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Rob Awalt

Retired

Buffalo Bills · TE

Rob Awalt recorded 95 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, Phoenix Cardinals, PHO, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams.

▶Best highlights

16.7

rec yds/gm

-0.1

rush yds/gm

6

playoff games

95

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Rob Awalt's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1987
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 8, 1987

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 8, 1987

9 rec · 124 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1987
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 1, 1987

Philadelphia Eagles vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 1, 1987

9 rec · 97 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1987
ARIZONACARDINALS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 29, 1987

Arizona Cardinals vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 29, 1987

5 rec · 81 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1987
NEW YORKGIANTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 13, 1987

New York Giants vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 13, 1987

5 rec · 78 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1989
DALLASCOWBOYS
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 12, 1989

Dallas Cowboys vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 12, 1989

6 rec · 105 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Rob Awalt's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 124 receiving yards · 9 receptions

Regular Season
1987
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 8, 1987

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 8, 1987

9 rec · 124 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 1 receiving touchdown

Regular Season
1988
ARIZONACARDINALS
TENNESSEETITANS
NOV 20, 1988

Arizona Cardinals vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 20, 1988

1 rec · 52 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 8 targets

Regular Season
1992
MIAMIDOLPHINS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 4, 1992

Miami Dolphins vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 4, 1992

4 rec · 34 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Rob Awalt's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1987

01
ARIAWALT—Rob Awalt
ARIHART—Jim Hart
ARIDIERDORF—Dan Dierdorf

The Cardiac Cardinals make drama a habit

Arizona Cardinals · The St. Louis Football Cardinals

St. Louis produced explosive, entertaining contenders in the 1970s but never found the postseason breakthrough needed to secure the franchise's future there.

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Franchise era

1973–1989

02
LARAWALT—Rob Awalt
LARYOUNGBLOOD—Jack Youngblood
LARDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson

Division dominance keeps colliding with a dynasty

Los Angeles Rams · A perennial NFC power

The Rams won seven straight division titles and reached the 1979 Super Bowl, but Dallas, Minnesota and San Francisco repeatedly blocked the path.

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Franchise era

1988–2003

03
ARIAWALT—Rob Awalt
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Franchise era

1989–1999

04
DALAWALT—Rob Awalt
DALAIKMAN8Troy Aikman
DALSMITH22Emmitt Smith

A bold rebuild produces three championships

Dallas Cowboys · The Triplets dynasty

Jimmy Johnson converted the Herschel Walker trade into a deep young roster, and Dallas won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Franchise era

1985–1996

05
BUFAWALT—Rob Awalt
BUFKELLY12Jim Kelly
BUFTHOMAS34Thurman Thomas

Four consecutive AFC championships

Buffalo Bills · The K-Gun years

Kelly's no-huddle offense and a defense led by Smith reached four straight Super Bowls, an achievement defined equally by dominance and heartbreak.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons95 career games-9 career rushing yards138 career receptions1,583 career receiving yards10 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 06 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 13, 1987Most recent: Dec 12, 1993

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