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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.

Simple Rating System: Total -13.8, Offense: -7.9, Defense: -5.9, SoS: 1.9, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Marion Campbell (3-12-0)
 Offensive Coordinator: Rod Dowhower
 Other Notable Asst.: Al Groh (Special Teams/Tight Ends)

Training Camp: Falcons Training Facility (Suwanee, Georgia)

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 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
LG John Scully 29 6 12 Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 109th pick / 1981
C Wayne Radloff 26 2 12
RG Bill Fralic*+ 25 2 12 Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1985
RT Leonard Mitchell 29 6 12 Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 27th pick / 1981
 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
LILB Buddy Curry 29 7 4 Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1980
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
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

Roster

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
16 David Archer 25 QB 9 1 207 6-2 Snow College (UT),Iowa St. 2/15/1962 3
47 Rick Badanjek 25 RB 2 2 217 5-8 Maryland 4/25/1962 1 Washington Redskins / 7th / 186th pick / 1986
82 Stacey Bailey 27 WR 7 6 162 6-0 San Jose St. 2/10/1960 5 Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1982
53 Doug Barnett 27 DE 10 0 250 6-3 Azusa Pacific 4/12/1960 5 Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 118th pick / 1982
84 Milton Barney 24 WR 3 3 156 5-9 Alcorn St. 12/23/1963 Rook
6 Louis Berry 22 P 2 0 193 6-0 Florida St. 7/21/1965 Rook
75 Dwight Bingham 26 DE 3 0 265 6-6 Mississippi 8/5/1961 Rook
58 Ken Bowen 25 LB 1 0 220 6-1 East Tennessee St. 11/15/1962 Rook
26 James Britt 27 DB 12 0 185 6-0 LSU 9/12/1960 4 Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1983
91 Aaron C. Brown 31 LB 6 1 235 6-2 Ohio St. 1/13/1956 9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 252nd pick / 1978
89 Charlie Brown 29 WR 6 0 182 5-10 South Carolina St. 10/29/1958 5 Washington Redskins / 8th / 201st pick / 1981
98 Greg Brown 30 DE-DT 12 5 254 6-5 Kansas St.,East. Illinois 1/5/1957 6
77 Rick Bryan 25 DE-DT-NT-LB 9 9 265 6-4 Oklahoma 3/20/1962 3 Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1984
23 Bobby Butler 28 DB 12 12 174 5-11 Florida St. 5/28/1959 6 Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 25th pick / 1981
39 Jerry K. Butler 26 RB 1 0 193 5-11 East Tennessee St. 12/7/1961 Rook
88 Sylvester Byrd 24 TE 3 2 225 6-2 Kansas 5/1/1963 Rook
10 Scott Campbell 25 QB 12 9 196 6-0 Purdue 4/15/1962 3 Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 191st pick / 1984
25 Scott Case 25 DB 11 10 188 6-1 NE Oklahoma A&M,Oklahoma 5/17/1962 3 Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1984
75 Tony Casillas 24 DT-NT 9 9 278 6-3 Oklahoma 10/26/1963 1 Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1986
20 Wendell Cason 24 DB 3 2 191 5-11 Oregon 1/22/1963 2
28 Bret Clark 26 DB 1 1 198 6-3 Nebraska 2/24/1961 1 Los Angeles Raiders / 7th / 191st pick / 1985
66 Randy Clark 30 C-T-G 3 3 260 6-3 Northern Illinois 7/27/1957 7 Chicago Bears / 8th / 215th pick / 1980
56 Joe Costello 27 DE 9 4 245 6-3 Central Connecticut St. 6/1/1960 1
88 Arthur Cox 26 TE 12 10 262 6-3 Texas Southern 2/5/1961 4
30 David Croudip 29 DB 12 2 183 5-8 San Diego St. 1/25/1958 3
50 Buddy Curry 29 LB 4 4 224 6-4 North Carolina 6/4/1958 7 Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1980
5 Greg Davis 22 K 3 0 202 6-0 The Citadel 10/29/1965 Rook Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 246th pick / 1987
