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1983 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 4th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 370 points (23.1/g), 10th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 389 points (24.3/g), 23rd.
Differential of -19 points (-1.2/g), 18th.
Expected W-L: 7.5-8.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 14th.
Coached by Dan Henning (7-9-0)
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1983 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 | 31 | 8 | 14 | 274 for 432, 3,167 yards, 22 td, 5 int, & 16 rushes for 38 yards and 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1975 |
| RB | William Andrews* | 28 | 4 | 16 | 331 rushes for 1,567 yards, 7 td, & 59 catches for 609 yards and 4 td | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 79th pick / 1979 |
| WR | Stacey Bailey | 23 | 1 | 12 | 55 catches for 881 yards, 6 td, & 2 rushes for -5 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1982 |
| WR | Alfred Jenkins | 31 | 8 | 10 | 38 catches for 487 yards, 1 td | |
| WR | Floyd Hodge | 24 | 1 | 6 | 25 catches for 280 yards, 4 td | |
| TE | Arthur Cox | 22 | Rook | 9 | 9 catches for 83 yards, 1 td | |
| TE | Bo Robinson | 27 | 4 | 9 | 12 catches for 100 yards, 0 td, & 3 rushes for 9 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 67th pick / 1979 |
| TE | Junior Miller | 26 | 3 | 6 | 16 catches for 125 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 7th pick / 1980 |
| TE | Ben Young | 23 | Rook | 6 | 6 catches for 74 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | Mike Kenn* | 27 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1978 |
| LG | R.C. Thielemann* | 28 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1977 |
| C | Jeff Van Note | 37 | 14 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 262nd pick / 1969 |
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| RG | John Scully | 25 | 2 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 109th pick / 1981 |
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| RT | Warren Bryant | 28 | 6 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 6th pick / 1977 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jeff Yeates | 32 | 9 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 103rd pick / 1973 |
| LDT | Andrew Provence | 22 | Rook | 12 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 75th pick / 1983 |
| RDT | Don L. Smith | 26 | 4 | 13 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 17th pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Jeff Merrow | 30 | 8 | 12 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 263rd pick / 1975 |
| LLB | John Rade | 23 | Rook | 11 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 215th pick / 1983 |
| LLB | Al Richardson | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 201st pick / 1980 |
| MLB | Fulton Kuykendall | 30 | 8 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 132nd pick / 1975 |
| RLB | Buddy Curry | 25 | 3 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1980 |
| LCB | Bobby Butler | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 25th pick / 1981 |
| RCB | Kenny Johnson | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 137th pick / 1980 |
| SS | Tom Pridemore | 27 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 236th pick / 1978 |
| FS | James Britt | 23 | Rook | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1983 |
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| FS | Bob Glazebrook | 27 | 5 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 304th pick / 1978 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mick Luckhurst | 25 | 2 | 0 | 17 of 22 field goals & 43 of 45 extra points | |
| P | Ralph Giacomarro | 22 | Rook | 0 | 70 punts for a 40.3 average, 1 blocked | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 268th pick / 1983 |
| PR | Billy Johnson* | 31 | 9 | 1 | 46 punt returns for a 10.6 average and 1 td | Houston Oilers / 15th / 365th pick / 1974 |
| KR | Richard Williams | 23 | Rook | 0 | 23 kick returns for a 20.0 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 56th pick / 1983 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| William Andrews* | 28 | RB | 16 | 16 | 206 | 6-0 | Auburn | 12/25/1955 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 79th pick / 1979 |
| Stacey Bailey | 23 | WR | 14 | 12 | 162 | 6-0 | San Jose State | 2/10/1960 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1982 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 31 | QB | 14 | 14 | 216 | 6-4 | California | 11/12/1952 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1975 |
| Dan Benish | 22 | DT | 16 | 3 | 273 | 6-5 | Clemson | 11/21/1961 | Rook | |
| James Britt | 23 | DB | 14 | 8 | 185 | 6-0 | LSU | 9/12/1960 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1983 |
| Reggie Brown | 23 | RB | 2 | 0 | 211 | 5-11 | Oregon | 3/12/1960 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 95th pick / 1982 |
| Warren Bryant | 28 | T | 16 | 16 | 273 | 6-6 | Kentucky | 11/11/1955 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 6th pick / 1977 |
| Bobby Butler | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 174 | 5-11 | Florida State | 5/28/1959 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 25th pick / 1981 |
| Lynn Cain | 28 | RB | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | USC | 10/16/1955 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 100th pick / 1979 |
| Arthur Cox | 22 | TE | 16 | 9 | 262 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 2/5/1961 | Rook | |
| William Curran | 24 | WR | 16 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | UCLA | 12/30/1959 | 1 | |
| Buddy Curry | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 224 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 6/4/1958 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1980 |
| Rich Dixon | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | California | 8/6/1959 | Rook | |
| Dan Dufour | 23 | G | 16 | 0 | 280 | 6-5 | UCLA | 10/18/1960 | Rook | |
| David Frye | 22 | LB | 16 | 2 | 223 | 6-2 | Purdue | 6/21/1961 | Rook | |
