PITPOLAMALU43Troy 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

2000–2015

04
DALALLEN—Will Allen
DALROMO9Tony Romo
DALWITTEN82Jason Witten

Undrafted improvisation restores contention

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

Romo developed into a prolific quarterback and gave Dallas repeated division titles, though a sequence of narrow playoff losses shaped the era's reputation.

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Career accomplishments

13 NFL seasons132 career games249 career solo tackles4 career sacksCollege: Ohio StateDrafted by: TBDraft pick: 111Jersey: 205 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 26, 2004Most recent: Jan 17, 2016

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