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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 348 points (21.8/g), 10th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 365 points (22.8/g), 21st.
Differential of -17 points (-1.1/g), 17th.
Expected W-L: 7.5-8.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.2/g), 18th.
Simple Rating System: Total -2.1, Offense: 0.9, Defense: -3.1, SoS: -1.1, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jerry Glanville (5-11-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Ray Sherman
Defensive Coordinator: Doug Shivley
Training Camp: Falcons Training Facility (Suwanee, Georgia)
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| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Chris Miller | 25 | 3 | 12 | 222 for 388, 2,735 yards, 17 td, 14 int, & 26 rushes for 99 yards and 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1987 |
| RB | Steve Broussard | 23 | Rook | 10 | 126 rushes for 454 yards, 4 td, & 24 catches for 160 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 20th pick / 1990 |
| RB | Mike Rozier | 29 | 5 | 5 | 153 rushes for 675 yards, 3 td, & 8 catches for 59 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| FB | Keith L. Jones | 24 | 1 | 10 | 49 rushes for 185 yards, 0 td, & 13 catches for 103 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1989 |
| WR | Michael Haynes | 25 | 2 | 10 | 31 catches for 445 yards, 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 166th pick / 1988 |
| WR | Andre Rison*+ | 23 | 1 | 15 | 82 catches for 1,208 yards, 10 td | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1989 |
| WR | Shawn Collins | 23 | 1 | 6 | 34 catches for 503 yards, 2 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 27th pick / 1989 |
| TE | Gary Wilkins | 27 | 4 | 13 | 12 catches for 175 yards, 2 td | |
| LT | Mike Kenn | 34 | 12 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1978 |
| LG | Houston Hoover | 25 | 2 | 12 | 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 140th pick / 1988 |
| LG | John Scully | 32 | 9 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 109th pick / 1981 | |
| C | Jamie Dukes | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Bill Fralic | 28 | 5 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1985 | |
| RT | Chris Hinton | 29 | 7 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1983 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Mike Gann | 27 | 5 | 15 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 45th pick / 1985 |
| NT | Tory Epps | 23 | Rook | 15 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 195th pick / 1990 |
| NT | Rick Bryan | 28 | 6 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1984 |
| RDE | Tim Green | 27 | 4 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 17th pick / 1986 |
| LOLB | Robert Lyles | 29 | 6 | 11 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 5th / 114th pick / 1984 |
| LILB | Jessie Tuggle | 25 | 3 | 14 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RILB | John Rade | 30 | 7 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 215th pick / 1983 |
| ROLB | Darion Conner | 23 | Rook | 7 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 27th pick / 1990 |
| LCB | Charles Dimry | 24 | 2 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 110th pick / 1988 |
| LCB | Bobby Butler | 31 | 9 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 25th pick / 1981 |
| RCB | Deion Sanders | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 5th pick / 1989 |
| SS | Brian Jordan | 23 | 1 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 173rd pick / 1989 |
| FS | Scott Case | 28 | 6 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1984 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Greg Davis | 25 | 3 | 0 | 22 of 33 field goals & 40 of 40 extra points | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 246th pick / 1987 |
| P | Scott Fulhage | 29 | 3 | 0 | 70 punts for a 41.6 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Deion Sanders | 23 | 1 | 16 | 29 punt returns for a 8.6 average and 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 5th pick / 1989 |
