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Rick Woods

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers · DB

Rick Woods recorded 71 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

4

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

71

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Rick Woods'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 · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1983
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 1, 1984

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Oakland Raiders

Divisional Round · Jan 1, 1984

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1982
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 9, 1983

Los Angeles Chargers vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Jan 9, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1985
ARIZONACARDINALS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 20, 1985

Arizona Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 20, 1985

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Rick Woods's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1987
CHICAGOBEARS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 25, 1987

Chicago Bears vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 25, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 42 interception return yards

Regular Season
1987
ATLANTAFALCONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SEP 13, 1987

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 13, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Rick Woods's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

01
PITWOODS—Rick Woods
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

1983–1995

02
TBWOODS—Rick Woods
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons71 career games1 career sacks4 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 13, 1982Most recent: Nov 8, 1987

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