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1989 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 3-13-0, Finished 4th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 279 points (17.4/g), 22nd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 437 points (27.3/g), 28th.
Differential of -158 points (-9.9/g), 26th.
Expected W-L: 4.1-11.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 5th.
Simple Rating System: Total -9.1, Offense: -3.2, Defense: -5.9, SoS: 0.8, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jim Hanifan (0-4-0) and Marion Campbell (3-9-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Rod Dowhower
Training Camp: Falcons Training Facility (Suwanee, Georgia)
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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 | Chris Miller | 24 | 2 | 15 | 280 for 526, 3,459 yards, 16 td, 10 int, & 10 rushes for 20 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1987 |
| RB | Keith L. Jones | 23 | Rook | 9 | 52 rushes for 202 yards, 6 td, & 41 catches for 396 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1989 |
| RB | Gene Lang | 27 | 5 | 7 | 47 rushes for 176 yards, 1 td, & 39 catches for 436 yards and 1 td | Denver Broncos / 11th / 298th pick / 1984 |
| FB | John Settle | 24 | 2 | 15 | 179 rushes for 689 yards, 3 td, & 39 catches for 316 yards and 2 td | |
| WR | Shawn Collins | 22 | Rook | 16 | 58 catches for 862 yards, 3 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 27th pick / 1989 |
| WR | Michael Haynes | 24 | 1 | 11 | 40 catches for 681 yards, 4 td, & 4 rushes for 35 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 166th pick / 1988 |
| WR | Floyd Dixon | 25 | 3 | 5 | 25 catches for 357 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for -23 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 154th pick / 1986 |
| TE | Ron Heller | 26 | 2 | 13 | 33 catches for 324 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | Mike Kenn | 33 | 11 | 15 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1978 | |
| LG | Stan Clayton | 24 | 1 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 250th pick / 1988 |
| C | Jamie Dukes | 25 | 3 | 16 | ||
| RG | Bill Fralic* | 27 | 4 | 15 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1985 | |
| RT | Houston Hoover | 24 | 1 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 140th pick / 1988 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Mike Gann | 26 | 4 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 45th pick / 1985 |
| NT | Tony Casillas | 26 | 3 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1986 |
| RDE | Ben Thomas | 28 | 4 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 56th pick / 1985 |
| LOLB | Aundray Bruce | 23 | 1 | 13 | 6.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1988 |
| LILB | John Rade | 29 | 6 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 215th pick / 1983 |
| RILB | Jessie Tuggle | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| ROLB | Tim Green | 26 | 3 | 14 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 17th pick / 1986 |
| LCB | Bobby Butler | 30 | 8 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 25th pick / 1981 |
| LCB | Deion Sanders | 22 | Rook | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 5th pick / 1989 |
| RCB | Deion Sanders | 22 | Rook | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 5th pick / 1989 |
| RCB | Scott Case | 27 | 5 | 8 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1984 |
| RCB | Charles Dimry | 23 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 110th pick / 1988 |
| SS | Evan Cooper | 27 | 5 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 88th pick / 1984 |
| FS | Tim Gordon | 24 | 2 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Robert Moore | 25 | 3 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Paul McFadden | 28 | 5 | 0 | 15 of 20 field goals & 18 of 18 extra points | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 312th pick / 1984 |
| P | Scott Fulhage | 28 | 2 | 0 | 84 punts for a 41.3 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Deion Sanders | 22 | Rook | 10 | 28 punt returns for a 11.0 average and 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 5th pick / 1989 |
| KR | Deion Sanders | 22 | Rook | 10 | 35 kick returns for a 20.7 average and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 5th pick / 1989 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Stacey Bailey | 29 | WR | 15 | 0 | 162 | 6-0 | San Jose St. | 2/10/1960 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1982 |
| 83 | Brad Beckman | 25 | TE | 15 | 2 | 236 | 6-3 | Nebraska-Omaha | 12/31/1964 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 183rd pick / 1988 |
| 65 | Guy Bingham | 31 | C-G-T | 16 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Montana | 2/25/1958 | 9 | New York Jets / 10th / 260th pick / 1980 |
| 70 | Tony Bowick | 23 | NT | 12 | 0 | 265 | 6-2 | Tenn-Chattanooga | 10/3/1966 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 313th pick / 1989 |
| 93 | Aundray Bruce | 23 | LB-TE-DE | 16 | 13 | 265 | 6-5 | Auburn | 4/30/1966 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1988 |
| 77 | Rick Bryan | 27 | DE-DT-NT-LB | 2 | 2 | 265 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 3/20/1962 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1984 |
| 23 | Bobby Butler | 30 | DB | 16 | 11 | 174 | 5-11 | Florida St. | 5/28/1959 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 25th pick / 1981 |
| 10 | Scott Campbell | 27 | QB | 1 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | Purdue | 4/15/1962 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 191st pick / 1984 |
| 25 | Scott Case | 27 | DB | 14 | 8 | 188 | 6-1 | NE Oklahoma A&M,Oklahoma | 5/17/1962 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1984 |
| 75 | Tony Casillas | 26 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 278 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 10/26/1963 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1986 |
| 74 | Stan Clayton | 24 | G-T | 13 | 9 | 265 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 1/31/1965 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 250th pick / 1988 |
| 85 | Shawn Collins | 22 | WR | 16 | 16 | 207 | 6-2 | Northern Arizona | 2/20/1967 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 27th pick / 1989 |
| 20 | Evan Cooper | 27 | DB | 16 | 13 | 185 | 5-11 | Michigan | 6/25/1962 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 88th pick / 1984 |
| 51 | Marcus Cotton | 23 | LB | 16 | 1 | 225 | 6-3 | USC | 8/11/1966 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 28th pick / 1988 |
| 5 | Greg Davis | 24 | K | 6 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | The Citadel | 10/29/1965 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 246th pick / 1987 |
| 22 | Charles Dimry | 23 | DB | 16 | 5 | 176 | 6-0 | UNLV | 1/31/1966 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 110th pick / 1988 |
| 86 | Floyd Dixon | 25 | WR | 16 | 5 | 170 | 5-9 | S.F. Austin | 4/9/1964 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 154th pick / 1986 |
| 64 | Jamie Dukes | 25 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-1 | Florida St. | 6/14/1964 | 3 | |
| 48 | Kenny Flowers | 25 | RB | 8 | 1 | 210 | 6-0 | Clemson | 3/14/1964 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 31st pick / 1987 |
| 79 | Bill Fralic* | 27 | G-T | 15 | 15 | 280 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 10/31/1962 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1985 |
| 17 | Scott Fulhage | 28 | P | 16 | 0 | 191 | 5-11 | Kansas St. | 1/17/1961 | 2 | |
| 76 | Mike Gann | 26 | DE | 16 | 16 | 271 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 10/19/1963 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 45th pick / 1985 |
| 41 | Tim Gordon | 24 | DB | 14 | 13 | 188 | 6-0 | Tulsa | 5/7/1965 | 2 | |
| 99 | Tim Green | 26 | LB-DE | 16 | 14 | 249 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 12/16/1963 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 17th pick / 1986 |
| 81 | Michael Haynes | 24 | WR | 13 | 11 | 184 | 6-0 | Northern Arizona | 12/24/1965 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 166th pick / 1988 |
| 80 | Ron Heller | 26 | TE | 15 | 13 | 236 | 6-3 | Oregon St. | 9/18/1963 | 2 | |
| 69 | Houston Hoover | 24 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-2 | Jackson St. | 2/6/1965 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 140th pick / 1988 |
| 68 | John Hunter | 24 | T | 4 | 0 | 294 | 6-8 | BYU | 8/16/1965 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 80th pick / 1989 |
| 28 | Undra Johnson | 23 | RB | 1 | 0 | 199 | 5-9 | West Virginia | 1/8/1966 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 172nd pick / 1989 |
| 38 | Keith L. Jones | 23 | RB | 14 | 9 | 210 | 6-1 | Illinois | 3/20/1966 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1989 |
| 40 | Brian Jordan | 22 | DB | 4 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Richmond | 3/29/1967 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 173rd pick / 1989 |
| 78 | Mike Kenn | 33 | T | 15 | 15 | 273 | 6-7 | Michigan | 2/9/1956 | 11 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1978 |
| 33 | Gene Lang | 27 | RB | 15 | 7 | 196 | 5-10 | LSU | 3/15/1962 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 11th / 298th pick / 1984 |
| 71 | Curtis Maxey | 24 | DE-DT | 2 | 0 | 298 | 6-3 | Grambling St. | 6/28/1965 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 195th pick / 1988 |
| 6 | Paul McFadden | 28 | K | 9 | 0 | 163 | 5-11 | Youngstown St. | 9/24/1961 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 312th pick / 1984 |
| 7 | Hugh Millen | 26 | QB | 5 | 1 | 216 | 6-5 | Washington | 11/22/1963 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 71st pick / 1986 |
| 12 | Chris Miller | 24 | QB | 15 | 15 | 212 | 6-2 | Oregon | 8/9/1965 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1987 |
| 34 | Robert Moore | 25 | DB | 16 | 6 | 190 | 5-11 | NW State (LA) | 8/15/1964 | 3 | |
| 73 | Ralph Norwood | 23 | T | 11 | 1 | 285 | 6-7 | LSU | 1/23/1966 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 38th pick / 1989 |
| 36 | Greg Paterra | 22 | RB | 10 | 0 | 211 | 5-11 | Slippery Rock | 5/12/1967 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 286th pick / 1989 |
| 49 | James Primus | 25 | RB | 5 | 0 | 196 | 5-11 | UCLA | 5/18/1964 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 222nd pick / 1988 |
| 59 | John Rade | 29 | LB | 15 | 14 | 232 | 6-1 | Northern Arizona,Boise St. | 8/31/1960 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 215th pick / 1983 |
| 55 | Wayne Radloff | 28 | C-G | 11 | 4 | 274 | 6-5 | Georgia | 5/17/1961 | 4 | |
| 95 | Michael Reid | 25 | LB | 16 | 3 | 226 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 6/25/1964 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 181st pick / 1987 |
| 66 | Tommy Robison | 28 | LB | 9 | 4 | 290 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 11/17/1961 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 50th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 21 | Deion Sanders | 22 | DB-WR | 15 | 10 | 195 | 6-1 | Florida St. | 8/9/1967 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 5th pick / 1989 |
| 44 | John Settle | 24 | RB | 15 | 15 | 207 | 5-9 | Appalachian St. | 6/2/1965 | 2 | |
| 37 | Elbert Shelley | 25 | DB | 10 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Arkansas St. | 12/24/1964 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 292nd pick / 1987 |
| 67 | Malcolm Taylor | 29 | DE | 13 | 0 | 288 | 6-6 | Tennessee St. | 6/20/1960 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 121st pick / 1982 |
| 53 | Galand Thaxton | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 242 | 6-1 | Wyoming | 10/23/1964 | Rook | |
| 72 | Ben Thomas | 28 | DE-NT | 16 | 13 | 280 | 6-4 | Auburn | 7/2/1961 | 4 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 56th pick / 1985 |
| 89 | George Thomas | 25 | WR | 16 | 0 | 169 | 5-9 | UNLV | 7/11/1964 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 138th pick / 1988 |
| 58 | Jessie Tuggle | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 5-11 | Valdosta St. | 4/4/1965 | 2 | |
| 87 | Gary Wilkins | 26 | TE-RB | 13 | 1 | 235 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 11/23/1963 | 3 | |
| 54 | Joel Williams | 33 | LB | 10 | 3 | 222 | 6-1 | Peru St.,Wisc-LaCrosse | 12/13/1956 | 10 | |
| 32 | Tony Zackery | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Washington | 11/20/1966 | Rook | New England Patriots / 8th / 223rd pick / 1989 |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 16 | 227.3 | 6-1.5 | 2.8 |