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1970 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 4-8-2, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 206 points (14.7/g), 22nd of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 261 points (18.6/g), 10th.
Differential of -55 points (-3.9/g), 19th.
Expected W-L: 5.1-8.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 16th.
Coached by Norm Van Brocklin (4-8-2)
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1970 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Bob Berry | 28 | 5 | 12 | 156 for 269, 1,806 yards, 16 td, 13 int, & 13 rushes for 60 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 142nd pick / 1964 |
| RB | Harmon Wages | 24 | 2 | 0 | 119 rushes for 422 yards, 1 td, & 26 catches for 153 yards and 2 td | |
| FB | Cannonball Butler | 27 | 5 | 0 | 166 rushes for 636 yards, 0 td, & 24 catches for 151 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 186th pick / 1965 |
| WR | Paul Flatley | 29 | 7 | 0 | 39 catches for 544 yards, 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 44th pick / 1963 |
| WR | Todd Snyder | 22 | Rook | 0 | 23 catches for 311 yards, 2 td | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 65th pick / 1970 |
| TE | Jim R. Mitchell | 23 | 1 | 0 | 44 catches for 650 yards, 6 td, & 5 rushes for 23 yards and 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 81st pick / 1969 |
| LT | Mal Snider | 23 | 1 | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 54th pick / 1969 |
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| LG | Andy Maurer | 22 | Rook | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 64th pick / 1970 |
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| C | Jeff Van Note | 24 | 1 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 262nd pick / 1969 |
| RG | Dick Enderle | 23 | 1 | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 158th pick / 1969 |
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| RT | George Kunz | 23 | 1 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1969 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Claude Humphrey* | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 3rd pick / 1968 |
| LDT | Greg Lens | 25 | Rook | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 86th pick / 1970 |
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| RDT | Glen Condren | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 19th / 147th pick / 1964 |
| RDE | John Zook | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1969 |
| LLB | Grady Allen | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| MLB | Tommy Nobis* | 27 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1966 |
| RLB | Don Hansen | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1966 |
| LCB | Ken Reaves | 26 | 4 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 49th pick / 1966 |
| RCB | Rudy Redmond | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 91st pick / 1969 |
| SS | John Mallory | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 258th pick / 1968 |
| FS | Tom McCauley | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 253rd pick / 1969 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ken Vinyard | 23 | Rook | 0 | 9 of 25 field goals & 23 of 26 extra points | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1969 |
| P | Billy Lothridge | 28 | 6 | 0 | 76 punts for a 38.7 average, 0 blocked | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 73rd pick / 1964 |
| PR | John Mallory | 24 | 2 | 0 | 17 punt returns for a 11.9 average and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 258th pick / 1968 |
| KR | Cannonball Butler | 27 | 5 | 0 | 14 kick returns for a 20.3 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 186th pick / 1965 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Ron Acks | 26 | LB | 8 | 0 | 214 | 6-2 | Illinois | 10/3/1944 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 57th pick / 1966 |
| Grady Allen | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 1/1/1946 | 2 | |
| Bob Berry | 28 | QB | 12 | 12 | 185 | 5-11 | Oregon | 3/10/1942 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 142nd pick / 1964 |
| Bob Breitenstein | 27 | T-G | 7 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 4/8/1943 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1965 |
| Mike Brunson | 23 | RB | 8 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Arizona State,Mesa | 7/30/1947 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 272nd pick / 1970 |
| Cannonball Butler | 27 | RB | 14 | 0 | 194 | 5-9 | Edward Waters | 5/4/1943 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 186th pick / 1965 |
| Sonny Campbell | 22 | RB | 11 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Northern Arizona | 3/5/1948 | Rook | |
| Grady Cavness | 23 | DB | 4 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | Texas-El Paso | 3/1/1947 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 36th pick / 1969 |
| Gail Cogdill | 33 | SE-WR | 6 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Washington State | 4/7/1937 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 63rd pick / 1960 |
| Glen Condren | 28 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 251 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 6/10/1942 | 5 | New York Jets / 19th / 147th pick / 1964 |
| Ted Cottrell | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Delaware Valley | 6/13/1947 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 164th pick / 1969 |
