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1974 Atlanta Falcons

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Record: 3-11-0, Finished 4th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 111 points (7.9/g), 26th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 271 points (19.4/g), 16th.
 Differential of -160 points (-11.4/g), 26th.
 Expected W-L: 1.5-12.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -26 (-1.9/g), 26th.

Simple Rating System: Total -12.3, Offense: -9.7, Defense: -2.6, SoS: -0.9, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Marion Campbell and Norm Van Brocklin

 Defensive Coordinator: Marion Campbell

Training Camp: Furman University (Greenville, South Carolina)

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P TO FL 1stPy 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD
Team Offense 111 2800 806 3.5 55 24 11 174 160 356 1307 4 31 3.2 86 400 1493 6 3.7 77
Team Defense 271 4136 960 4.3 29 12 13 238 136 302 1572 13 17 4.7 85 627 2564 19 4.1 140
Lg Rank Offense 26 26 26 26 26 19 26 26 26 26 25 21 26 17
Lg Rank Defense 16 15 18 17 14 1 2 8 16 5 26 26 22 18

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 15 boxscore L 0-1 Dallas Cowboys 0 24 7 108 44 64 5 21 411 206 205 2
2 Sun September 22 boxscore L 0-2 San Francisco 49ers 10 16 15 209 82 127 6 17 272 72 200 2
3 Sun September 29 boxscore L 0-3 @ New Orleans Saints 13 14 12 230 63 167 3 15 196 24 172 2
4 Sun October 6 boxscore W 1-3 @ New York Giants 14 7 17 285 128 157 3 13 261 89 172 2
5 Sun October 13 boxscore W 2-3 Chicago Bears 13 10 15 214 93 121 5 13 212 124 88 3
6 Sun October 20 boxscore L 2-4 New Orleans Saints 3 13 10 174 110 64 6 15 321 89 232 4
7 Mon October 28 boxscore L 2-5 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 17 24 13 167 59 108 3 21 355 120 235 4
8 Sun November 3 boxscore L 2-6 @ Miami Dolphins 7 42 13 196 93 103 4 22 355 161 194 2
9 Sun November 10 boxscore L 2-7 @ Los Angeles Rams 0 21 11 164 45 119 19 312 123 189 1
10 Sun November 17 boxscore L 2-8 Baltimore Colts 7 17 15 236 112 124 3 18 326 74 252 1
11 Sun November 24 boxscore L 2-9 @ San Francisco 49ers 0 27 10 192 117 75 6 18 291 89 202 2
12 Sun December 1 boxscore L 2-10 Los Angeles Rams 7 30 11 237 218 19 5 14 309 159 150
13 Sat December 7 boxscore L 2-11 @ Minnesota Vikings 10 23 15 191 75 116 2 18 252 104 148 1
14 Sun December 15 boxscore W 3-11 Green Bay Packers 10 3 10 197 68 129 4 14 263 138 125 3

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
19 Bob Lee 29 QB 9 8 2-6-0 78 172 45.3 852 3 1.7 14 8.1 52 5.0 1.6 10.9 94.7 32.4 31 269 2.87 0.06 15.3 0 1
7 Pat Sullivan 24 qb 6 4 0-4-0 48 105 45.7 556 1 1.0 8 7.6 48 5.3 2.1 11.6 92.7 33.7 10 92 4.03 1.08 8.7
11 Kim McQuilken 23 qb 5 2 1-1-0 34 79 43.0 373 0 0.0 9 11.4 26 4.7 -0.4 11.0 74.6 18.0 9 113 2.95 -1.65 10.2
Team Total 25.6 14 3-11-0 160 356 44.9 1781 4 1.1 31 8.7 52 5.0 1.3 11.1 127.2 27.8 50 474 3.22 -0.02 12.3 0 1
Opp Total 14 136 302 45.0 1847 13 4.3 17 5.6 6.1 4.44 13.6 131.9 56.0 31 275 4.7 3.2 9.3

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
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
43 Dave Hampton 27 FB 9 0 127 464 2 34 3.7 51.6 14.1 13 111 8.5 0 21 1.4 12.3 575 2 5
25 Art Malone 26 RB 13 0 116 410 2 13 3.5 31.5 8.9 28 168 6.0 0 13 2.2 12.9 578 2 1
24 Haskel Stanback 22 13 0 57 235 1 23 4.1 18.1 4.4 8 39 4.9 0 18 0.6 3.0 274 1 5
44 Eddie Ray 27 11 0 46 139 0 17 3.0 12.6 4.2 10 43 4.3 0 10 0.9 3.9 182 0 7
19 Bob Lee 29 QB 9 8 19 99 1 17 5.2 11.0 2.1 99 1 4
20 Vince Kendrick 22 14 0 17 71 0 17 4.2 5.1 1.2 12 86 7.2 1 12 0.9 6.1 157 1 0
31 Molly McGee 22 10 0 7 30 0 10 4.3 3.0 0.7 30 0 0
86 Jim R. Mitchell 27 TE 14 0 3 21 0 15 7.0 1.5 0.2 30 479 16.0 1 52 2.1 34.2 500 1 1
7 Pat Sullivan 24 qb 6 4 3 19 0 12 6.3 3.2 0.5 19 0 1
81 Gerald Tinker 23 KR 12 0 2 5 0 9 2.5 0.4 0.2 1 12 12.0 0 12 0.1 1.0 17 0 3
11 Kim McQuilken 23 qb 5 2 2 1 0 1 0.5 0.2 0.4 1 0 0
80 Louis Neal 23 10 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 8 99 12.4 0 21 0.8 9.9 98 0 1
82 Ken Burrow 26 WR 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 34 545 16.0 1 48 2.4 38.9 545 1 0
41 Al Dodd 29 PR/WR 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 130 10.8 1 17 0.9 9.3 130 1 1
84 Tom Geredine 24 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 69 17.3 0 24 0.3 5.8 69 0 0
Team Total 25.6 14 400 1493 6 34 3.7 106.6 28.6 160 1781 11.1 4 52 11.4 127.2 3274 10 32
Opp Total 14 627 2564 19 4.1 183.1 44.8 136 1572 11.6 13 9.7 112.3 4136 32 26

