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1994 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 317 points (19.8/g), 15th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 385 points (24.1/g), 24th.
Differential of -68 points (-4.2/g), 23rd.
Expected W-L: 6.2-9.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 18th.
Simple Rating System: Total -4.3, Offense: -1.2, Defense: -3.1, SoS: -0.0, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
June Jones (7-9-0)
Defensive Coordinator: Jim Bates
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 | Jeff George | 27 | 4 | 16 | 322 for 524, 3,734 yards, 23 td, 18 int, & 30 rushes for 66 yards and 0 td | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1990 |
| RB | Craig Heyward | 28 | 6 | 11 | 183 rushes for 779 yards, 7 td, & 32 catches for 335 yards and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 24th pick / 1988 |
| RB | Erric Pegram | 25 | 3 | 5 | 103 rushes for 358 yards, 1 td, & 16 catches for 99 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 145th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Bert Emanuel | 24 | Rook | 16 | 46 catches for 649 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for 4 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 45th pick / 1994 |
| WR | Terance Mathis* | 27 | 4 | 16 | 111 catches for 1,342 yards, 11 td | New York Jets / 6th / 140th pick / 1990 |
| WR | Andre Rison | 27 | 5 | 14 | 81 catches for 1,088 yards, 8 td | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1989 |
| WR | Ricky Sanders | 32 | 8 | 12 | 67 catches for 599 yards, 1 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1984 Supp |
| LT | Mike Kenn | 38 | 16 | 15 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1978 | |
| LG | David Richards | 28 | 6 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 98th pick / 1988 |
| C | Roman Fortin | 27 | 3 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 203rd pick / 1990 | |
| RG | Mike Zandofsky | 29 | 5 | 16 | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1989 | |
| RT | Bob Whitfield | 23 | 2 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 8th pick / 1992 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Chuck Smith | 25 | 2 | 10 | 11.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 51st pick / 1992 |
| LDT | Pierce Holt | 32 | 6 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1988 |
| LDT | Mel Agee | 26 | 3 | 6 | Indianapolis Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1991 | |
| RDT | Moe Gardner | 26 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 87th pick / 1991 |
| RDE | Lester Archambeau | 27 | 4 | 12 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 186th pick / 1990 |
| RDE | Chris Doleman | 33 | 9 | 7 | 7.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 4th pick / 1985 |
| LLB | Clay Matthews | 38 | 16 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 12th pick / 1978 |
| MLB | Jessie Tuggle* | 29 | 7 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RLB | Ron George | 24 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 121st pick / 1993 |
| RLB | Ken Tippins | 28 | 5 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LCB | Vinnie Clark | 25 | 3 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 19th pick / 1991 |
| LCB | Darnell Walker | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 178th pick / 1993 |
| RCB | D.J. Johnson | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 174th pick / 1989 |
| SS | Kevin Ross | 32 | 10 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 173rd pick / 1984 |
| FS | Roger Harper | 24 | 1 | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 38th pick / 1993 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Norm Johnson | 34 | 12 | 0 | 21 of 25 field goals & 32 of 32 extra points | |
| P | Harold Alexander | 24 | 1 | 0 | 71 punts for a 39.9 average, 0 blocked | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 67th pick / 1993 |
| PR | Clarence Verdin | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 punt returns for a 4.9 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1984 Supp |
