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Avon Riley

Retired

Pittsburgh Steelers · LB

Avon Riley recorded 91 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Pittsburgh Steelers, Houston Texans, Houston Oilers.

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tackles/gm

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playoff games

7

indexed seasons

91

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Avon Riley's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1985
TENNESSEETITANS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 1, 1985

Tennessee Titans vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 1, 1985

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1985
TENNESSEETITANS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 27, 1985

Tennessee Titans vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 27, 1985

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1984
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 2, 1984

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 2, 1984

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1984
TENNESSEETITANS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NOV 11, 1984

Tennessee Titans vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Nov 11, 1984

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1982
CINCINNATIBENGALS
TENNESSEETITANS
JAN 2, 1983

Cincinnati Bengals vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Jan 2, 1983

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Avon Riley's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
1985
TENNESSEETITANS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 1, 1985

Tennessee Titans vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 1, 1985

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1987
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 18, 1987

Indianapolis Colts vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Avon Riley's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1978–1984

01
TENRILEY—Avon Riley
TENCAMPBELL—Earl Campbell
TENPASTORINI—Dan Pastorini

Campbell carries Houston to two AFC title games

Tennessee Titans · Luv Ya Blue

Campbell's punishing MVP seasons packed the Astrodome and sent Houston to consecutive conference championship games against Pittsburgh.

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Franchise era

1985–1996

02
TENRILEY—Avon Riley
TENMOON1Warren Moon
TENJEFFIRES80Haywood Jeffires

A historic passing offense meets historic heartbreak

Tennessee Titans · Moon and the run-and-shoot

Moon flourished in Houston's wide-open offense and made seven straight playoffs, but the 32-point collapse in Buffalo became the era's defining ending.

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Franchise era

1980–1991

03
PITRILEY—Avon Riley
PITSTALLWORTH—John Stallworth
PITWOODSON26Rod Woodson

The old champions fade while defense reloads

Pittsburgh Steelers · After the dynasty

Pittsburgh remained competitive as its Hall of Famers retired and Woodson became the versatile star of a new defensive generation.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons91 career games7 career sacks0 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 6, 1981Most recent: Oct 18, 1987

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