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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.

Coached by Marion Campbell (1-5-0) and Norm Van Brocklin (2-6-0)

1974 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Bob Lee 29 5 8 78 for 172, 852 yards, 3 td, 14 int, & 19 rushes for 99 yards and 1 td

Minnesota Vikings / 17th / 441st pick / 1968

RB Art Malone 26 4 0 116 rushes for 410 yards, 2 td, & 28 catches for 168 yards and 0 td

Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 39th pick / 1970

FB Dave Hampton 27 5 0 127 rushes for 464 yards, 2 td, & 13 catches for 111 yards and 0 td

Green Bay Packers / 9th / 220th pick / 1969

WR Ken Burrow 26 3 0 34 catches for 545 yards, 1 td

Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1971

WR Al Dodd 29 7 0 12 catches for 130 yards, 1 td

Chicago Bears / 4th / 90th pick / 1967

TE Jim R. Mitchell 27 5 0 30 catches for 479 yards, 1 td, & 3 rushes for 21 yards and 0 td

Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 81st pick / 1969

LT Len Gotshalk 25 2 0 1 fumble recovered

Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 186th pick / 1971

LG Jim Miller 25 3 0
C Jeff Van Note* 28 5 14

Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 262nd pick / 1969

RG Dennis Havig 25 2 0 1 fumble recovered

Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 189th pick / 1971

RT George Kunz* 27 5 14

Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1969

 Defensive Starters
LDE Claude Humphrey* 30 6 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 3rd pick / 1968

LDT Mike Tilleman 30 8 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 163rd pick / 1965

RDT Mike Lewis 25 3 0
RDE John Zook 27 5 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1969

LLB Don Hansen 30 8 0 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1966
Miami Dolphins / 7th / 51st pick / 1966

MLB Tommy Nobis 31 8 0 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1966
Houston Oilers / 1st / 5th pick / 1966

RLB Greg Brezina 28 6 0 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 275th pick / 1968

LCB Rolland Lawrence 23 1 14 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered
RCB Tom Hayes 28 3 13 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 137th pick / 1971

SS Ray Brown 25 3 0 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 148th pick / 1971

FS Clarence Ellis 24 2 0 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 15th pick / 1972

 Special Teams Starters
K Nick Mike-Mayer 24 1 0 9 of 16 field goals & 12 of 12 extra points

Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 248th pick / 1973

P John James 25 2 0 96 punts for a 40.5 average, 1 blocked
PR Al Dodd 29 7 0 27 punt returns for a 12.7 average and 0 td

Chicago Bears / 4th / 90th pick / 1967

KR Gerald Tinker 23 Rook 0 29 kick returns for a 24.3 average and 0 td

Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 44th pick / 1974

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Larry Bailey 22 DT 1 0 238 6-4 Pacific 5/10/1952 Rook

Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 225th pick / 1974

Nick Bebout 23 T 13 0 261 6-5 Wyoming 5/5/1951 1

Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 142nd pick / 1973

Greg Brezina 28 LB 14 0 226 6-0 Houston 1/7/1946 6

Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 275th pick / 1968

Ray Brown 25 DB 14 0 208 6-1 West Texas A&M 1/12/1949 3

Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 148th pick / 1971

Ken Burrow 26 WR 14 0 190 6-0 San Diego State,Utah State 3/29/1948 3

Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1971

Rick Byas 24 DB 14 0 180 5-9 Eastern Michigan,Wayne State (MI) 10/19/1950 Rook
Henry Childs 23 TE 6 0 223 6-2 Kansas State 4/16/1951 Rook

Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 109th pick / 1974

Al Dodd 29 WR-SE-DB 14 0 185 6-0 Northwest State (LA) 8/21/1945 7

Chicago Bears / 4th / 90th pick / 1967

Ray Easterling 25 DB 14 0 195 6-0 Richmond 9/3/1949 2

Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 223rd pick / 1972

Clarence Ellis 24 DB 14 0 193 5-11 Notre Dame 2/11/1950 2

Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 15th pick / 1972

Ted Fritsch 24 C 14 0 242 6-2 St. Norbert 8/26/1950 2
Tom Geredine 24 WR 12 0 195 6-2 Truman State 6/17/1950 1

Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 94th pick / 1973

Len Gotshalk 25 T-G 10 0 259 6-4 Humboldt State 10/21/1949 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 186th pick / 1971

