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1976 Atlanta Falcons

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Record: 4-10-0, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 172 points (12.3/g), 24th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 312 points (22.3/g), 22nd.
 Differential of -140 points (-10.0/g), 25th.
 Expected W-L: 2.7-11.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 18th.

Coached by Marion Campbell (1-4-0) and Pat Peppler (3-6-0)

1976 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 12 box L 0-1 Los Angeles Rams 14 30 12 210 148 62 4 17 369 137 232 4
2 Sun September 19 box L 0-2 @ Detroit Lions 10 24 13 236 59 177 5 15 295 97 198
3 Sun September 26 box W 1-2 @ Chicago Bears 10 0 19 270 133 137 10 226 110 116 6
4 Sun October 3 box L 1-3 Philadelphia Eagles 13 14 18 288 162 126 2 14 210 53 157 1
5 Sun October 10 box L 1-4 @ New Orleans Saints 0 30 12 168 68 100 7 20 312 168 144 2
6 Sun October 17 box L 1-5 Cleveland Browns 17 20 13 258 169 89 1 23 432 111 321 3
7 Sat October 23 box L 1-6 @ San Francisco 49ers 0 15 7 44 -39 83 3 14 245 76 169 4
8 Sun October 31 box W 2-6 New Orleans Saints 23 20 18 255 150 105 3 18 253 115 138 2
9 Sun November 7 box L 2-7 @ Seattle Seahawks 13 30 12 238 90 148 6 19 349 153 196 4
10 Sun November 14 box W 3-7 San Francisco 49ers 21 16 15 289 90 199 21 302 143 159 4
11 Sun November 21 box W 4-7 Dallas Cowboys 17 10 13 230 89 141 2 15 307 125 182 4
12 Sun November 28 box L 4-8 @ Houston Oilers 14 20 15 283 165 118 3 17 359 200 159 2
13 Sat December 4 box L 4-9 @ Los Angeles Rams 0 59 8 81 22 59 4 30 569 359 210 1
14 Sun December 12 box L 4-10 Green Bay Packers 20 24 16 253 108 145 1 24 350 154 196 1

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 172 3103 868 3.6 191 157 354 1414 10 24 3.6 93 470 1689 10 3.6 78 41 17 20
Team Defense 312 4578 949 4.8 257 184 340 2001 14 18 5.3 95 574 2577 22 4.5 143 38 20 19
Lg Rank Offense 24 27 27 20 28 21 25 27 23 25 21 25 23 13
Lg Rank Defense 22 20 16 6 11 14 15 15 25 25 25 24 12 9

Passing

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No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
11 Kim McQuilken 25 8 3 1-2-0 48 121 39.7 450 2 1.7 10 8.3 39 3.7 0.2 9.4 56.3 21.7 17 164 2.1 -1.0 12.3
10 Steve Bartkowski 24 qb 5 5 1-4-0 57 120 47.5 677 2 1.7 9 7.5 50 5.6 2.4 11.9 135.4 39.5 18 150 3.8 1.0 13.0
16 Scott Hunter 29 QB 8 6 2-4-0 51 110 46.4 633 5 4.5 4 3.6 34 5.8 4.6 12.4 79.1 64.7 9 81 4.6 3.5 7.6
44 Bubba Bean 22 14 4 1 1 100.0 49 1 100.0 0 0.0 49 49.0 59.0 49.0 3.5 158.3 0 0 49.0 59.0 0.0
26 Mike Esposito 23 FB 10 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
84 Alfred Jenkins 24 WR 14 14 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0
Team Total 25.7 14 4-10-0 157 354 44.4 1809 10 2.8 24 6.8 50 5.1 2.3 11.5 129.2 41.5 44 395 3.6 1.1 11.1
Opp Total 14 184 340 54.1 2276 14 4.1 18 5.3 6.7 4.7 12.4 162.6 66.7 35 275 5.3 3.5

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
44 Bubba Bean 22 14 4 124 428 2 30 3.5 30.6 8.9 16 148 9.3 1 50 1.1 10.6 576 3 4
24 Haskel Stanback 24 14 0 95 324 3 30 3.4 23.1 6.8 21 174 8.3 1 28 1.5 12.4 498 4 2
41 Sonny Collins 23 RB 11 0 91 319 0 47 3.5 29.0 8.3 4 37 9.3 0 20 0.4 3.4 356 0 1
26 Mike Esposito 23 FB 10 0 60 317 2 36 5.3 31.7 6.0 17 88 5.2 0 13 1.7 8.8 405 2 4
48 Woody Thompson 24 7 0 42 152 0 10 3.6 21.7 6.0 16 111 6.9 0 26 2.3 15.9 263 0 2
39 Billy Pritchett 25 6 1 14 74 1 16 5.3 12.3 2.3 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.2 0.2 75 1 0
16 Scott Hunter 29 QB 8 6 14 41 1 16 2.9 5.1 1.8 41 1 1
43 Dave Hampton 29 2 0 12 24 0 10 2.0 12.0 6.0 24 0 1
11 Kim McQuilken 25 8 3 9 26 0 17 2.9 3.3 1.1 26 0 6
10 Steve Bartkowski 24 qb 5 5 8 -10 1 2 -1.3 -2.0 1.6 -10 1 2
86 Jim R. Mitchell 29 TE 14 0 1 -6 0 -6 -6.0 -0.4 0.1 17 209 12.3 0 39 1.2 14.9 203 0 0
84 Alfred Jenkins 24 WR 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 41 710 17.3 6 34 2.9 50.7 710 6 0
42 John Gilliam 31 WR 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 292 13.9 2 49 1.5 20.9 292 2 0
89 Wallace Francis 25 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 24 12.0 0 12 0.1 1.7 24 0 0
81 Bob Adams 30 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 15 15.0 0 15 0.1 1.2 15 0 0
Team Total 25.7 14 470 1689 10 47 3.6 120.6 33.6 157 1809 11.5 10 50 11.2 129.2 3498 20 30
Opp Total 14 574 2577 22 4.5 184.1 41.0 184 2001 10.9 14 13.1 142.9 4578 36 30

