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2012 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 13-3-0, Finished 1st in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 419 points (26.2/g), 7th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 299 points (18.7/g), 5th.
Differential of 120 points (7.5/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 11.0-5.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.8/g), 5th.
Simple Rating System: Total 6.4, Offense: 2.0, Defense: 4.5, SoS: -1.1, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Mike Smith
Offensive Coordinator: Dirk Koetter
Defensive Coordinator: Mike Nolan
Training Camp: Falcons' Training Facility (Flowery Branch, Georgia)
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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 | Matt Ryan* | 27 | 4 | 15 | 422 for 615, 4,719 yards, 32 td, 14 int, & 34 rushes for 141 yards and 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 3rd pick / 2008 |
| RB | Michael Turner | 30 | 8 | 15 | 222 rushes for 800 yards, 10 td, & 19 catches for 128 yards and 1 td | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 154th pick / 2004 |
| WR | Julio Jones* | 23 | 1 | 14 | 79 catches for 1,198 yards, 10 td, & 6 rushes for 30 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 6th pick / 2011 |
| WR | Roddy White | 31 | 7 | 14 | 92 catches for 1,351 yards, 7 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 27th pick / 2005 |
| TE | Tony Gonzalez*+ | 36 | 15 | 15 | 93 catches for 930 yards, 8 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 13th pick / 1997 |
| LT | Sam Baker | 27 | 4 | 15 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 21st pick / 2008 | |
| LG | Justin Blalock | 29 | 5 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 39th pick / 2007 |
| C | Todd McClure | 35 | 12 | 15 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 237th pick / 1999 | |
| RT | Tyson Clabo | 31 | 6 | 15 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| DT | Jonathan Babineaux | 31 | 7 | 14 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 59th pick / 2005 | |
| DT | Peria Jerry | 28 | 3 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 24th pick / 2009 | |
| RDE | John Abraham | 34 | 12 | 14 | 10.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 13th pick / 2000 |
| OLB | Stephen Nicholas | 29 | 5 | 14 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 109th pick / 2007 | |
| OLB | Sean Weatherspoon | 25 | 2 | 12 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 19th pick / 2010 | |
| MLB | Akeem Dent | 25 | 1 | 13 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 91st pick / 2011 | |
| CB | Dunta Robinson | 30 | 8 | 15 | 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Texans / 1st / 10th pick / 2004 |
| CB | Asante Samuel | 31 | 9 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 4th / 120th pick / 2003 |
| S | Thomas DeCoud | 27 | 4 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 98th pick / 2008 |
| S | William Moore | 27 | 3 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 55th pick / 2009 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | John Abraham | 34 | RDE | 16 | 14 | 256 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 5/6/1978 | 12 | 9 | New York Jets / 1st / 13th pick / 2000 |
| 95 | Jonathan Babineaux | 31 | DT | 16 | 14 | 281 | 6-2 | Iowa | 10/12/1981 | 7 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 59th pick / 2005 |
| 72 | Sam Baker | 27 | LT | 15 | 15 | 308 | 6-5 | USC | 5/30/1985 | 4 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 21st pick / 2008 |
| 71 | Kroy Biermann | 27 | lde | 16 | 3 | 242 | 6-3 | Montana | 9/12/1985 | 4 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 154th pick / 2008 |
| 63 | Justin Blalock | 29 | LG | 15 | 15 | 320 | 6-3 | Texas | 12/20/1983 | 5 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 39th pick / 2007 |
| 5 | Matt Bosher | 25 | 16 | 0 | 208 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 10/18/1987 | 1 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 192nd pick / 2011 | |
| 3 | Matt Bryant | 37 | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-9 | Baylor | 5/29/1975 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 77 | Tyson Clabo | 31 | RT | 15 | 15 | 314 | 6-6 | Wake Forest | 10/17/1981 | 6 | 8 | |
| 86 | Chase Coffman | 26 | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Missouri | 11/10/1986 | 3 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 98th pick / 2009 | |
| 82 | Kevin Cone | 24 | 11 | 0 | 207 | 6-2 | 3/20/1988 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Mike Cox | 27 | fb | 7 | 6 | 259 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech | 7/11/1985 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Dominique Davis | 23 | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | East Carolina | 7/17/1989 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 19 | Drew Davis | 23 | 15 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | 1/4/1989 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 28 | Thomas DeCoud | 27 | S | 16 | 15 | 196 | 6-1 | California | 3/19/1985 | 4 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 98th pick / 2008 |
| 52 | Akeem Dent | 25 | MLB | 16 | 13 | 242 | 6-1 | Georgia | 9/27/1987 | 1 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 91st pick / 2011 |
| 83 | Harry Douglas | 28 | wr | 15 | 1 | 170 | 5-11 | Louisville | 9/16/1984 | 4 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 84th pick / 2008 |
| 93 | Ray Edwards | 27 | lde | 9 | 4 | 270 | 6-5 | Purdue | 1/1/1985 | 6 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 127th pick / 2006 |
| 24 | Dominique Franks | 25 | 16 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 10/8/1987 | 2 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 135th pick / 2010 | |
