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1984 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 4th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 281 points (17.6/g), 22nd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 382 points (23.9/g), 22nd.
Differential of -101 points (-6.3/g), 23rd.
Expected W-L: 5.2-10.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.6/g), 23rd.
Simple Rating System: Total -6.6, Offense: -3.7, Defense: -2.9, SoS: -0.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Dan Henning
Defensive Coordinator: John Marshall
Training Camp: Falcons' Training Facility (Suwanee, Georgia)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Steve Bartkowski | 32 | 9 | 11 | 181 for 269, 2,158 yards, 11 td, 10 int, & 15 rushes for 34 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1975 |
| RB | Gerald Riggs | 24 | 2 | 14 | 353 rushes for 1,486 yards, 13 td, & 42 catches for 277 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1982 |
| WR | Stacey Bailey | 24 | 2 | 16 | 67 catches for 1,138 yards, 6 td | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1982 |
| WR | Alfred Jackson | 29 | 6 | 15 | 52 catches for 731 yards, 2 td | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 167th pick / 1978 |
| TE | Cliff Benson | 23 | Rook | 16 | 26 catches for 244 yards, 0 td, & 3 rushes for 8 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 132nd pick / 1984 |
| TE | Arthur Cox | 23 | 1 | 16 | 34 catches for 329 yards, 3 td | |
| LT | Mike Kenn* | 28 | 6 | 14 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1978 | |
| LG | R.C. Thielemann | 29 | 7 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1977 |
| C | Jeff Van Note | 38 | 15 | 13 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 262nd pick / 1969 | |
| RG | John Scully | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 109th pick / 1981 |
| RT | Brett Miller | 26 | 1 | 13 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 129th pick / 1983 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Mike Pitts | 24 | 1 | 13 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 16th pick / 1983 |
| LDT | Gary Burley | 32 | 8 | 8 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 55th pick / 1975 |
| RDT | Rick Bryan | 22 | Rook | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1984 |
| RDE | Don L. Smith | 27 | 5 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 17th pick / 1979 |
| LLB | David Frye | 23 | 1 | 11 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Buddy Curry | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1980 |
| RLB | Al Richardson | 27 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 201st pick / 1980 |
| LCB | Bobby Butler | 25 | 3 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 25th pick / 1981 |
| RCB | James Britt | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1983 |
| SS | Kenny Johnson | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 137th pick / 1980 |
| FS | Tom Pridemore | 28 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 236th pick / 1978 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mick Luckhurst | 26 | 3 | 0 | 20 of 27 field goals & 31 of 31 extra points | |
| P | Ralph Giacomarro | 23 | 1 | 0 | 68 punts for a 42.0 average, 2 blocked | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 268th pick / 1983 |
| PR | Billy Johnson | 32 | 10 | 0 | 15 punt returns for a 10.1 average and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 15th / 365th pick / 1974 |
| KR | Sylvester Stamps | 23 | Rook | 0 | 19 kick returns for a 23.8 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | David Archer | 22 | 2 | 0 | 207 | 6-2 | Snow College (UT),Iowa St. | 2/15/1962 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 39 | Cliff Austin | 24 | 15 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | Clemson | 3/2/1960 | 1 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 66th pick / 1983 | |
| 82 | Stacey Bailey | 24 | WR | 16 | 16 | 162 | 6-0 | San Jose St. | 2/10/1960 | 2 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1982 |
| 10 | Steve Bartkowski | 32 | QB | 11 | 11 | 216 | 6-4 | California | 11/12/1952 | 9 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1975 |
| 69 | Dan Benish | 23 | LDT | 15 | 8 | 273 | 6-5 | Clemson | 11/21/1961 | 1 | 3 | |
| 87 | Cliff Benson | 23 | TE | 16 | 16 | 238 | 6-4 | Purdue | 8/28/1961 | Rook | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 132nd pick / 1984 |
| 53 | Thomas Benson | 23 | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 9/6/1961 | Rook | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1984 | |
| 26 | James Britt | 24 | RCB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 6-0 | LSU | 9/12/1960 | 1 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1983 |
| 77 | Rick Bryan | 22 | RDT | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 3/20/1962 | Rook | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1984 |
| 66 | Warren Bryant | 29 | 4 | 0 | 273 | 6-6 | Kentucky | 11/11/1955 | 7 | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 6th pick / 1977 | |
| 73 | Gary Burley | 32 | LDT | 12 | 8 | 272 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 12/8/1952 | 8 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 55th pick / 1975 |
| 23 | Bobby Butler | 25 | LCB | 15 | 15 | 174 | 5-11 | Florida St. | 5/28/1959 | 3 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 25th pick / 1981 |
| 21 | Lynn Cain | 29 | rb | 15 | 2 | 205 | 6-1 | USC | 10/16/1955 | 5 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 100th pick / 1979 |
| 25 | Scott Case | 22 | 16 | 0 | 188 | 6-1 | NE Oklahoma A&M,Oklahoma | 5/17/1962 | Rook | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1984 | |
| 70 | Mike Chapman | 23 | 4 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Texas | 2/10/1961 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 88 | Arthur Cox | 23 | TE | 16 | 16 | 262 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 2/5/1961 | 1 | 5 | |
| 89 | William Curran | 25 | 14 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | UCLA | 12/30/1959 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 50 | Buddy Curry | 26 | MLB | 16 | 16 | 224 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 6/4/1958 | 4 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1980 |
