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1987 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 3-12-0, Finished 4th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 205 points (13.7/g), 28th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 436 points (29.1/g), 28th.
Differential of -231 points (-15.4/g), 28th.
Expected W-L: 2.1-12.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -22 (-1.5/g), 28th.
Coached by Marion Campbell (3-12-0)
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1987 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 | Scott Campbell | 25 | 3 | 9 | 136 for 260, 1,728 yards, 11 td, 14 int, & 21 rushes for 102 yards and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 191st pick / 1984 |
| RB | Gerald Riggs* | 27 | 5 | 12 | 203 rushes for 875 yards, 2 td, & 25 catches for 199 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1982 |
| WR | Stacey Bailey | 27 | 5 | 6 | 20 catches for 325 yards, 3 td | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1982 |
| WR | Floyd Dixon | 23 | 1 | 12 | 36 catches for 600 yards, 5 td, & 3 rushes for -3 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 154th pick / 1986 |
| WR | Aubrey Matthews | 25 | 1 | 6 | 32 catches for 537 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for -4 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Arthur Cox | 26 | 4 | 10 | 11 catches for 101 yards, 0 td | |
| TE | Ken Whisenhunt | 25 | 2 | 7 | 17 catches for 145 yards, 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 313th pick / 1985 |
| LT | Mike Kenn | 31 | 9 | 12 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1978 |
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| LG | John Scully | 29 | 6 | 12 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 109th pick / 1981 |
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| C | Wayne Radloff | 26 | 2 | 12 | ||
| RG | Bill Fralic*+ | 25 | 2 | 12 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1985 |
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| RT | Leonard Mitchell | 29 | 6 | 12 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 27th pick / 1981 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Mike Gann | 24 | 2 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 45th pick / 1985 |
| LDE | Greg Brown | 30 | 6 | 5 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| NT | Tony Casillas | 24 | 1 | 9 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1986 |
| RDE | Rick Bryan | 25 | 3 | 9 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1984 |
| RDE | Dennis Harrison | 31 | 9 | 5 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 92nd pick / 1978 |
| LOLB | Tim Green | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 17th pick / 1986 |
| LOLB | Reggie Wilkes | 31 | 9 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 66th pick / 1978 |
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| LILB | Buddy Curry | 29 | 7 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1980 |
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| RILB | John Rade | 27 | 4 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 215th pick / 1983 |
| ROLB | Joel Williams | 31 | 8 | 8 | ||
| ROLB | Rich Kraynak | 26 | 4 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 201st pick / 1983 |
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| LCB | Bobby Butler | 28 | 6 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 25th pick / 1981 |
| RCB | Scott Case | 25 | 3 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1984 |
| SS | Robert Moore | 23 | 1 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Tim Gordon | 22 | Rook | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mick Luckhurst | 29 | 6 | 0 | 9 of 13 field goals & 17 of 17 extra points | |
| P | Rick Donnelly | 25 | 2 | 0 | 61 punts for a 44.0 average, 2 blocked | |
| PR | Billy Johnson | 35 | 13 | 1 | 21 punt returns for a 8.0 average and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 15th / 365th pick / 1974 |
| KR | Sylvester Stamps | 26 | 3 | 0 | 24 kick returns for a 27.5 average and 1 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| David Archer | 25 | QB | 9 | 1 | 207 | 6-2 | Iowa State,Snow College (UT) | 2/15/1962 | 3 | |
| Rick Badanjek | 25 | RB | 2 | 2 | 217 | 5-8 | Maryland | 4/25/1962 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 186th pick / 1986 |
