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1982 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 5-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 183 points (20.3/g), 14th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 199 points (22.1/g), 21st.
Differential of -16 points (-1.8/g), 18th.
Expected W-L: 4.1-4.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.4/g), 7th.
Coached by Leeman Bennett (5-4-0)
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1982 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) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Steve Bartkowski | 30 | 7 | 9 | 166 for 262, 1,905 yards, 8 td, 11 int, & 13 rushes for 4 yards and 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1975 |
| RB | Lynn Cain | 27 | 3 | 9 | 54 rushes for 173 yards, 1 td, & 13 catches for 101 yards and 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 100th pick / 1979 |
| FB | William Andrews* | 27 | 3 | 9 | 139 rushes for 573 yards, 5 td, & 42 catches for 503 yards and 2 td | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 79th pick / 1979 |
| WR | Alfred Jackson | 27 | 4 | 9 | 26 catches for 361 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 4 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 167th pick / 1978 |
| WR | Alfred Jenkins | 30 | 7 | 9 | 24 catches for 347 yards, 1 td | |
| TE | Junior Miller | 25 | 2 | 9 | 20 catches for 221 yards, 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 7th pick / 1980 |
| LT | Mike Kenn* | 26 | 4 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1978 |
| LG | Pat Howell | 25 | 3 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 49th pick / 1979 |
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| C | Jeff Van Note* | 36 | 13 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 262nd pick / 1969 |
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| RG | R.C. Thielemann*+ | 27 | 5 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1977 |
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| RT | Warren Bryant | 27 | 5 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 6th pick / 1977 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jeff Yeates | 31 | 8 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 103rd pick / 1973 |
| NT | Don L. Smith | 25 | 3 | 9 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 17th pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Jeff Merrow | 29 | 7 | 7 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 263rd pick / 1975 |
| LOLB | Al Richardson | 25 | 2 | 8 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 201st pick / 1980 |
| LILB | Fulton Kuykendall | 29 | 7 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 132nd pick / 1975 |
| RILB | Buddy Curry | 24 | 2 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1980 |
| ROLB | Joel Williams | 26 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LCB | Bobby Butler | 23 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 25th pick / 1981 |
| RCB | Kenny Johnson | 24 | 2 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 137th pick / 1980 |
| SS | Bob Glazebrook | 26 | 4 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 304th pick / 1978 |
| FS | Tom Pridemore | 26 | 4 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 236th pick / 1978 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mick Luckhurst | 24 | 1 | 0 | 10 of 14 field goals & 21 of 22 extra points | |
| P | Dave Smigelsky | 23 | Rook | 0 | 26 punts for a 38.5 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Billy Johnson | 30 | 8 | 0 | 24 punt returns for a 11.4 average and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 15th / 365th pick / 1974 |
| KR | Reggie Brown | 22 | Rook | 0 | 24 kick returns for a 19.4 average and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 95th pick / 1982 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| William Andrews* | 27 | RB | 9 | 9 | 206 | 6-0 | Auburn | 12/25/1955 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 79th pick / 1979 |
| Stacey Bailey | 22 | WR | 5 | 0 | 162 | 6-0 | San Jose State | 2/10/1960 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1982 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 30 | QB | 9 | 9 | 216 | 6-4 | California | 11/12/1952 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1975 |
| Clay Brown | 24 | TE | 1 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | BYU | 9/20/1958 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1981 |
| Reggie Brown | 22 | RB | 8 | 0 | 211 | 5-11 | Oregon | 3/12/1960 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 95th pick / 1982 |
| Warren Bryant | 27 | T | 9 | 9 | 273 | 6-6 | Kentucky | 11/11/1955 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 6th pick / 1977 |
| Bobby Butler | 23 | DB | 9 | 9 | 174 | 5-11 | Florida State | 5/28/1959 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 25th pick / 1981 |
| Lynn Cain | 27 | RB | 9 | 9 | 205 | 6-1 | USC | 10/16/1955 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 100th pick / 1979 |
| William Curran | 23 | WR | 7 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | UCLA | 12/30/1959 | Rook | |
| Buddy Curry | 24 | LB | 9 | 9 | 224 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 6/4/1958 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1980 |
| Paul Davis | 24 | LB | 9 | 1 | 221 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 7/10/1958 | 1 | |
| Blane Gaison | 24 | DB | 9 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Hawaii | 5/13/1958 | 1 | |
| Bob Glazebrook | 26 | DB | 9 | 9 | 200 | 6-1 | Fresno State | 3/7/1956 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 304th pick / 1978 |
