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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)
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1996 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Bobby Hebert | 36 | 11 | 13 | 294 for 488, 3,152 yards, 22 td, 25 int, & 15 rushes for 59 yards and 1 td | |
| RB | Jamal Anderson | 24 | 2 | 12 | 232 rushes for 1,055 yards, 5 td, & 49 catches for 473 yards and 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 201st pick / 1994 |
| RB | Craig Heyward | 30 | 8 | 5 | 72 rushes for 321 yards, 3 td, & 16 catches for 168 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 24th pick / 1988 |
| WR | J.J. Birden | 31 | 6 | 12 | 30 catches for 319 yards, 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 216th pick / 1988 |
| WR | Bert Emanuel | 26 | 2 | 13 | 75 catches for 921 yards, 6 td | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 45th pick / 1994 |
| WR | Terance Mathis | 29 | 6 | 16 | 69 catches for 771 yards, 7 td | New York Jets / 6th / 140th pick / 1990 |
| WR | Eric Metcalf | 28 | 7 | 11 | 54 catches for 599 yards, 6 td, & 3 rushes for 8 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1989 |
| LT | Bob Whitfield | 25 | 4 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 8th pick / 1992 |
| LG | Robbie Tobeck | 26 | 2 | 16 | ||
| C | Roman Fortin | 29 | 5 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 8th / 203rd pick / 1990 |
| RG | Mike Zandofsky | 31 | 7 | 14 | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1989 |
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| RT | Antone Davis | 29 | 5 | 10 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 8th pick / 1991 |
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| RT | David Richards | 30 | 8 | 6 | 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 98th pick / 1988 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Lester Archambeau | 29 | 6 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 186th pick / 1990 |
| LDT | Travis Hall | 24 | 1 | 13 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 181st pick / 1995 |
| RDT | Moe Gardner | 28 | 5 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 87th pick / 1991 |
| RDT | Dan Owens | 29 | 6 | 9 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 35th pick / 1990 |
| RDE | Chuck Smith | 27 | 4 | 15 | 6.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 51st pick / 1992 |
| LLB | Cornelius Bennett | 31 | 9 | 13 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1987 |
| MLB | Jessie Tuggle | 31 | 9 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Ron George | 26 | 3 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 121st pick / 1993 |
| LCB | Lenny McGill | 25 | 2 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LCB | Tim McKyer | 33 | 10 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1986 |
| RCB | Darnell Walker | 26 | 3 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 178th pick / 1993 |
| RCB | Anthony Phillips | 26 | 2 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1994 |
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| SS | Devin Bush | 23 | 1 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 26th pick / 1995 |
| FS | Patrick Bates | 26 | 3 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 12th pick / 1993 |
| FS | Brad Edwards | 30 | 8 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 54th pick / 1988 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Morten Andersen | 36 | 14 | 0 | 22 of 29 field goals & 31 of 31 extra points | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982 |
| P | Dan Stryzinski | 31 | 6 | 0 | 75 punts for a 42.0 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Eric Metcalf | 28 | 7 | 11 | 27 punt returns for a 11.0 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1989 |
| KR | Eric Metcalf | 28 | 7 | 11 | 49 kick returns for a 21.1 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1989 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morten Andersen | 36 | K | 16 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 8/19/1960 | 14 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982 |
| Jamal Anderson | 24 | RB | 16 | 12 | 237 | 5-11 | Utah | 9/30/1972 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 201st pick / 1994 |
| Lester Archambeau | 29 | DE | 15 | 15 | 275 | 6-5 | Stanford | 6/27/1967 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 186th pick / 1990 |
| Patrick Bates | 26 | DB | 15 | 9 | 215 | 6-3 | Texas A&M,UCLA | 11/27/1970 | 3 | Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 12th pick / 1993 |
| Cornelius Bennett | 31 | LB | 13 | 13 | 237 | 6-2 | Alabama | 8/25/1965 | 9 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1987 |
| J.J. Birden | 31 | WR | 12 | 12 | 170 | 5-9 | Oregon | 6/16/1965 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 216th pick / 1988 |
| Juran Bolden | 22 | DB | 9 | 0 | 207 | 6-2 | Mississippi Delta Community College | 6/27/1974 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 127th pick / 1996 |
| Sean Boyd | 24 | DB | 2 | 0 | 206 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 12/19/1972 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 148th pick / 1996 |
| David Brandon | 31 | LB | 16 | 2 | 234 | 6-4 | Memphis | 2/9/1965 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 60th pick / 1987 |
| Ethan Brooks | 24 | T | 2 | 0 | 330 | 6-6 | Williams | 4/27/1972 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 229th pick / 1996 |
| Tyrone Brown | 23 | WR | 9 | 3 | 168 | 5-11 | Toledo | 1/3/1973 | 1 | |
| John Burrough | 24 | DE-DT | 16 | 1 | 275 | 6-5 | Washington State,Wyoming | 5/17/1972 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 245th pick / 1995 |
| Devin Bush | 23 | DB | 16 | 15 | 210 | 5-11 | Florida State | 7/3/1973 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 26th pick / 1995 |
| Antone Davis | 29 | T-G | 16 | 10 | 330 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 2/28/1967 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 8th pick / 1991 |
| Shane Dronett | 25 | DT-DE | 5 | 0 | 300 | 6-6 | Texas | 1/12/1971 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 54th pick / 1992 |
| Brad Edwards | 30 | DB | 16 | 7 | 208 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 3/22/1966 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 54th pick / 1988 |
| Bert Emanuel | 26 | WR | 14 | 13 | 180 | 5-10 | Rice,UCLA | 10/26/1970 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 45th pick / 1994 |
| Scott Fields | 23 | LB | 6 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | USC | 4/22/1973 | Rook | |
| Roman Fortin | 29 | C-T-G | 16 | 16 | 297 | 6-5 | Oregon State,San Diego State | 2/26/1967 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 203rd pick / 1990 |
| Moe Gardner | 28 | DT-NT | 10 | 10 | 265 | 6-2 | Illinois | 8/10/1968 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 87th pick / 1991 |
| Jeff George | 29 | QB | 3 | 3 | 218 | 6-4 | Illinois,Purdue | 12/8/1967 | 6 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1990 |
| Ron George | 26 | LB | 16 | 15 | 243 | 6-2 | Air Force,Stanford | 3/20/1970 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 121st pick / 1993 |
| Travis Hall | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 13 | 295 | 6-5 | BYU | 8/3/1972 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 181st pick / 1995 |
| Bobby Hebert | 36 | QB | 14 | 13 | 215 | 6-4 | Northwest State (LA) | 8/19/1960 | 11 | |
| Craig Heyward | 30 | RB | 15 | 5 | 260 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 9/26/1966 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 24th pick / 1988 |
| Richard Huntley | 24 | RB | 1 | 0 | 224 | 5-11 | Winston-Salem State | 9/18/1972 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 117th pick / 1996 |
| D.J. Johnson | 30 | DB | 2 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 7/14/1966 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 174th pick / 1989 |
| Todd Kelly | 26 | LB-DE | 2 | 0 | 259 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 11/27/1970 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 27th pick / 1993 |
| Harper LeBel | 33 | TE | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Colorado State | 7/14/1963 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 12th / 321st pick / 1985 |
| Mitch Lyons | 26 | TE | 14 | 4 | 265 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 5/13/1970 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 151st pick / 1993 |
| Terance Mathis | 29 | WR | 16 | 16 | 177 | 5-10 | New Mexico | 6/7/1967 | 6 | New York Jets / 6th / 140th pick / 1990 |
| Clay Matthews | 40 | LB | 15 | 1 | 245 | 6-2 | USC | 3/15/1956 | 18 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 12th pick / 1978 |
| Lenny McGill | 25 | DB | 16 | 8 | 195 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 5/31/1971 | 2 | |
| Tim McKyer | 33 | DB | 8 | 7 | 174 | 6-0 | Texas-Arlington | 9/5/1963 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1986 |
| Eric Metcalf | 28 | RB-WR | 16 | 11 | 188 | 5-10 | Texas | 1/23/1968 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1989 |
| Browning Nagle | 28 | QB | 5 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Louisville,West Virginia | 4/29/1968 | 5 | New York Jets / 2nd / 34th pick / 1991 |
| Nate Odomes | 31 | DB | 7 | 4 | 188 | 5-9 | Wisconsin | 8/25/1965 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 29th pick / 1987 |
| Dan Owens | 29 | DE-DT-NT | 16 | 9 | 280 | 6-3 | USC | 3/16/1967 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 35th pick / 1990 |
| Jeff Pahukoa | 27 | G-T | 14 | 3 | 268 | 6-2 | Washington | 2/9/1969 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 311th pick / 1991 |
| Anthony Phillips | 26 | DB | 7 | 5 | 209 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 10/5/1970 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1994 |
| Roell Preston | 24 | WR | 15 | 2 | 187 | 5-10 | Mississippi | 6/23/1972 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 145th pick / 1995 |
| David Richards | 30 | G-T | 6 | 6 | 315 | 6-5 | SMU,UCLA | 4/11/1966 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 98th pick / 1988 |
| Louis Riddick | 27 | DB | 16 | 1 | 215 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 3/15/1969 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 248th pick / 1991 |
| Craig Sauer | 24 | LB | 16 | 1 | 240 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 12/13/1972 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 188th pick / 1996 |
| Freddie Scott | 22 | WR | 10 | 0 | 188 | 5-10 | Penn State | 8/26/1974 | Rook | |
| Elbert Shelley | 32 | DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Arkansas State | 12/24/1964 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 292nd pick / 1987 |
| Chuck Smith | 27 | DE-LB | 15 | 15 | 257 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 12/21/1969 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 51st pick / 1992 |
| Dan Stryzinski | 31 | P | 16 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | Indiana | 5/15/1965 | 6 | |
| Lorenzo Styles | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 1/31/1974 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 77th pick / 1995 |
| Robbie Tobeck | 26 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 297 | 6-4 | Washington State | 3/6/1970 | 2 | |
| Jessie Tuggle | 31 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 5-11 | Valdosta State | 4/4/1965 | 9 | |
| Darnell Walker | 26 | DB | 16 | 9 | 168 | 5-8 | Oklahoma | 1/17/1970 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 178th pick / 1993 |
| Bob Whitfield | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 310 | 6-5 | Stanford | 10/18/1971 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 8th pick / 1992 |
| Gene Williams | 28 | G-T | 10 | 0 | 310 | 6-2 | Iowa State | 10/14/1968 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 121st pick / 1991 |
| Matt Willig | 27 | T | 12 | 0 | 315 | 6-8 | USC | 1/21/1969 | 3 | |
| Mike Zandofsky | 31 | G | 14 | 14 | 300 | 6-2 | Washington | 11/30/1965 | 7 | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1989 |
| Jeff Zgonina | 26 | DT | 8 | 0 | 285 | 6-2 | Purdue | 5/24/1970 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 185th pick / 1993 |
| Team Total | 27.7 | 16 | 239.2 | 6-1.7 | 4.7 |