| Stacey Bailey | 27 | WR | 7 | 6 | 162 | 6-0 | San Jose State | 2/10/1960 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1982 |
| Doug Barnett | 27 | DE | 10 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Azusa Pacific | 4/12/1960 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 118th pick / 1982 |
| Milton Barney | 24 | WR | 3 | 3 | 156 | 5-9 | Alcorn State | 12/23/1963 | Rook | |
| Louis Berry | 22 | P | 2 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Florida State | 7/21/1965 | Rook | |
| Dwight Bingham | 26 | DE | 3 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | Mississippi | 8/5/1961 | Rook | |
| Ken Bowen | 25 | LB | 1 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | East Tennessee State | 11/15/1962 | Rook | |
| James Britt | 27 | DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | LSU | 9/12/1960 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1983 |
| Aaron C. Brown | 31 | LB | 6 | 1 | 235 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 1/13/1956 | 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 252nd pick / 1978 |
| Charlie Brown | 29 | WR | 6 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | South Carolina State | 10/29/1958 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 201st pick / 1981 |
| Greg Brown | 30 | DE-DT | 12 | 5 | 254 | 6-5 | Eastern Illinois,Kansas State | 1/5/1957 | 6 | |
| Rick Bryan | 25 | DE-DT-NT-LB | 9 | 9 | 265 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 3/20/1962 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1984 |
| Bobby Butler | 28 | DB | 12 | 12 | 174 | 5-11 | Florida State | 5/28/1959 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 25th pick / 1981 |
| Jerry K. Butler | 26 | RB | 1 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | East Tennessee State | 12/7/1961 | Rook | |
| Sylvester Byrd | 24 | TE | 3 | 2 | 225 | 6-2 | Kansas | 5/1/1963 | Rook | |
| Scott Campbell | 25 | QB | 12 | 9 | 196 | 6-0 | Purdue | 4/15/1962 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 191st pick / 1984 |
| Scott Case | 25 | DB | 11 | 10 | 188 | 6-1 | Northeast Oklahoma A&M,Oklahoma | 5/17/1962 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1984 |
| Tony Casillas | 24 | DT-NT | 9 | 9 | 278 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 10/26/1963 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1986 |
| Wendell Cason | 24 | DB | 3 | 2 | 191 | 5-11 | Oregon | 1/22/1963 | 2 | |
| Bret Clark | 26 | DB | 1 | 1 | 198 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 2/24/1961 | 1 | Los Angeles Raiders / 7th / 191st pick / 1985 |
| Randy Clark | 30 | C-T-G | 3 | 3 | 260 | 6-3 | Northern Illinois | 7/27/1957 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 215th pick / 1980 |
| Joe Costello | 27 | DE | 9 | 4 | 245 | 6-3 | Central Connecticut State | 6/1/1960 | 1 | |
| Arthur Cox | 26 | TE | 12 | 10 | 262 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 2/5/1961 | 4 | |
| David Croudip | 29 | DB | 12 | 2 | 183 | 5-8 | San Diego State | 1/25/1958 | 3 | |
| Buddy Curry | 29 | LB | 4 | 4 | 224 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 6/4/1958 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1980 |
| Greg Davis | 22 | K | 3 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | The Citadel | 10/29/1965 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 246th pick / 1987 |
| Floyd Dixon | 23 | WR | 12 | 12 | 170 | 5-9 | Stephen F. Austin | 4/9/1964 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 154th pick / 1986 |
| Rick Donnelly | 25 | P | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Wyoming | 5/17/1962 | 2 | |
| Jamie Dukes | 23 | C-G | 4 | 0 | 285 | 6-1 | Florida State | 6/14/1964 | 1 | |
| Larry Emery | 23 | RB | 5 | 0 | 195 | 5-9 | Wisconsin | 7/13/1964 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 320th pick / 1987 |
| John Evans | 23 | TE | 1 | 1 | 243 | 6-2 | Stephen F. Austin | 6/13/1964 | Rook | |
| Major Everett | 27 | RB | 7 | 0 | 215 | 5-10 | Mississippi College | 1/4/1960 | 4 | |
| Kenny Flowers | 23 | RB | 8 | 1 | 210 | 6-0 | Clemson | 3/14/1964 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 31st pick / 1987 |
| Bill Fralic*+ | 25 | G-T | 12 | 12 | 280 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 10/31/1962 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1985 |
| Mike Gann | 24 | DE | 12 | 12 | 271 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 10/19/1963 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 45th pick / 1985 |
