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1988 Atlanta Falcons

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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 4th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 244 points (15.2/g), 25th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 315 points (19.7/g), 11th.
 Differential of -71 points (-4.4/g), 22nd.
 Expected W-L: 5.7-10.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 12th.

Coached by Marion Campbell (5-11-0)

1988 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 4 box L 0-1 @ Detroit Lions 17 31 26 359 187 172 4 19 230 88 142 1
2 Sun September 11 box L 0-2 New Orleans Saints 21 29 19 307 146 161 4 25 434 222 212 4
3 Sun September 18 box W 1-2 @ San Francisco 49ers 34 17 19 367 171 196 2 22 426 322 104 4
4 Sun September 25 box L 1-3 @ Dallas Cowboys 20 26 15 314 207 107 2 17 323 210 113 1
5 Sun October 2 box L 1-4 Seattle Seahawks 20 31 18 385 245 140 4 22 317 149 168 1
6 Sun October 9 box L 1-5 Los Angeles Rams 0 33 12 150 77 73 2 27 501 249 252 1
7 Sun October 16 box L 1-6 @ Denver Broncos 14 30 20 311 137 174 3 21 406 302 104 1
8 Sun October 23 box L 1-7 New York Giants 16 23 23 368 216 152 2 22 346 225 121 3
9 Sun October 30 box W 2-7 @ Philadelphia Eagles 27 24 11 294 202 92 1 25 424 269 155 3
10 Sun November 6 box W 3-7 Green Bay Packers 20 0 18 341 177 164 3 13 284 183 101 7
11 Sun November 13 box L 3-8 San Diego Chargers 7 10 13 245 188 57 2 15 355 170 185 2
12 Sun November 20 box W 4-8 @ Los Angeles Raiders 12 6 17 280 150 130 2 9 212 147 65 2
13 Sun November 27 box W 5-8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 10 16 289 108 181 2 16 313 186 127 4
14 Sun December 4 box L 5-9 San Francisco 49ers 3 13 8 177 134 43 1 20 378 238 140
15 Sun December 11 box L 5-10 @ Los Angeles Rams 7 22 9 193 128 65 2 21 418 291 127 2
16 Sun December 18 box L 5-11 @ New Orleans Saints 9 10 13 202 93 109 1 18 325 122 203 2

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 244 4582 1002 4.6 257 250 481 2566 13 19 4.9 136 478 2016 11 4.2 106 37 18 15
Team Defense 315 5692 1052 5.4 500 281 504 3373 17 24 6.3 168 518 2319 14 4.5 312 38 14 20
Lg Rank Offense 25 25 26 19 25 23 14 27 17 14 19 7 22 24
Lg Rank Defense 11 25 18 13 21 7 4 22 23 25 10 25 7 16

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Chris Miller 23 QB 13 13 184 351 52.4 2133 11 3.1 12 3.4 68 6.1 4.9 11.6 164.1 67.3 24 207 5.1 4.0 6.4
Steve Dils 33 7 3 49 99 49.5 566 2 2.0 5 5.1 50 5.7 3.6 11.6 80.9 52.8 15 112 4.0 2.2 13.2
Hugh Millen 25 3 0 17 31 54.8 215 0 0.0 2 6.5 38 6.9 4.0 12.6 71.7 49.8 4 29 5.3 2.7 11.4
Team Total 25.8 16 250 481 52.0 2914 13 2.7 19 4.0 68 6.1 4.6 11.7 182.1 63.2 43 348 4.9 3.5 8.2
Opp Total 16 281 504 55.8 3373 17 3.4 24 4.8 6.7 4.9 12.0 210.8 67.8 30 211 6.3 4.2

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
John Settle* 23 FB 16 13 232 1024 7 62 4.4 64.0 14.5 68 570 8.4 1 27 4.3 35.6 1594 8 3
Gerald Riggs 28 RB 9 9 113 488 1 34 4.3 54.2 12.6 22 171 7.8 0 30 2.4 19.0 659 1 3
Gene Lang 26 16 3 53 191 0 19 3.6 11.9 3.3 37 398 10.8 1 50 2.3 24.9 589 1 3
James Primus 24 rb 16 6 35 95 1 29 2.7 5.9 2.2 8 42 5.3 0 8 0.5 2.6 137 1 0
Chris Miller 23 QB 13 13 31 138 1 29 4.5 10.6 2.4 138 1 2
Floyd Dixon 24 WR 14 14 7 69 0 24 9.9 4.9 0.5 28 368 13.1 2 36 2.0 26.3 437 2 1
Sylvester Stamps 27 4 1 3 0 0 3 0.0 0.0 0.8 5 22 4.4 0 7 1.3 5.5 22 0 1
Steve Dils 33 7 3 2 1 1 1 0.5 0.1 0.3 1 1 3
Jessie Hester 25 16 3 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.2 0.1 12 176 14.7 0 41 0.8 11.0 179 0 1
Hugh Millen 25 3 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 2.3 0.3 7 0 1
Stacey Bailey 28 WR 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 17 437 25.7 2 68 1.7 43.7 437 2 0
Ken Whisenhunt 26 TE 16 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 16 174 10.9 1 25 1.0 10.9 174 1 1
Michael Haynes 23 wr 15 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 232 17.8 4 49 0.9 15.5 232 4 0
Gary Wilkins 25 14 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 134 12.2 0 33 0.8 9.6 134 0 0
Aubrey Matthews 26 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 64 12.8 0 21 1.3 16.0 64 0 2
James Milling 23 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 66 13.2 0 34 0.8 11.0 66 0 0
Alex Higdon 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 60 20.0 2 34 1.0 20.0 60 2 0
Team Total 25.8 16 478 2016 11 62 4.2 126.0 29.9 250 2914 11.7 13 68 15.6 182.1 4930 24 29
Opp Total 16 518 2319 14 4.5 144.9 32.4 281 3373 12.0 17 17.6 210.8 5692 31 29

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Lew Barnes 26 RET 13 0 34 307 0 68 9.0 6 142 0 36 23.7 449
Evan Cooper 26 RET 9 0 2 10 0 10 5.0 16 331 0 28 20.7 341
Tim Gordon 23 fs 16 5 14 209 0 32 14.9 209
Sylvester Stamps 27 4 1 12 219 0 27 18.3 241
Michael Haynes 23 wr 15 5 6 113 0 25 18.8 345
Aubrey Matthews 26 4 0 6 26 0 10 4.3 90
Elbert Shelley 24 12 0 2 5 0 5 2.5 5
Jamie Dukes 24 lg 12 5 1 13 0 13 13.0 13
Gene Lang 26 16 3 1 12 0 12 12.0 601
James Primus 24 rb 16 6 1 13 0 13 13.0 150
Team Total 25.8 16 42 343 0 68 8.2 59 1057 0 36 17.9 6330
Opp Total 16 51 0 48 982 0 20.5

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Rick Donnelly 26 P 16 0 98 3920 61 0 40.0
Greg Davis 23 K 16 0 1 1 4 3 9 6 12 8 4 1 30 19 63.3% 27 25 92.6%
Team Total 25.8 16 1 1 4 3 9 6 12 8 4 1 30 19 63.3% 27 25 92.6% 98 3920 61 0 40.0
Opp Total 16 36 26 72.2% 34 31 91.2% 73 2891 39.6

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Scott Case* 26 RCB 16 15 1.0 10 47 0 12 65
Aundray Bruce 22 LOLB 16 16 6.0 2 10 0 10 2 0 1 0 0 70
Rick Bryan 26 RDE 16 15 5.0 0 1 0 0
Bret Clark 27 FS 12 11 4 40 0 21 1 1 12 0
Mike Gann 25 LDE 16 16 4.0 0 2 36 1
Marcus Cotton 22 rolb 11 5 5.0
Tim Gordon 23 fs 16 5 1.0 2 10 0 7 1 1 0 0
Robert Moore 24 SS 16 16 5 56 1 47
Lew Barnes 26 RET 13 0 4 0 0 0
Bobby Butler 29 LCB 16 16 1 22 0 22 0 3 29 0
Tim Green 25 rolb 10 5 4.0
John Settle* 23 FB 16 13 3 1 0 0
Tony Casillas 25 NT 16 16 2.0 3 0 1 0 0 111
Steve Dils 33 7 3 3 0 0 0
Gene Lang 26 16 3 3 0 0 0
Chris Miller 23 QB 13 13 2 1 0 0
Gerald Riggs 28 RB 9 9 3 0 0 0
Joel Williams 32 ROLB/lilb 14 12 0 3 12 0
Houston Hoover 23 RT 15 12 0 2 0 0
Aubrey Matthews 26 4 0 2 0 0 0
John Rade 28 LILB 15 15 2.0
Ken Whisenhunt 26 TE 16 15 1 1 0 0
Evan Cooper 26 RET 9 0 1 0 0 0
Floyd Dixon 24 WR 14 14 1 0 0 0
Jessie Hester 25 16 3 1 0 0 0
Calvin Loveall 26 4 0 0 1 0 0
Hugh Millen 25 3 0 1 0 0 0
James Primus 24 rb 16 6 0 1 0 0
Wayne Radloff 27 C 10 10 0 1 0 0
Elbert Shelley 24 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 12
Sylvester Stamps 27 4 1 1 0 0 0
Jessie Tuggle 23 RILB 16 8 1 0 1 2 1 103
Team Total 25.8 16 30.0 24 185 1 47 6 29 22 91 2 381
Opp Total 16 43 29 15 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Greg Davis 23 K 16 0 25 19 82
John Settle* 23 FB 16 13 7 1 48
Michael Haynes 23 wr 15 5 4 24
Stacey Bailey 28 WR 10 10 2 12
Floyd Dixon 24 WR 14 14 2 12
Alex Higdon 22 3 0 2 12
Steve Dils 33 7 3 1 6
Mike Gann 25 LDE 16 16 1 6
Gene Lang 26 16 3 1 6
Chris Miller 23 QB 13 13 1 6
Robert Moore 24 SS 16 16 1 6
James Primus 24 rb 16 6 1 6
Gerald Riggs 28 RB 9 9 1 6
Jessie Tuggle 23 RILB 16 8 1 6
Ken Whisenhunt 26 TE 16 15 1 6
Team Total 25.8 16 11 13 2 1 25 19 244
Opp Total 16 14 17 31 26 1 315