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1971 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 7-6-1, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 274 points (19.6/g), 13th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 277 points (19.8/g), 13th.
Differential of -3 points (-0.2/g), 13th.
Expected W-L: 6.9-7.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 11th.
Coached by Norm Van Brocklin (7-6-1)
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1971 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 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 136 for 226, 2,005 yards, 11 td, 16 int, & 19 rushes for 31 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 142nd pick / 1964 |
| RB | Art Malone | 23 | 1 | 0 | 120 rushes for 438 yards, 6 td, & 34 catches for 380 yards and 2 td | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 39th pick / 1970 |
| FB | Cannonball Butler | 28 | 6 | 0 | 186 rushes for 594 yards, 2 td, & 15 catches for 143 yards and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 186th pick / 1965 |
| WR | Ken Burrow | 23 | Rook | 0 | 33 catches for 741 yards, 6 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1971 |
| WR | Wes Chesson | 22 | Rook | 0 | 20 catches for 224 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for -4 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 163rd pick / 1971 |
| TE | Jim R. Mitchell | 24 | 2 | 0 | 33 catches for 593 yards, 5 td, & 4 rushes for 25 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 81st pick / 1969 |
| LT | Bill Sandeman | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LG | Andy Maurer | 23 | 1 | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 64th pick / 1970 |
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| C | Jeff Van Note | 25 | 2 | 14 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 262nd pick / 1969 |
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| RG | Mal Snider | 24 | 2 | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 54th pick / 1969 |
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| RT | George Kunz* | 24 | 2 | 14 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1969 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Claude Humphrey* | 27 | 3 | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 3rd pick / 1968 |
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| LDT | John Small | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 12th pick / 1970 |
| RDT | Glen Condren | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 19th / 147th pick / 1964 |
| RDE | John Zook | 24 | 2 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1969 |
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| LLB | Ron Acks | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 57th pick / 1966 |
| MLB | Don Hansen | 27 | 5 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1966 |
| RLB | Greg Brezina | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 275th pick / 1968 |
| LCB | Ken Reaves | 27 | 5 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 49th pick / 1966 |
| RCB | Tom Hayes | 25 | Rook | 14 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 137th pick / 1971 |
| SS | John Mallory | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 258th pick / 1968 |
| FS | Ray Brown | 22 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 148th pick / 1971 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bill Bell | 24 | Rook | 0 | 13 of 21 field goals & 29 of 33 extra points | Atlanta Falcons / 17th / 428th pick / 1970 |
| P | Billy Lothridge | 29 | 7 | 0 | 44 punts for a 37.2 average, 1 blocked | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 73rd pick / 1964 |
| PR | Willie Belton | 23 | Rook | 0 | 30 punt returns for a 5.4 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Willie Belton | 23 | Rook | 0 | 28 kick returns for a 25.2 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Ron Acks | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 214 | 6-2 | Illinois | 10/3/1944 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 57th pick / 1966 |
| Grady Allen | 25 | LB | 3 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 1/1/1946 | 3 | |
| Bill Bell | 24 | K | 14 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Kansas | 12/9/1947 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 17th / 428th pick / 1970 |
| Willie Belton | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 207 | 5-11 | Md-Eastern Shore | 12/12/1948 | Rook | |
| Bob Berry | 29 | QB | 11 | 11 | 185 | 5-11 | Oregon | 3/10/1942 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 142nd pick / 1964 |
| John Bramlett | 30 | LB | 7 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Memphis | 7/7/1941 | 6 | |
| Greg Brezina | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Houston | 1/7/1946 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 275th pick / 1968 |
| Ray Brown | 22 | DB | 10 | 0 | 208 | 6-1 | West Texas A&M | 1/12/1949 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 148th pick / 1971 |
| Ken Burrow | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | San Diego State,Utah State | 3/29/1948 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1971 |
| Cannonball Butler | 28 | RB | 13 | 0 | 194 | 5-9 | Edward Waters | 5/4/1943 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 186th pick / 1965 |
| Sonny Campbell | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Northern Arizona | 3/5/1948 | 1 | |
| Wes Chesson | 22 | WR | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Duke | 1/15/1949 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 163rd pick / 1971 |