| 71 | Dan Dufour | 24 | g | 6 | 3 | 280 | 6-5 | UCLA | 10/18/1960 | 1 | 1 | |
| 58 | David Frye | 23 | LLB | 16 | 11 | 223 | 6-2 | Purdue | 6/21/1961 | 1 | 5 | |
| 34 | Blane Gaison | 26 | 15 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Hawaii | 5/13/1958 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1 | Ralph Giacomarro | 23 | P | 16 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Penn St. | 1/17/1961 | 1 | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 268th pick / 1983 |
| 75 | Roy Harris | 23 | 15 | 0 | 264 | 6-2 | Florida | 3/26/1961 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 30 | Steve Haworth | 23 | 5 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 9/16/1961 | 1 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1983 | |
| 83 | Floyd Hodge | 25 | wr | 12 | 1 | 195 | 6-0 | Utah | 7/18/1959 | 2 | 2 | |
| 85 | Alfred Jackson | 29 | WR | 16 | 15 | 176 | 5-11 | Texas | 8/3/1955 | 6 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 167th pick / 1978 |
| 51 | Jeff Jackson | 23 | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Auburn | 10/9/1961 | Rook | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 206th pick / 1984 | |
| 81 | Billy Johnson | 32 | PR | 6 | 0 | 170 | 5-9 | Widener | 1/21/1952 | 10 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 15th / 365th pick / 1974 |
| 37 | Kenny Johnson | 26 | SS | 16 | 16 | 176 | 5-10 | Mississippi St. | 1/7/1958 | 4 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 137th pick / 1980 |
| 78 | Mike Kenn* | 28 | LT | 14 | 14 | 273 | 6-7 | Michigan | 2/9/1956 | 6 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1978 |
| 54 | Fulton Kuykendall | 31 | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | UCLA | 6/10/1953 | 9 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 132nd pick / 1975 | |
| 80 | Mike Landrum | 23 | 15 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 11/6/1961 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 55 | Dave Levenick | 25 | 8 | 0 | 222 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 5/28/1959 | 1 | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 315th pick / 1982 | |
| 18 | Mick Luckhurst | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | St. Cloud St.,California | 3/31/1958 | 3 | 0 | |
| 52 | Rydell Malancon | 22 | 7 | 0 | 227 | 6-2 | LSU | 1/10/1962 | Rook | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 94th pick / 1984 | |
| 49 | Allama Matthews | 23 | 6 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Vanderbilt | 8/24/1961 | 1 | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 322nd pick / 1983 | |
| 62 | Brett Miller | 26 | RT | 15 | 13 | 293 | 6-7 | Iowa | 10/2/1958 | 1 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 129th pick / 1983 |
| 15 | Mike Moroski | 27 | qb | 16 | 5 | 200 | 6-4 | California-Davis | 9/4/1957 | 5 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 154th pick / 1979 |
| 64 | Joseph Pellegrini | 27 | g | 15 | 3 | 265 | 6-4 | Harvard | 4/8/1957 | 2 | 2 | |
| 74 | Mike Pitts | 24 | LDE | 14 | 13 | 277 | 6-5 | Alabama | 9/25/1960 | 1 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 16th pick / 1983 |
| 27 | Tom Pridemore | 28 | FS | 16 | 16 | 186 | 5-10 | West Virginia | 4/29/1956 | 6 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 236th pick / 1978 |
| 72 | Andrew Provence | 23 | dt | 16 | 3 | 265 | 6-3 | South Carolina | 3/8/1961 | 1 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 75th pick / 1983 |
| 59 | John Rade | 24 | llb | 7 | 7 | 232 | 6-1 | Northern Arizona,Boise St. | 8/31/1960 | 1 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 215th pick / 1983 |
| 56 | Al Richardson | 27 | RLB | 16 | 14 | 211 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 9/23/1957 | 4 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 201st pick / 1980 |
| 42 | Gerald Riggs | 24 | RB | 15 | 14 | 230 | 6-1 | Arizona St. | 11/6/1960 | 2 | 11 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1982 |
| 67 | Eric Sanders | 26 | t | 10 | 2 | 277 | 6-6 | Nevada-Reno | 10/22/1958 | 3 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 136th pick / 1981 |
| 61 | John Scully | 26 | RG | 16 | 16 | 262 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 8/2/1958 | 3 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 109th pick / 1981 |
| 41 | Virgil Seay | 26 | 3 | 0 | 175 | 5-8 | Troy | 1/1/1958 | 3 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 10th / 270th pick / 1980 | |
| 48 | Gerald Small | 28 | db | 16 | 1 | 192 | 5-11 | San Jose St. | 8/10/1956 | 6 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 93rd pick / 1978 |
| 65 | Don L. Smith | 27 | RDE | 16 | 16 | 256 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 5/9/1957 | 5 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 17th pick / 1979 |
| 84 | Sylvester Stamps | 23 | KR | 10 | 0 | 172 | 5-7 | Jackson St. | 2/24/1961 | Rook | 0 | |
| 44 | Rodney Tate | 25 | 7 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Texas | 2/14/1959 | 2 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 110th pick / 1982 | |
| 96 | Johnny Taylor | 23 | 2 | 0 | 237 | 6-4 | Hawaii | 6/21/1961 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 68 | R.C. Thielemann | 29 | LG | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 8/12/1955 | 7 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1977 |
| 86 | Perry Tuttle | 25 | 5 | 0 | 178 | 6-0 | Clemson | 8/2/1959 | 2 | 0 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 19th pick / 1982 | |
| 32 | Tim Tyrrell | 23 | 11 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Northern Illinois | 2/19/1961 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 57 | Jeff Van Note | 38 | C | 16 | 13 | 247 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 2/7/1946 | 15 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 262nd pick / 1969 |
| 22 | Richard Williams | 24 | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Memphis | 8/13/1960 | 1 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 56th pick / 1983 | |
| 79 | Jeff Yeates | 33 | 8 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Boston Col. | 8/3/1951 | 10 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 103rd pick / 1973 | |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 16 | 222.7 | 6-1.9 | 2.9 |
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