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1968 Atlanta Falcons

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Record: 2-12-0, Finished 4th in NFL Coastal Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 170 points (12.1/g), 16th of 16 in the NFL.
 Allowed 389 points (27.8/g), 15th.
 Differential of -219 points (-15.6/g), 16th.
 Expected W-L: 1.7-12.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.6/g), 13th.

Coached by Norb Hecker (0-3-0) and Norm Van Brocklin (2-9-0)

1968 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sat September 14 box L 0-1 @ Minnesota Vikings 7 47 14 234 153 81 4 21 404 218 186 2
2 Sun September 22 box L 0-2 Baltimore Colts 20 28 12 250 164 86 2 22 388 263 125 6
3 Sun September 29 box L 0-3 @ San Francisco 49ers 13 28 14 227 156 71 1 24 374 185 189 1
4 Sun October 6 box L 0-4 Green Bay Packers 7 38 7 154 76 78 5 26 470 312 158 1
5 Sun October 13 box W 1-4 New York Giants 24 21 17 322 186 136 23 421 242 179 3
6 Sun October 20 box L 1-5 @ Los Angeles Rams 14 27 7 133 101 32 3 24 419 246 173 4
7 Sun October 27 box L 1-6 @ Cleveland Browns 7 30 17 284 137 147 2 24 444 248 196
8 Sun November 3 box L 1-7 Pittsburgh Steelers 21 41 16 343 257 86 5 25 402 288 114 1
9 Sun November 10 box L 1-8 Los Angeles Rams 10 17 9 232 140 92 3 18 250 71 179 1
10 Sun November 17 box W 2-8 @ Chicago Bears 16 13 14 300 143 157 1 16 302 185 117 2
11 Sun November 24 box L 2-9 @ St. Louis Cardinals 12 17 10 162 102 60 1 17 260 127 133 3
12 Sun December 1 box L 2-10 @ Baltimore Colts 0 44 12 143 87 56 6 23 386 278 108 1
13 Sun December 8 box L 2-11 Detroit Lions 7 24 14 230 58 172 4 18 342 212 130 1
14 Sun December 15 box L 2-12 San Francisco 49ers 12 14 11 150 99 51 2 21 458 210 248 4

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 170 3164 762 4.2 174 158 326 1859 9 24 4.7 94 366 1305 9 3.6 71 39 15 9
Team Defense 389 5320 936 5.7 475 248 389 3085 30 14 7.4 157 518 2235 17 4.3 302 30 16 16
Lg Rank Offense 16 16 16 14 14 16 13 16 15 15 11 15 13 11
Lg Rank Defense 15 16 16 10 15 16 14 16 16 16 12 11 12 5

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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%
Randy Johnson 24 qb 8 7 1-6-0 73 156 46.8 892 2 1.3 10 6.4 71 5.7 3.0 12.2 111.5 42.5
Bob Berry 26 QB 10 7 1-6-0 81 153 52.9 1433 7 4.6 13 8.5 66 9.4 6.0 17.7 143.3 65.1
Bruce Lemmerman 23 4 0 3 15 20.0 40 0 0.0 1 6.7 18 2.7 -0.3 13.3 10.0 11.8
Harmon Wages 22 13 0 1 2 50.0 21 0 0.0 0 0.0 21 10.5 10.5 21.0 1.6 87.5
Team Total 25.0 14 2-12-0 158 326 48.5 2386 9 2.8 24 7.4 71 7.3 4.3 15.1 170.4 51.5
Opp Total 14 248 389 63.8 3085 30 7.7 14 3.6 7.9 7.1 12.4 220.4 99.0 29 221 7.4 6.1

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
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
Cannonball Butler 25 FB 12 0 94 365 2 60 3.9 30.4 7.8 15 127 8.5 0 31 1.3 10.6 492 2 1
Perry Lee Dunn 27 HB 14 0 72 219 3 15 3.0 15.6 5.1 9 118 13.1 0 43 0.6 8.4 337 3 3
Harmon Wages 22 13 0 59 211 0 31 3.6 16.2 4.5 16 121 7.6 1 55 1.2 9.3 332 1 2
Billy Harris 22 6 0 53 144 0 11 2.7 24.0 8.8 3 118 39.3 1 55 0.5 19.7 262 1 1
Brendan McCarthy 23 7 0 31 86 1 18 2.8 12.3 4.4 13 119 9.2 0 21 1.9 17.0 205 1 1
Bob Berry 26 QB 10 7 26 139 2 45 5.3 13.9 2.6 139 2 5
Randy Johnson 24 qb 8 7 11 97 1 26 8.8 12.1 1.4 97 1 5
Charlie Bryant 27 2 0 9 29 0 7 3.2 14.5 4.5 1 11 11.0 0 11 0.5 5.5 40 0 2
Dwight Lee 23 11 0 4 6 0 6 1.5 0.5 0.4 6 0 0
Joe Auer 27 7 0 3 19 0 16 6.3 2.7 0.4 19 0 0
Jerry Simmons 26 SE 14 0 1 -6 0 -6 -6.0 -0.4 0.1 28 479 17.1 0 61 2.0 34.2 473 0 0
Ray Ogden 26 TE 14 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 0.9 0.1 25 452 18.1 2 60 1.8 32.3 464 2 0
Bruce Lemmerman 23 4 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0 0 1
Billy Lothridge 26 RS 14 0 1 -16 0 -16 -16.0 -1.1 0.1 -16 0 1
Bob Long 26 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 22 484 22.0 4 71 2.4 53.8 484 4 0
Paul Flatley 27 FL 14 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 20 305 15.3 0 66 1.4 21.8 305 0 0
Mike Donohoe 23 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 52 8.7 1 14 0.4 3.7 52 1 0
Team Total 25.0 14 366 1305 9 60 3.6 93.2 26.1 158 2386 15.1 9 71 11.3 170.4 3691 18 26
Opp Total 14 518 2235 17 4.3 159.6 37.0 248 3085 12.4 30 17.7 220.4 5320 47 30

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Cannonball Butler 25 FB 12 0 37 799 0 42 21.6 1291
Nick Rassas 24 LS 14 0 4 10 0 5 2.5 10 180 0 24 18.0 190
Jimmy Burson 28 RCB 14 0 11 56 0 17 5.1 56
Charlie Bryant 27 2 0 5 112 0 29 22.4 152
Joe Szczecko 26 10 0 3 18 0 18 6.0 18
Don Talbert 29 LT 14 0 3 30 0 13 10.0 30
Joe Auer 27 7 0 2 31 0 20 15.5 50
Philip Spiller 23 7 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 1 18 0 18 18.0 18
Grady Allen 22 LLB 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Joe Cerne 26 6 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Mike Donohoe 23 14 0 1 22 0 22 22.0 74
Dan Grimm 27 RG 14 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 4
Billy Harris 22 6 0 1 16 0 16 16.0 278
Dwight Lee 23 11 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 26
Harmon Wages 22 13 0 1 23 0 23 23.0 355
Team Total 25.0 14 16 66 0 17 4.1 68 1273 0 42 18.7 5030
Opp Total 14 46 0 42 799 0 19.0

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
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
Billy Lothridge 26 RS 14 0 75 3324 70 0 44.3
Bob Etter 23 K 14 0 2 2 5 4 7 4 5 1 2 21 11 52.4% 19 17 89.5%
Team Total 25.0 14 2 2 5 4 7 4 5 1 2 21 11 52.4% 19 17 89.5% 75 3324 70 0 44.3
Opp Total 14 30 16 53.3% 49 47 95.9% 45 1868 41.5

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Bob Berry 26 QB 10 7 5 1 0 0
Charlie Bryant 27 2 0 2 1 0 0
Jimmy Burson 28 RCB 14 0 4 100 1 73 0 3 48 0
Cannonball Butler 25 FB 12 0 1 1 0 0
Lee Calland 27 7 0 2 34 0 21
Rick Cash 23 RDE 14 0 0 2 4 0
Carlton Dabney 21 RDT 14 14 1 3 0 3
Perry Lee Dunn 27 HB 14 0 3 0 0 0
Mike Freeman 24 9 0 0 1 0 0
Billy Harris 22 6 0 1 1 0 0
Ralph Heck 27 RLB 13 0 1 9 0 9 0 1 0 0
Claude Humphrey 24 LDE 14 0 0 3 0 0
Randy Johnson 24 qb 8 7 5 1 0 0
Bruce Lemmerman 23 4 0 1 1 0 0
Errol Linden 31 RT 14 0 0 1 0 0
Billy Lothridge 26 RS 14 0 3 76 0 44 1 1 0 0
Brendan McCarthy 23 7 0 1 0 0 0
Tommy Nobis* 25 MLB 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jim A. Norton 26 7 0 0 4 0 0
Nick Rassas 24 LS 14 0 1 18 0 18 3 2 0 0
Ken Reaves 24 LCB 14 0 1 90 1 90
Jerry Shay 24 LDT 14 0 0 1 0 0
Joe Szczecko 26 10 0 1 0 0 0
Harmon Wages 22 13 0 2 0 0 0
Randy Winkler 25 12 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 25.0 14 14 330 2 90 26 27 52 0
Opp Total 14 70 30 14

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Bob Etter 23 K 14 0 17 11 50
Bob Long 26 9 0 4 24
Perry Lee Dunn 27 HB 14 0 3 18
Bob Berry 26 QB 10 7 2 12
Cannonball Butler 25 FB 12 0 2 12
Ray Ogden 26 TE 14 0 2 12
Jimmy Burson 28 RCB 14 0 1 6
Mike Donohoe 23 14 0 1 6
Billy Harris 22 6 0 1 6
Randy Johnson 24 qb 8 7 1 6
Brendan McCarthy 23 7 0 1 6
Ken Reaves 24 LCB 14 0 1 6
Harmon Wages 22 13 0 1 6
Team Total 25.0 14 9 9 2 17 11 170
Opp Total 14 17 30 47 16 389