| 87 | Tommy Gallarda | 24 | 9 | 0 | 262 | 6-5 | Boise State | 5/8/1988 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 88 | Tony Gonzalez*+ | 36 | TE | 16 | 15 | 251 | 6-5 | California | 2/27/1976 | 15 | 12 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 13th pick / 1997 |
| 20 | Brent Grimes | 29 | cb | 1 | 1 | 180 | 5-10 | Shippensburg | 7/19/1983 | 5 | 0 | |
| 47 | Josh Harris | 23 | 15 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Auburn | 4/27/1989 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 61 | Joe Hawley | 24 | 6 | 0 | 297 | 6-3 | UNLV | 10/22/1988 | 2 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 117th pick / 2010 | |
| 76 | Lamar Holmes | 23 | 1 | 0 | 323 | 6-5 | Southern Miss | 7/8/1989 | Rook | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 91st pick / 2012 | |
| 36 | Chris Hope | 32 | 16 | 3 | 206 | 5-11 | Florida St. | 9/29/1980 | 10 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 94th pick / 2002 | |
| 51 | Robert James | 29 | 16 | 0 | 219 | 5-10 | Arizona St. | 12/26/1983 | 4 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 138th pick / 2008 | |
| 94 | Peria Jerry | 28 | DT | 14 | 9 | 290 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 8/23/1984 | 3 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 24th pick / 2009 |
| 79 | Mike Johnson | 25 | te | 15 | 1 | 312 | 6-5 | 4/2/1987 | 1 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 98th pick / 2010 | |
| 30 | Terrence Johnson | 23 | 2 | 0 | 190 | 5-9 | California (PA) | 11/30/1989 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Julio Jones* | 23 | WR | 16 | 14 | 220 | 6-3 | Alabama | 2/3/1989 | 1 | 13 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 6th pick / 2011 |
| 66 | Peter Konz | 23 | rg | 15 | 9 | 314 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 6/9/1989 | Rook | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 55th pick / 2012 |
| 96 | Jonathan Massaquoi | 24 | 8 | 0 | 264 | 6-2 | Troy | 5/11/1988 | Rook | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 164th pick / 2012 | |
| 98 | Cliff Matthews | 23 | 10 | 0 | 257 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 8/5/1989 | 1 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 230th pick / 2011 | |
| 27 | Robert McClain | 24 | cb | 15 | 2 | 180 | 5-9 | Connecticut | 7/22/1988 | 2 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 249th pick / 2010 |
| 62 | Todd McClure | 35 | C | 15 | 15 | 286 | 6-1 | LSU | 2/16/1977 | 12 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 237th pick / 1999 |
| 12 | Luke McCown | 31 | 2 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Louisiana Tech | 7/12/1981 | 8 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 106th pick / 2004 | |
| 26 | Charles Mitchell | 23 | 9 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | Mississippi St. | 9/13/1989 | Rook | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 192nd pick / 2012 | |
| 25 | William Moore | 27 | S | 12 | 12 | 223 | 6-0 | Missouri | 5/18/1985 | 3 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 55th pick / 2009 |
| 54 | Stephen Nicholas | 29 | OLB | 16 | 14 | 225 | 6-2 | South Florida | 5/1/1983 | 5 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 109th pick / 2007 |
| 21 | Christopher Owens | 26 | cb | 12 | 1 | 182 | 5-10 | San Jose St. | 12/1/1986 | 3 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 90th pick / 2009 |
| 81 | Michael Palmer | 24 | te | 13 | 2 | 260 | 6-5 | Clemson | 1/18/1988 | 2 | 2 | |
| 91 | Corey Peters | 24 | dt | 10 | 7 | 294 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 6/8/1988 | 2 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2010 |
| 53 | Mike Peterson | 36 | olb | 14 | 3 | 230 | 6-1 | Florida | 6/17/1976 | 13 | 2 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 36th pick / 1999 |
| 45 | Lousaka Polite | 31 | fb | 6 | 5 | 246 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 9/14/1981 | 8 | 1 | |
| 75 | Garrett Reynolds | 25 | rg | 7 | 6 | 310 | 6-7 | North Carolina | 7/1/1987 | 3 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 156th pick / 2009 |
| 92 | Travian Robertson | 24 | dt | 5 | 1 | 302 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 12/9/1988 | Rook | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 249th pick / 2012 |
| 23 | Dunta Robinson | 30 | CB | 16 | 15 | 172 | 5-10 | South Carolina | 4/11/1982 | 8 | 7 | Houston Texans / 1st / 10th pick / 2004 |
| 32 | Jacquizz Rodgers | 22 | 16 | 0 | 196 | 5-6 | Oregon State | 2/6/1990 | 1 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 145th pick / 2011 | |
| 2 | Matt Ryan* | 27 | QB | 16 | 15 | 224 | 6-5 | Boston Col. | 5/17/1985 | 4 | 18 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 3rd pick / 2008 |
| 22 | Asante Samuel | 31 | CB | 15 | 14 | 185 | 5-10 | Central Florida | 1/6/1981 | 9 | 8 | New England Patriots / 4th / 120th pick / 2003 |
| 90 | Lawrence Sidbury | 26 | 9 | 0 | 267 | 6-2 | Richmond | 2/6/1986 | 3 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 125th pick / 2009 | |
| 35 | Antone Smith | 27 | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-9 | Florida State | 9/17/1985 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 44 | Jason Snelling | 29 | fb | 16 | 2 | 235 | 5-11 | Virginia | 12/29/1983 | 5 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 244th pick / 2007 |
| 33 | Michael Turner | 30 | RB | 16 | 15 | 237 | 5-10 | Northern Illinois | 2/13/1982 | 8 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 154th pick / 2004 |
| 99 | Vance Walker | 25 | lde | 16 | 8 | 295 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 4/26/1987 | 3 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 210th pick / 2009 |
| 56 | Sean Weatherspoon | 25 | OLB | 13 | 12 | 241 | 6-1 | Missouri | 12/29/1987 | 2 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 19th pick / 2010 |
| 84 | Roddy White | 31 | WR | 16 | 14 | 201 | 6-1 | Ala-Birmingham | 11/2/1981 | 7 | 14 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 27th pick / 2005 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 16 | 242.0 | 6-1.6 | 3.4 |
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