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2002 Atlanta Falcons

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Record: 9-6-1, Finished 2nd in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 402 points (25.1/g), 5th of 32 in the NFL.
 Allowed 314 points (19.6/g), 8th.
 Differential of 88 points (5.5/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 10.3-5.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +12 (0.8/g), 5th.

Simple Rating System: Total 5.1, Offense: 3.5, Defense: 1.5, SoS: -0.4, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Dan Reeves

 Defensive Coordinator: Wade Phillips

 Other Notable Asst.: Dennis Allen (Defensive Assistant/Quality Control)

Training Camp: Furman University (Greenville, South Carolina)

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO Passing Rushing Average Drive
Pts Yds Ply Y/P TO FL 1stPy 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD #Dr Sc% TO% Start Time Plays Yds Pts
Team Offense 402 5535 1038 5.3 27 15 30 316 268 479 3167 18 12 6.1 163 523 2368 23 4.5 123 189 38.6 13.2 Own 33.7 2:49 5.7 29.3 2.0
Team Defense 314 5334 1002 5.3 39 15 20 288 285 514 3287 23 24 5.9 171 441 2047 12 4.6 97 190 27.9 13.2 Own 29.2 2:27 5.4 28.0 1.6
Lg Rank Offense 5 14 11 22 13 25 23 24 7 10 2 4 4 9 3 21 28 4 13 13 6
Lg Rank Defense 8 19 2 8 10 8 16 18 3 17 17 23 6 28 26 2 28 8 11 19 7

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 8 boxscore L OT 0-1 @ Green Bay Packers 34 37 22 374 194 180 1 29 484 273 211 1
2 Sun September 15 boxscore L 0-2 Chicago Bears 13 14 19 257 135 122 3 13 242 136 106 2
3 Sun September 22 boxscore W 1-2 Cincinnati Bengals 30 3 18 306 163 143 11 191 125 66 2
4 Bye Week
5 Sun October 6 boxscore L 1-3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 20 14 243 173 70 4 15 327 253 74 2
6 Sun October 13 boxscore W 2-3 @ New York Giants 17 10 15 313 246 67 18 303 190 113 2
7 Sun October 20 boxscore W 3-3 Carolina Panthers 30 0 25 393 206 187 12 205 104 101 1
8 Sun October 27 boxscore W 4-3 @ New Orleans Saints 37 35 28 446 186 260 2 22 351 192 159 3
9 Sun November 3 boxscore W 5-3 Baltimore Ravens 20 17 14 241 115 126 1 15 340 187 153 2
10 Sun November 10 boxscore T OT 5-3-1 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 34 34 21 447 279 168 2 30 645 463 182 3
11 Sun November 17 boxscore W 6-3-1 New Orleans Saints 24 17 22 292 137 155 1 16 344 264 80 2
12 Sun November 24 boxscore W 7-3-1 @ Carolina Panthers 41 0 25 426 277 149 1 10 122 51 71 6
13 Sun December 1 boxscore W OT 8-3-1 @ Minnesota Vikings 30 24 19 379 152 227 3 21 369 230 139 3
14 Sun December 8 boxscore L 8-4-1 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10 34 10 181 119 62 1 22 421 271 150
15 Sun December 15 boxscore L OT 8-5-1 Seattle Seahawks 24 30 21 373 223 150 3 25 464 298 166 3
16 Sun December 22 boxscore W 9-5-1 Detroit Lions 36 15 27 533 336 197 2 12 208 121 87 3
17 Sun December 29 boxscore L 9-6-1 @ Cleveland Browns 16 24 16 331 226 105 3 17 318 129 189 4
Playoffs
WildCard Sat January 4 boxscore W 10-6-1 @ Green Bay Packers 27 7 21 309 117 192 17 289 233 56 5
Division Sat January 11 boxscore L 10-7-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 6 20 19 354 261 93 2 15 318 227 91