| Floyd Hodge | 23 | WR | 9 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Utah | 7/18/1959 | Rook | |
| Pat Howell | 25 | G | 9 | 9 | 257 | 6-5 | USC | 3/12/1957 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 49th pick / 1979 |
| Alfred Jackson | 27 | WR | 9 | 9 | 176 | 5-11 | Texas | 8/3/1955 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 167th pick / 1978 |
| Robert L. Jackson | 28 | LB | 4 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 8/7/1954 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 17th pick / 1977 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 30 | WR | 9 | 9 | 170 | 5-10 | Morris Brown | 1/25/1952 | 7 | |
| Billy Johnson | 30 | WR | 9 | 0 | 170 | 5-9 | Widener | 1/21/1952 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 15th / 365th pick / 1974 |
| Kenny Johnson | 24 | DB | 9 | 9 | 176 | 5-10 | Mississippi State | 1/7/1958 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 137th pick / 1980 |
| Earl Jones | 25 | DB | 9 | 0 | 178 | 6-0 | Norfolk State | 7/19/1957 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1980 |
| Mike Kenn* | 26 | T | 9 | 9 | 273 | 6-7 | Michigan | 2/9/1956 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1978 |
| Keith Krepfle | 30 | TE | 4 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | Iowa State | 2/4/1952 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 115th pick / 1974 |
| Fulton Kuykendall | 29 | LB | 9 | 9 | 225 | 6-4 | UCLA | 6/10/1953 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 132nd pick / 1975 |
| Jim Laughlin | 24 | LB | 9 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 7/5/1958 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 91st pick / 1980 |
| Mick Luckhurst | 24 | K | 9 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | California,St. Cloud State | 3/31/1958 | 1 | |
| Jeff Merrow | 29 | DE-DT-LB | 8 | 7 | 236 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 7/12/1953 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 263rd pick / 1975 |
| Russ Mikeska | 27 | TE | 5 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 9/10/1955 | 3 | |
| Junior Miller | 25 | TE | 9 | 9 | 239 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 11/26/1957 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 7th pick / 1980 |
| Mike Moroski | 25 | QB | 9 | 0 | 200 | 6-4 | California-Davis | 9/4/1957 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 154th pick / 1979 |
| Neal Musser | 25 | LB | 8 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | North Carolina State | 3/20/1957 | 1 | |
| Mike Perko | 25 | NT | 9 | 2 | 235 | 6-4 | Gonzaga,Utah State | 3/30/1957 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 155th pick / 1982 |
| Tom Pridemore | 26 | DB | 9 | 9 | 186 | 5-10 | West Virginia | 4/29/1956 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 236th pick / 1978 |
| Al Richardson | 25 | LB | 8 | 8 | 211 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 9/23/1957 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 201st pick / 1980 |
| Gerald Riggs | 22 | RB | 9 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 11/6/1960 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1982 |
| George Roberts | 27 | P | 3 | 0 | 181 | 6-0 | Virginia Tech | 6/10/1955 | 4 | |
| Bo Robinson | 26 | RB-TE | 9 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | West Texas A&M | 5/27/1956 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 67th pick / 1979 |
| Doug Rogers | 22 | DE | 9 | 0 | 266 | 6-5 | Stanford | 6/23/1960 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1982 |
| Eric Sanders | 24 | T-G-C | 9 | 0 | 277 | 6-6 | Nevada-Reno | 10/22/1958 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 136th pick / 1981 |
| Dave Scott | 29 | G-T | 9 | 0 | 276 | 6-4 | Kansas | 12/26/1953 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 71st pick / 1976 |
| John Scully | 24 | G-C | 9 | 0 | 262 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 8/2/1958 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 109th pick / 1981 |
| Dave Smigelsky | 23 | P | 6 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Virginia Tech | 7/3/1959 | Rook | |
| Don L. Smith | 25 | NT-DE-DT | 9 | 9 | 256 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 5/9/1957 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 17th pick / 1979 |
| Mike Spivey | 28 | DB | 8 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Colorado | 3/10/1954 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1977 |
| Ray Strong | 26 | RB | 9 | 0 | 184 | 5-9 | UNLV | 5/7/1956 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 263rd pick / 1978 |
| R.C. Thielemann*+ | 27 | G-C | 9 | 9 | 255 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 8/12/1955 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1977 |
| Jeff Van Note* | 36 | C-G-LB | 9 | 9 | 247 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 2/7/1946 | 13 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 262nd pick / 1969 |
| Lyman White | 23 | LB | 2 | 0 | 217 | 6-0 | LSU | 1/3/1959 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 54th pick / 1981 |
| Joel Williams | 26 | LB | 9 | 9 | 222 | 6-1 | Peru State,Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 12/13/1956 | 3 | |
| Jeff Yeates | 31 | DE-DT-G | 9 | 9 | 248 | 6-3 | Boston College | 8/3/1951 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 103rd pick / 1973 |
| Mike Zele | 26 | NT-DT | 9 | 0 | 239 | 6-3 | Kent State | 7/3/1956 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 127th pick / 1979 |
| Team Total | 25.9 | 9 | 217.1 | 6-1.7 | 3.1 |