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
81 Gerald Tinker 23 KR 12 0 14 195 1 72 13.9 29 704 0 59 24.3 916
41 Al Dodd 29 PR/WR 14 0 27 344 0 57 12.7 474
34 Ray Brown 25 SS 14 0 9 96 0 23 10.7 96
84 Tom Geredine 24 12 0 9 219 0 28 24.3 288
31 Molly McGee 22 10 0 8 167 0 26 20.9 197
38 Rick Byas 24 14 0 5 136 0 35 27.2 136
52 Ken Mitchell 26 14 0 4 36 0 13 9.0 36
32 Ray Easterling 25 14 0 2 34 0 21 17.0 34
66 Ted Fritsch 24 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
88 Henry Childs 23 6 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
53 Paul Ryczek 22 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 25.6 14 51 635 1 72 12.5 60 1296 0 59 21.6 5205
Opp Total 14 59 1 33 812 0 24.6

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
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
6 John James 25 P 14 0 96 3891 65 1 40.5
12 Nick Mike-Mayer 24 K 14 0 4 2 5 5 6 2 1 16 9 56.3% 12 12 100.0%
Team Total 25.6 14 4 2 5 5 6 2 1 16 9 56.3% 12 12 100.0% 96 3891 65 1 40.5
Opp Total 14 28 12 42.9% 34 31 91.2% 84 3217 38.3

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
34 Ray Brown 25 SS 14 0 8 164 1 59 0
44 Eddie Ray 27 11 0 0 7 0 0 0
29 Clarence Ellis 24 FS 14 0 3 11 0 6 0 0 1 2 0 0
24 Haskel Stanback 22 13 0 0 5 1 0 0
43 Dave Hampton 27 FB 9 0 0 5 0 0 0
81 Gerald Tinker 23 KR 12 0 0 3 2 0 0
19 Bob Lee 29 QB 9 8 0 4 0 -9 0
58 Don Hansen 30 LLB 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
50 Greg Brezina 28 RLB 14 0 1 9 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 0
66 Ted Fritsch 24 14 0 0 2 0 0 0
25 Art Malone 26 RB 13 0 0 1 1 0 0
60 Tommy Nobis 31 MLB 14 0 1 10 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 0
79 Chuck Walker 33 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
38 Rick Byas 24 14 0 0 0 1 34 0
41 Al Dodd 29 PR/WR 14 0 0 1 0 0 0
65 Len Gotshalk 25 LT 10 0 0 0 1 0 0
56 Dennis Havig 25 RG 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
27 Tom Hayes 28 RCB 13 13 1 2 0 2 0
87 Claude Humphrey* 30 LDE 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 Rolland Lawrence 23 LCB 14 14 1 0 0 0 0
83 Larry Mialik 24 14 0 0 0 1 -8 0
86 Jim R. Mitchell 27 TE 14 0 0 1 0 0 0
80 Louis Neal 23 10 0 0 1 0 0 0
51 Dick Palmer 27 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 Pat Sullivan 24 qb 6 4 0 1 0 0 0
74 Mike Tilleman 30 LDT 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
71 John Zook 27 RDE 14 0 1 14 0 14 0
Team Total 25.6 14 17 210 1 59 0 0 32 19 17 0
Opp Total 14 50 26 14

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
12 Nick Mike-Mayer 24 K 14 0 12 9 39
43 Dave Hampton 27 FB 9 0 2 2 12
25 Art Malone 26 RB 13 0 2 2 12
34 Ray Brown 25 SS 14 0 1 1 6
82 Ken Burrow 26 WR 14 0 1 1 6
41 Al Dodd 29 PR/WR 14 0 1 1 6
20 Vince Kendrick 22 14 0 1 1 6
19 Bob Lee 29 QB 9 8 1 1 6
86 Jim R. Mitchell 27 TE 14 0 1 1 6
24 Haskel Stanback 22 13 0 1 1 6
81 Gerald Tinker 23 KR 12 0 1 1 6
Team Total 25.6 14 6 4 1 1 12 12 9 111
Opp Total 14 19 13 1 31 12 271