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1973 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 318 points (22.7/g), 7th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 224 points (16.0/g), 9th.
Differential of 94 points (6.7/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 9.8-4.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.3/g), 9th.
Coached by Norm Van Brocklin (9-5-0)
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1973 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Bob Lee | 28 | 4 | 10 | 120 for 230, 1,786 yards, 10 td, 8 int, & 29 rushes for 67 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 17th / 441st pick / 1968 |
| RB | Art Malone | 25 | 3 | 0 | 76 rushes for 336 yards, 2 td, & 19 catches for 177 yards and 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 39th pick / 1970 |
| FB | Dave Hampton | 26 | 4 | 0 | 263 rushes for 997 yards, 4 td, & 25 catches for 273 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 220th pick / 1969 |
| WR | Al Dodd | 28 | 6 | 0 | 19 catches for 291 yards, 0 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 90th pick / 1967 |
| WR | Tom Geredine | 23 | Rook | 0 | 12 catches for 231 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for -3 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 94th pick / 1973 |
| TE | Jim R. Mitchell | 26 | 4 | 0 | 32 catches for 420 yards, 0 td, & 5 rushes for 34 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 81st pick / 1969 |
| LT | Bill Sandeman | 31 | 7 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LG | Andy Maurer | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 64th pick / 1970 |
| C | Jeff Van Note | 27 | 4 | 14 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 262nd pick / 1969 |
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| RG | Dennis Havig | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 189th pick / 1971 |
| RT | George Kunz* | 26 | 4 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1969 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Claude Humphrey*+ | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 3rd pick / 1968 |
| LDT | Chuck Walker | 32 | 9 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 157th pick / 1963 |
| RDT | Mike Lewis | 24 | 2 | 0 | ||
| RDE | John Zook* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1969 |
| LLB | Don Hansen | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1966 |
| MLB | Tommy Nobis | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1966 |
| RLB | Greg Brezina | 27 | 5 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 275th pick / 1968 |
| LCB | Ken Reaves | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 49th pick / 1966 |
| RCB | Tom Hayes | 27 | 2 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 137th pick / 1971 |
| SS | Ray Brown | 24 | 2 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 148th pick / 1971 |
| FS | Clarence Ellis | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 15th pick / 1972 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Nick Mike-Mayer* | 23 | Rook | 0 | 26 of 38 field goals & 34 of 34 extra points | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 248th pick / 1973 |
| P | John James | 24 | 1 | 0 | 63 punts for a 42.6 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Ray Brown | 24 | 2 | 0 | 40 punt returns for a 9.0 average and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 148th pick / 1971 |
| KR | Joe W. Washington | 22 | Rook | 0 | 20 kick returns for a 21.6 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Bebout | 22 | T | 13 | 0 | 261 | 6-5 | Wyoming | 5/5/1951 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 142nd pick / 1973 |
| Duane Benson | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Hamline | 8/5/1945 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 280th pick / 1967 |
| Greg Brezina | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Houston | 1/7/1946 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 275th pick / 1968 |
| Ray Brown | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 208 | 6-1 | West Texas A&M | 1/12/1949 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 148th pick / 1971 |
| Ken Burrow | 25 | WR | 9 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | San Diego State,Utah State | 3/29/1948 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1971 |
| Wes Chesson | 24 | WR | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Duke | 1/15/1949 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 163rd pick / 1971 |
| Al Dodd | 28 | WR-SE-DB | 13 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Northwest State (LA) | 8/21/1945 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 90th pick / 1967 |
| Ray Easterling | 24 | DB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Richmond | 9/3/1949 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 223rd pick / 1972 |
| Clarence Ellis | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 2/11/1950 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 15th pick / 1972 |
| Ted Fritsch | 23 | C | 14 | 0 | 242 | 6-2 | St. Norbert | 8/26/1950 | 1 | |
| Frank Gallagher | 30 | G | 3 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 3/2/1943 | 6 | |
| Tom Geredine | 23 | WR | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Truman State | 6/17/1950 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 94th pick / 1973 |
