Riddell does an excellent job with the factory pocket helmets. They are incredibly realistic and well-made (although the plastic has gotten thinner over the years and the paint lower quality).
Still, there are gaps in the history. This page will track non-factory alternate / color rush and alternate helmets. This page will not include leather helmets.
It would be neat if Riddell made a set of the alternates. Or filled in the throwback gaps.
Atlanta Falcons
- Throwback: 1978-82, 1994 throwback: Red helmet, white facemask, white-black-white stripes, floating feather lines, V-neck
- Throwback: 1983-89: Red helmet, black facemask, white-black-white stripes, floating feather lines, V-neck
- Throwback: 1985: Red helmet, black facemask, white-black-white stripes, connected feather lines, V-neck, no white line between the head and the body
- Throwback: 1990-96: Black helmet, black facemask, floating feather lines, V-neck
- Alternate: 2016-present alternate: Matte black helmet, black facemask, floating feather lines, straight line between head and arm
Arizona Cardinals
- Throwback: Plain white helmet, leather facemask (1952-53); lucite facemask (1954); grey facemask (1955-60, 1994 throwback).
- Throwback: Plain cardinal red helmet, leather facemask (1952-53); lucite facemask (1954); grey facemask (1955-57).
- Alternate / color rush: 2016: Plain white helmet, modern color rush cardinal logo, grey facemask
- Alternate: 2022: Black helmet, black facemask, Cardinal logo
Baltimore Ravens
- None – all Ravens helmets are factory.
Buffalo Bills
- Throwback: 1960-61: Silver helmet, blue player numbers, no stripe, grey facemask
- Throwback: 1974-76: White helmet, blue bill with red stripe, red-blue-red stripes, grey facemask (1974-76); blue facemask (1977-83)
- Alternate: 1994: Red helmet, plain white buffalo, white-red-blue-red-white stripes, white facemask. Worn for one game as an alternate
Carolina Panthers
- Alternate: 2022: Black helmet, black facemask, tapered Carolina blue stripes, Carolina blue panther
Chicago Bears
- Throwback: Navy blue helmet, leather facemask (1950-53); lucite facemask (1954); grey facemask (1955-58 and modern throwback helmets); navy blue facemask (1959, 1994 throwback); white facemask (1960-61)
- Throwback: 1962-69: Navy blue helmet, white facemask, white wishbone “C” logo
- Alternate: 2004: Navy blue helmet ,navy blue facemask white wishbone “C” logo
- Alternate: 2022: Orange helmet, navy facemask, navy “C” with white outline
Cincinnati Bengals
- Alternate: 2022: White helmet, black facemask, black stripes
Cleveland Browns
- Throwback: Plain orange helmet, white stripe, leather facemask (1952-53); lucite facemask (1954); grey facemask (1955-56)
Dallas Cowboys
- Alternate: 2022: White helmet, white facemask, blue star with blue and white outline
Denver Broncos
- Throwback: 1965: Orange-red helmet, white bronco, blue/white/blue stripes, grey facemask
- Throwback: 1966: Orange-red helmet, white bronco with blue outline, white/blue/white stripes, grey facemask
- Throwback: 1967: Plain dark blue helmet, orange/white/orange stripes, grey facemask
- Throwback: 1976-78: Dark blue helmet, 1968-92 ‘D’ logo, white-orange-white stripes, white facemask
- Throwback: 1979-92: Medium blue helmet, 1968-92 “D” logo, white/orange/white stripes, white facemask
- Alternate: 2016-present: same color as 1997-present Broncos helmet, 92-96 logo with white inside, white-orange-white-stripes, midnight blue facemask. The 2020 background on the “D” logo is slightly different.