| Leon Gonzalez | 24 | WR | 2 | 0 | 162 | 5-10 | Bethune-Cookman | 9/21/1963 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 216th pick / 1985 |
| Tim Gordon | 22 | DB | 11 | 8 | 188 | 6-0 | Tulsa | 5/7/1965 | Rook | |
| Norm Granger | 26 | RB | 3 | 1 | 225 | 5-9 | Iowa | 9/14/1961 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 137th pick / 1984 |
| Paul Gray | 25 | LB | 2 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Western Kentucky | 6/20/1962 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 264th pick / 1984 |
| Tim Green | 24 | LB-DE | 9 | 5 | 249 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 12/16/1963 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 17th pick / 1986 |
| Steve B. Griffin | 24 | RB | 4 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Clemson | 12/17/1963 | Rook | |
| Steve L. Griffin | 23 | WR | 2 | 0 | 198 | 5-11 | Purdue | 12/24/1964 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 308th pick / 1986 |
| James Hall | 24 | LB | 3 | 0 | 252 | 6-1 | Northwest State (LA) | 1/27/1963 | Rook | |
| Kwante Hampton | 24 | WR | 1 | 0 | 182 | 6-1 | Long Beach State,Oregon | 12/11/1963 | Rook | |
| Dennis Harrison | 31 | DE | 11 | 5 | 275 | 6-8 | Vanderbilt | 7/31/1956 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 92nd pick / 1978 |
| Jim Hendley | 23 | C | 3 | 3 | 257 | 6-3 | Florida State | 10/25/1964 | Rook | |
| Charles Huff | 24 | DB | 3 | 2 | 195 | 5-11 | Presbyterian | 2/24/1963 | Rook | |
| Lawrence Jackson | 23 | G | 3 | 3 | 275 | 6-1 | Presbyterian | 8/10/1964 | Rook | |
| Billy Johnson | 35 | WR | 12 | 1 | 170 | 5-9 | Widener | 1/21/1952 | 13 | Houston Oilers / 15th / 365th pick / 1974 |
| Lyndell Jones | 28 | DB | 3 | 2 | 175 | 5-9 | Hawaii | 3/18/1959 | Rook | |
| John Kamana | 26 | RB | 2 | 1 | 230 | 6-0 | USC | 12/3/1961 | 3 | |
| Mike Kenn | 31 | T | 12 | 12 | 273 | 6-7 | Michigan | 2/9/1956 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1978 |
| Jeff Kiewel | 27 | G | 12 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Arizona | 9/27/1960 | 2 | |
| Leander Knight | 24 | DB | 1 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | Ferrum,Montclair State | 2/16/1963 | Rook | |
| Erik Kramer | 23 | QB | 3 | 2 | 200 | 6-1 | North Carolina State | 11/6/1964 | Rook | |
| Rich Kraynak | 26 | LB | 9 | 8 | 227 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 1/20/1961 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 201st pick / 1983 |
| Jim Laughlin | 29 | LB | 5 | 3 | 222 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 7/5/1958 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 91st pick / 1980 |
| Mick Luckhurst | 29 | K | 12 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | California,St. Cloud State | 3/31/1958 | 6 | |
| Mike Lush | 29 | DB | 3 | 3 | 195 | 6-2 | East Stroudsburg | 4/18/1958 | 1 | |
| Doug Mackie | 30 | T | 3 | 3 | 280 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 2/18/1957 | Rook | |
| Aubrey Matthews | 25 | WR | 12 | 6 | 165 | 5-7 | Delta State | 9/15/1962 | 1 | |
| Joe McIntosh | 25 | RB | 2 | 0 | 192 | 5-10 | North Carolina State | 12/9/1962 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 5th / 118th pick / 1985 |
| Ron Middleton | 22 | TE | 12 | 4 | 262 | 6-2 | Auburn | 7/17/1965 | 1 | |
| Brett Miller | 29 | T | 2 | 0 | 293 | 6-7 | Iowa | 10/2/1958 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 129th pick / 1983 |
| Chris Miller | 22 | QB | 3 | 2 | 212 | 6-2 | Oregon | 8/9/1965 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1987 |
| Leonard Mitchell | 29 | T | 12 | 12 | 290 | 6-7 | Houston | 10/12/1958 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 27th pick / 1981 |
| Buddy Moor | 29 | DE | 3 | 1 | 250 | 6-5 | Eastern Kentucky | 12/1/1958 | Rook | |
| Robert Moore | 23 | DB | 12 | 12 | 190 | 5-11 | Northwest State (LA) | 8/15/1964 | 1 | |
| Dwaine Morris | 24 | NT-DT | 3 | 2 | 260 | 6-2 | La-Lafayette | 8/24/1963 | 2 | |
| Gary Moss | 23 | DB | 3 | 3 | 192 | 5-10 | Georgia | 7/18/1964 | Rook | |
| Mark Mraz | 22 | DE | 11 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Utah State | 2/9/1965 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 125th pick / 1987 |
| Jerome Norris | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Furman | 1/31/1964 | Rook | |
| Darryl Oliver | 23 | RB | 2 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | Miami (FL) | 7/13/1964 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 11th / 297th pick / 1987 |
