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1996 Atlanta Falcons

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Record: 3-13-0, Finished 4th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 309 points (19.3/g), 19th of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 461 points (28.8/g), 30th.
 Differential of -152 points (-9.5/g), 29th.
 Expected W-L: 4.5-11.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -18 (-1.1/g), 29th.

Coached by June Jones (3-13-0)

1996 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 1 box L 0-1 @ Carolina Panthers 6 29 12 281 162 119 1 23 315 186 129 1
2 Sun September 8 box L 0-2 Minnesota Vikings 17 23 21 324 245 79 2 18 365 266 99 2
3 Bye Week
4 Sun September 22 box L 0-3 Philadelphia Eagles 18 33 18 391 351 40 6 14 318 195 123 1
5 Sun September 29 box L 0-4 @ San Francisco 49ers 17 39 18 317 191 126 4 16 396 246 150
6 Sun October 6 box L 0-5 @ Detroit Lions 24 28 19 281 165 116 1 23 357 262 95 1
7 Sun October 13 box L 0-6 Houston Oilers 13 23 20 323 268 55 2 16 320 199 121 1
8 Sun October 20 box L 0-7 @ Dallas Cowboys 28 32 22 369 256 113 17 306 250 56 2
9 Sun October 27 box L 0-8 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 20 19 301 234 67 1 20 311 184 127
10 Sun November 3 box W 1-8 Carolina Panthers 20 17 16 313 189 124 2 17 347 243 104 3
11 Sun November 10 box L 1-9 @ St. Louis Rams 16 59 15 292 248 44 3 29 464 185 279 1
12 Sun November 17 box W 2-9 New Orleans Saints 17 15 18 293 219 74 1 15 270 235 35 3
13 Sun November 24 box L 2-10 @ Cincinnati Bengals 31 41 21 417 305 112 4 24 463 342 121
14 Mon December 2 box L 2-11 San Francisco 49ers 10 34 9 178 117 61 4 25 466 264 202 2
15 Sun December 8 box W 3-11 @ New Orleans Saints 31 15 19 304 182 122 3 14 251 168 83 2
16 Sun December 15 box L 3-12 St. Louis Rams 27 34 24 423 360 63 7 17 480 306 174 4
17 Sun December 22 box L 3-13 @ Jacksonville Jaguars 17 19 21 309 163 146 21 357 214 143

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 309 5116 971 5.3 292 356 600 3655 26 30 5.7 202 329 1461 9 4.4 67 41 11 23
Team Defense 461 5786 994 5.8 516 302 485 3745 26 6 7.2 182 473 2041 18 4.3 309 23 17 25
Lg Rank Offense 19 17 19 4 9 5 29 18 30 27 19 5 28 8
Lg Rank Defense 30 29 20 4 27 25 30 30 20 26 25 28 26 2

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%
Bobby Hebert 36 QB 14 13 294 488 60.2 3152 22 4.5 25 5.1 57 6.5 4.6 10.7 225.1 72.9 27 150 5.8 4.1 5.2
Jeff George 29 3 3 56 99 56.6 698 3 3.0 3 3.0 67 7.1 6.0 12.5 232.7 76.1 11 84 5.6 4.6 10.0
Browning Nagle 28 5 0 6 13 46.2 59 1 7.7 2 15.4 17 4.5 -1.6 9.8 11.8 45.5 4 20 2.3 -2.4 23.5
Team Total 27.7 16 356 600 59.3 3909 26 4.3 30 5.0 67 6.5 4.7 11.0 244.3 72.3 42 254 5.7 4.0 6.5
Opp Total 16 302 485 62.3 3745 26 5.4 6 1.2 7.7 7.7 12.4 234.1 98.9 36 208 7.2 6.8

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
Jamal Anderson 24 RB 16 12 232 1055 5 32 4.5 65.9 14.5 49 473 9.7 1 34 3.1 29.6 1528 6 4
Craig Heyward 30 rb 15 5 72 321 3 34 4.5 21.4 4.8 16 168 10.5 0 25 1.1 11.2 489 3 0
Bobby Hebert 36 QB 14 13 15 59 1 25 3.9 4.2 1.1 59 1 10
Jeff George 29 3 3 5 10 0 5 2.0 3.3 1.7 10 0 3
Eric Metcalf 28 WR 16 11 3 8 0 4 2.7 0.5 0.2 54 599 11.1 6 67 3.4 37.4 607 6 3
Richard Huntley 24 1 0 2 8 0 5 4.0 8.0 2.0 1 14 14.0 0 14 1.0 14.0 22 0 0
Bert Emanuel 26 WR 14 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 75 921 12.3 6 53 5.4 65.8 921 6 0
Terance Mathis 29 WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 69 771 11.2 7 55 4.3 48.2 771 7 0
J.J. Birden 31 WR 12 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 30 319 10.6 2 57 2.5 26.6 319 2 2
Tyrone Brown 23 9 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 28 325 11.6 1 38 3.1 36.1 325 1 0
Roell Preston 24 15 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 208 9.9 1 17 1.4 13.9 208 1 0
Freddie Scott 22 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 80 11.4 0 27 0.7 8.0 80 0 0
Mitch Lyons 26 14 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 16 4.0 1 5 0.3 1.1 16 1 0
Robbie Tobeck 26 LG 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 15 7.5 1 14 0.1 0.9 15 1 0
Team Total 27.7 16 329 1461 9 34 4.4 91.3 20.6 356 3909 11.0 26 67 22.3 244.3 5370 35 23
Opp Total 16 473 2041 18 4.3 127.6 29.6 302 3745 12.4 26 18.9 234.1 5786 44 27

