Lance Briggs vs Patrick Willis

Lance BriggsPatrick Willis

Lance Briggs and Patrick Willis compared on their NFL careers: Lance Briggs played 12 seasons, 2003 to 2014, Patrick Willis 8 seasons, 2007 to 2014. Lance Briggs has 1,177 tackles to Patrick Willis's 950.

Who has the better career numbers?

Lance Briggs and Patrick Willis career totals
173GP112
0YDS3
5TD2
16AVG16.4

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Lance Briggs and Patrick Willis postseason
6GP8
0YDS0
0TD0
4AVG-1

Where each stands all time

Lance Briggs and Patrick Willis all-time places
Lance BriggsAll-time rankPatrick Willis
27th (1,177)Tackles70th (950)

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

  • Lance Briggs: 0 championships; none on file
  • Patrick Willis: 0 championships; Defensive Rookie of the Year

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.

Lance Briggs and Patrick Willis 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.
1st2003780.0120071744.00
2nd20041260.5120081411.01
3rd20051072.0220091524.03
4th20061341.0220101286.00
5th20071022.002011972.01
6th20081100.5320121200.52
7th20091182.5120131043.00
8th2010892.022014340.01
9th20111050.01————
10th20121031.52————
11th2013713.00————
12th2014340.01————

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT