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1986 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 7-8-1, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 280 points (17.5/g), 21st of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 280 points (17.5/g), 6th.
Differential of 0 points (0.0/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 8.0-8.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 12th.
Coached by Dan Henning (7-8-1)
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1986 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 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 150 for 294, 2,007 yards, 10 td, 9 int, & 52 rushes for 298 yards and 0 td | |
| QB | Turk Schonert | 29 | 5 | 5 | 95 for 154, 1,032 yards, 4 td, 8 int, & 11 rushes for 12 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 9th / 242nd pick / 1980 |
| RB | Gerald Riggs* | 26 | 4 | 15 | 343 rushes for 1,327 yards, 9 td, & 24 catches for 136 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1982 |
| WR | Charlie Brown | 28 | 4 | 15 | 63 catches for 918 yards, 4 td | Washington Redskins / 8th / 201st pick / 1981 |
| WR | Floyd Dixon | 22 | Rook | 12 | 42 catches for 617 yards, 2 td, & 11 rushes for 67 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 154th pick / 1986 |
| TE | Arthur Cox | 25 | 3 | 15 | 24 catches for 301 yards, 1 td | |
| TE | Ken Whisenhunt | 24 | 1 | 14 | 20 catches for 184 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 20 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 313th pick / 1985 |
| LT | Mike Kenn | 30 | 8 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1978 |
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| LG | John Scully | 28 | 5 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 109th pick / 1981 |
| C | Wayne Radloff | 25 | 1 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Bill Fralic*+ | 24 | 1 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1985 |
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| RT | Brett Miller | 28 | 3 | 7 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 129th pick / 1983 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Mike Gann | 23 | 1 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 45th pick / 1985 |
| NT | Tony Casillas | 23 | Rook | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1986 |
| RDE | Rick Bryan | 24 | 2 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1984 |
| LOLB | Reggie Wilkes | 30 | 8 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 66th pick / 1978 |
| LILB | Buddy Curry | 28 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1980 |
| RILB | John Rade | 26 | 3 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 215th pick / 1983 |
| ROLB | Joel Williams | 30 | 7 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Bobby Butler | 27 | 5 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 25th pick / 1981 |
| LCB | David Croudip | 28 | 2 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Scott Case | 24 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1984 |
| SS | Robert Moore | 22 | Rook | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Wendell Cason | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| FS | Bret Clark | 25 | Rook | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Raiders / 7th / 191st pick / 1985 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mick Luckhurst | 28 | 5 | 0 | 14 of 24 field goals & 21 of 21 extra points | |
| P | Rick Donnelly | 24 | 1 | 0 | 78 punts for a 43.9 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Floyd Dixon | 22 | Rook | 12 | 26 punt returns for a 5.8 average and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 154th pick / 1986 |
| KR | Sylvester Stamps | 25 | 2 | 0 | 24 kick returns for a 21.4 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Allen | 27 | WR | 5 | 2 | 180 | 5-11 | Washington | 6/29/1959 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 156th pick / 1983 |
| William Andrews | 31 | RB | 15 | 0 | 206 | 6-0 | Auburn | 12/25/1955 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 79th pick / 1979 |
| David Archer | 24 | QB | 11 | 11 | 207 | 6-2 | Iowa State,Snow College (UT) | 2/15/1962 | 2 | |
| Cliff Austin | 26 | RB | 15 | 1 | 203 | 6-0 | Clemson | 3/2/1960 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 66th pick / 1983 |
| Stacey Bailey | 26 | WR | 6 | 1 | 162 | 6-0 | San Jose State | 2/10/1960 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1982 |
| Tony Baker | 22 | RB | 2 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | East Carolina | 6/11/1964 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 252nd pick / 1986 |
| Dan Benish | 25 | DT | 5 | 0 | 273 | 6-5 | Clemson | 11/21/1961 | 3 | |
| James Britt | 26 | DB | 16 | 2 | 185 | 6-0 | LSU | 9/12/1960 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1983 |
| Aaron C. Brown | 30 | LB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 1/13/1956 | 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 252nd pick / 1978 |
| Charlie Brown | 28 | WR | 16 | 15 | 182 | 5-10 | South Carolina State | 10/29/1958 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 201st pick / 1981 |
| Rick Bryan | 24 | DE-DT-NT-LB | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 3/20/1962 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1984 |
| Bobby Butler | 27 | DB | 7 | 7 | 174 | 5-11 | Florida State | 5/28/1959 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 25th pick / 1981 |
| Scott Campbell | 24 | QB | 1 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | Purdue | 4/15/1962 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 191st pick / 1984 |
| Scott Case | 24 | DB | 16 | 15 | 188 | 6-1 | Northeast Oklahoma A&M,Oklahoma | 5/17/1962 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1984 |
| Tony Casillas | 23 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 278 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 10/26/1963 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1986 |
| Wendell Cason | 23 | DB | 16 | 6 | 191 | 5-11 | Oregon | 1/22/1963 | 1 | |
