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Rick Bryan

Retired

Atlanta Falcons · DT

Rick Bryan recorded 109 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Atlanta Falcons.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

2

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

109

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Rick Bryan's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
1991
W
ATLANTAFALCONS
WSH
JAN 4, 1992

Atlanta Falcons vs WSH

Divisional Round · Jan 4, 1992

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1991
ATLANTAFALCONS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 28, 1991

Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1991
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 15, 1991

Seattle Seahawks vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 15, 1991

0 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1984
ATLANTAFALCONS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEP 2, 1984

Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 2, 1984

0 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1991
ATLANTAFALCONS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 13, 1991

Atlanta Falcons vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 13, 1991

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Rick Bryan's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1.5 sacks

Regular Season
1991
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 15, 1991

Seattle Seahawks vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 15, 1991

0 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Rick Bryan's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1966–1988

01
ATLBRYAN—Rick Bryan
ATLBARTKOWSKI—Steve Bartkowski
ATLHUMPHREY—Claude Humphrey

The Grits Blitz and Bartkowski bring the first wins

Atlanta Falcons · Building an identity

After a difficult expansion launch, Atlanta found its first playoff teams through an attacking defense, Bartkowski's arm and Andrews's punishing running.

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Franchise era

1989–1996

02
ATLBRYAN—Rick Bryan
ATLSANDERS21Deion Sanders
ATLRISON89Andre Rison

Deion Sanders makes Atlanta an event

Atlanta Falcons · Prime Time changes the temperature

Sanders brought speed and swagger to a franchise still searching for consistency, setting the tone for a bolder Atlanta football identity.

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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons109 career games22 career sacksJersey: 02 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 2, 1984Most recent: Sep 27, 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