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1998 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 14-2-0, Finished 1st in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
1998 NFC Champions
Scored 442 points (27.6/g), 4th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 289 points (18.1/g), 4th.
Differential of 153 points (9.6/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 11.7-4.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +20 (1.2/g), 1st.
Coached by Dan Reeves (14-2-0)
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1998 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 | Chris Chandler* | 33 | 10 | 14 | 190 for 327, 3,154 yards, 25 td, 12 int, & 36 rushes for 121 yards and 2 td | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 76th pick / 1988 |
| RB | Jamal Anderson*+ | 26 | 4 | 16 | 410 rushes for 1,846 yards, 14 td, & 27 catches for 319 yards and 2 td | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 201st pick / 1994 |
| FB | Bob Christian | 30 | 6 | 10 | 8 rushes for 21 yards, 2 td, & 19 catches for 214 yards and 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 310th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Tony Martin | 33 | 8 | 16 | 66 catches for 1,181 yards, 6 td | New York Jets / 5th / 126th pick / 1989 |
| WR | Terance Mathis | 31 | 8 | 16 | 64 catches for 1,136 yards, 11 td, & 1 rush for -6 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 6th / 140th pick / 1990 |
| TE | O.J. Santiago | 24 | 1 | 16 | 27 catches for 428 yards, 5 td | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 70th pick / 1997 |
| LT | Bob Whitfield* | 27 | 6 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 8th pick / 1992 |
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| LG | Calvin Collins | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 180th pick / 1997 |
| C | Robbie Tobeck | 28 | 4 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Gene Williams | 30 | 7 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 121st pick / 1991 |
| RT | Ephraim Salaam | 22 | Rook | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 199th pick / 1998 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Lester Archambeau | 31 | 8 | 15 | 10.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 186th pick / 1990 |
| LDT | Travis Hall | 26 | 3 | 13 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 181st pick / 1995 |
| RDT | Shane Dronett | 27 | 6 | 16 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 54th pick / 1992 |
| RDE | Chuck Smith | 29 | 6 | 16 | 8.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 51st pick / 1992 |
| LLB | Cornelius Bennett | 33 | 11 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1987 |
| MLB | Jessie Tuggle* | 33 | 11 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RLB | Henri Crockett | 24 | 1 | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 100th pick / 1997 |
| RLB | Craig Sauer | 26 | 2 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 188th pick / 1996 |
| LCB | Ray Buchanan* | 27 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 65th pick / 1993 |
| RCB | Ronnie Bradford | 28 | 5 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 105th pick / 1993 |
| RCB | Michael Booker | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 11th pick / 1997 |
| SS | William White | 32 | 10 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 85th pick / 1988 |
| FS | Eugene Robinson* | 35 | 13 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Morten Andersen | 38 | 16 | 0 | 23 of 28 field goals & 51 of 52 extra points | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982 |
| P | Dan Stryzinski | 33 | 8 | 0 | 74 punts for a 40.0 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Tim Dwight | 23 | Rook | 0 | 31 punt returns for a 8.5 average and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 114th pick / 1998 |
| KR | Tim Dwight | 23 | Rook | 0 | 36 kick returns for a 27.0 average and 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 114th pick / 1998 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morten Andersen | 38 | K | 16 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 8/19/1960 | 16 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982 |
| Darren Anderson | 29 | DB | 5 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Toledo | 1/11/1969 | 6 | New England Patriots / 4th / 93rd pick / 1992 |
| Jamal Anderson*+ | 26 | RB | 16 | 16 | 237 | 5-11 | Utah | 9/30/1972 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 201st pick / 1994 |
| Lester Archambeau | 31 | DE | 15 | 15 | 275 | 6-5 | Stanford | 6/27/1967 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 186th pick / 1990 |
| Chris Bayne | 23 | DB | 10 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Fresno State | 3/22/1975 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 222nd pick / 1997 |
| Cornelius Bennett | 33 | LB | 16 | 16 | 237 | 6-2 | Alabama | 8/25/1965 | 11 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1987 |
| Juran Bolden | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 207 | 6-2 | Mississippi Delta Community College | 6/27/1974 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 127th pick / 1996 |
| Michael Booker | 23 | DB | 14 | 6 | 203 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 4/27/1975 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 11th pick / 1997 |
| Ronnie Bradford | 28 | DB | 14 | 10 | 188 | 5-10 | Colorado | 10/1/1970 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 105th pick / 1993 |
| Keith Brooking | 23 | LB | 15 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 10/30/1975 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 12th pick / 1998 |
| Omar Brown | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | North Carolina | 3/28/1975 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 103rd pick / 1998 |
| Ray Buchanan* | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 186 | 5-9 | Louisville | 9/29/1971 | 5 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 65th pick / 1993 |
| John Burrough | 26 | DE-DT | 16 | 3 | 275 | 6-5 | Washington State,Wyoming | 5/17/1972 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 245th pick / 1995 |
| Devin Bush | 25 | DB | 13 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Florida State | 7/3/1973 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 26th pick / 1995 |
| Chris Chandler* | 33 | QB | 14 | 14 | 224 | 6-4 | Washington | 10/12/1965 | 10 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 76th pick / 1988 |
| Bob Christian | 30 | RB | 14 | 10 | 226 | 5-11 | Northwestern | 11/14/1968 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 310th pick / 1991 |
| Calvin Collins | 24 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 307 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 1/5/1974 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 180th pick / 1997 |
| Henri Crockett | 24 | LB | 10 | 10 | 240 | 6-2 | Florida State | 10/28/1974 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 100th pick / 1997 |
| Steve DeBerg | 44 | QB | 8 | 1 | 210 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 1/19/1954 | 20 | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 275th pick / 1977 |
| Gary Downs | 26 | RB | 16 | 1 | 212 | 6-1 | North Carolina State | 6/6/1972 | 4 | New York Giants / 3rd / 95th pick / 1994 |
| Shane Dronett | 27 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-6 | Texas | 1/12/1971 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 54th pick / 1992 |
| Tim Dwight | 23 | WR | 12 | 0 | 180 | 5-8 | Iowa | 7/13/1975 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 114th pick / 1998 |
| Antonio Edwards | 28 | DE | 15 | 0 | 271 | 6-3 | Valdosta State | 3/10/1970 | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 8th / 204th pick / 1993 |
| Randy Fuller | 28 | DB | 13 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Tennessee State | 6/2/1970 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 123rd pick / 1994 |
| Jammi German | 24 | WR | 6 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 7/4/1974 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 74th pick / 1998 |
| Tony Graziani | 25 | QB | 4 | 1 | 210 | 6-2 | Oregon | 12/23/1973 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 204th pick / 1997 |
| Harold Green | 30 | RB | 6 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 1/29/1968 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1990 |
| Travis Hall | 26 | DT-DE | 14 | 13 | 295 | 6-5 | BYU | 8/3/1972 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 181st pick / 1995 |
| Bob Hallen | 23 | G-C | 12 | 0 | 305 | 6-3 | Kent State | 3/9/1975 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1998 |
| Ruffin Hamilton | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Tulane | 3/2/1971 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 175th pick / 1994 |
| Ronnie Harris | 28 | WR | 6 | 0 | 179 | 5-11 | Oregon | 6/4/1970 | 5 | |
| Todd Kinchen | 29 | WR | 11 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | LSU | 1/7/1969 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 60th pick / 1992 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 28 | TE | 16 | 4 | 250 | 6-3 | Connecticut | 10/4/1970 | 4 | |
| Tony Martin | 33 | WR | 16 | 16 | 181 | 6-0 | Bishop,Mesa | 9/5/1965 | 8 | New York Jets / 5th / 126th pick / 1989 |
| Terance Mathis | 31 | WR | 16 | 16 | 177 | 5-10 | New Mexico | 6/7/1967 | 8 | New York Jets / 6th / 140th pick / 1990 |
| Ken Oxendine | 23 | RB | 9 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Virginia Tech | 10/4/1975 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 201st pick / 1998 |
| Jose Portilla | 26 | T | 16 | 0 | 320 | 6-6 | Arizona | 9/11/1972 | Rook | |
| Eugene Robinson* | 35 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-1 | Colgate | 5/28/1963 | 13 | |
| Ephraim Salaam | 22 | T | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-7 | San Diego State | 6/19/1976 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 199th pick / 1998 |
| O.J. Santiago | 24 | TE | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-7 | Kent State | 4/4/1974 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 70th pick / 1997 |
| Craig Sauer | 26 | LB | 16 | 6 | 240 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 12/13/1972 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 188th pick / 1996 |
| Adam Schreiber | 36 | G-C | 16 | 0 | 290 | 6-4 | Texas | 2/20/1962 | 14 | Seattle Seahawks / 9th / 243rd pick / 1984 |
| Chuck Smith | 29 | DE-LB | 16 | 16 | 257 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 12/21/1969 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 51st pick / 1992 |
| Ed Smith | 29 | TE | 15 | 0 | 253 | 6-4 | none | 6/5/1969 | 1 | |
| Dan Stryzinski | 33 | P | 16 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | Indiana | 5/15/1965 | 8 | |
| Shawn Swayda | 24 | DE | 5 | 0 | 290 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 9/4/1974 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 196th pick / 1997 |
| Ben Talley | 26 | LB | 8 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 7/14/1972 | 3 | New York Giants / 4th / 133rd pick / 1995 |
| Robbie Tobeck | 28 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 297 | 6-4 | Washington State | 3/6/1970 | 4 | |
| Esera Tuaolo | 30 | NT-DT | 13 | 1 | 277 | 6-2 | Oregon State | 7/11/1968 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1991 |
| Jessie Tuggle* | 33 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 5-11 | Valdosta State | 4/4/1965 | 11 | |
| William White | 32 | DB | 16 | 16 | 199 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 2/19/1966 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 85th pick / 1988 |
| Bob Whitfield* | 27 | T | 16 | 16 | 310 | 6-5 | Stanford | 10/18/1971 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 8th pick / 1992 |
| Dave Widell | 33 | C-T-G | 1 | 0 | 303 | 6-7 | Boston College | 5/14/1965 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 94th pick / 1988 |
| Elijah Williams | 23 | E | 15 | 0 | 181 | 5-10 | Florida | 8/20/1975 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 166th pick / 1998 |
| Gene Williams | 30 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 310 | 6-2 | Iowa State | 10/14/1968 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 121st pick / 1991 |
| Team Total | 28.0 | 16 | 237.9 | 6-1.7 | 4.9 |