| KR | Deion Sanders | 23 | 1 | 16 | 39 kick returns for a 21.8 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 | 30 | WR | 3 | 1 | 162 | 6-0 | San Jose St. | 2/10/1960 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1982 |
| 72 | Oliver Barnett | 24 | DE-DT | 15 | 1 | 288 | 6-3 | Kentucky | 4/9/1966 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 55th pick / 1990 |
| 36 | Eric Bergeson | 24 | DB | 13 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | BYU | 1/1/1966 | Rook | |
| 65 | Guy Bingham | 32 | C-G-T | 16 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Montana | 2/25/1958 | 10 | New York Jets / 10th / 260th pick / 1980 |
| 34 | Steve Broussard | 23 | RB-WR | 13 | 10 | 201 | 5-7 | Washington St. | 2/22/1967 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 20th pick / 1990 |
| 93 | Aundray Bruce | 24 | LB-TE-DE | 16 | 3 | 265 | 6-5 | Auburn | 4/30/1966 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1988 |
| 77 | Rick Bryan | 28 | DE-DT-NT-LB | 16 | 5 | 265 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 3/20/1962 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1984 |
| 23 | Bobby Butler | 31 | DB | 16 | 6 | 174 | 5-11 | Florida St. | 5/28/1959 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 25th pick / 1981 |
| 10 | Scott Campbell | 28 | QB | 7 | 2 | 196 | 6-0 | Purdue | 4/15/1962 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 191st pick / 1984 |
| 25 | Scott Case | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 188 | 6-1 | NE Oklahoma A&M,Oklahoma | 5/17/1962 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1984 |
| 75 | Tony Casillas | 27 | DT-NT | 9 | 0 | 278 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 10/26/1963 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1986 |
| 85 | Shawn Collins | 23 | WR | 16 | 6 | 207 | 6-2 | Northern Arizona | 2/20/1967 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 27th pick / 1989 |
| 56 | Darion Conner | 23 | LB | 16 | 7 | 250 | 6-2 | Jackson St. | 9/28/1967 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 27th pick / 1990 |
| 51 | Marcus Cotton | 24 | LB | 7 | 1 | 225 | 6-3 | USC | 8/11/1966 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 28th pick / 1988 |
| 5 | Greg Davis | 25 | K | 16 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | The Citadel | 10/29/1965 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 246th pick / 1987 |
| 22 | Charles Dimry | 24 | DB | 16 | 12 | 176 | 6-0 | UNLV | 1/31/1966 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 110th pick / 1988 |
| 86 | Floyd Dixon | 26 | WR | 16 | 2 | 170 | 5-9 | S.F. Austin | 4/9/1964 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 154th pick / 1986 |
| 64 | Jamie Dukes | 26 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-1 | Florida St. | 6/14/1964 | 4 | |
| 74 | Tory Epps | 23 | NT-DT | 16 | 15 | 280 | 6-1 | Memphis | 5/28/1967 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 195th pick / 1990 |
| 27 | William Evers | 22 | DB | 2 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Florida A&M | 9/24/1968 | Rook | |
| 79 | Bill Fralic | 28 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 10/31/1962 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1985 |
| 17 | Scott Fulhage | 29 | P | 16 | 0 | 191 | 5-11 | Kansas St. | 1/17/1961 | 3 | |
| 76 | Mike Gann | 27 | DE | 16 | 15 | 271 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 10/19/1963 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 45th pick / 1985 |
| 41 | Tim Gordon | 25 | DB | 5 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Tulsa | 5/7/1965 | 3 | |
| 99 | Tim Green | 27 | LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 249 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 12/16/1963 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 17th pick / 1986 |
| 81 | Michael Haynes | 25 | WR | 13 | 10 | 184 | 6-0 | Northern Arizona | 12/24/1965 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 166th pick / 1988 |
| 71 | Chris Hinton | 29 | T-G | 15 | 12 | 300 | 6-4 | Northwestern | 7/31/1961 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1983 |