| Len Gotshalk | 24 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 259 | 6-4 | Humboldt State | 10/21/1949 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 186th pick / 1971 |
| Dave Hampton | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Wyoming | 5/7/1947 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 220th pick / 1969 |
| Don Hansen | 29 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Illinois | 8/20/1944 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1966 |
| Dennis Havig | 24 | G | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-2 | Colorado | 5/6/1949 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 189th pick / 1971 |
| Tom Hayes | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 199 | 6-1 | San Diego State | 4/18/1946 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 137th pick / 1971 |
| Claude Humphrey*+ | 29 | DE | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | Tennessee State | 6/29/1944 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 3rd pick / 1968 |
| John James | 24 | P | 14 | 0 | 197 | 6-3 | Florida | 1/21/1949 | 1 | |
| George Kunz* | 26 | T | 14 | 14 | 257 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 7/5/1947 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1969 |
| Rolland Lawrence | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 179 | 5-10 | Tabor | 3/24/1951 | Rook | |
| Bob Lee | 28 | QB-P | 12 | 10 | 195 | 6-2 | Arizona State,Pacific | 8/7/1945 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 17th / 441st pick / 1968 |
| Mike Lewis | 24 | DT-DE-NT | 14 | 0 | 261 | 6-4 | Ark-Pine Bluff,Wiley | 7/14/1949 | 2 | |
| Art Malone | 25 | RB | 10 | 0 | 211 | 5-11 | Arizona State | 3/20/1948 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 39th pick / 1970 |
| Rosie Manning | 23 | DT | 1 | 0 | 256 | 6-5 | Northeast State (OK) | 5/31/1950 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1972 |
| Greg Marx | 23 | DE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 7/18/1950 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 39th pick / 1973 |
| Henry Matthews | 24 | RB | 3 | 0 | 203 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 3/17/1949 | 1 | |
| Andy Maurer | 25 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Oregon | 9/30/1948 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 64th pick / 1970 |
| Larry Mialik | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 5/15/1950 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 302nd pick / 1972 |
| Nick Mike-Mayer* | 23 | K | 14 | 0 | 186 | 5-8 | Temple | 3/1/1950 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 248th pick / 1973 |
| Jim R. Mitchell | 26 | TE | 14 | 0 | 234 | 6-1 | Prairie View | 10/19/1947 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 81st pick / 1969 |
| Ken Mitchell | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | UNLV | 11/14/1948 | Rook | |
| Louis Neal | 22 | WR | 5 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Prairie View | 1/10/1951 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 124th pick / 1973 |
| Tommy Nobis | 30 | LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Texas | 9/20/1943 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1966 |
| Tony Plummer | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Pacific | 1/21/1947 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 242nd pick / 1970 |
| Joe Profit | 24 | RB | 3 | 0 | 213 | 6-0 | La-Monroe | 8/13/1949 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 7th pick / 1971 |
| Eddie Ray | 26 | RB-TE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | LSU | 4/5/1947 | 3 | Boston Patriots / 4th / 83rd pick / 1970 |
| Ken Reaves | 29 | DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Norfolk State | 10/29/1944 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 49th pick / 1966 |
| Bill Sandeman | 31 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 252 | 6-6 | Pacific | 11/30/1942 | 7 | |
| Dick Shiner | 31 | QB | 4 | 4 | 201 | 6-0 | Maryland | 7/18/1942 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 87th pick / 1964 |
| Pat Sullivan | 23 | QB | 4 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Auburn | 1/18/1950 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 40th pick / 1972 |
| Mike Tilleman | 29 | DT | 13 | 0 | 272 | 6-7 | Montana | 3/30/1944 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 163rd pick / 1965 |
| Jeff Van Note | 27 | C-G-LB | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 2/7/1946 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 262nd pick / 1969 |
| Harmon Wages | 27 | RB | 6 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Florida | 5/18/1946 | 5 | |
| Chuck Walker | 32 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Duke | 8/10/1941 | 9 | St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 157th pick / 1963 |
| Lonnie Warwick | 31 | LB | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | Tennessee,Tennessee Tech | 2/26/1942 | 8 | |
| Joe W. Washington | 22 | RB | 9 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Illinois State | 7/10/1951 | Rook | |
| John Zook* | 26 | DE | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-4 | Kansas | 9/24/1947 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1969 |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 14 | 223.2 | 6-1.8 | 3.2 |