| Glen Condren | 29 | DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 251 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 6/10/1942 | 6 | New York Jets / 19th / 147th pick / 1964 |
| Mike Donohoe | 26 | TE | 9 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | San Francisco | 5/6/1945 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 225th pick / 1968 |
| Dick Enderle | 24 | G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 11/6/1947 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 158th pick / 1969 |
| Don Hansen | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Illinois | 8/20/1944 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1966 |
| Leo Hart | 22 | QB | 1 | 0 | 203 | 6-3 | Duke | 3/3/1949 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 59th pick / 1971 |
| Tom Hayes | 25 | DB | 14 | 14 | 199 | 6-1 | San Diego State | 4/18/1946 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 137th pick / 1971 |
| Claude Humphrey* | 27 | DE | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | Tennessee State | 6/29/1944 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 3rd pick / 1968 |
| Ray Jarvis | 22 | WR | 2 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Norfolk State | 2/2/1949 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 111th pick / 1971 |
| Rudy Kuechenberg | 28 | LB | 3 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Indiana | 2/7/1943 | 4 | |
| George Kunz* | 24 | T | 14 | 14 | 257 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 7/5/1947 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1969 |
| Greg Lens | 26 | DT | 7 | 0 | 261 | 6-5 | Trinity (TX) | 3/11/1945 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 86th pick / 1970 |
| Mike Lewis | 22 | DT-DE-NT | 9 | 0 | 261 | 6-4 | Ark-Pine Bluff,Wiley | 7/14/1949 | Rook | |
| Billy Lothridge | 29 | DB-P | 9 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 1/1/1942 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 73rd pick / 1964 |
| John Mallory | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 7/24/1946 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 258th pick / 1968 |
| Art Malone | 23 | RB | 13 | 0 | 211 | 5-11 | Arizona State | 3/20/1948 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 39th pick / 1970 |
| Randy Marshall | 25 | DE | 6 | 0 | 237 | 6-5 | Linfield | 12/14/1946 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 152nd pick / 1970 |
| John Matlock | 27 | C | 12 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 10/19/1944 | 4 | |
| Andy Maurer | 23 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Oregon | 9/30/1948 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 64th pick / 1970 |
| Tom McCauley | 24 | DB | 4 | 0 | 193 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 5/3/1947 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 253rd pick / 1969 |
| Jim Miller | 22 | G | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Iowa | 7/24/1949 | Rook | |
| Jim R. Mitchell | 24 | TE | 13 | 0 | 234 | 6-1 | Prairie View | 10/19/1947 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 81st pick / 1969 |
| Tommy Nobis | 28 | LB | 4 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Texas | 9/20/1943 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1966 |
| Tony Plummer | 24 | DB | 7 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Pacific | 1/21/1947 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 242nd pick / 1970 |
| Ray Poage | 31 | TE-SE-FL-WR | 4 | 0 | 208 | 6-4 | Texas | 11/14/1940 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 11th pick / 1963 |
| Joe Profit | 22 | RB | 4 | 0 | 213 | 6-0 | La-Monroe | 8/13/1949 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 7th pick / 1971 |
| Ken Reaves | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Norfolk State | 10/29/1944 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 49th pick / 1966 |
| Rudy Redmond | 24 | DB | 8 | 0 | 196 | 6-1 | Pacific | 8/25/1947 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 91st pick / 1969 |
| Bill Sandeman | 29 | T-DT | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-6 | Pacific | 11/30/1942 | 5 | |
| Larry Shears | 22 | DB | 9 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Lincoln (MO) | 8/1/1949 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 267th pick / 1971 |
| Dick Shiner | 29 | QB | 10 | 3 | 201 | 6-0 | Maryland | 7/18/1942 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 87th pick / 1964 |
| John Small | 25 | DT-LB | 14 | 0 | 269 | 6-4 | The Citadel | 11/20/1946 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 12th pick / 1970 |
| Mal Snider | 24 | G-T | 13 | 0 | 251 | 6-4 | Stanford | 4/5/1947 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 54th pick / 1969 |
| Todd Snyder | 23 | WR | 4 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Ohio | 10/22/1948 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 65th pick / 1970 |
| Jeff Van Note | 25 | C-G-LB | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 2/7/1946 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 262nd pick / 1969 |
| Harmon Wages | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Florida | 5/18/1946 | 3 | |
| Cleo Walker | 23 | LB-C | 11 | 0 | 219 | 6-3 | Louisville | 2/7/1948 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 172nd pick / 1970 |
| John Zook | 24 | DE | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-4 | Kansas | 9/24/1947 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1969 |
| Team Total | 25.1 | 14 | 220.2 | 6-1.8 | 2.4 |