| 69 | Houston Hoover | 25 | G-T | 16 | 12 | 295 | 6-2 | Jackson St. | 2/6/1965 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 140th pick / 1988 |
| 68 | John Hunter | 25 | T | 15 | 3 | 294 | 6-8 | BYU | 8/16/1965 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 80th pick / 1989 |
| 43 | Tracy Johnson | 24 | RB | 16 | 4 | 234 | 6-0 | Clemson | 11/29/1966 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 10th / 271st pick / 1989 |
| 38 | Keith L. Jones | 24 | RB | 15 | 10 | 210 | 6-1 | Illinois | 3/20/1966 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1989 |
| 40 | Brian Jordan | 23 | DB | 16 | 15 | 205 | 5-11 | Richmond | 3/29/1967 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 173rd pick / 1989 |
| 78 | Mike Kenn | 34 | T | 16 | 16 | 273 | 6-7 | Michigan | 2/9/1956 | 12 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1978 |
| 33 | Gene Lang | 28 | RB | 3 | 0 | 196 | 5-10 | LSU | 3/15/1962 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 11th / 298th pick / 1984 |
| 54 | Robert Lyles | 29 | LB | 11 | 11 | 226 | 6-1 | TCU | 3/21/1961 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 114th pick / 1984 |
| 7 | Hugh Millen | 27 | QB | 3 | 2 | 216 | 6-5 | Washington | 11/22/1963 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 71st pick / 1986 |
| 12 | Chris Miller | 25 | QB | 12 | 12 | 212 | 6-2 | Oregon | 8/9/1965 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1987 |
| 84 | James Milling | 25 | WR | 13 | 0 | 156 | 5-9 | Maryland | 2/14/1965 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 278th pick / 1988 |
| 39 | Roland Mitchell | 26 | DB | 13 | 2 | 195 | 5-11 | Texas Tech | 3/15/1964 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1987 |
| 24 | Mike Pringle | 23 | RB | 3 | 0 | 186 | 5-8 | Washington St.,Cal State-Fullerton | 10/1/1967 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 139th pick / 1990 |
| 59 | John Rade | 30 | LB | 16 | 15 | 232 | 6-1 | Northern Arizona,Boise St. | 8/31/1960 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 215th pick / 1983 |
| 95 | Michael Reid | 26 | LB | 6 | 4 | 226 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 6/25/1964 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 181st pick / 1987 |
| 80 | Andre Rison*+ | 23 | WR | 16 | 15 | 188 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 3/18/1967 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1989 |
| 46 | Ricky Royal | 24 | DB | 1 | 0 | 187 | 5-9 | Sam Houston St. | 7/26/1966 | Rook | Phoenix Cardinals / 7th / 177th pick / 1989 |
| 30 | Mike Rozier | 29 | RB | 13 | 5 | 209 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 3/1/1961 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| 55 | Mike Ruether | 28 | G-C | 16 | 0 | 279 | 6-4 | Texas | 9/20/1962 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 88 | Troy Sadowski | 25 | TE | 13 | 1 | 255 | 6-5 | Georgia | 12/8/1965 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 145th pick / 1989 |
| 21 | Deion Sanders | 23 | DB-WR | 16 | 16 | 195 | 6-1 | Florida St. | 8/9/1967 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 5th pick / 1989 |
| 61 | John Scully | 32 | G-C | 10 | 5 | 262 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 8/2/1958 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 109th pick / 1981 |
| 44 | John Settle | 25 | RB | 6 | 0 | 207 | 5-9 | Appalachian St. | 6/2/1965 | 3 | |
| 37 | Elbert Shelley | 26 | DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Arkansas St. | 12/24/1964 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 292nd pick / 1987 |
| 89 | George Thomas | 26 | WR | 13 | 2 | 169 | 5-9 | UNLV | 7/11/1964 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 138th pick / 1988 |
| 52 | Ken Tippins | 24 | LB | 16 | 2 | 235 | 6-1 | Middle Tenn. St. | 7/22/1966 | 1 | |
| 58 | Jessie Tuggle | 25 | LB | 16 | 14 | 230 | 5-11 | Valdosta St. | 4/4/1965 | 3 | |
| 87 | Gary Wilkins | 27 | TE-RB | 16 | 13 | 235 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 11/23/1963 | 4 | |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 16 | 223.5 | 6-1.0 | 3.3 |