| Bret Clark | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 198 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 2/24/1961 | Rook | Los Angeles Raiders / 7th / 191st pick / 1985 |
| Joe Costello | 26 | DE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Central Connecticut State | 6/1/1960 | Rook | |
| Arthur Cox | 25 | TE | 16 | 15 | 262 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 2/5/1961 | 3 | |
| David Croudip | 28 | DB | 15 | 7 | 183 | 5-8 | San Diego State | 1/25/1958 | 2 | |
| Buddy Curry | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 224 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 6/4/1958 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1980 |
| Floyd Dixon | 22 | WR | 16 | 12 | 170 | 5-9 | Stephen F. Austin | 4/9/1964 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 154th pick / 1986 |
| Rick Donnelly | 24 | P | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Wyoming | 5/17/1962 | 1 | |
| Jamie Dukes | 22 | C-G | 14 | 4 | 285 | 6-1 | Florida State | 6/14/1964 | Rook | |
| Herman Edwards | 32 | DB | 3 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | California,San Diego State | 4/27/1954 | 9 | |
| Bill Fralic*+ | 24 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 10/31/1962 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1985 |
| Mike Gann | 23 | DE | 16 | 16 | 271 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 10/19/1963 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 45th pick / 1985 |
| Tim Green | 23 | LB-DE | 11 | 1 | 249 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 12/16/1963 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 17th pick / 1986 |
| Ali Haji-Sheikh | 25 | K | 6 | 0 | 172 | 6-0 | Michigan | 1/11/1961 | 3 | New York Giants / 9th / 237th pick / 1983 |
| Dennis Harrison | 30 | DE | 11 | 0 | 275 | 6-8 | Vanderbilt | 7/31/1956 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 92nd pick / 1978 |
| Glen Howe | 25 | T | 7 | 3 | 295 | 6-7 | Southern Miss | 10/18/1961 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 233rd pick / 1984 |
| Billy Johnson | 34 | WR | 4 | 0 | 170 | 5-9 | Widener | 1/21/1952 | 12 | Houston Oilers / 15th / 365th pick / 1974 |
| Kenny Johnson | 28 | DB | 7 | 2 | 176 | 5-10 | Mississippi State | 1/7/1958 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 137th pick / 1980 |
| Joey Jones | 24 | WR | 11 | 2 | 165 | 5-8 | Alabama | 10/29/1962 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Mike Kenn | 30 | T | 16 | 16 | 273 | 6-7 | Michigan | 2/9/1956 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1978 |
| Mick Luckhurst | 28 | K | 10 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | California,St. Cloud State | 3/31/1958 | 5 | |
| Aubrey Matthews | 24 | WR | 4 | 0 | 165 | 5-7 | Delta State | 9/15/1962 | Rook | |
| Ron Middleton | 21 | TE | 16 | 3 | 262 | 6-2 | Auburn | 7/17/1965 | Rook | |
| Brett Miller | 28 | T | 8 | 7 | 293 | 6-7 | Iowa | 10/2/1958 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 129th pick / 1983 |
| Robert Moore | 22 | DB | 16 | 9 | 190 | 5-11 | Northwest State (LA) | 8/15/1964 | Rook | |
| Joseph Pellegrini | 29 | G-C | 8 | 1 | 265 | 6-4 | Harvard | 4/8/1957 | 4 | |
| Ray T. Phillips | 22 | LB-DE | 1 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 7/24/1964 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 7th / 188th pick / 1986 |
| Mike Pitts | 26 | DT-DE | 16 | 0 | 277 | 6-5 | Alabama | 9/25/1960 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 16th pick / 1983 |
| Andrew Provence | 25 | DT-DE | 16 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | South Carolina | 3/8/1961 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 75th pick / 1983 |
| John Rade | 26 | LB | 15 | 15 | 232 | 6-1 | Boise State,Northern Arizona | 8/31/1960 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 215th pick / 1983 |
| Wayne Radloff | 25 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 274 | 6-5 | Georgia | 5/17/1961 | 1 | |
| Gerald Riggs* | 26 | RB | 16 | 15 | 230 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 11/6/1960 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1982 |
| Eric Sanders | 28 | T-G-C | 8 | 3 | 277 | 6-6 | Nevada-Reno | 10/22/1958 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 136th pick / 1981 |
| Turk Schonert | 29 | QB | 8 | 5 | 191 | 6-1 | Stanford | 1/15/1957 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 242nd pick / 1980 |
| John Scully | 28 | G-C | 14 | 14 | 262 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 8/2/1958 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 109th pick / 1981 |
| Sylvester Stamps | 25 | RB-WR | 14 | 0 | 172 | 5-7 | Jackson State | 2/24/1961 | 2 | |
| Johnny Taylor | 25 | LB | 5 | 2 | 237 | 6-4 | Hawaii | 6/21/1961 | 2 | |
| Jimmy Turner | 27 | DB | 6 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | UCLA | 6/15/1959 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 81st pick / 1983 |
| Tim Tyrrell | 25 | RB | 3 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Northern Illinois | 2/19/1961 | 2 | |
| Jeff Van Note | 40 | C-G-LB | 16 | 0 | 247 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 2/7/1946 | 17 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 262nd pick / 1969 |
| Ken Whisenhunt | 24 | TE | 16 | 14 | 237 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 2/28/1962 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 313th pick / 1985 |
| Reggie Wilkes | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-4 | Georgia Tech | 5/27/1956 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 66th pick / 1978 |
| Joel Williams | 30 | LB | 15 | 14 | 222 | 6-1 | Peru State,Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 12/13/1956 | 7 | |
| Keith Williams | 22 | WR-RB | 12 | 0 | 173 | 5-10 | Southwest Missouri State | 9/30/1964 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 159th pick / 1986 |
| Dennis Woodberry | 25 | DB | 7 | 0 | 183 | 5-10 | Southern Arkansas | 4/22/1961 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1984 Supp |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 16 | 221.5 | 6-1.5 | 3.2 |