Detroit Lions
- Throwback: 1949-56: Silver helmet, leather facemask (1949-52); lucite facemask (1954); grey facemask (1955-56; 2017-20 throwback)
- Throwback: 1949, 1953: Honolulu blue helmet, leather facemask
- Throwback: 1950-560: Dark blue helmet, leather facemask (1950-53); lucite facemask (1954); grey facemask (1955-60)
- Throwback: 1953-54: Gold helmet, white stripe, leather facemask (1953); lucite facemask (1954)
- Throwback:1971-82: Silver helmet, blue Lion with white outline, blue-white-blue stripes, grey facemask
- Alternate: 1994, 2001-02 (alternate): Plain silver helmet, no stripes, blue facemask
- Alternate: 2003-04, 2008, 2010 (alternate): Plain silver helmet, no stripes, black facemask
Green Bay Packers
- Throwback: 1951-53: Plain tan helmet, green stripe, leather facemask
- Throwback: 1954-60: Yellow helmet, green stripe, lucite facemask (1954); grey facemask (1959-60)
- Throwback: 1956-58: Plain white helmet, green stripe, grey facemask
- Throwback: 1959-60: Yellow helmet, green-white-green stripes, grey facemask
- Alternate: 1994, 2013-19 alternate: Plain yellow helmet, green facemask
- Alternate: 2001, 2021 alternate: Plain yellow helmet, grey facemask
- Alternate: 2010-11 alternate: Plain brown helmet, grey facemask
Houston Texans
- Alternate: 2022: Battle red helmet, black facemask, Texans logo
Indianapolis Colts
- Throwback: 1953: White helmet, blue cross stripe, leather facemask
- Throwback: 1953: White helmet, blue stripe, leather facemask (1953); lucite facemask (1954)
- Throwback: 1953: Blue helmet, leather facemask
- Throwback: 1954-55: Dark blue helmet, white stripe, white horseshoes on back of helmet, lucite facemask (1954); grey facemask (1955)
- Throwback: 1956-57, 2004, 2021 throwback: White helmet, blue stripe, grey facemask, blue horseshoes on back
- Throwback: 1978-94: White helmet, bright blue stripe, bright royal blue horseshoe logo, white facemask
Las Vegas Raiders
Los Angeles Chargers
- Throwback: 1960: White helmet, blue bolt with yellow outline, blue player number with yellow outline
- Throwback: 1963: White helmet, yellow bolt with blue outline, blue player number, All-American city decal on front of helmet
- Throwback: 1974-87: Blue helmet, yellow bolt with white and blue outline, yellow facemask
- Alternate: 2016-19: White helmet, yellow bolt with dark blue outline, yellow facemask
- Alternate: 2020-present: White helmet, yellow bolt with dark blue outline, player # on helmet, yellow facemask
- Alternate: 2020-present: White helmet, blue bolt with yellow outline, player # on helmet, dark blue facemask
Los Angeles Rams
- Throwback: 1949: Red helmet, leather facemask, yellow tapered horns
- Throwback: 1955-63,1973-80: Blue helmet, yellow horns, grey facemask
Miami Dolphins
- Throwback: 1980-89: White helmet, dolphin #2, aqua-white-orange-white-aqua stripes, aqua facemask.
- Throwback: 1990-96: White helmet, aqua/white/orange stripes, dolphin #3, aqua facemask.
- Alternate: 1994 throwback: White helmet, dolphin #1 inside ring, aqua-white-orange-white-aqua stripes, aqua facemask. This is helmet is the same style as the 1966/1969-73 helmet. It just has a different facemask color.
- Alternate: 2003 throwback: White helmet, dolphin #3, aqua-white-orange-white-aqua stripes, grey facemask.This helmet is the same as the 1990-96 helmet. Interestingly, the helmet has a grey facemask. The dolphins actually wore a aqua facemask between 1990-96.
