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1966 Atlanta Falcons

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Record: 3-11-0, Finished 7th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 204 points (14.6/g), 15th of 15 in the NFL.
 Allowed 437 points (31.2/g), 14th.
 Differential of -233 points (-16.6/g), 14th.
 Expected W-L: 2.0-12.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -12 (-0.9/g), 12th.

Simple Rating System: Total -15.5, Offense: -6.5, Defense: -9.0, SoS: 1.1, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Norb Hecker

Training Camp: YMCA Camp (Black Mountain, North Carolina)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1966 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 1 ATL Tommy Nobis LB 11 1966 1976 1 5 9 64 133 Texas
1 16 ATL Randy Johnson QB 10 1966 1976 0 0 2 24 75 647 1286 8329 51 90 114 573 10 Texas A&M-Kingsville
2 17 ATL Nick Rassas DB 3 1966 1968 0 0 2 7 27 Notre Dame
2 32 ATL Jerry Jones T 4 1966 1969 0 0 2 11 44 Bowling Green
3 33 ATL Mike Dennis RB 2 1968 1969 0 0 0 2 15 0 2 0 0 0 29 136 0 8 53 0 Mississippi
3 48 ATL Phil Sheridan E 0 0 0 Notre Dame
4 49 ATL Ken Reaves DB 12 1966 1977 0 1 10 58 164 Norfolk St.
4 64 ATL Willie Asbury RB 3 1966 1968 0 0 2 11 33 0 1 0 0 0 253 868 11 25 307 2 Kent St.
5 65 ATL Bill Wolski FB 1 1966 1966 0 0 0 0 2 Notre Dame
5 80 ATL Martin Kahn T 0 0 0 North Texas
6 81 ATL Charley Casey FL 0 0 0 Florida
7 96 ATL William Johnson FB 0 0 0 Univ. of the South
8 111 ATL Bill Goss LB 0 0 0 Tulane
9 126 ATL Bob Sanders LB 1 1967 1967 0 0 0 1 9 North Texas
10 141 ATL Mike Bender G 0 0 0 Arkansas
11 156 ATL Steve Sloan QB 2 1966 1967 0 0 0 0 8 10 31 134 0 4 1 2 0 Alabama
12 171 ATL Ken Hollister T 0 0 0 Indiana
13 186 ATL Bob Collins T 0 0 0 South Carolina
14 201 ATL Steve Ecker K 0 0 0 Shippensburg
15 216 ATL Tommy Tolleson WR 1 1966 1966 0 0 0 0 8 Alabama
16 231 ATL Jim Vining G 0 0 0 Rice
17 246 ATL Lurley Archambeau C 0 0 0 Toledo
18 261 ATL Doug Korver C 0 0 0 Northern Iowa
19 276 ATL Walt Mainer DB 0 0 0
20 291 ATL Bob Riggle DB 2 1966 1967 0 0 1 5 25 Penn St.