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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 (9-6-1)
Defensive Coordinator: Wade Phillips
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 | Michael Vick* | 22 | 1 | 15 | 231 for 421, 2,936 yards, 16 td, 8 int, & 113 rushes for 777 yards and 8 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 2001 |
| RB | Warrick Dunn | 27 | 5 | 14 | 230 rushes for 927 yards, 7 td, & 50 catches for 377 yards and 2 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 12th pick / 1997 |
| FB | Bob Christian | 34 | 10 | 10 | 31 rushes for 119 yards, 3 td, & 13 catches for 174 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 310th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Brian Finneran | 26 | 3 | 16 | 56 catches for 838 yards, 6 td | |
| WR | Shawn Jefferson | 33 | 11 | 7 | 27 catches for 394 yards, 1 td | Houston Oilers / 9th / 240th pick / 1991 |
| TE | Alge Crumpler | 25 | 1 | 9 | 36 catches for 455 yards, 5 td | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 35th pick / 2001 |
| TE | Reggie Kelly | 25 | 3 | 16 | 14 catches for 162 yards, 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1999 |
| LT | Bob Whitfield | 31 | 10 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 8th pick / 1992 | |
| LG | Travis Claridge | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 37th pick / 2000 |
| C | Todd McClure | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 237th pick / 1999 |
| RG | Kynan Forney | 24 | 1 | 12 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 219th pick / 2001 | |
| RT | Todd Weiner | 27 | 4 | 15 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 47th pick / 1998 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Patrick Kerney | 26 | 3 | 16 | 10.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 30th pick / 1999 |
| NT | Ed Jasper | 29 | 5 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 198th pick / 1997 |
| RDE | Brady Smith | 29 | 6 | 14 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 70th pick / 1996 |
| LOLB | Sam Rogers | 32 | 8 | 13 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 64th pick / 1994 |
| LILB | Keith Brooking* | 27 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 12th pick / 1998 |
| RILB | John Holecek | 30 | 7 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 144th pick / 1995 |
| RILB | Chris Draft | 26 | 4 | 5 | 3.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 6th / 157th pick / 1998 |
| ROLB | Matt Stewart | 23 | 1 | 13 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 102nd pick / 2001 |
| LCB | Ray Buchanan | 31 | 9 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 65th pick / 1993 |
| LCB | Juran Bolden | 28 | 6 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 127th pick / 1996 |
| RCB | Ashley Ambrose | 32 | 10 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 29th pick / 1992 |
| SS | Gerald McBurrows | 29 | 7 | 14 | 0.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 214th pick / 1995 |
| FS | Keion Carpenter | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jay Feely | 26 | 1 | 0 | 32 of 40 field goals & 42 of 43 extra points | |
| P | Chris Mohr | 36 | 13 | 0 | 67 punts for a 41.9 average, 0 blocked | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 146th pick / 1989 |
| PR | Allen Rossum | 27 | 4 | 0 | 24 punt returns for a 12.0 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 85th pick / 1998 |
| KR | Allen Rossum | 27 | 4 | 0 | 53 kick returns for a 22.0 average and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 85th pick / 1998 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Ashley Ambrose | 32 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-11 | Miss. Valley St. | 9/17/1970 | 10 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 29th pick / 1992 |
| 64 | Martin Bibla | 23 | G | 10 | 0 | 306 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 10/4/1979 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 116th pick / 2002 |
| 21 | Juran Bolden | 28 | DB | 14 | 6 | 207 | 6-2 | Mississippi Delta CC | 6/27/1974 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 127th pick / 1996 |
| 56 | Keith Brooking* | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 10/30/1975 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 12th pick / 1998 |
| 34 | Ray Buchanan | 31 | DB | 12 | 11 | 186 | 5-9 | Louisville | 9/29/1971 | 9 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 65th pick / 1993 |
| 29 | Keion Carpenter | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 5-11 | Virginia Tech | 10/31/1977 | 3 | |
| 35 | Johndale Carty | 25 | DB | 16 | 1 | 196 | 6-0 | Utah St. | 8/27/1977 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 126th pick / 1999 |
| 82 | Darrin Chiaverini | 25 | WR | 7 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Colorado | 10/12/1977 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 148th pick / 1999 |
| 44 | Bob Christian | 34 | RB | 15 | 10 | 226 | 5-11 | Northwestern | 11/14/1968 | 10 | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 310th pick / 1991 |
| 71 | Travis Claridge | 24 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-5 | USC | 3/23/1978 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 37th pick / 2000 |
| 83 | Alge Crumpler | 25 | TE | 16 | 9 | 262 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 12/23/1977 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 35th pick / 2001 |
| 54 | Chris Draft | 26 | LB | 15 | 5 | 232 | 5-11 | Stanford | 2/26/1976 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 157th pick / 1998 |
| 45 | T.J. Duckett | 21 | RB | 11 | 3 | 254 | 6-0 | Michigan St. | 2/17/1981 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 18th pick / 2002 |
| 28 | Warrick Dunn | 27 | RB | 15 | 14 | 180 | 5-9 | Florida St. | 1/5/1975 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 12th pick / 1997 |
| 4 | Jay Feely | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 206 | 5-10 | Michigan | 5/23/1976 | 1 | |
| 86 | Brian Finneran | 26 | WR | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-5 | Villanova | 1/31/1976 | 3 | |
| 77 | Ronald Flemons | 23 | DE | 4 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 10/20/1979 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 226th pick / 2001 |
| 65 | Kynan Forney | 24 | G | 14 | 12 | 307 | 6-3 | Hawaii | 9/8/1978 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 219th pick / 2001 |
| 63 | Roberto Garza | 23 | G-C | 6 | 4 | 296 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 3/26/1979 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 99th pick / 2001 |
| 81 | Trevor Gaylor | 25 | WR | 13 | 2 | 195 | 6-3 | Miami (OH) | 11/3/1977 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 111th pick / 2000 |
| 87 | Damon Gibson | 27 | WR | 1 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Iowa | 2/25/1975 | 4 | |
| 98 | Travis Hall | 30 | DT-DE | 11 | 1 | 295 | 6-5 | BYU | 8/3/1972 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 181st pick / 1995 |
| 25 | Rodney Heath | 28 | DB | 1 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Minnesota | 10/29/1974 | 3 | |
| 87 | Kahlil Hill | 23 | WR | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Iowa | 3/18/1979 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 184th pick / 2002 |
| 59 | John Holecek | 30 | LB | 12 | 11 | 240 | 6-2 | Illinois | 5/7/1972 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 144th pick / 1995 |
| 80 | Willie Jackson | 31 | WR | 7 | 1 | 212 | 6-1 | Florida | 8/16/1971 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 109th pick / 1994 |
| 95 | Ed Jasper | 29 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 293 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 1/18/1973 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 198th pick / 1997 |
| 84 | Shawn Jefferson | 33 | WR | 13 | 7 | 185 | 5-11 | Central Florida | 2/22/1969 | 11 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 240th pick / 1991 |
| 36 | Travis Jervey | 30 | RB | 6 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | The Citadel | 5/5/1972 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 170th pick / 1995 |
| 11 | Doug Johnson | 25 | QB | 6 | 1 | 225 | 6-2 | Florida | 10/27/1977 | 2 | |
| 61 | Ellis Johnson | 29 | DT-DE | 16 | 2 | 288 | 6-2 | Florida | 10/30/1973 | 7 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 15th pick / 1995 |
| 30 | Henry Jones | 35 | DB | 9 | 0 | 197 | 5-11 | Illinois | 12/29/1967 | 11 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1991 |
| 51 | Jeff Kelly | 27 | LB | 1 | 0 | 242 | 5-11 | S.F. Austin,Kansas St. | 12/13/1975 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 198th pick / 1999 |
| 89 | Reggie Kelly | 25 | TE | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-4 | Mississippi St. | 2/22/1977 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1999 |
| 97 | Patrick Kerney | 26 | DE | 16 | 16 | 273 | 6-5 | Virginia | 12/30/1976 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 30th pick / 1999 |
| 85 | Brian Kozlowski | 32 | TE | 16 | 2 | 250 | 6-3 | Connecticut | 10/4/1970 | 8 | |
| 38 | George Layne | 24 | RB | 2 | 0 | 250 | 5-11 | TCU | 10/9/1978 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 108th pick / 2001 |
| 23 | Kevin Mathis | 28 | DB | 11 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 4/29/1974 | 5 | |
| 22 | Gerald McBurrows | 29 | DB | 15 | 14 | 208 | 5-11 | Kansas | 10/7/1973 | 7 | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 214th pick / 1995 |
| 47 | Kevin McCadam | 23 | DB | 11 | 1 | 219 | 6-1 | Virginia Tech,Colorado St. | 3/6/1979 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 148th pick / 2002 |
| 62 | Todd McClure | 25 | C | 16 | 16 | 286 | 6-1 | LSU | 2/16/1977 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 237th pick / 1999 |
| 88 | Quentin McCord | 24 | WR | 9 | 0 | 188 | 5-10 | Kentucky | 6/26/1978 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 236th pick / 2001 |
| 92 | Reggie McGrew | 26 | DT | 2 | 0 | 310 | 6-1 | Florida | 12/16/1976 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 24th pick / 1999 |
| 13 | Chris Mohr | 36 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-5 | Alabama | 5/11/1966 | 13 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 146th pick / 1989 |
| 90 | Will Overstreet | 23 | LB | 2 | 0 | 259 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 10/7/1979 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 80th pick / 2002 |
| 48 | Derek Rackley | 25 | TE | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 7/18/1977 | 2 | |
| 51 | Karon Riley | 24 | LB | 3 | 0 | 268 | 6-2 | SMU,Minnesota | 8/23/1978 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 103rd pick / 2001 |
| 93 | Sam Rogers | 32 | LB | 15 | 13 | 245 | 6-3 | Colorado | 5/30/1970 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 64th pick / 1994 |
| 20 | Allen Rossum | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 178 | 5-8 | Notre Dame | 10/22/1975 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 85th pick / 1998 |
| 76 | Kevin Shaffer | 22 | T | 6 | 0 | 290 | 6-5 | Tulsa | 3/2/1980 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 244th pick / 2002 |
| 53 | Mark Simoneau | 25 | LB | 15 | 0 | 245 | 6-0 | Kansas St. | 1/16/1977 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 67th pick / 2000 |
| 91 | Brady Smith | 29 | DE | 14 | 14 | 274 | 6-5 | Colorado St. | 6/5/1973 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 70th pick / 1996 |
| 43 | Maurice Smith | 26 | RB | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | North Carolina A&T | 9/7/1976 | 2 | |
| 52 | Matt Stewart | 23 | LB | 16 | 13 | 232 | 6-3 | Vanderbilt | 8/31/1979 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 102nd pick / 2001 |
| 55 | John Thierry | 31 | DE | 14 | 4 | 265 | 6-4 | Alcorn St. | 9/4/1971 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1994 |
| 66 | Michael Thompson | 25 | T | 8 | 1 | 295 | 6-4 | Tennessee St. | 2/11/1977 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 100th pick / 2000 |
| 50 | Artie Ulmer | 29 | LB | 15 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | Georgia Southern,Valdosta St. | 7/30/1973 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 220th pick / 1997 |
| 7 | Michael Vick* | 22 | QB | 15 | 15 | 215 | 6-0 | Virginia Tech | 6/26/1980 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 2001 |
| 24 | Fred Weary | 28 | DB | 16 | 0 | 181 | 5-10 | Florida | 4/12/1974 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 97th pick / 1998 |
| 74 | Todd Weiner | 27 | T | 16 | 15 | 297 | 6-4 | Kansas St. | 9/16/1975 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 47th pick / 1998 |
| 70 | Bob Whitfield | 31 | T | 16 | 16 | 310 | 6-5 | Stanford | 10/18/1971 | 10 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 8th pick / 1992 |
| Team Total | 27.0 | 16 | 238.6 | 6-1.3 | 4.0 |