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Mitch Lyons

Retired

Pittsburgh Steelers · TE

Mitch Lyons recorded 84 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Pittsburgh Steelers, Atlanta Falcons.

▶Best highlights

4.1

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

1

playoff games

84

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Mitch Lyons's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1996
ATLANTAFALCONS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 8, 1996

Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1996

1 rec · 3 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1997
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OCT 19, 1997

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 19, 1997

3 rec · 29 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1994
ATLANTAFALCONS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
OCT 2, 1994

Atlanta Falcons vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Oct 2, 1994

3 rec · 29 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1999
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 10, 1999

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 10, 1999

2 rec · 31 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Wild Card
1995
ATLANTAFALCONS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DEC 31, 1995

Atlanta Falcons vs Green Bay Packers

Wild Card · Dec 31, 1995

1 rec · -1 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Mitch Lyons's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 34 receiving yards

Regular Season
1995
ATLANTAFALCONS
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 26, 1995

Atlanta Falcons vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 26, 1995

1 rec · 34 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career highs: 4 receptions · 4 targets

Regular Season
1994
ATLANTAFALCONS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 23, 1994

Atlanta Falcons vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 23, 1994

4 rec · 25 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 receiving touchdown

Regular Season
1996
ATLANTAFALCONS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 8, 1996

Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1996

1 rec · 3 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Mitch Lyons's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1989–1996

01
ATLLYONS—Mitch Lyons
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

1992–2006

02
PITLYONS—Mitch Lyons
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons84 career games39 career receptions345 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 851 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 5, 1993Most recent: Dec 18, 1999

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