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1985 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 4th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 282 points (17.6/g), 26th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 452 points (28.2/g), 28th.
Differential of -170 points (-10.6/g), 27th.
Expected W-L: 3.9-12.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.2/g), 9th.
Coached by Dan Henning (4-12-0)
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1985 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 | David Archer | 23 | 1 | 11 | 161 for 312, 1,992 yards, 7 td, 17 int, & 70 rushes for 347 yards and 2 td | |
| QB | Steve Bartkowski | 33 | 10 | 5 | 69 for 111, 738 yards, 5 td, 1 int, & 5 rushes for 9 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1975 |
| RB | Gerald Riggs* | 25 | 3 | 16 | 397 rushes for 1,719 yards, 10 td, & 33 catches for 267 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1982 |
| WR | Stacey Bailey | 25 | 3 | 13 | 30 catches for 364 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for -3 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1982 |
| WR | Charlie Brown | 27 | 3 | 9 | 24 catches for 412 yards, 2 td | Washington Redskins / 8th / 201st pick / 1981 |
| WR | Billy Johnson | 33 | 11 | 8 | 62 catches for 830 yards, 5 td, & 8 rushes for -8 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 15th / 365th pick / 1974 |
| TE | Cliff Benson | 24 | 1 | 14 | 10 catches for 37 yards, 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 132nd pick / 1984 |
| TE | Arthur Cox | 24 | 2 | 16 | 33 catches for 454 yards, 2 td | |
| LT | Mike Kenn | 29 | 7 | 11 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1978 |
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| LT | Eric Sanders | 27 | 4 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 136th pick / 1981 |
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| LG | Jeff Kiewel | 25 | Rook | 9 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LG | John Scully | 27 | 4 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 109th pick / 1981 |
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| C | Jeff Van Note | 39 | 16 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 262nd pick / 1969 |
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| RG | Bill Fralic | 23 | Rook | 14 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1985 |
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| RT | Brett Miller | 27 | 2 | 12 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 129th pick / 1983 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Rick Bryan | 23 | 1 | 16 | 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1984 |
| LDT | Mike Pitts | 25 | 2 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 16th pick / 1983 |
| RDT | Dan Benish | 24 | 2 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDE | Mike Gann | 22 | Rook | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 45th pick / 1985 |
| LLB | John Rade | 25 | 2 | 14 | 5.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 215th pick / 1983 |
| LLB | Johnny Taylor | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| MLB | Buddy Curry | 27 | 5 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1980 |
| RLB | Al Richardson | 28 | 5 | 11 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 201st pick / 1980 |
| RLB | David Frye | 24 | 2 | 5 | 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LCB | Bobby Butler | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 25th pick / 1981 |
| RCB | Wendell Cason | 22 | Rook | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Scott Case | 23 | 1 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1984 |
| FS | Tiger Greene | 23 | Rook | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Tom Pridemore | 29 | 7 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 236th pick / 1978 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mick Luckhurst | 27 | 4 | 0 | 24 of 31 field goals & 29 of 29 extra points | |
| P | Rick Donnelly | 23 | Rook | 0 | 59 punts for a 43.6 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Anthony Allen | 26 | Rook | 2 | 21 punt returns for a 6.7 average and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 156th pick / 1983 |
| KR | Cliff Austin | 25 | 2 | 0 | 39 kick returns for a 21.5 average and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 66th pick / 1983 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Anthony Allen | 26 | WR | 16 | 2 | 180 | 5-11 | Washington | 6/29/1959 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 156th pick / 1983 |
| David Archer | 23 | QB | 16 | 11 | 207 | 6-2 | Iowa State,Snow College (UT) | 2/15/1962 | 1 | |
| Cliff Austin | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | Clemson | 3/2/1960 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 66th pick / 1983 |
| Stacey Bailey | 25 | WR | 15 | 13 | 162 | 6-0 | San Jose State | 2/10/1960 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1982 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 33 | QB | 5 | 5 | 216 | 6-4 | California | 11/12/1952 | 10 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1975 |
| Dan Benish | 24 | DT | 16 | 16 | 273 | 6-5 | Clemson | 11/21/1961 | 2 | |
| Cliff Benson | 24 | TE | 16 | 14 | 238 | 6-4 | Purdue | 8/28/1961 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 132nd pick / 1984 |
| Thomas Benson | 24 | LB | 16 | 1 | 238 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 9/6/1961 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1984 |
| James Britt | 25 | DB | 2 | 2 | 185 | 6-0 | LSU | 9/12/1960 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1983 |
| Charlie Brown | 27 | WR | 13 | 9 | 182 | 5-10 | South Carolina State | 10/29/1958 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 201st pick / 1981 |
| Rick Bryan | 23 | DE-DT-NT-LB | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 3/20/1962 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1984 |
| Bobby Butler | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 174 | 5-11 | Florida State | 5/28/1959 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 25th pick / 1981 |
| Scott Case | 23 | DB | 14 | 13 | 188 | 6-1 | Northeast Oklahoma A&M,Oklahoma | 5/17/1962 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1984 |
| Wendell Cason | 22 | DB | 14 | 14 | 191 | 5-11 | Oregon | 1/22/1963 | Rook | |
| Arthur Cox | 24 | TE | 16 | 16 | 262 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 2/5/1961 | 2 | |
| David Croudip | 27 | DB | 11 | 0 | 183 | 5-8 | San Diego State | 1/25/1958 | 1 | |
| Buddy Curry | 27 | LB | 16 | 14 | 224 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 6/4/1958 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1980 |
| Rick Donnelly | 23 | P | 11 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Wyoming | 5/17/1962 | Rook | |
| Bill Fralic | 23 | G-T | 15 | 14 | 280 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 10/31/1962 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1985 |
| David Frye | 24 | LB | 14 | 5 | 223 | 6-2 | Purdue | 6/21/1961 | 2 | |
| Mike Gann | 22 | DE | 16 | 16 | 271 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 10/19/1963 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 45th pick / 1985 |
| Ralph Giacomarro | 24 | P | 5 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Penn State | 1/17/1961 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 268th pick / 1983 |
| Willard Goff | 24 | DT | 7 | 0 | 268 | 6-3 | Illinois,West Texas A&M | 10/17/1961 | Rook | |
| Tiger Greene | 23 | DB | 10 | 7 | 194 | 6-0 | Western Carolina | 2/15/1962 | Rook | |
| Roy Harris | 24 | DE-DT | 5 | 0 | 264 | 6-2 | Florida | 3/26/1961 | 1 | |
| Bob Holly | 25 | QB | 4 | 0 | 197 | 6-2 | Princeton | 6/1/1960 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 291st pick / 1982 |
| Glen Howe | 24 | T | 5 | 1 | 295 | 6-7 | Southern Miss | 10/18/1961 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 233rd pick / 1984 |
| Jeff Jackson | 24 | LB | 11 | 1 | 235 | 6-1 | Auburn | 10/9/1961 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 206th pick / 1984 |
| Billy Johnson | 33 | WR | 16 | 8 | 170 | 5-9 | Widener | 1/21/1952 | 11 | Houston Oilers / 15th / 365th pick / 1974 |
| Kenny Johnson | 27 | DB | 5 | 3 | 176 | 5-10 | Mississippi State | 1/7/1958 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 137th pick / 1980 |
| Mike Kenn | 29 | T | 11 | 11 | 273 | 6-7 | Michigan | 2/9/1956 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1978 |
| Jeff Kiewel | 25 | G | 16 | 9 | 270 | 6-4 | Arizona | 9/27/1960 | Rook | |
| Mick Luckhurst | 27 | K | 16 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | California,St. Cloud State | 3/31/1958 | 4 | |
| Allama Matthews | 24 | TE-RB | 15 | 2 | 230 | 6-3 | Vanderbilt | 8/24/1961 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 322nd pick / 1983 |
| Brett Miller | 27 | T | 12 | 12 | 293 | 6-7 | Iowa | 10/2/1958 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 129th pick / 1983 |
| Joseph Pellegrini | 28 | G-C | 5 | 2 | 265 | 6-4 | Harvard | 4/8/1957 | 3 | |
| Lawrence Pillers | 33 | DE-DT-NT | 9 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Alcorn State | 11/4/1952 | 9 | New York Jets / 11th / 296th pick / 1976 |
| Mike Pitts | 25 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 277 | 6-5 | Alabama | 9/25/1960 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 16th pick / 1983 |
| Reggie Pleasant | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Clemson | 5/2/1962 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 152nd pick / 1985 |
| Tom Pridemore | 29 | DB | 16 | 5 | 186 | 5-10 | West Virginia | 4/29/1956 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 236th pick / 1978 |
| Andrew Provence | 24 | DT-DE | 16 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | South Carolina | 3/8/1961 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 75th pick / 1983 |
| John Rade | 25 | LB | 16 | 14 | 232 | 6-1 | Boise State,Northern Arizona | 8/31/1960 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 215th pick / 1983 |
| Wayne Radloff | 24 | C-G | 16 | 0 | 274 | 6-5 | Georgia | 5/17/1961 | Rook | |
| Al Richardson | 28 | LB | 16 | 11 | 211 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 9/23/1957 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 201st pick / 1980 |
| Gerald Riggs* | 25 | RB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 11/6/1960 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1982 |
| Eric Sanders | 27 | T-G-C | 16 | 7 | 277 | 6-6 | Nevada-Reno | 10/22/1958 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 136th pick / 1981 |
| John Scully | 27 | G-C | 8 | 8 | 262 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 8/2/1958 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 109th pick / 1981 |
| Sylvester Stamps | 24 | RB-WR | 2 | 0 | 172 | 5-7 | Jackson State | 2/24/1961 | 1 | |
| Johnny Taylor | 24 | LB | 15 | 5 | 237 | 6-4 | Hawaii | 6/21/1961 | 1 | |
| Chuck Thomas | 25 | C | 4 | 0 | 277 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 12/24/1960 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 8th / 199th pick / 1985 |
| Sean Thomas | 23 | DB | 6 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | TCU | 4/12/1962 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 70th pick / 1985 |
| Tim Tyrrell | 24 | RB | 16 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Northern Illinois | 2/19/1961 | 1 | |
| Jeff Van Note | 39 | C-G-LB | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 2/7/1946 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 262nd pick / 1969 |
| Danny Wagoner | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Kansas | 12/12/1959 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 231st pick / 1982 |
| Joe Washington | 32 | RB | 16 | 0 | 179 | 5-10 | Oklahoma | 9/24/1953 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 4th pick / 1976 |
| Ronnie Washington | 22 | LB | 16 | 1 | 245 | 6-1 | La-Monroe | 7/29/1963 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 215th pick / 1985 |
| Ken Whisenhunt | 23 | TE | 16 | 0 | 237 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 2/28/1962 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 313th pick / 1985 |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 16 | 225.5 | 6-1.8 | 2.6 |