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Eric Williams

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Eric Williams recorded 12 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

2

playoff games

3

indexed seasons

12

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Conference Championship
1984
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 6, 1985

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Miami Dolphins

Conference Championship · Jan 6, 1985

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1984
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DENVERBRONCOS
DEC 30, 1984

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Dec 30, 1984

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
1984
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 16, 1984

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1984

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1984
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 19, 1984

Pittsburgh Steelers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1984

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1986
DETROITLIONS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 7, 1986

Detroit Lions vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 7, 1986

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1986
DETROITLIONS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 7, 1986

Detroit Lions vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 7, 1986

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 44 interception return yards

Regular Season
1984
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 2, 1984

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 2, 1984

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

01
PITWILLIAMS—Eric Williams
PITSTALLWORTH—John Stallworth
PITWOODSON26Rod Woodson

The old champions fade while defense reloads

Pittsburgh Steelers · After the dynasty

Pittsburgh remained competitive as its Hall of Famers retired and Woodson became the versatile star of a new defensive generation.

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Franchise era

1959–1988

02
DETWILLIAMS—Eric Williams
DETLEBEAU—Dick LeBeau
DETBARNEY—Lem Barney

Great defenders and Billy Sims cannot sustain a winner

Detroit Lions · The long wait

Detroit produced elite players but only intermittent contention, and Sims's career-altering injury removed the brightest offensive hope.

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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons12 career games2 career sacks2 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 21, 1984Most recent: Dec 7, 1986

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