Derrick Brooks vs Lance Briggs

Derrick BrooksLance Briggs

Derrick Brooks and Lance Briggs compared on their NFL careers: Derrick Brooks played 14 seasons, 1995 to 2008, Lance Briggs 12 seasons, 2003 to 2014. Derrick Brooks has 1,698 tackles to Lance Briggs's 1,177. Derrick Brooks won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Derrick Brooks and Lance Briggs career totals
224GP173
0YDS0
6TD5
21.2AVG16

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Derrick Brooks and Lance Briggs postseason
11GP6
0YDS0
1TD0
22AVG4

Where each stands all time

Derrick Brooks and Lance Briggs all-time places
Derrick BrooksAll-time rankLance Briggs
6th (1,698)Tackles27th (1,177)

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Derrick Brooks: 1 championship; Defensive Player of the Year
  • Lance Briggs: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Derrick Brooks and Lance Briggs season by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st1995781.002003780.01
2nd19961320.0120041260.51
3rd19971441.5220051072.02
4th19981560.0120061341.02
5th19991532.0420071022.00
6th20001401.0120081100.53
7th20011120.0320091182.51
8th20021171.052010892.02
9th20031011.0220111050.01
10th20041373.0120121031.52
11th20051253.012013713.00
12th20061210.032014340.01
13th20071090.00————
14th2008730.01————

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT