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2000 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 5th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 252 points (15.8/g), 27th of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 413 points (25.8/g), 26th.
Differential of -161 points (-10.1/g), 27th.
Expected W-L: 3.8-12.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.6/g), 23rd.
Simple Rating System: Total -8.6, Offense: -5.7, Defense: -2.9, SoS: 1.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Dan Reeves (4-12-0)
Offensive Coordinator: George Sefcik
Defensive Coordinator: Rich Brooks
Training Camp: Furman University (Greenville, South Carolina)
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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 | Chris Chandler | 35 | 12 | 13 | 192 for 331, 2,236 yards, 10 td, 12 int, & 21 rushes for 60 yards and 0 td | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 76th pick / 1988 |
| RB | Jamal Anderson | 28 | 6 | 16 | 282 rushes for 1,024 yards, 6 td, & 42 catches for 382 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 201st pick / 1994 |
| FB | Bob Christian | 32 | 8 | 14 | 9 rushes for 19 yards, 0 td, & 44 catches for 315 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 310th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Shawn Jefferson | 31 | 9 | 14 | 60 catches for 822 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 9th / 240th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Terance Mathis | 33 | 10 | 16 | 57 catches for 679 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for -5 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 6th / 140th pick / 1990 |
| TE | Reggie Kelly | 23 | 1 | 16 | 31 catches for 340 yards, 2 td | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1999 |
| LT | Bob Whitfield | 29 | 8 | 15 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 8th pick / 1992 | |
| LG | Calvin Collins | 26 | 3 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 180th pick / 1997 | |
| LG | Bob Hallen | 25 | 2 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1998 | |
| C | Todd McClure | 23 | Rook | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 237th pick / 1999 | |
| C | Calvin Collins | 26 | 3 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 180th pick / 1997 | |
| RG | Travis Claridge | 22 | Rook | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 37th pick / 2000 | |
| RT | Ephraim Salaam | 24 | 2 | 10 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 199th pick / 1998 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Patrick Kerney | 24 | 1 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 30th pick / 1999 |
| LDT | Travis Hall | 28 | 5 | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 181st pick / 1995 |
| RDT | Ed Jasper | 27 | 3 | 15 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 198th pick / 1997 |
| RDE | Brady Smith | 27 | 4 | 14 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 70th pick / 1996 |
| LLB | Chris Draft | 24 | 2 | 8 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 6th / 157th pick / 1998 |
| LLB | Keith Brooking | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 12th pick / 1998 |
| MLB | Jessie Tuggle | 35 | 13 | 7 | ||
| MLB | Jeff Kelly | 25 | 1 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 198th pick / 1999 | |
| RLB | Henri Crockett | 26 | 3 | 12 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 100th pick / 1997 |
| LCB | Ray Buchanan | 29 | 7 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 65th pick / 1993 |
| RCB | Ashley Ambrose | 30 | 8 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 29th pick / 1992 |
| SS | Marty Carter | 31 | 9 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 207th pick / 1991 |
| FS | Ronnie Bradford | 30 | 7 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 105th pick / 1993 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Morten Andersen | 40 | 18 | 0 | 25 of 31 field goals & 23 of 23 extra points | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982 |
| P | Dan Stryzinski | 35 | 10 | 0 | 84 punts for a 41.0 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Tim Dwight | 25 | 2 | 1 | 33 punt returns for a 9.4 average and 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 114th pick / 1998 |