| Shelley Poole | 23 | RB | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Temple | 12/3/1964 | Rook | |
| Art Price | 25 | LB | 3 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 5/17/1962 | Rook | |
| Andrew Provence | 26 | DT-DE | 5 | 1 | 265 | 6-3 | South Carolina | 3/8/1961 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 75th pick / 1983 |
| Greg Quick | 23 | T | 1 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | Catawba | 4/26/1964 | Rook | |
| John Rade | 27 | LB | 11 | 11 | 232 | 6-1 | Boise State,Northern Arizona | 8/31/1960 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 215th pick / 1983 |
| Wayne Radloff | 26 | C-G | 12 | 12 | 274 | 6-5 | Georgia | 5/17/1961 | 2 | |
| Michael Reid | 23 | LB | 11 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 6/25/1964 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 181st pick / 1987 |
| Gerald Riggs* | 27 | RB | 12 | 12 | 230 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 11/6/1960 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1982 |
| Don Robinson | 22 | T | 2 | 0 | 280 | 6-5 | Baylor | 2/5/1965 | Rook | |
| Pat Saindon | 26 | G | 3 | 3 | 273 | 6-3 | Vanderbilt | 3/3/1961 | 1 | |
| John Scully | 29 | G-C | 12 | 12 | 262 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 8/2/1958 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 109th pick / 1981 |
| John Settle | 22 | RB | 9 | 1 | 207 | 5-9 | Appalachian State | 6/2/1965 | Rook | |
| Dan Sharp | 25 | TE | 9 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | TCU | 2/5/1962 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 223rd pick / 1985 |
| Elbert Shelley | 23 | DB | 4 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Arkansas State | 12/24/1964 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 292nd pick / 1987 |
| James Shibest | 23 | WR | 1 | 1 | 187 | 5-10 | Arkansas | 10/31/1964 | Rook | |
| Struggy Smith | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Appalachian State | 2/13/1964 | Rook | |
| Herb Spencer | 28 | LB | 3 | 2 | 230 | 6-3 | Newberry | 9/23/1959 | Rook | |
| Sylvester Stamps | 26 | RB-WR | 7 | 0 | 172 | 5-7 | Jackson State | 2/24/1961 | 3 | |
| John Starnes | 25 | P | 1 | 0 | 185 | 6-3 | North Texas | 12/25/1962 | Rook | |
| Mark Studaway | 27 | DE | 2 | 2 | 273 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 9/20/1960 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 85th pick / 1984 |
| Lenny Taylor | 26 | WR | 3 | 2 | 173 | 5-10 | Tennessee | 2/15/1961 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 313th pick / 1984 |
| Leon Thomasson | 24 | DB | 3 | 2 | 190 | 5-11 | Texas Southern | 6/20/1963 | Rook | |
| Jessie Tuggle | 22 | LB | 12 | 4 | 230 | 5-11 | Valdosta State | 4/4/1965 | Rook | |
| Jimmy Turner | 28 | DB | 2 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | UCLA | 6/15/1959 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 81st pick / 1983 |
| Jeff Van Raaphorst | 24 | QB | 2 | 1 | 210 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 12/7/1963 | Rook | |
| Emanuel Weaver | 27 | NT | 2 | 2 | 260 | 6-4 | South Carolina State | 6/28/1960 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 54th pick / 1982 |
| Ken Whisenhunt | 25 | TE | 7 | 7 | 237 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 2/28/1962 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 313th pick / 1985 |
| Eric Wiegand | 23 | C | 2 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Missouri-Rolla | 3/13/1964 | Rook | |
| Reggie Wilkes | 31 | LB | 6 | 5 | 235 | 6-4 | Georgia Tech | 5/27/1956 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 66th pick / 1978 |
| Joel Williams | 31 | LB | 8 | 8 | 222 | 6-1 | Peru State,Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 12/13/1956 | 8 | |
| Michael Williams | 26 | RB | 3 | 1 | 220 | 6-2 | Mississippi College | 7/16/1961 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 89th pick / 1983 |
| Brenard Wilson | 32 | DB | 8 | 1 | 178 | 6-0 | Vanderbilt | 8/15/1955 | 8 | |
| Leonard Wingate | 26 | DT | 1 | 1 | 265 | 6-3 | South Carolina State | 11/3/1961 | Rook | Los Angeles Raiders / 8th / 220th pick / 1985 |
| Mitchell Young | 26 | DE | 1 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Arkansas State | 7/18/1961 | Rook | |
| Geno Zimmerlink | 24 | TE | 3 | 1 | 222 | 6-3 | Virginia | 3/26/1963 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 15 | 222.9 | 6-1.3 | 2.2 |