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Jim Riggs

Retired

Washington Commanders · TE

Jim Riggs recorded 82 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with WSH, Washington Redskins, Cincinnati Bengals.

▶Best highlights

3.3

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

5

playoff games

82

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Jim Riggs's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXIII
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 22, 1989

Cincinnati Bengals vs San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XXIII · Jan 22, 1989

0 rec · 0 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Conference Championship
1988
BUFFALOBILLS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JAN 8, 1989

Buffalo Bills vs Cincinnati Bengals

Conference Championship · Jan 8, 1989

2 rec · 16 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Divisional Round
1988
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 31, 1988

Seattle Seahawks vs Cincinnati Bengals

Divisional Round · Dec 31, 1988

1 rec · 2 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Divisional Round
1990
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 13, 1991

Cincinnati Bengals vs Oakland Raiders

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 1991

0 rec · 0 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Wild Card
1990
TENNESSEETITANS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JAN 6, 1991

Tennessee Titans vs Cincinnati Bengals

Wild Card · Jan 6, 1991

0 rec · 0 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Jim Riggs's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 22 receiving yards

Regular Season
1990
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
OCT 1, 1990

Cincinnati Bengals vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Oct 1, 1990

2 rec · 22 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 2 receptions

Regular Season
1992
DETROITLIONS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 22, 1992

Detroit Lions vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 22, 1992

2 rec · 12 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 4 targets

Regular Season
1992
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEP 27, 1992

Minnesota Vikings vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 27, 1992

1 rec · 7 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Jim Riggs's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

01
CINRIGGS—Jim Riggs
CINANDERSON14Ken Anderson
CINESIASON7Boomer Esiason

Anderson and Esiason lead different Super Bowl teams

Cincinnati Bengals · Two AFC championships

Forrest Gregg's 1981 team and Sam Wyche's no-huddle 1988 team each reached the Super Bowl, both falling late to San Francisco.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

02
CINRIGGS—Jim Riggs
CINDILLON28Corey Dillon
CINPICKENS81Carl Pickens

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

03
WASRIGGS—Jim Riggs
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons82 career games37 career receptions274 career receiving yardsJersey: 05 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 13, 1987Most recent: Oct 4, 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