| KR | Darrick Vaughn | 22 | Rook | 0 | 39 kick returns for a 27.7 average and 3 td | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 211th pick / 2000 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Ashley Ambrose | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-11 | Miss. Valley St. | 9/17/1970 | 8 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 29th pick / 1992 |
| 5 | Morten Andersen | 40 | K | 16 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Michigan St. | 8/19/1960 | 18 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982 |
| 32 | Jamal Anderson | 28 | RB | 16 | 16 | 237 | 5-11 | Utah | 9/30/1972 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 201st pick / 1994 |
| 50 | Corey Atkins | 24 | LB | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | South Carolina | 11/11/1976 | Rook | |
| 80 | Eugene Baker | 24 | WR | 1 | 0 | 183 | 6-2 | Kent St. | 3/18/1976 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 164th pick / 1999 |
| 76 | Chris Banks | 27 | G | 8 | 4 | 300 | 6-1 | Kansas | 4/4/1973 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 226th pick / 1996 |
| 55 | Chris Bordano | 26 | LB | 2 | 0 | 241 | 6-1 | SMU | 12/30/1974 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 161st pick / 1998 |
| 23 | Ronnie Bradford | 30 | DB | 16 | 15 | 188 | 5-10 | Colorado | 10/1/1970 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 105th pick / 1993 |
| 56 | Keith Brooking | 25 | LB | 5 | 5 | 245 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 10/30/1975 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 12th pick / 1998 |
| 34 | Ray Buchanan | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 186 | 5-9 | Louisville | 9/29/1971 | 7 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 65th pick / 1993 |
| 25 | Marty Carter | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 209 | 6-1 | Middle Tenn. St. | 12/17/1969 | 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 207th pick / 1991 |
| 35 | Johndale Carty | 23 | DB | 15 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | Utah St. | 8/27/1977 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 126th pick / 1999 |
| 12 | Chris Chandler | 35 | QB | 14 | 13 | 224 | 6-4 | Washington | 10/12/1965 | 12 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 76th pick / 1988 |
| 44 | Bob Christian | 32 | RB | 16 | 14 | 226 | 5-11 | Northwestern | 11/14/1968 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 310th pick / 1991 |
| 71 | Travis Claridge | 22 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-5 | USC | 3/23/1978 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 37th pick / 2000 |
| 68 | Calvin Collins | 26 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 307 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 1/5/1974 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 180th pick / 1997 |
| 24 | Terry Cousin | 25 | DB | 15 | 0 | 181 | 5-9 | South Carolina | 4/11/1975 | 3 | |
| 94 | Henri Crockett | 26 | LB | 15 | 12 | 240 | 6-2 | Florida St. | 10/28/1974 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 100th pick / 1997 |
| 45 | Gary Downs | 28 | RB | 16 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | North Carolina St. | 6/6/1972 | 6 | New York Giants / 3rd / 95th pick / 1994 |
| 54 | Chris Draft | 24 | LB | 13 | 8 | 232 | 5-11 | Stanford | 2/26/1976 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 157th pick / 1998 |
| 75 | Shane Dronett | 29 | DT-DE | 3 | 3 | 300 | 6-6 | Texas | 1/12/1971 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 54th pick / 1992 |
| 83 | Tim Dwight | 25 | WR | 14 | 1 | 180 | 5-8 | Iowa | 7/13/1975 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 114th pick / 1998 |
| 86 | Brian Finneran | 24 | WR | 11 | 0 | 210 | 6-5 | Villanova | 1/31/1976 | 1 | |
| 87 | Jammi German | 26 | WR | 9 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 7/4/1974 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 74th pick / 1998 |
| 98 | Travis Hall | 28 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-5 | BYU | 8/3/1972 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 181st pick / 1995 |
| 64 | Bob Hallen | 25 | G-C | 16 | 5 | 305 | 6-3 | Kent St. | 3/9/1975 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1998 |
| 95 | Ed Jasper | 27 | DT-NT | 15 | 15 | 293 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 1/18/1973 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 198th pick / 1997 |
| 84 | Shawn Jefferson | 31 | WR | 16 | 14 | 185 | 5-11 | Central Florida | 2/22/1969 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 240th pick / 1991 |
| 11 | Doug Johnson | 23 | QB | 4 | 2 | 225 | 6-2 | Florida | 10/27/1977 | Rook | |
| 55 | Antony Jordan | 26 | LB | 8 | 0 | 234 | 6-3 | Vanderbilt | 12/19/1974 | 2 | Indianapolis Colts / 5th / 135th pick / 1998 |
| 13 | Danny Kanell | 27 | QB | 5 | 1 | 218 | 6-3 | Florida St. | 11/21/1973 | 4 | New York Giants / 4th / 130th pick / 1996 |
| 51 | Jeff Kelly | 25 | LB | 12 | 6 | 242 | 5-11 | S.F. Austin,Kansas St. | 12/13/1975 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 198th pick / 1999 |
| 89 | Reggie Kelly | 23 | TE | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-4 | Mississippi St. | 2/22/1977 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1999 |
| 97 | Patrick Kerney | 24 | DE | 16 | 16 | 273 | 6-5 | Virginia | 12/30/1976 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 30th pick / 1999 |
| 85 | Brian Kozlowski | 30 | TE | 16 | 3 | 250 | 6-3 | Connecticut | 10/4/1970 | 6 | |
| 81 | Terance Mathis | 33 | WR | 16 | 16 | 177 | 5-10 | New Mexico | 6/7/1967 | 10 | New York Jets / 6th / 140th pick / 1990 |
| 22 | Gerald McBurrows | 27 | DB | 16 | 4 | 208 | 5-11 | Kansas | 10/7/1973 | 5 | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 214th pick / 1995 |
| 62 | Todd McClure | 23 | C | 10 | 7 | 286 | 6-1 | LSU | 2/16/1977 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 237th pick / 1999 |
| 49 | Dallas Neil | 24 | TE | 6 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Montana | 9/30/1976 | Rook | |
| 26 | Winslow Oliver | 27 | RB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 5-7 | New Mexico | 3/3/1973 | 4 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1996 |
| 82 | Mareno Philyaw | 23 | WR | 1 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Troy | 12/19/1977 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 172nd pick / 2000 |
| 63 | Evan Pilgrim | 28 | G | 7 | 1 | 304 | 6-4 | BYU | 8/14/1972 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 87th pick / 1995 |
| 48 | Derek Rackley | 23 | TE | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 7/18/1977 | Rook | |
| 61 | Anthony Redmon | 29 | G | 4 | 4 | 308 | 6-5 | Auburn | 4/9/1971 | 6 | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 139th pick / 1994 |
| 20 | Ron Rivers | 29 | RB | 6 | 0 | 205 | 5-8 | Fresno St. | 11/13/1971 | 5 | |
| 74 | Ephraim Salaam | 24 | T | 14 | 10 | 295 | 6-7 | San Diego St. | 6/19/1976 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 199th pick / 1998 |
| 67 | Wes Shivers | 23 | T | 3 | 0 | 298 | 6-5 | Mississippi St. | 3/8/1977 | Rook | Tennessee Titans / 7th / 237th pick / 2000 |
| 53 | Mark Simoneau | 23 | LB | 14 | 4 | 245 | 6-0 | Kansas St. | 1/16/1977 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 67th pick / 2000 |
| 91 | Brady Smith | 27 | DE | 15 | 14 | 274 | 6-5 | Colorado St. | 6/5/1973 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 70th pick / 1996 |
| 43 | Maurice Smith | 24 | RB | 10 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | North Carolina A&T | 9/7/1976 | Rook | |
| 4 | Dan Stryzinski | 35 | P | 16 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | Indiana | 5/15/1965 | 10 | |
| 93 | Shawn Swayda | 26 | DE | 16 | 0 | 290 | 6-5 | Arizona St. | 9/4/1974 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 196th pick / 1997 |
| 79 | Henry Taylor | 25 | DT | 5 | 0 | 295 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 11/29/1975 | 2 | |
| 66 | Michael Thompson | 23 | T | 2 | 2 | 295 | 6-4 | Tennessee St. | 2/11/1977 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 100th pick / 2000 |
| 58 | Jessie Tuggle | 35 | LB | 8 | 7 | 230 | 5-11 | Valdosta St. | 4/4/1965 | 13 | |
| 37 | Darrick Vaughn | 22 | DB | 16 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Texas St. | 10/2/1978 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 211th pick / 2000 |
| 96 | Chris White | 24 | DE | 5 | 0 | 285 | 6-3 | UNLV,Southern | 9/28/1976 | Rook | Jacksonville Jaguars / 7th / 246th pick / 1999 |
| 70 | Bob Whitfield | 29 | T | 15 | 15 | 310 | 6-5 | Stanford | 10/18/1971 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 8th pick / 1992 |
| 99 | Chuck Wiley | 25 | DE | 16 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | LSU | 3/6/1975 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1998 |
| 21 | Elijah Williams | 25 | E | 15 | 3 | 181 | 5-10 | Florida | 8/20/1975 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 166th pick / 1998 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 16 | 241.4 | 6-1.5 | 3.8 |