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 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| League | NFL | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 177 | 553 | 3.12 | 3 | 22.1 | 69.1 | 10 | 50 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 3 | 18 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Place | Home | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 165 | 2.75 | 0 | 20.0 | 55.0 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 388 | 3.32 | 3 | 23.4 | 77.6 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.4 | 3 | 18 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Result | Win | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 527 | 3.14 | 3 | 24.0 | 75.3 | 10 | 50 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.1 | 3 | 18 |
| Loss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 0 | 9.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 294 | 3.03 | 1 | 24.3 | 73.5 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.0 | 1 | 6 |
| 8-14 points | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 232 | 3.27 | 1 | 23.7 | 77.3 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 15+ points | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 3.00 | 1 | 9.0 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Month | September | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 202 | 3.74 | 1 | 27.0 | 101.0 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 9.0 | 1 | 6 |
| November | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 122 | 2.54 | 1 | 24.0 | 61.0 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| December | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 229 | 3.05 | 1 | 18.8 | 57.3 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Day | Sunday | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 177 | 553 | 3.12 | 3 | 22.1 | 69.1 | 10 | 50 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 3 | 18 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Conference | NFC | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 177 | 553 | 3.12 | 3 | 22.1 | 69.1 | 10 | 50 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 3 | 18 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Division | NFC East | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 390 | 2.91 | 2 | 22.3 | 65.0 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 | 2 | 12 |
| NFC Central | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 136 | 4.00 | 0 | 34.0 | 136.0 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFC West | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 3.00 | 1 | 9.0 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Opponent | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 89 | 3.42 | 0 | 26.0 | 89.0 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 0 | 9.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 3.00 | 1 | 9.0 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| New York Giants | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 157 | 2.66 | 1 | 29.5 | 78.5 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 118 | 2.95 | 1 | 20.0 | 59.0 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 136 | 4.00 | 0 | 34.0 | 136.0 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Playoffs | Total | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 610 | 4.49 | 4 | 34.0 | 152.5 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 4 | 24 |
| Super Bowl | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 166 | 4.37 | 1 | 38.0 | 166.0 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Conference Championship | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 140 | 3.89 | 2 | 36.0 | 140.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | ||
| Divisional | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 185 | 5.00 | 1 | 37.0 | 185.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Wild Card | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 119 | 4.76 | 0 | 25.0 | 119.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||