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Ron Rivers

Retired

Atlanta Falcons · RB

Ron Rivers recorded 72 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions.

▶Best highlights

10.4

rush yds/gm

3.7

rec yds/gm

3

playoff games

72

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Ron Rivers's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1999
DETROITLIONS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEP 26, 1999

Detroit Lions vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Sep 26, 1999

66 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
1999
DETROITLIONS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SEP 12, 1999

Detroit Lions vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 12, 1999

96 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 4 rec

Wild Card
1995
DETROITLIONS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 30, 1995

Detroit Lions vs Philadelphia Eagles

Wild Card · Dec 30, 1995

16 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 2 rec

Wild Card
1999
DETROITLIONS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
JAN 8, 2000

Detroit Lions vs Washington Commanders

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2000

6 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 4 rec

Regular Season
1999
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 10, 1999

San Diego Chargers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 10, 1999

30 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 9 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Ron Rivers's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 96 rushing yards

Regular Season
1999
DETROITLIONS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SEP 12, 1999

Detroit Lions vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 12, 1999

96 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 4 rec

Career high: 1 rushing touchdown

Regular Season
1998
DETROITLIONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 22, 1998

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 22, 1998

36 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 17 carries

Regular Season
1999
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 19, 1999

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 19, 1999

54 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 63 receiving yards

Regular Season
1999
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 10, 1999

San Diego Chargers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 10, 1999

30 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 9 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Ron Rivers's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1989–1998

01
DETRIVERS—Ron Rivers
DETSANDERS20Barry Sanders
DETMOORE84Herman Moore

The league's most elusive runner

Detroit Lions · Barry Sanders

Sanders turned every carry into possibility and led the 1991 Lions to the NFC Championship Game, the franchise's lone playoff win of the era.

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Franchise era

1999–2008

02
DETRIVERS—Ron Rivers
DETHANSON4Jason Hanson
DETWILLIAMS11Roy Williams

A painful rebuild reaches rock bottom

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Sanders retired abruptly and years of poor roster construction culminated in the league's first 0–16 season.

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Franchise era

1997–2001

03
ATLRIVERS—Ron Rivers
ATLANDERSON32Jamal Anderson
ATLTUGGLE58Jessie Tuggle

A power run carries Atlanta to the Super Bowl

Atlanta Falcons · The Dirty Birds

The 1998 Falcons went 14–2, stunned Minnesota in overtime and reached the first Super Bowl in franchise history behind Anderson and a veteran defense.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons75 career games749 career rushing yards3 career rushing touchdowns28 career receptions264 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 203 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 1995Most recent: Nov 12, 2000

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

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.