| Blane Gaison | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Hawaii | 5/13/1958 | 2 | |
| Ralph Giacomarro | 22 | P | 16 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Penn State | 1/17/1961 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 268th pick / 1983 |
| Bob Glazebrook | 27 | DB | 16 | 8 | 200 | 6-1 | Fresno State | 3/7/1956 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 304th pick / 1978 |
| John Harper | 23 | LB | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Southern Illinois | 6/12/1960 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 102nd pick / 1983 |
| Steve Haworth | 22 | DB | 11 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 9/16/1961 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1983 |
| Floyd Hodge | 24 | WR | 12 | 6 | 195 | 6-0 | Utah | 7/18/1959 | 1 | |
| Pat Howell | 26 | G | 2 | 0 | 257 | 6-5 | USC | 3/12/1957 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 49th pick / 1979 |
| Alfred Jackson | 28 | WR | 4 | 4 | 176 | 5-11 | Texas | 8/3/1955 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 167th pick / 1978 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 31 | WR | 10 | 10 | 170 | 5-10 | Morris Brown | 1/25/1952 | 8 | |
| Billy Johnson* | 31 | WR | 16 | 1 | 170 | 5-9 | Widener | 1/21/1952 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 15th / 365th pick / 1974 |
| Kenny Johnson | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 176 | 5-10 | Mississippi State | 1/7/1958 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 137th pick / 1980 |
| Earl Jones | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 178 | 6-0 | Norfolk State | 7/19/1957 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1980 |
| Mike Kenn* | 27 | T | 16 | 16 | 273 | 6-7 | Michigan | 2/9/1956 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1978 |
| Fulton Kuykendall | 30 | LB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-4 | UCLA | 6/10/1953 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 132nd pick / 1975 |
| Ronnie Lee | 27 | T-TE-G | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Baylor | 12/24/1956 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 65th pick / 1979 |
| Dave Levenick | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 222 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 5/28/1959 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 315th pick / 1982 |
| Mick Luckhurst | 25 | K | 16 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | California,St. Cloud State | 3/31/1958 | 2 | |
| Allama Matthews | 22 | TE-RB | 16 | 1 | 230 | 6-3 | Vanderbilt | 8/24/1961 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 322nd pick / 1983 |
| Jeff Merrow | 30 | DE-DT-LB | 16 | 12 | 236 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 7/12/1953 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 263rd pick / 1975 |
| Brett Miller | 25 | T | 16 | 0 | 293 | 6-7 | Iowa | 10/2/1958 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 129th pick / 1983 |
| Junior Miller | 26 | TE | 15 | 6 | 239 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 11/26/1957 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 7th pick / 1980 |
| Mike Moroski | 26 | QB | 16 | 2 | 200 | 6-4 | California-Davis | 9/4/1957 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 154th pick / 1979 |
| Mike Pitts | 23 | DT-DE | 16 | 4 | 277 | 6-5 | Alabama | 9/25/1960 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 16th pick / 1983 |
| Tom Pridemore | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 186 | 5-10 | West Virginia | 4/29/1956 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 236th pick / 1978 |
| Andrew Provence | 22 | DT-DE | 16 | 12 | 265 | 6-3 | South Carolina | 3/8/1961 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 75th pick / 1983 |
| John Rade | 23 | LB | 16 | 11 | 232 | 6-1 | Boise State,Northern Arizona | 8/31/1960 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 215th pick / 1983 |
| Al Richardson | 26 | LB | 5 | 5 | 211 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 9/23/1957 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 201st pick / 1980 |
| Gerald Riggs | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 11/6/1960 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1982 |
| Bo Robinson | 27 | RB-TE | 12 | 9 | 228 | 6-2 | West Texas A&M | 5/27/1956 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 67th pick / 1979 |
| Doug Rogers | 23 | DE | 2 | 0 | 266 | 6-5 | Stanford | 6/23/1960 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1982 |
| Eric Sanders | 25 | T-G-C | 16 | 0 | 277 | 6-6 | Nevada-Reno | 10/22/1958 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 136th pick / 1981 |
| John Scully | 25 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 262 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 8/2/1958 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 109th pick / 1981 |
| Don L. Smith | 26 | NT-DE-DT | 14 | 13 | 256 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 5/9/1957 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 17th pick / 1979 |
| R.C. Thielemann* | 28 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 8/12/1955 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1977 |
| Tom Tutson | 25 | DB | 10 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | South Carolina State | 5/20/1958 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 161st pick / 1982 |
| Jeff Van Note | 37 | C-G-LB | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 2/7/1946 | 14 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 262nd pick / 1969 |
| Richard Williams | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Memphis | 8/13/1960 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 56th pick / 1983 |
| Jeff Yeates | 32 | DE-DT-G | 16 | 16 | 248 | 6-3 | Boston College | 8/3/1951 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 103rd pick / 1973 |
| Ben Young | 23 | TE | 11 | 6 | 225 | 6-2 | Texas-Arlington | 1/13/1960 | Rook | |
| Mike Zele | 27 | NT-DT | 5 | 4 | 239 | 6-3 | Kent State | 7/3/1956 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 127th pick / 1979 |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 16 | 223.1 | 6-2.1 | 2.9 |