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
22 Rolland Lawrence 25 LCB 14 14 54 372 0 24 6.9 21 521 0 36 24.8 893
38 Rick Byas 26 14 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 12 270 0 44 22.5 278
89 Wallace Francis 25 14 0 9 156 0 30 17.3 180
41 Sonny Collins 23 RB 11 0 7 141 0 24 20.1 497
29 Ron Mabra 25 8 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 3 61 0 26 20.3 61
44 Bubba Bean 22 14 4 2 38 0 21 19.0 614
26 Mike Esposito 23 FB 10 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 1 12 0 12 12.0 423
40 Bob Jones 25 14 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 1 22 0 22 22.0 21
56 Guy Roberts 26 14 3 1 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
81 Bob Adams 30 13 0 1 21 0 21 21.0 36
80 Karl Farmer 22 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
55 Ralph Ortega 23 14 4 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
24 Haskel Stanback 24 14 0 1 18 0 18 18.0 516
Team Total 25.7 14 60 385 0 24 6.4 60 1269 0 44 21.2 5152
Opp Total 14 52 0 38 934 0 24.6

Kicking & Punting

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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* 27 P 14 0 101 4253 67 0 42.1
12 Nick Mike-Mayer 26 K 14 0 2 2 4 2 5 1 10 5 21 10 47.6% 20 20 100.0%
Team Total 25.7 14 2 2 4 2 5 1 10 5 21 10 47.6% 20 20 100.0% 101 4253 67 0 42.1
Opp Total 14 17 12 70.6% 40 32 80.0% 87 3350 38.5

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
62 Brent Adams 24 LT 14 14 0 1 0 0
72 Jim Bailey 28 rdt 7 6 0 1 0 0
10 Steve Bartkowski 24 qb 5 5 2 0 0 0
44 Bubba Bean 22 14 4 4 1 0 0
34 Ray Brown 27 SS 14 14 3 58 0 21 0 1 0 0
38 Rick Byas 26 14 0 2 2 0 0
41 Sonny Collins 23 RB 11 0 1 0 0 0
77 Ron East 33 14 0 0 1 0 0
32 Ray Easterling 27 FS 14 14 3 33 0 19 0 2 0 0
26 Mike Esposito 23 FB 10 0 4 1 0 0
65 Len Gotshalk 27 RT 14 0 0 1 0 0
43 Dave Hampton 29 2 0 1 0 0 0
87 Claude Humphrey 32 LDE 13 13 0 1 19 0 1
16 Scott Hunter 29 QB 8 6 1 2 0 0
6 John James* 27 P 14 0 0 1 0 0
63 Greg Kindle 26 RG 10 10 0 1 0 0
54 Fulton Kuykendall 23 LLB 7 7 0 1 0 0
22 Rolland Lawrence 25 LCB 14 14 6 43 0 22 5 2 0 0
69 Mike Lewis 27 RDT 12 12 0 1 0 0
29 Ron Mabra 25 8 0 0 1 0 0
52 Dewey McClain 22 llb 14 5 1 13 0 13 0 1 0 0
73 Phil McKinnely 22 12 0 0 1 0 0
11 Kim McQuilken 25 8 3 6 0 0 0
75 Jeff Merrow 23 RDE 14 14 0 2 0 0
60 Tommy Nobis 33 MLB 13 0 1 5 0 5 0 2 3 0
39 Billy Pritchett 25 6 1 0 1 0 0
28 Frank Reed 22 RCB 14 14 3 48 0 42 0 2 15 0
56 Guy Roberts 26 14 3 1 7 0 7
24 Haskel Stanback 24 14 0 2 0 0 0
48 Woody Thompson 24 7 0 2 2 0 0
Team Total 25.7 14 18 207 0 42 30 32 37 0 1
Opp Total 14 44 30 10 2

Scoring Summary

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No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
12 Nick Mike-Mayer 26 K 14 0 20 10 50
84 Alfred Jenkins 24 WR 14 14 6 36
24 Haskel Stanback 24 14 0 3 1 24
44 Bubba Bean 22 14 4 2 1 18
26 Mike Esposito 23 FB 10 0 2 12
42 John Gilliam 31 WR 14 0 2 12
10 Steve Bartkowski 24 qb 5 5 1 6
16 Scott Hunter 29 QB 8 6 1 6
39 Billy Pritchett 25 6 1 1 6
87 Claude Humphrey 32 LDE 13 13 1 2
Team Total 25.7 14 10 10 20 10 1 172
Opp Total 14 22 14 32 12 2 312