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2009 Atlanta Falcons

Franchise Index: Previous Season

Record: 5-4-0, Currently 2nd place in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 221 points (24.6/g), 12th of 32 in the NFL.
 Allowed 194 points (21.6/g), 16th.
 Differential of 27 points (3.0/g), 15th.
 Expected W-L: 5.2-3.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.2/g), 10th.

Coached by Mike Smith (5-4-0)

2009 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 13 box W 1-0 Miami Dolphins 19 7 19 281 213 68 16 259 163 96 4
2 Sun September 20 box W 2-0 Carolina Panthers 28 20 23 371 220 151 2 24 440 296 144 2
3 Sun September 27 box L 2-1 @ New England Patriots 10 26 13 257 199 58 1 28 445 277 168
4 Bye Week
5 Sun October 11 box W 3-1 @ San Francisco 49ers 45 10 28 477 329 148 2 13 279 179 100 3
6 Sun October 18 box W 4-1 Chicago Bears 21 14 16 253 185 68 2 21 373 290 83 3
7 Sun October 25 box L 4-2 @ Dallas Cowboys 21 37 21 298 174 124 3 18 414 299 115 1
8 Mon November 2 box L 4-3 @ New Orleans Saints 27 35 21 442 281 161 3 23 437 291 146 4
9 Sun November 8 box W 5-3 Washington Redskins 31 17 18 306 125 181 1 17 312 176 136 1
10 Sun November 15 box L 5-4 @ Carolina Panthers 19 28 22 400 224 176 2 19 380 195 185
11 Sun November 22 @ New York Giants
12 Sun November 29 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
13 Sun December 6 Philadelphia Eagles
14 Sun December 13 New Orleans Saints
15 Sun December 20 @ New York Jets
16 Sun December 27 Buffalo Bills
17 Sun January 3 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 221 3085 560 5.5 181 178 298 1950 14 12 6.3 105 250 1135 12 4.5 61 16 4 15
Team Defense 194 3339 581 5.7 179 193 307 2166 13 7 6.6 110 255 1173 8 4.6 60 18 11 9
Lg Rank Offense 12 14 12 16 17 12 25 14 10 9 5 9 16 8
Lg Rank Defense 16 25 24 20 28 16 22 24 24 25 16 26 5 1

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
2 Matt Ryan 24 9 178 298 59.7 2008 14 4.7 12 4.0 90 6.7 5.9 11.3 223.1 78.8 12 58 6.3 5.5 3.9
Team Total 27.5 9 178 298 59.7 2008 14 4.7 12 4.0 90 6.7 5.9 11.3 223.1 78.8 12 58 6.3 5.5 3.9
Opp Total 9 193 307 62.9 2281 13 4.2 7 2.3 7.4 7.3 11.8 253.4 90.0 19 115 6.6 6.5

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
33 Michael Turner 27 9 165 831 10 58 5.0 92.3 18.3 5 35 7.0 0 10 0.6 3.9 866 10 4
44 Jason Snelling 26 7 37 183 1 31 4.9 26.1 5.3 14 132 9.4 1 21 2.0 18.9 315 2 1
2 Matt Ryan 24 9 22 34 1 7 1.5 3.8 2.4 34 1 2
32 Jerious Norwood 26 4 19 78 0 14 4.1 19.5 4.8 8 55 6.9 0 12 2.0 13.8 133 0 1
30 Aaron Stecker 34 2 2 6 0 6 3.0 3.0 1.0 5 34 6.8 0 14 2.5 17.0 40 0 0
14 Eric Weems 24 9 2 2 0 1 1.0 0.2 0.2 2 33 16.5 1 30 0.2 3.7 35 1 0
8 Chris Redman 32 1 2 -1 0 0 -0.5 -1.0 2.0 -1 0 0
84 Roddy White 28 9 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.2 0.1 47 668 14.2 6 90 5.2 74.2 670 6 1
88 Tony Gonzalez 33 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 44 501 11.4 4 27 4.9 55.7 501 4 0
12 Michael Jenkins 27 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 27 310 11.5 0 29 3.0 34.4 310 0 0
86 Brian Finneran 33 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 72 9.0 0 17 1.0 9.0 72 0 0
80 Marty Booker 33 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 82 13.7 0 27 1.5 20.5 82 0 0
87 Justin Peelle 30 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 36 6.0 1 12 1.2 7.2 36 1 0
36 Verron Haynes 30 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 20 6.7 0 10 1.5 10.0 20 0 0
34 Ovie Mughelli 29 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 30 10.0 1 21 1.0 10.0 30 1 0
Team Total 27.5 9 250 1135 12 58 4.5 126.1 27.8 178 2008 11.3 14 90 19.8 223.1 3143 26 11
Opp Total 9 255 1173 8 4.6 130.3 28.3 193 2166 11.2 13 21.4 240.7 3339 21 16

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
14 Eric Weems 24 9 15 136 0 24 9.1 26 709 0 62 27.3 880
86 Brian Finneran 33 8 2 22 0 16 11.0 94
32 Jerious Norwood 26 4 1 39 0 39 39.0 172
89 Keith Zinger 24 1 1 7 0 7 7.0 7
Team Total 27.5 9 15 136 0 24 9.1 30 777 0 62 25.9 4056
Opp Total 9 16 1 24 503 0 21.0

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
1 Jason Elam 39 K 9 3 3 6 3 3 2 2 1 14 9 64.3% 27 26 96.3%
9 Michael Koenen 27 P 9 34 1472 70 0 43.3
Team Total 27.5 9 3 3 6 3 3 2 2 1 14 9 64.3% 27 26 96.3% 34 1472 70 0 43.3
Opp Total 9 14 11 78.6% 23 23 100.0% 30 128 4.3

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
50 Curtis Lofton 23 9 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 66 23
26 Erik Coleman 27 9 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 52 23
53 Mike Peterson 33 9 1.0 1 39 0 39 5 2 0 0 0 0 48 12
28 Thomas DeCoud 24 9 2.0 2 20 0 15 6 1 0 1 0 0 35 7
54 Stephen Nicholas 26 9 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 30 7
23 Chris Houston 25 9 1 4 0 4 5 29 6
95 Jonathan Babineaux 28 9 4.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 22 4
20 Brent Grimes 26 9 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 25 2
55 John Abraham 31 8 3.5 17 5
29 Brian Williams 30 5 1 -2 0 -2 3 0 1 1 53 0 15 3
71 Kroy Biermann 24 8 4.0 1 0 2 4 1 10 7
98 Jamaal Anderson 23 8 0.5 0 0 0 0 1 11 6
22 Chevis Jackson 24 6 1.0 11 1
93 Thomas Johnson 28 7 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 7 4
92 Chauncey Davis 26 5 6 5
97 Trey Lewis 24 4 7 2
61 Vance Walker 22 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
24 Tye Hill 27 3 1 62 1 62 1 5 0
33 Michael Turner 27 9 0 4 1 0 0 1 0
84 Roddy White 28 9 1 1 0 0 0 3 0
52 Coy Wire 31 5 1 0 2 0 0 2 1
12 Michael Jenkins 27 9 3 0
86 Brian Finneran 33 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
32 Jerious Norwood 26 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
2 Matt Ryan 24 9 2 1 0 0
63 Justin Blalock 26 1 1 0
88 Tony Gonzalez 33 9 1 0
9 Michael Koenen 27 P 9 1 1 0 0
34 Ovie Mughelli 29 3 1 0
44 Jason Snelling 26 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
72 Sam Baker 24 1 0 0 1 0 0
51 Tony Gilbert 30 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
41 Antoine Harris 25 1 0 1
94 Peria Jerry 25 1 0 1
62 Todd McClure 32 1 0 1 0 0
25 William Moore 24 1 0 1
87 Justin Peelle 30 5 0 1 0 0
Team Total 27.5 9 19.0 7 123 1 62 34 14 11 16 57 1 416 127
Opp Total 9 12 16 5

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
33 Michael Turner 27 9 10 10 60
1 Jason Elam 39 K 9 26 9 53
84 Roddy White 28 9 6 6 36
88 Tony Gonzalez 33 9 4 4 24
44 Jason Snelling 26 7 1 1 2 12
71 Kroy Biermann 24 8 1 1 6
24 Tye Hill 27 3 1 1 6
34 Ovie Mughelli 29 3 1 1 6
87 Justin Peelle 30 5 1 1 6
2 Matt Ryan 24 9 1 1 6
14 Eric Weems 24 9 1 1 6
Team Total 27.5 9 12 14 1 1 28 26 9 221
Opp Total 9 8 13 1 23 11 194