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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.

Simple Rating System: Total -4.5, Offense: -5.0, Defense: 0.5, SoS: -0.1, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Marion Campbell

 Offensive Coordinator: Rod Dowhower

Training Camp: Falcons' Training Facility (Suwanee, Georgia)

Team Games & Schedule

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