| KR | Clarence Verdin | 31 | 8 | 0 | 44 kick returns for a 23.3 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1984 Supp |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Mel Agee | 26 | DE-DT | 16 | 6 | 300 | 6-5 | Illinois | 11/22/1968 | 3 | Indianapolis Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1991 |
| 5 | Harold Alexander | 24 | P | 15 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Appalachian St. | 10/20/1970 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 67th pick / 1993 |
| 73 | Dunstan Anderson | 24 | DE | 1 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 12/31/1970 | Rook | |
| 32 | Jamal Anderson | 22 | RB | 3 | 0 | 237 | 5-11 | Utah | 9/30/1972 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 201st pick / 1994 |
| 92 | Lester Archambeau | 27 | DE | 16 | 12 | 275 | 6-5 | Stanford | 6/27/1967 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 186th pick / 1990 |
| 25 | Scott Case | 32 | DB | 15 | 3 | 188 | 6-1 | NE Oklahoma A&M,Oklahoma | 5/17/1962 | 10 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1984 |
| 27 | Vinnie Clark | 25 | DB | 11 | 11 | 202 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 1/22/1969 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 19th pick / 1991 |
| 56 | Chris Doleman | 33 | DE-LB | 14 | 7 | 289 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 10/16/1961 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 4th pick / 1985 |
| 75 | Irv Eatman | 33 | T | 4 | 0 | 293 | 6-7 | UCLA | 1/1/1961 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 204th pick / 1983 |
| 20 | Brad Edwards | 28 | DB | 4 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 3/22/1966 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 54th pick / 1988 |
| 87 | Bert Emanuel | 24 | WR | 16 | 16 | 180 | 5-10 | UCLA,Rice | 10/26/1970 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 45th pick / 1994 |
| 48 | Darryl Ford | 28 | LB | 15 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | New Mexico St. | 6/22/1966 | 2 | |
| 65 | Roman Fortin | 27 | C-T-G | 16 | 16 | 297 | 6-5 | Oregon St.,San Diego St. | 2/26/1967 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 203rd pick / 1990 |
| 67 | Moe Gardner | 26 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-2 | Illinois | 8/10/1968 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 87th pick / 1991 |
| 97 | Jumpy Geathers | 34 | DE-DT | 16 | 1 | 290 | 6-7 | Wichita St. | 6/26/1960 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 |
| 1 | Jeff George | 27 | QB | 16 | 16 | 218 | 6-4 | Purdue,Illinois | 12/8/1967 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1990 |
| 50 | Ron George | 24 | LB | 16 | 9 | 243 | 6-2 | Air Force,Stanford | 3/20/1970 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 121st pick / 1993 |
| 71 | Bill Goldberg | 28 | NT-DT | 5 | 0 | 272 | 6-2 | Georgia | 12/27/1966 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 301st pick / 1990 |
| 53 | Dwayne Gordon | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | New Hampshire | 11/2/1969 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 218th pick / 1993 |
| 47 | Roger Harper | 24 | DB | 10 | 10 | 225 | 6-2 | Ohio St. | 10/26/1970 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 38th pick / 1993 |
| 82 | Leonard Harris | 34 | WR | 8 | 2 | 162 | 5-8 | Austin,Texas Tech | 11/27/1960 | 8 | |
| 3 | Bobby Hebert | 34 | QB | 10 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | NW State (LA) | 8/19/1960 | 9 | |
| 34 | Craig Heyward | 28 | RB | 16 | 11 | 260 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 9/26/1966 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 24th pick / 1988 |
| 95 | Pierce Holt | 32 | DE-DT | 12 | 12 | 275 | 6-4 | Angelo State (TX) | 1/1/1962 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1988 |
| 39 | Eric Jack | 22 | DB | 16 | 0 | 177 | 5-10 | New Mexico | 4/19/1972 | Rook | |
| 44 | D.J. Johnson | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 187 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 7/14/1966 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 174th pick / 1989 |
| 9 | Norm Johnson | 34 | K | 16 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | UCLA | 5/31/1960 | 12 | |
| 78 | Mike Kenn | 38 | T | 15 | 15 | 273 | 6-7 | Michigan | 2/9/1956 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1978 |
| 66 | Lincoln Kennedy | 23 | T-G | 16 | 3 | 335 | 6-6 | Washington | 2/12/1971 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1993 |
| 7 | Perry Klein | 23 | QB | 2 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | California,C.W. Post | 3/25/1971 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 111th pick / 1994 |
| 88 | Harper LeBel | 31 | TE | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Colorado St. | 7/14/1963 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 12th / 321st pick / 1985 |
| 86 | Mitch Lyons | 24 | TE | 7 | 2 | 265 | 6-5 | Michigan St. | 5/13/1970 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 151st pick / 1993 |
| 81 | Terance Mathis* | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 177 | 5-10 | New Mexico | 6/7/1967 | 4 | New York Jets / 6th / 140th pick / 1990 |
| 57 | Clay Matthews | 38 | LB | 15 | 15 | 245 | 6-2 | USC | 3/15/1956 | 16 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 12th pick / 1978 |
| 41 | Brett Maxie | 32 | DB | 4 | 2 | 194 | 6-2 | Texas Southern | 1/13/1962 | 9 | |
| 85 | David Mims | 24 | WR | 2 | 2 | 191 | 5-8 | Baylor | 7/7/1970 | 1 | |
| 22 | Alton Montgomery | 26 | DB | 2 | 1 | 205 | 6-0 | Houston | 6/16/1968 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1990 |
| 33 | Erric Pegram | 25 | RB | 13 | 5 | 195 | 5-10 | North Texas | 1/7/1969 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 145th pick / 1991 |
| 26 | Anthony Phillips | 24 | DB | 5 | 0 | 209 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 10/5/1970 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1994 |
| 62 | David Richards | 28 | G-T | 15 | 14 | 315 | 6-5 | SMU,UCLA | 4/11/1966 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 98th pick / 1988 |
| 80 | Andre Rison | 27 | WR | 15 | 14 | 188 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 3/18/1967 | 5 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1989 |
| 51 | Jim Ritcher | 36 | G | 2 | 0 | 273 | 6-3 | North Carolina St. | 5/21/1958 | 14 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 16th pick / 1980 |
| 36 | Kevin Ross | 32 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-9 | Temple | 1/16/1962 | 10 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 173rd pick / 1984 |
| 83 | Ricky Sanders | 32 | WR | 14 | 12 | 182 | 5-11 | Texas St. | 8/30/1962 | 8 | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 37 | Elbert Shelley* | 30 | DB | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Arkansas St. | 12/24/1964 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 292nd pick / 1987 |
| 90 | Chuck Smith | 25 | DE-LB | 15 | 10 | 257 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 12/21/1969 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 51st pick / 1992 |
| 28 | Tony Smith | 24 | RB | 4 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | Southern Miss | 6/29/1970 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 19th pick / 1992 |
| 84 | Darryl Spencer | 24 | WR | 8 | 0 | 172 | 5-8 | Miami (FL) | 3/21/1970 | Rook | |
| 52 | Ken Tippins | 28 | LB | 16 | 7 | 235 | 6-1 | Middle Tenn. St. | 7/22/1966 | 5 | |
| 61 | Robbie Tobeck | 24 | C-G | 5 | 0 | 297 | 6-4 | Washington St. | 3/6/1970 | Rook | |
| 58 | Jessie Tuggle* | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 5-11 | Valdosta St. | 4/4/1965 | 7 | |
| 4 | Scott Tyner | 22 | P | 6 | 0 | 189 | 6-1 | Oklahoma St. | 4/11/1972 | Rook | |
| 2 | Clarence Verdin | 31 | WR | 12 | 0 | 160 | 5-8 | La-Lafayette | 6/14/1963 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1984 Supp |
| 45 | Darnell Walker | 24 | DB | 16 | 5 | 168 | 5-8 | Oklahoma | 1/17/1970 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 178th pick / 1993 |
| 46 | Charles Washington | 28 | DB | 16 | 1 | 212 | 6-1 | Texas,Cameron | 10/8/1966 | 5 | Indianapolis Colts / 7th / 185th pick / 1989 |
| 70 | Bob Whitfield | 23 | T | 16 | 16 | 310 | 6-5 | Stanford | 10/18/1971 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 8th pick / 1992 |
| 72 | Mike Zandofsky | 29 | G | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-2 | Washington | 11/30/1965 | 5 | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1989 |
| Team Total | 27.8 | 16 | 232.3 | 6-1.5 | 4.6 |