New England Patriots
- Throwback: 1960: White helmet, revolutionary war hat logo, red-white-red stripes, grey facemask
- Throwback: 1982-90, 2002, 2010-12, 2022 throwback: White helmet, Pat Patriot logo, red-white-blue-white-red stripes, white facemask
- Throwback: 1993: Silver helmet, modern royal blue Patriots logo, grey facemask
New Orleans Saints
- Alternate: 2020: Black helmet, black facemask, tapered gold/black stripe, modern fleur de lis logo
NY Giants
- Throwback: 1949-61: Blue helmet, red stripe, leather facemask (1959-53); lucite facemask (1954); grey facemask (1955-61)
- Throwback: 1975: Blue helmet, NY disco logo, white-red-white stripes, grey facemask
- Throwback: 1976-80: Blue helmet, Giants logo, white-red-white stripes, grey facemask
NY Jets
- Throwback: 1960: Blue helmet, goldenrod-yellow stripe, grey facemask
- Throwback: 1961-62: Navy blue helmet, royal-yellow stripe, grey facemask
- Throwback: 1963: Plain white helmet, single green stripe, grey facemask
- Throwback: 1964: White helmet, two green stripes, white Jets logo
- Alternate: 1993 (one game): Hunter green helmet, white Jets logo, no stripes, black facemask
- Alternate: 1994 (some games): Hunter green helmet, white Jets logo (same as 1993), two white stripes, black facemask
- Alternate: 2016-18 alternate: White helmet, hunter green Jets logo, hunter green-white-hunter green stripes, white facemask – same as 98-18 helmet, just with a white facemask
- Alternate: 2015, 2017-18 (color rush): White helmet, metallic green Jets logo, metallic green-white-metallic green stripes, green facemask
- Alternate: 2022: Black helmet, black facemask, modern Jets logo
Philadelphia Eagles
- Throwback: 1949-53: Plain green or hunter green helmet, leather facemask (1949-53); lucite facemask (1954)
- Throwback: 1969: Hunter green helmet, white or white/silver wing, grey facemask
- Throwback: 1974-84: Hunter green helmet, silver wing with white outline, grey facemask
- Throwback: 1974-76: Metallic green helmet, silver wing with white outline, grey facemask
- Alternate: 1988: Green helmet, silver wing with white outline, grey facemask, with Art Rooney memorial decal (one game 11/13/88)
- Alternate: 1989: Green helmet, silver wing with white outline, grey facemask, black stripe through wing
- Alternate or throwback: 1994: Green helmet, large silver stripe, grey facemask
- Alternate or throwback: 2007 (1933 helmet): Blue & yellow helmet, grey facemask
- Alternate: 2022: Black helmet, black facemask, modern Eagles wings
Pittsburgh Steelers
- Throwback: 1950-52: Plain yellow helmet, leather facemask
- Throwback: 1953-62: Plain yellow helmet, black stripe, leather facemask (1953); lucite facemask (1954); grey facemask (1955-62)
- Throwback: 1957-61: Yellow helmet, black stripe, grey facemask, player # on helmet
- Throwback: 1962: Black helmet, “Steel” logo, grey facemask
- Alternate: 1994: Plain black helmet (one game), black facemask
San Francisco 49ers
- Throwback: 1951-52, 59: Plain silver helmet, leather facemask (1951-52); grey facemask (1959)
- Throwback: 1951: Plain red helmet, leather facemask
- Throwback: 1953- 55: Plain red helmet, silver stripe, leather facemask (1953); lucite facemask (1954); grey facemask (1955)
- Throwback: 1956: Plain white helmet, grey facemask
- Throwback: 1957-58: Plain gold helmet, grey facemask
- Throwback: 1960-61: Plain silver helmet with red stripes, grey facemask
Tennessee Titans/Houston Oilers
- Throwback: 1964-65 (Oilers): Columbia blue helmet, white/red stripes, plain white derrick, grey facemask
- Throwback: 1972-74 (Oilers): Columbia blue helmet, white/red stripes, red derrick with red outline, grey facemask
- Throwback: 1975-80 (Oilers): White helmet, red/white/blue stripes, blue derrick with red outline, grey facemask
Washington Commanders
- Throwback: 1949-53: Plain dark-gold helmet, burgundy stripe, leather facemask
- Throwback: 1954-55: Mahogany helmet, yellow-gold stripe, lucite facemask (1954); grey facemask (1955)
- Throwback: 1956-58: Plain gold helmet, grey facemask
- Throwback: 1972-75: Sangria helmet, chief logo, white-burgundy-yellow-burgundy-white stripes, grey facemask
- Throwback: 1976-78: Burgundy helmet, chief logo, white-burgundy-yellow-burgundy-white stripes, grey facemask
- Alternate: 1982: Burgundy helmet, chief logo with tucked feathers, white-burgundy-yellow-burgundy-white stripes, yellow facemask
- Alternate: 2012 throwback: Plain brown helmet, leather pattern
- Alternate: 2013 alternate: Burgundy helmet, chief logo, yellow facemask, no stripes
- Alternate: 2019 alternate: Burgundy helmet, chief logo, grey facemask, no stripes
- Alternate: 2020: Plain burgundy helmet, grey facemask
- Alternate: 2022: Black helmet, black facemask, yellow W logo on front of helmet, yellow player numbers with burgundy outline
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