86 Floyd Dixon 23 WR 12 12 170 5-9 S.F. Austin 4/9/1964 1 Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 154th pick / 1986
3 Rick Donnelly 25 P 12 0 195 6-0 Wyoming 5/17/1962 2
64 Jamie Dukes 23 C-G 4 0 285 6-1 Florida St. 6/14/1964 1
24 Larry Emery 23 RB 5 0 195 5-9 Wisconsin 7/13/1964 Rook Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 320th pick / 1987
87 John Evans 23 TE 1 1 243 6-2 S.F. Austin 6/13/1964 Rook
39 Major Everett 27 RB 7 0 215 5-10 Mississippi Col. 1/4/1960 4
48 Kenny Flowers 23 RB 8 1 210 6-0 Clemson 3/14/1964 Rook Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 31st pick / 1987
79 Bill Fralic*+ 25 G-T 12 12 280 6-5 Pittsburgh 10/31/1962 2 Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1985
76 Mike Gann 24 DE 12 12 271 6-5 Notre Dame 10/19/1963 2 Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 45th pick / 1985
89 Leon Gonzalez 24 WR 2 0 162 5-10 Bethune-Cookman 9/21/1963 2 Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 216th pick / 1985
41 Tim Gordon 22 DB 11 8 188 6-0 Tulsa 5/7/1965 Rook
32 Norm Granger 26 RB 3 1 225 5-9 Iowa 9/14/1961 3 Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 137th pick / 1984
59 Paul Gray 25 LB 2 0 231 6-2 West. Kentucky 6/20/1962 Rook New Orleans Saints / 10th / 264th pick / 1984
99 Tim Green 24 LB-DE 9 5 249 6-2 Syracuse 12/16/1963 1 Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 17th pick / 1986
32 Steve B. Griffin 24 RB 4 0 185 5-10 Clemson 12/17/1963 Rook
86 Steve L. Griffin 23 WR 2 0 198 5-11 Purdue 12/24/1964 Rook Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 308th pick / 1986
50 James Hall 24 LB 3 0 252 6-1 NW State (LA) 1/27/1963 Rook
85 Kwante Hampton 24 WR 1 0 182 6-1 Oregon,Long Beach St. 12/11/1963 Rook
68 Dennis Harrison 31 DE 11 5 275 6-8 Vanderbilt 7/31/1956 9 Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 92nd pick / 1978
53 Jim Hendley 23 C 3 3 257 6-3 Florida St. 10/25/1964 Rook
28 Charles Huff 24 DB 3 2 195 5-11 Presbyterian 2/24/1963 Rook
64 Lawrence Jackson 23 G 3 3 275 6-1 Presbyterian 8/10/1964 Rook
81 Billy Johnson 35 WR 12 1 170 5-9 Widener 1/21/1952 13 Houston Oilers / 15th / 365th pick / 1974
30 Lyndell Jones 28 DB 3 2 175 5-9 Hawaii 3/18/1959 Rook
47 John Kamana 26 RB 2 1 230 6-0 USC 12/3/1961 3
78 Mike Kenn 31 T 12 12 273 6-7 Michigan 2/9/1956 9 Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1978
63 Jeff Kiewel 27 G 12 0 270 6-4 Arizona 9/27/1960 2
37 Leander Knight 24 DB 1 0 193 6-1 Ferrum,Montclair St. 2/16/1963 Rook
10 Erik Kramer 23 QB 3 2 200 6-1 North Carolina St. 11/6/1964 Rook
96 Rich Kraynak 26 LB 9 8 227 6-1 Pittsburgh 1/20/1961 4 Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 201st pick / 1983
93 Jim Laughlin 29 LB 5 3 222 6-0 Ohio St. 7/5/1958 7 Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 91st pick / 1980
18 Mick Luckhurst 29 K 12 0 180 6-1 St. Cloud St.,California 3/31/1958 6
34 Mike Lush 29 DB 3 3 195 6-2 East Stroudsburg 4/18/1958 1
73 Doug Mackie 30 T 3 3 280 6-4 Ohio St. 2/18/1957 Rook
83 Aubrey Matthews 25 WR 12 6 165 5-7 Delta St. 9/15/1962 1
48 Joe McIntosh 25 RB 2 0 192 5-10 North Carolina St. 12/9/1962 Rook Detroit Lions / 5th / 118th pick / 1985
87 Ron Middleton 22 TE 12 4 262 6-2 Auburn 7/17/1965 1
62 Brett Miller 29 T 2 0 293 6-7 Iowa 10/2/1958 4 Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 129th pick / 1983
12 Chris Miller 22 QB 3 2 212 6-2 Oregon 8/9/1965 Rook Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1987
73 Leonard Mitchell 29 T 12 12 290 6-7 Houston 10/12/1958 6 Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 27th pick / 1981
