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Chris Johnson

Retired

Arizona Cardinals · RB

Chris Johnson recorded 130 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Arizona Cardinals, ARZ, New York Jets, Tennessee Titans.

▶Best highlights

74.2

rush yds/gm

17.3

rec yds/gm

1

playoff games

130

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
2009
HOUSTONTEXANS
TENNESSEETITANS
SEP 20, 2009

Houston Texans vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Sep 20, 2009

197 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 9 rec

Regular Season
2009
BUFFALOBILLS
TENNESSEETITANS
NOV 15, 2009

Buffalo Bills vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 15, 2009

132 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 9 rec

Regular Season
2009
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
TENNESSEETITANS
NOV 1, 2009

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 1, 2009

228 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
2009
ST. LOUISRAMS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 13, 2009

St. Louis Rams vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 13, 2009

117 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
2012
TENNESSEETITANS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 21, 2012

Tennessee Titans vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2012

195 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career highs: 228 rushing yards · 2 runs of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2009
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
TENNESSEETITANS
NOV 1, 2009

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 1, 2009

228 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 2 rec

Career high: 2 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
2015
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
SEP 27, 2015

San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Sep 27, 2015

110 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 36 carries

Regular Season
2009
TENNESSEETITANS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 3, 2010

Tennessee Titans vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Jan 3, 2010

134 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

Career high: 100 receiving yards

Regular Season
2009
BUFFALOBILLS
TENNESSEETITANS
NOV 15, 2009

Buffalo Bills vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 15, 2009

132 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 9 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2005–2015

01
TENJOHNSON28Chris Johnson
TENBULLUCK53Keith Bulluck
TENROOS71Michael Roos

Explosive rushing bridges changing quarterbacks

Tennessee Titans · From CJ2K to another rebuild

Johnson's 2,006-yard season supplied the peak as Tennessee cycled through coaches and quarterbacks after the McNair core.

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Franchise era

2011–present

02
NYJJOHNSON21Chris Johnson
NYJWILKERSON96Muhammad Wilkerson
NYJWILLIAMS95Quinnen Williams

Defensive talent waits for quarterback stability

New York Jets · The playoff drought

New York continued producing excellent defenders but cycled through quarterbacks and coaches during the league's longest active postseason absence.

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Franchise era

2013–2017

03
ARIJOHNSON23Chris Johnson
ARIPALMER3Carson Palmer
ARIFITZGERALD11Larry Fitzgerald

Aggressive offense meets an elite secondary

Arizona Cardinals · The Arians contender

Bruce Arians unlocked Palmer's best late-career football and built a 13-win team that reached the 2015 NFC Championship Game.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 2008, 2009, 2010First-team All-Pro · 2009NFL Offensive Player of the Year · 2009NFL rushing yards leader · 200910 NFL seasons130 career games9,651 career rushing yards55 career rushing touchdowns307 career receptions2,255 career receiving yards9 career receiving touchdowns9 career solo tacklesCollege: East CarolinaDrafted by: TENJersey: 231 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 2008Most recent: Oct 8, 2017

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