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Floyd Dixon

Retired

Washington Commanders · WR

Floyd Dixon recorded 91 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons.

▶Best highlights

27.7

rec yds/gm

1.2

rush yds/gm

2

playoff games

91

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Floyd Dixon's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1986
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 5, 1986

Philadelphia Eagles vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 5, 1986

8 rec · 146 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1987
W
WSH
ATLANTAFALCONS
SEP 20, 1987

WSH vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Sep 20, 1987

5 rec · 105 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1987
DETROITLIONS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 27, 1987

Detroit Lions vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 27, 1987

4 rec · 87 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1987
ATLANTAFALCONS
DALLASCOWBOYS
DEC 6, 1987

Atlanta Falcons vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Dec 6, 1987

7 rec · 80 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1988
ATLANTAFALCONS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 30, 1988

Atlanta Falcons vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 30, 1988

3 rec · 76 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Floyd Dixon's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 146 receiving yards · 8 receptions

Regular Season
1986
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 5, 1986

Philadelphia Eagles vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 5, 1986

8 rec · 146 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
1990
CINCINNATIBENGALS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 28, 1990

Cincinnati Bengals vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 28, 1990

2 rec · 14 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 2 targets

Regular Season
1992
W
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
WSH
OCT 18, 1992

Philadelphia Eagles vs WSH

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1992

0 rec · 0 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Floyd Dixon's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1966–1988

01
ATLDIXON—Floyd Dixon
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
ATLDIXON—Floyd Dixon
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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Franchise era

1981–1992

03
WASDIXON—Floyd Dixon
WASRIGGINS—John Riggins
WASMONK—Art Monk

Three quarterbacks, three championship teams

Washington Commanders · The Gibbs dynasty

Gibbs adapted his offense around different quarterbacks and dominant lines, winning Super Bowls after the 1982, 1987 and 1991 seasons.

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Franchise era

1986–1998

04
PHIDIXON—Floyd Dixon
PHIWHITE92Reggie White
PHICUNNINGHAM7Randall Cunningham

A historic front cannot find a matching offense

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

White led one of football's deepest defenses while Cunningham reimagined quarterback movement, but the gifted group never won a playoff game together.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons91 career games110 career rushing yards184 career receptions2,523 career receiving yards16 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 02 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 1986Most recent: Oct 25, 1992

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