| Mike Donohoe | 25 | TE | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | San Francisco | 5/6/1945 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 225th pick / 1968 |
| Dick Enderle | 23 | G | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 11/6/1947 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 158th pick / 1969 |
| Paul Flatley | 29 | WR-FL | 14 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 1/30/1941 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 44th pick / 1963 |
| Mike Freeman | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 179 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 7/13/1944 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 89th pick / 1968 |
| Paul Gipson | 24 | RB | 13 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Houston | 3/21/1946 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 29th pick / 1969 |
| Dean Halverson | 24 | LB | 7 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Washington | 8/24/1946 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 13th / 351st pick / 1968 |
| Don Hansen | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Illinois | 8/20/1944 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1966 |
| Dave Hettema | 28 | T | 6 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | New Mexico | 11/7/1942 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 16th / 212th pick / 1965 |
| Claude Humphrey* | 26 | DE | 12 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | Tennessee State | 6/29/1944 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 3rd pick / 1968 |
| Randy Johnson | 26 | QB | 4 | 2 | 205 | 6-3 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 6/17/1944 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 16th pick / 1966 |
| George Kunz | 23 | T | 9 | 9 | 257 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 7/5/1947 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1969 |
| Al Lavan | 24 | DB | 13 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Colorado State | 9/13/1946 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 204th pick / 1968 |
| Kent Lawrence | 24 | WR | 1 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Georgia | 6/3/1946 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 211th pick / 1969 |
| Greg Lens | 25 | DT | 14 | 0 | 261 | 6-5 | Trinity (TX) | 3/11/1945 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 86th pick / 1970 |
| Billy Lothridge | 28 | DB-P | 14 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 1/1/1942 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 73rd pick / 1964 |
| John Mallory | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 7/24/1946 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 258th pick / 1968 |
| Art Malone | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 211 | 5-11 | Arizona State | 3/20/1948 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 39th pick / 1970 |
| Randy Marshall | 24 | DE | 9 | 0 | 237 | 6-5 | Linfield | 12/14/1946 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 152nd pick / 1970 |
| John Matlock | 26 | C | 14 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 10/19/1944 | 3 | |
| Andy Maurer | 22 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Oregon | 9/30/1948 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 64th pick / 1970 |
| Tom McCauley | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 193 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 5/3/1947 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 253rd pick / 1969 |
| Jim R. Mitchell | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 234 | 6-1 | Prairie View | 10/19/1947 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 81st pick / 1969 |
| Tommy Nobis* | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Texas | 9/20/1943 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1966 |
| Ken Reaves | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Norfolk State | 10/29/1944 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 49th pick / 1966 |
| Rudy Redmond | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 196 | 6-1 | Pacific | 8/25/1947 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 91st pick / 1969 |
| Gary Roberts | 24 | G | 11 | 0 | 242 | 6-2 | Purdue | 11/30/1946 | Rook | New York Jets / 11th / 286th pick / 1969 |
| Bill Sandeman | 28 | T-DT | 6 | 0 | 252 | 6-6 | Pacific | 11/30/1942 | 4 | |
| John Small | 24 | DT-LB | 10 | 0 | 269 | 6-4 | The Citadel | 11/20/1946 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 12th pick / 1970 |
| Mal Snider | 23 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 251 | 6-4 | Stanford | 4/5/1947 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 54th pick / 1969 |
| Todd Snyder | 22 | WR | 12 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Ohio | 10/22/1948 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 65th pick / 1970 |
| Jim Sullivan | 26 | DT-DE | 7 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Lincoln (MO) | 8/20/1944 | Rook | |
| Jeff Van Note | 24 | C-G-LB | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 2/7/1946 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 262nd pick / 1969 |
| Ken Vinyard | 23 | K | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Texas Tech | 6/18/1947 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1969 |
| Harmon Wages | 24 | RB | 13 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Florida | 5/18/1946 | 2 | |
| John Zook | 23 | DE | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-4 | Kansas | 9/24/1947 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1969 |
| Team Total | 24.9 | 14 | 221.9 | 6-2.0 | 2.1 |