Dave Hampton 27 RB 9 0 210 6-0 Wyoming 5/7/1947 5

Green Bay Packers / 9th / 220th pick / 1969

Don Hansen 30 LB 14 0 235 6-2 Illinois 8/20/1944 8

Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1966
Miami Dolphins / 7th / 51st pick / 1966

Dennis Havig 25 G 14 0 253 6-2 Colorado 5/6/1949 2

Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 189th pick / 1971

Tom Hayes 28 DB 13 13 199 6-1 San Diego State 4/18/1946 3

Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 137th pick / 1971

Rudy Holmes 22 DB 8 0 178 5-10 Drake 7/19/1952 Rook
Claude Humphrey* 30 DE 14 0 252 6-4 Tennessee State 6/29/1944 6

Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 3rd pick / 1968

John James 25 P 14 0 197 6-3 Florida 1/21/1949 2
Vince Kendrick 22 RB 14 0 231 6-0 Florida 3/18/1952 Rook

Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 96th pick / 1974

George Kunz* 27 T 14 14 257 6-5 Notre Dame 7/5/1947 5

Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1969

Rolland Lawrence 23 DB 14 14 179 5-10 Tabor 3/24/1951 1
Bob Lee 29 QB-P 9 8 195 6-2 Arizona State,Pacific 8/7/1945 5

Minnesota Vikings / 17th / 441st pick / 1968

Mike Lewis 25 DT-DE-NT 14 0 261 6-4 Ark-Pine Bluff,Wiley 7/14/1949 3
Art Malone 26 RB 13 0 211 5-11 Arizona State 3/20/1948 4

Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 39th pick / 1970

Rosie Manning 24 DT 8 0 256 6-5 Northeast State (OK) 5/31/1950 2

Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1972

Molly McGee 22 RB 10 0 184 5-10 Rhode Island 8/26/1952 Rook

Atlanta Falcons / 16th / 408th pick / 1974

Kim McQuilken 23 QB 5 2 203 6-2 Lehigh 2/26/1951 Rook

Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 69th pick / 1974

Larry Mialik 24 TE 14 0 226 6-2 Wisconsin 5/15/1950 2

Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 302nd pick / 1972

Nick Mike-Mayer 24 K 14 0 186 5-8 Temple 3/1/1950 1

Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 248th pick / 1973

Jim Miller 25 G 14 0 240 6-3 Iowa 7/24/1949 3
Jim R. Mitchell 27 TE 14 0 234 6-1 Prairie View 10/19/1947 5

Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 81st pick / 1969

Ken Mitchell 26 LB 14 0 224 6-2 UNLV 11/14/1948 1
Louis Neal 23 WR 10 0 215 6-4 Prairie View 1/10/1951 1

Oakland Raiders / 5th / 124th pick / 1973

Tommy Nobis 31 LB 14 0 240 6-2 Texas 9/20/1943 8

Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1966
Houston Oilers / 1st / 5th pick / 1966

Dick Palmer 27 LB 14 0 232 6-2 Kentucky 4/9/1947 4

Baltimore Colts / 10th / 252nd pick / 1970

Eddie Ray 27 RB-TE 11 0 240 6-2 LSU 4/5/1947 4

Boston Patriots / 4th / 83rd pick / 1970

Paul Ryczek 22 C 14 0 230 6-2 Virginia 6/25/1952 Rook

Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 252nd pick / 1974

Royce Smith 25 G 14 0 250 6-3 Georgia 6/17/1949 2

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 8th pick / 1972

Haskel Stanback 22 RB 13 0 210 6-0 Tennessee 3/19/1952 Rook

Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 114th pick / 1974

Pat Sullivan 24 QB 6 4 198 6-0 Auburn 1/18/1950 2

Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 40th pick / 1972

Mike Tilleman 30 DT 12 0 272 6-7 Montana 3/30/1944 8

Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 163rd pick / 1965

Gerald Tinker 23 WR 12 0 173 5-9 Kent State,Memphis 1/19/1951 Rook

Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 44th pick / 1974

Jeff Van Note* 28 C-G-LB 14 14 247 6-2 Kentucky 2/7/1946 5

Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 262nd pick / 1969

Chuck Walker 33 DT-DE 14 0 250 6-3 Duke 8/10/1941 10

St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 157th pick / 1963
Buffalo Bills / 22nd / 172nd pick / 1963

Lonnie Warwick 32 LB 14 0 238 6-3 Tennessee,Tennessee Tech 2/26/1942 9
John Zook 27 DE 14 0 243 6-4 Kansas 9/24/1947 5

Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1969

Team Total 25.6 14 221.8 6-1.5 3.0