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1967 Atlanta Falcons

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Record: 1-12-1, Finished 4th in NFL Coastal Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 175 points (12.5/g), 16th of 16 in the NFL.
 Allowed 422 points (30.1/g), 16th.
 Differential of -247 points (-17.6/g), 16th.
 Expected W-L: 1.5-12.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -12 (-0.9/g), 15th.

Coached by Norb Hecker (1-12-1)

1967 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 17 box L 0-1 @ Baltimore Colts 31 38 13 303 199 104 5 20 508 419 89 2
2 Sun September 24 box L 0-2 @ San Francisco 49ers 7 38 10 97 33 64 1 25 517 337 180 2
3 Sun October 1 box L 0-3 @ Green Bay Packers 0 23 8 58 19 39 2 23 382 205 177 2
4 Sun October 8 box L 0-4 Philadelphia Eagles 7 38 17 308 223 85 6 18 380 179 201
5 Sun October 15 box T 0-4-1 Washington Redskins 20 20 15 323 215 108 2 23 415 334 81 3
6 Sun October 22 box L 0-5-1 @ Detroit Lions 3 24 12 223 87 136 1 15 250 110 140 1
7 Sun October 29 box W 1-5-1 Minnesota Vikings 21 20 12 186 91 95 2 22 314 137 177 2
8 Sun November 5 box L 1-6-1 @ Dallas Cowboys 7 37 13 223 157 66 5 21 324 153 171 2
9 Sun November 12 box L 1-7-1 Baltimore Colts 7 49 9 177 62 115 3 30 595 426 169 2
10 Sun November 19 box L 1-8-1 Los Angeles Rams 3 31 13 238 140 98 5 15 405 284 121 2
11 Sun November 26 box L 1-9-1 @ New Orleans Saints 24 27 21 269 86 183 1 24 371 230 141 3
12 Sun December 3 box L 1-10-1 @ Los Angeles Rams 3 20 10 154 75 79 2 21 309 169 140 3
13 Sun December 10 box L 1-11-1 San Francisco 49ers 28 34 14 297 243 54 3 23 468 294 174 3
14 Sun December 17 box L 1-12-1 Chicago Bears 14 23 13 157 80 77 1 14 293 115 178

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 175 3013 763 3.9 180 179 370 1710 13 25 4.1 95 344 1303 6 3.8 68 39 14 17
Team Defense 422 5531 946 5.8 294 238 421 3392 31 17 7.7 152 504 2139 18 4.2 124 27 10 18
Lg Rank Offense 16 16 15 11 13 13 11 16 14 13 16 11 11 8
Lg Rank Defense 16 16 16 11 15 16 13 16 16 16 13 12 16 13

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
11 Randy Johnson 23 QB 14 12 1-10-1 142 288 49.3 1620 10 3.5 21 7.3 82 5.6 3.0 11.4 115.7 47.8
14 Terry Nofsinger 29 7 1 0-1-0 30 60 50.0 352 1 1.7 2 3.3 38 5.9 4.7 11.7 50.3 59.9
14 Steve Sloan 23 5 1 0-1-0 4 18 22.2 38 0 0.0 2 11.1 15 2.1 -2.9 9.5 7.6 0.0
37 Perry Lee Dunn 26 14 0 1 2 50.0 32 1 50.0 0 0.0 32 16.0 26.0 32.0 2.3 135.4
21 Tom Moore 29 FB 10 0 2 2 100.0 102 1 50.0 0 0.0 75 51.0 61.0 51.0 10.2 158.3
Team Total 26.1 14 1-12-1 179 370 48.4 2144 13 3.5 25 6.8 82 5.8 3.5 12.0 153.1 50.1
Opp Total 14 238 421 56.5 3588 31 7.4 17 4.0 8.5 8.2 15.1 256.3 92.4 21 196 7.7 7.3

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
34 Junior Coffey 25 HB 14 0 180 722 4 20 4.0 51.6 12.9 30 196 6.5 1 22 2.1 14.0 918 5 3
21 Tom Moore 29 FB 10 0 53 104 0 18 2.0 10.4 5.3 10 74 7.4 0 21 1.0 7.4 178 0 1
37 Perry Lee Dunn 26 14 0 27 63 0 11 2.3 4.5 1.9 13 111 8.5 0 21 0.9 7.9 174 0 3
29 Ron Rector 23 10 0 24 127 0 16 5.3 12.7 2.4 4 13 3.3 0 9 0.4 1.3 140 0 1
11 Randy Johnson 23 QB 14 12 24 144 1 17 6.0 10.3 1.7 144 1 4
30 Ernie Wheelwright 28 3 0 21 43 1 6 2.0 14.3 7.0 4 46 11.5 0 30 1.3 15.3 89 1 0
40 Ron Smith 24 RET 13 0 8 42 0 12 5.3 3.2 0.6 11 227 20.6 0 60 0.8 17.5 269 0 6
14 Terry Nofsinger 29 7 1 3 33 0 31 11.0 4.7 0.4 33 0 0
33 Jim Mankins 23 11 0 2 7 0 7 3.5 0.6 0.2 1 11 11.0 0 11 0.1 1.0 18 0 0
26 Billy Lothridge 25 P 14 0 1 16 0 16 16.0 1.1 0.1 16 0 0
14 Steve Sloan 23 5 1 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.4 0.2 2 0 0
8 Tommy McDonald 33 FL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 33 436 13.2 4 75 2.4 31.1 436 4 0
44 Jerry Simmons 25 SE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 287 13.7 2 30 1.8 23.9 287 2 1
28 Ray Ogden 25 TE 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 19 308 16.2 1 82 1.7 28.0 308 1 0
85 Bill Martin 25 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 15 182 12.1 3 36 1.1 13.0 182 3 0
80 Gary Barnes 28 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 10 154 15.4 1 44 0.8 11.8 154 1 1
87 Taz Anderson 29 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 99 12.4 1 21 1.0 12.4 99 1 0
Team Total 26.1 14 344 1303 6 31 3.8 93.1 24.6 179 2144 12.0 13 82 12.8 153.1 3447 19 20
Opp Total 14 504 2139 18 4.2 152.8 36.0 238 3392 14.3 31 17.0 242.3 5531 49 26