72 Buddy Moor 29 DE 3 1 250 6-5 East. Kentucky 12/1/1958 Rook
34 Robert Moore 23 DB 12 12 190 5-11 NW State (LA) 8/15/1964 1
76 Dwaine Morris 24 NT-DT 3 2 260 6-2 La-Lafayette 8/24/1963 2
23 Gary Moss 23 DB 3 3 192 5-10 Georgia 7/18/1964 Rook
67 Mark Mraz 22 DE 11 0 258 6-4 Utah St. 2/9/1965 Rook Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 125th pick / 1987
26 Jerome Norris 23 DB 3 0 187 6-0 Furman 1/31/1964 Rook
45 Darryl Oliver 23 RB 2 0 195 5-10 Miami (FL) 7/13/1964 Rook Seattle Seahawks / 11th / 297th pick / 1987
24 Shelley Poole 23 RB 1 0 225 6-4 Temple 12/3/1964 Rook
52 Art Price 25 LB 3 0 227 6-3 Wisconsin 5/17/1962 Rook
72 Andrew Provence 26 DT-DE 5 1 265 6-3 South Carolina 3/8/1961 4 Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 75th pick / 1983
62 Greg Quick 23 T 1 0 280 6-4 Catawba 4/26/1964 Rook
59 John Rade 27 LB 11 11 232 6-1 Northern Arizona,Boise St. 8/31/1960 4 Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 215th pick / 1983
55 Wayne Radloff 26 C-G 12 12 274 6-5 Georgia 5/17/1961 2
95 Michael Reid 23 LB 11 0 226 6-2 Wisconsin 6/25/1964 Rook Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 181st pick / 1987
42 Gerald Riggs* 27 RB 12 12 230 6-1 Arizona St. 11/6/1960 5 Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1982
74 Don Robinson 22 T 2 0 280 6-5 Baylor 2/5/1965 Rook
65 Pat Saindon 26 G 3 3 273 6-3 Vanderbilt 3/3/1961 1
61 John Scully 29 G-C 12 12 262 6-6 Notre Dame 8/2/1958 6 Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 109th pick / 1981
44 John Settle 22 RB 9 1 207 5-9 Appalachian St. 6/2/1965 Rook
80 Dan Sharp 25 TE 9 0 235 6-2 TCU 2/5/1962 Rook Miami Dolphins / 8th / 223rd pick / 1985
37 Elbert Shelley 23 DB 4 0 190 5-11 Arkansas St. 12/24/1964 Rook Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 292nd pick / 1987
81 James Shibest 23 WR 1 1 187 5-10 Arkansas 10/31/1964 Rook
20 Struggy Smith 23 DB 2 0 190 6-2 Appalachian St. 2/13/1964 Rook
51 Herb Spencer 28 LB 3 2 230 6-3 Newberry 9/23/1959 Rook
29 Sylvester Stamps 26 RB-WR 7 0 172 5-7 Jackson St. 2/24/1961 3
3 John Starnes 25 P 1 0 185 6-3 North Texas 12/25/1962 Rook
78 Mark Studaway 27 DE 2 2 273 6-3 Tennessee 9/20/1960 3 Houston Oilers / 4th / 85th pick / 1984
92 Lenny Taylor 26 WR 3 2 173 5-10 Tennessee 2/15/1961 3 Green Bay Packers / 12th / 313th pick / 1984
25 Leon Thomasson 24 DB 3 2 190 5-11 Texas Southern 6/20/1963 Rook
58 Jessie Tuggle 22 LB 12 4 230 5-11 Valdosta St. 4/4/1965 Rook
21 Jimmy Turner 28 DB 2 0 187 6-0 UCLA 6/15/1959 4 Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 81st pick / 1983
16 Jeff Van Raaphorst 24 QB 2 1 210 6-1 Arizona St. 12/7/1963 Rook
68 Emanuel Weaver 27 NT 2 2 260 6-4 South Carolina St. 6/28/1960 5 Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 54th pick / 1982
45 Ken Whisenhunt 25 TE 7 7 237 6-3 Georgia Tech 2/28/1962 2 Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 313th pick / 1985
54 Eric Wiegand 23 C 2 0 260 6-2 Missouri-Rolla 3/13/1964 Rook
51 Reggie Wilkes 31 LB 6 5 235 6-4 Georgia Tech 5/27/1956 9 Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 66th pick / 1978
54 Joel Williams 31 LB 8 8 222 6-1 Peru St.,Wisc-LaCrosse 12/13/1956 8
42 Michael Williams 26 RB 3 1 220 6-2 Mississippi Col. 7/16/1961 4 Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 89th pick / 1983
22 Brenard Wilson 32 DB 8 1 178 6-0 Vanderbilt 8/15/1955 8
72 Leonard Wingate 26 DT 1 1 265 6-3 South Carolina St. 11/3/1961 Rook Los Angeles Raiders / 8th / 220th pick / 1985
71 Mitchell Young 26 DE 1 0 260 6-4 Arkansas St. 7/18/1961 Rook
46 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