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
7 Michael Vick* 22 QB 15 15 8-6-1 231 421 54.9 2936 16 3.8 8 1.9 74 7.0 6.9 12.7 195.7 81.6 33 206 6.01 5.93 7.3 2 2
11 Doug Johnson 25 qb 6 1 1-0-0 37 57 64.9 448 2 3.5 3 5.3 63 7.9 6.2 12.1 74.7 78.7 3 11 7.28 5.70 5.0 1 2
13 Chris Mohr 36 P 16 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.00 -45.00 0.0
Team Total 27.0 16 9-6-1 268 479 55.9 3384 18 3.8 12 2.5 74 7.1 6.7 12.6 211.5 80.2 36 217 6.15 5.80 7.0 3 4
Opp Total 16 285 514 55.4 3585 23 4.5 24 4.7 7.0 5.77 12.6 224.1 72.8 47 298 5.9 4.8 8.4

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing Receiving
No. 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
28 Warrick Dunn 27 RB 15 14 230 927 7 59 4.0 61.8 15.3 50 377 7.5 2 31 3.3 25.1 1304 9 4
45 T.J. Duckett 21 rb 11 3 130 507 4 33 3.9 46.1 11.8 9 61 6.8 0 20 0.8 5.5 568 4 0
7 Michael Vick* 22 QB 15 15 113 777 8 46 6.9 51.8 7.5 793 8 9
44 Bob Christian 34 FB 15 10 31 119 3 16 3.8 7.9 2.1 13 174 13.4 0 55 0.9 11.6 293 3 1
36 Travis Jervey 30 6 0 10 17 0 9 1.7 2.8 1.7 17 0 1
11 Doug Johnson 25 qb 6 1 8 16 1 15 2.0 2.7 1.3 16 1 3
38 George Layne 24 2 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 2.5 0.5 2 11 5.5 0 6 1.0 5.5 16 0 1
86 Brian Finneran 26 WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 56 838 15.0 6 47 3.5 52.4 838 6 2
83 Alge Crumpler 25 TE 16 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 36 455 12.6 5 33 2.3 28.4 455 5 0
84 Shawn Jefferson 33 wr 13 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 27 394 14.6 1 63 2.1 30.3 394 1 0
81 Trevor Gaylor 25 wr 13 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 25 385 15.4 3 74 1.9 29.6 385 3 0
80 Willie Jackson 31 wr 7 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 18 199 11.1 0 29 2.6 28.4 199 0 1
89 Reggie Kelly 25 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 14 162 11.6 0 33 0.9 10.1 162 0 0
88 Quentin McCord 24 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 253 23.0 1 60 1.2 28.1 253 1 0
85 Brian Kozlowski 32 te 16 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 59 9.8 0 14 0.4 3.7 59 0 0
74 Todd Weiner 27 RT 16 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.1 0.0 0 0 0
Team Total 27.0 16 523 2368 23 59 4.5 148.0 32.7 268 3384 12.6 18 74 16.8 211.5 5752 41 25
Opp Total 16 441 2047 12 4.6 127.9 27.6 285 3287 11.5 23 17.8 205.4 5334 35 26

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
20 Allen Rossum 27 KR/PR 14 0 24 288 0 36 12.0 53 1164 1 91 22.0 1452
87 Kahlil Hill 23 1 0 4 12 0 5 3.0 12
36 Travis Jervey 30 6 0 4 143 0 67 35.8 160
86 Brian Finneran 26 WR 16 16 2 0 0 0 0.0 838
87 Damon Gibson 27 1 0 2 25 0 19 12.5 25
85 Brian Kozlowski 32 te 16 2 2 35 0 29 17.5 94
83 Alge Crumpler 25 TE 16 9 1 9 0 9 9.0 464
45 T.J. Duckett 21 rb 11 3 1 4 0 4 4.0 572
88 Quentin McCord 24 9 0 1 39 0 26 39.0 292
50 Artie Ulmer 29 15 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 10
Team Total 27.0 16 32 325 0 36 10.2 63 1404 1 91 22.3 7481
Opp Total 16 23 0 73 1607 0 22.0

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. 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
4 Jay Feely 26 K 16 0 10 8 14 12 13 11 3 1 40 32 80.0% 43 42 97.7%
13 Chris Mohr 36 P 16 0 67 2804 59 0 41.9
Team Total 27.0 16 10 8 14 12 13 11 3 1 40 32 80.0% 43 42 97.7% 67 2804 59 0 41.9
Opp Total 16 24 18 75.0% 33 32 97.0% 72 3024 42.0