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
Eric Metcalf 28 WR 16 11 27 296 0 39 11.0 49 1034 0 55 21.1 1937
Roell Preston 24 15 2 32 681 0 50 21.3 889
Jamal Anderson 24 RB 16 12 4 80 0 27 20.0 1608
Terance Mathis 29 WR 16 16 3 19 0 10 6.3 790
Craig Heyward 30 rb 15 5 1 0 0 0 0.0 1 18 0 18 18.0 507
Lorenzo Styles 22 16 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 12
Team Total 27.7 16 31 315 0 39 10.2 87 1825 0 55 21.0 7510
Opp Total 16 32 1 53 1314 1 24.8

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
Dan Stryzinski 31 P 16 0 75 3152 58 0 42.0
Morten Andersen 36 K 16 0 5 5 11 9 8 7 5 1 29 22 75.9% 31 31 100.0%
Team Total 27.7 16 5 5 11 9 8 7 5 1 29 22 75.9% 31 31 100.0% 75 3152 58 0 42.0
Opp Total 16 44 42 95.5% 43 43 100.0% 64 2694 42.1

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
Bobby Hebert 36 QB 14 13 10 2 0 0
Chuck Smith 27 RDE 15 15 6.0 1 21 0 21 0 0 1 0 0 33 7
Travis Hall 24 LDT 14 13 6.0 2 0 1 0 0 44 7
Clay Matthews 40 15 1 6.5 3 0 0 0 0 11 1
Dan Owens 29 rdt 16 9 5.5 0 0 1 0 0 29 6
Cornelius Bennett 31 LLB 13 13 3.0 1 3 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 52 8
Jamal Anderson 24 RB 16 12 4 1 0 0
Jeff George 29 3 3 3 2 -24 0
Ron George 26 RLB 16 15 2.0 0 0 3 14 0 42 20
Tim McKyer 33 lcb 8 7 1.0 0 0 2 0 0 31 3
Eric Metcalf 28 WR 16 11 3 0 0 0
Lester Archambeau 29 LDE 15 15 2.0 41 14
J.J. Birden 31 WR 12 12 2 0 0 0
Devin Bush 23 SS 16 15 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 51 8
Brad Edwards 30 fs 16 7 2 15 0 15 26 3
Roman Fortin 29 C 16 16 0 2 0 0
Darnell Walker 26 RCB 16 9 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 46 4
Jeff Zgonina 26 8 0 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 7 5
Patrick Bates 26 FS 15 9 0 0 1 0 0 37 14
David Brandon 31 16 2 1.0 9 1
Moe Gardner 28 RDT 10 10 0 0 1 0 0 21 2
Harper LeBel 33 16 0 0 1 0 0
Terance Mathis 29 WR 16 16 0 1 0 0
Lenny McGill 25 LCB 16 8 0 0 1 0 0 34 5
Browning Nagle 28 5 0 1 0 0 0
David Richards 30 rt 6 6 0 1 0 0
Louis Riddick 27 16 1 1.0 23 2
Elbert Shelley 32 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jessie Tuggle 31 MLB 16 16 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 96 18
Bob Whitfield 25 LT 16 16 0 1 0 0
Team Total 27.7 16 36.0 6 41 0 21 13 23 28 -10 0 710 142
Opp Total 16 42 27 10 1

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Morten Andersen 36 K 16 0 31 22 97
Terance Mathis 29 WR 16 16 7 1 44
Jamal Anderson 24 RB 16 12 5 1 36
Bert Emanuel 26 WR 14 13 6 36
Eric Metcalf 28 WR 16 11 6 36
Craig Heyward 30 rb 15 5 3 18
J.J. Birden 31 WR 12 12 2 12
Tyrone Brown 23 9 3 1 6
Bobby Hebert 36 QB 14 13 1 6
Mitch Lyons 26 14 4 1 6
Roell Preston 24 15 2 1 6
Robbie Tobeck 26 LG 16 16 1 6
Team Total 27.7 16 9 26 1 31 22 309
Opp Total 16 18 26 1 1 1 43 42 1 461