Robert John Riggins (Diesel) (twitter: @riggo44)
Position: RB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: August 4, 1949 in Centralia, KS
College: Kansas (school history)
Drafted by the New York Jets in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1971 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 91 (239th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1992, finalist in 1991
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| Games | Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| League | NFL | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 207 | 944 | 4.56 | 7 | 18.8 | 85.8 | 21 | 230 | 10.95 | 1 | 1.9 | 20.9 | 8 | 48 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Place | Home | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 309 | 4.18 | 3 | 14.8 | 61.8 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.6 | 3 | 18 |
| Road | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 133 | 635 | 4.77 | 4 | 22.2 | 105.8 | 11 | 162 | 14.73 | 1 | 1.8 | 27.0 | 5 | 30 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Result | Win | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 554 | 4.50 | 4 | 20.5 | 92.3 | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 1 | 1.0 | 18.7 | 5 | 30 |
| Loss | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 84 | 390 | 4.64 | 3 | 16.8 | 78.0 | 15 | 118 | 7.87 | 0 | 3.0 | 23.6 | 3 | 18 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 260 | 4.33 | 2 | 15.0 | 65.0 | 13 | 123 | 9.46 | 0 | 3.3 | 30.8 | 2 | 12 |
| 8-14 points | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 137 | 4.42 | 0 | 15.5 | 68.5 | 2 | 68 | 34.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 34.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 15+ points | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 116 | 547 | 4.72 | 5 | 23.2 | 109.4 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.8 | 5 | 30 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Month | September | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 212 | 4.51 | 1 | 23.5 | 106.0 | 1 | 67 | 67.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 33.5 | 2 | 12 |
| October | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 375 | 5.00 | 2 | 18.8 | 93.8 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.0 | 2 | 12 | |
| November | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 337 | 4.43 | 4 | 19.0 | 84.3 | 13 | 91 | 7.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 22.8 | 4 | 24 | |
| December | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 0 | 9.0 | 20.0 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Day | Sunday | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 183 | 839 | 4.58 | 6 | 18.3 | 83.9 | 20 | 218 | 10.90 | 1 | 2.0 | 21.8 | 7 | 42 |
| Thursday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 105 | 4.38 | 1 | 24.0 | 105.0 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Conference | AFC | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 154 | 734 | 4.77 | 5 | 19.3 | 91.8 | 12 | 156 | 13.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 19.5 | 6 | 36 |
| NFC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 210 | 3.96 | 2 | 17.7 | 70.0 | 9 | 74 | 8.22 | 0 | 3.0 | 24.7 | 2 | 12 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Division | AFC East | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 667 | 4.70 | 5 | 20.3 | 95.3 | 10 | 125 | 12.50 | 1 | 1.4 | 17.9 | 6 | 36 |
| AFC Central | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 67 | 5.58 | 0 | 12.0 | 67.0 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFC East | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 85 | 4.25 | 1 | 20.0 | 85.0 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 22.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| NFC Central | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 105 | 4.38 | 1 | 24.0 | 105.0 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| NFC West | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 0 | 9.0 | 20.0 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Opponent | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 189 | 4.73 | 2 | 20.0 | 94.5 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 12 |
| Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 105 | 4.38 | 1 | 24.0 | 105.0 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Baltimore Colts | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 177 | 4.21 | 1 | 21.0 | 88.5 | 1 | 67 | 67.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 33.5 | 2 | 12 | |
| Miami Dolphins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 133 | 4.75 | 1 | 14.0 | 66.5 | 8 | 53 | 6.63 | 0 | 4.0 | 26.5 | 1 | 6 | |
| New England Patriots | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 168 | 5.25 | 1 | 32.0 | 168.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 0 | 9.0 | 20.0 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 67 | 5.58 | 0 | 12.0 | 67.0 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 85 | 4.25 | 1 | 20.0 | 85.0 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 22.0 | 1 | 6 | |