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
56 Keith Brooking* 27 LILB 16 16 2 24 0 22 2 1 0 2 0 0 111 29
54 Chris Draft 26 rilb 15 5 3.5 2 12 0 9 4 2 0 2 0 0 54 16
52 Matt Stewart 23 ROLB 16 13 3.0 0 0 1 17 0 56 5
97 Patrick Kerney 26 LDE 16 16 10.5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 1 45 12
29 Keion Carpenter 25 FS 16 16 4 82 1 41 0 0 0 1 0 0 43 6
59 John Holecek 30 RILB 12 11 1.0 43 10
34 Ray Buchanan 31 LCB 12 11 2 9 0 9 0 42 5
22 Gerald McBurrows 29 SS 15 14 0.5 2 36 0 19 0 39 10
33 Ashley Ambrose 32 RCB 16 16 3 25 0 24 0 42 2
93 Sam Rogers 32 LOLB 15 13 6.5 0 0 2 27 0 32 9
91 Brady Smith 29 RDE 14 14 6.5 25 13
95 Ed Jasper 29 NT 16 16 2.0 0 0 1 7 0 29 7
61 Ellis Johnson 29 dt 16 2 7.0 24 4
21 Juran Bolden 28 lcb 14 6 4 25 0 22 0 23 6
98 Travis Hall 30 dt 11 1 1.0 14 11
24 Fred Weary 28 16 0 1 14 0 14 0 18 2
23 Kevin Mathis 28 11 0 3 21 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 1
30 Henry Jones 35 9 0 15 4
53 Mark Simoneau 25 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 14 3
55 John Thierry 31 de 14 4 4.0 0 0 1 0 0 11 3
35 Johndale Carty 25 db 16 1 1.0 1 37 0 37 0 7 1
20 Allen Rossum 27 KR/PR 14 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 4
7 Michael Vick* 22 QB 15 15 0 9 1 -3 0
47 Kevin McCadam 23 db 11 1 3 0
28 Warrick Dunn 27 RB 15 14 0 4 1 0 0
11 Doug Johnson 25 qb 6 1 0 3 1 -1 0
90 Will Overstreet 23 2 0 2 0
50 Artie Ulmer 29 15 0 2 0
86 Brian Finneran 26 WR 16 16 0 2 0 0 0
77 Ronald Flemons 23 4 0 0.5 0 1
44 Bob Christian 34 FB 15 10 0 1 0 0 0
71 Travis Claridge 24 LG 16 16 0 0 1 0 0
45 T.J. Duckett 21 rb 11 3 0 0 1 0 0
87 Damon Gibson 27 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
87 Kahlil Hill 23 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
80 Willie Jackson 31 wr 7 1 0 1 0 0 0
36 Travis Jervey 30 6 0 0 1 0 0 0
85 Brian Kozlowski 32 te 16 2 0 0 1 0 0
38 George Layne 24 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
62 Todd McClure 25 C 16 16 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 27.0 16 47.0 24 285 1 41 8 4 25 21 51 1 714 164
Opp Total 16 36 26 11

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
4 Jay Feely 26 K 16 0 42 32 138
28 Warrick Dunn 27 RB 15 14 7 2 9 54
7 Michael Vick* 22 QB 15 15 8 8 48
86 Brian Finneran 26 WR 16 16 6 6 36
83 Alge Crumpler 25 TE 16 9 5 5 30
45 T.J. Duckett 21 rb 11 3 4 4 24
44 Bob Christian 34 FB 15 10 3 3 18
81 Trevor Gaylor 25 wr 13 2 3 3 18
29 Keion Carpenter 25 FS 16 16 1 1 6
84 Shawn Jefferson 33 wr 13 7 1 1 6
11 Doug Johnson 25 qb 6 1 1 1 6
97 Patrick Kerney 26 LDE 16 16 1 1 6
88 Quentin McCord 24 9 0 1 1 6
20 Allen Rossum 27 KR/PR 14 0 1 1 6
Team Total 27.0 16 23 18 1 1 1 44 42 32 402
Opp Total 16 12 23 3 32 18 314