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
40 Ron Smith 24 RET 13 0 20 92 0 26 4.6 39 976 1 99 25.0 1337
37 Perry Lee Dunn 26 14 0 7 128 0 39 18.3 302
25 Mike Fitzgerald 26 2 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 6 121 0 30 20.2 121
44 Jerry Simmons 25 SE 12 0 3 0 0 0 0.0 2 38 0 22 19.0 325
49 Floyd Hudlow 24 LS 10 10 1 2 0 2 2.0 2 56 0 35 28.0 58
73 Errol Linden 30 RT 14 0 3 37 0 18 12.3 37
28 Ray Ogden 25 TE 11 0 3 41 0 26 13.7 349
27 Nick Rassas 23 RS 5 0 2 51 0 27 25.5 51
33 Jim Mankins 23 11 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 30
85 Bill Martin 25 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 182
61 Bill Sandeman 25 11 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
72 Don Talbert 28 LT 12 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 2
81 Bo Wood 22 14 0 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
Team Total 26.1 14 25 94 0 26 3.8 69 1471 1 99 21.3 5012
Opp Total 14 54 0 38 889 0 23.4

Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
26 Billy Lothridge 25 P 14 0 87 3801 62 0 43.7
7 Wade Traynham 25 K 14 0 2 1 5 3 9 3 2 18 7 38.9% 22 22 100.0%
Team Total 26.1 14 2 1 5 3 9 3 2 18 7 38.9% 22 22 100.0% 87 3801 62 0 43.7
Opp Total 14 39 16 41.0% 53 52 98.1% 49 1955 39.9

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
80 Gary Barnes 28 13 0 1 0 0 0
51 Andy Bowling 22 6 0 0 1 0 0
22 Lee Calland 26 RCB 14 0 3 106 1 77
34 Junior Coffey 25 HB 14 0 3 0 0 0
37 Perry Lee Dunn 26 14 0 3 1 0 0
49 Floyd Hudlow 24 LS 10 10 2 25 0 21
75 Bob Hughes 23 2 0 0 1 0 0
11 Randy Johnson 23 QB 14 12 4 1 -2 0
21 Tom Moore 29 FB 10 0 1 0 0 0
60 Tommy Nobis*+ 24 MLB 14 0 3 57 1 41 0 1 0 0
70 Jim A. Norton 25 LDE 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
36 Ken Reaves 23 LCB 14 0 7 153 0 42 0 1 0 0
29 Ron Rector 23 10 0 1 0 0 0
43 Jerry Richardson 26 13 0 0 1 21 0
52 Marion Rushing 31 LLB 14 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 3 0
77 Chuck Sieminski 27 14 0 0 1 0 0
44 Jerry Simmons 25 SE 12 0 1 0 0 0
40 Ron Smith 24 RET 13 0 6 3 0 0
71 Joe Szczecko 25 RDT 12 7 0 2 10 0
Team Total 26.1 14 17 343 2 77 20 16 32 0
Opp Total 14 49 26 16 2

Scoring Summary

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No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
7 Wade Traynham 25 K 14 0 22 7 43
34 Junior Coffey 25 HB 14 0 4 1 5 30
8 Tommy McDonald 33 FL 14 0 4 4 24
85 Bill Martin 25 14 0 3 3 18
44 Jerry Simmons 25 SE 12 0 2 2 12
87 Taz Anderson 29 8 0 1 1 6
80 Gary Barnes 28 13 0 1 1 6
22 Lee Calland 26 RCB 14 0 1 1 6
11 Randy Johnson 23 QB 14 12 1 1 6
60 Tommy Nobis*+ 24 MLB 14 0 1 1 6
28 Ray Ogden 25 TE 11 0 1 1 6
40 Ron Smith 24 RET 13 0 1 1 6
30 Ernie Wheelwright 28 3 0 1 1 6
Team Total 26.1 14 6 13 1 2 22 22 7 175
Opp Total 14 18 31 52 16 2 422