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1980 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 405 points (25.3/g), 5th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 272 points (17.0/g), 5th.
Differential of 133 points (8.3/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 11.5-4.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +16 (1.0/g), 1st.
Coached by Leeman Bennett (12-4-0)
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1980 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1980 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 7 | ATL | Junior Miller | TE | 5 | 1980 | 1984 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 1409 | 14 | Nebraska | |||||
| 2 | 36 | ATL | Buddy Curry | LB | 8 | 1980 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 109 | North Carolina | |||||||||||
| 3 | 63 | ATL | Earl Jones | DB | 4 | 1980 | 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | Norfolk State | |||||||||||
| 4 | 91 | ATL | Jim Laughlin | LB | 8 | 1980 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | Ohio State | |||||||||||
| 4 | 104 | ATL | I.M. Hipp | RB | 1 | 1980 | 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Nebraska | |||||||||||
| 5 | 117 | ATL | Brad Vassar | LB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pacific | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | 137 | ATL | Kenny Johnson | DB | 10 | 1980 | 1989 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 127 | Mississippi State | |||||||||||
| 6 | 146 | ATL | Mike Davis | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Colorado | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | 172 | ATL | Mike T. Smith | WR | 1 | 1980 | 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Grambling State | |||||||||||
| 8 | 201 | ATL | Al Richardson | LB | 6 | 1980 | 1985 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 77 | Georgia Tech | |||||||||||
| 9 | 228 | ATL | Glen Keller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | West Texas A&M | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 257 | ATL | Walt Bellamy | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | VMI | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 284 | ATL | Mike Babb | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 313 | ATL | Quinn Jones | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tulsa | |||||||||||||||
Supplemental Draft
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1980 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 7 | 1 | ATL | Matthew Teague | LB | 1 | 1981 | 1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | Prairie View | |||||||||||