1977 Atlanta Falcons (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 7-7-0 .500 |
| Head Coach: Leeman Bennett |
| Jim Champion | Defensive Line |
| Jerry Glanville | Defensive Backs |
| John North | Offensive Backs |
| Ted Plumb | Quarterbacks/Receivers |
| Doug Shively | Linebackers |
| Bill Walsh | Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/6/1977 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 3-0 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 24667 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1977 | H | New York Jets | 2-17 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 28954 | |
| Sat | 8/20/1977 | H | Denver Broncos | 2-10 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 21239 | |
| Sat | 8/27/1977 | N | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 30-21 | W | Orlando, FL | Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium | 31123 | |
| Mon | 9/5/1977 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 24-16 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 22748 | |
| Sun | 9/11/1977 | A | New England Patriots | 10-29 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 41346 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1977 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 17-6 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 55956 | |
| Sun | 9/25/1977 | A | Washington Redskins | 6-10 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 55031 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1977 | H | New York Giants | 17-3 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 46174 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1977 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 7-0 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 38009 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1977 | A | Buffalo Bills | 0-3 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 27348 | |
| Sun | 10/23/1977 | A | Chicago Bears | 16-10 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 49407 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1977 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 7-14 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 59257 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1977 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 3-10 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 46577 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1977 | H | Detroit Lions | 17-6 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 47461 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1977 | A | New Orleans Saints | 20-21 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 43135 | |
| Sun | 11/27/1977 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17-0 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 43592 | |
| Sun | 12/4/1977 | H | New England Patriots | 10-16 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 57911 | |
| Sun | 12/11/1977 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 7-23 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 52574 | |
| Sun | 12/18/1977 | H | New Orleans Saints | 35-7 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 36895 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Brent Adams | 61 | LOT | 6-5 | 256 | 25 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Bailey | 72 | LDT | 6-4 | 253 | 29 | Kansas | 14 | 14 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 10 | QB | 6-4 | 215 | 25 | California | 8 | 7 |
| Greg Brezina | 50 | RLB | 6-1 | 221 | 31 | Houston | 14 | 14 |
| Ray Brown | 34 | SS | 6-2 | 206 | 28 | West Texas A&M | 14 | 14 |
| Warren Bryant | 66 | ROT | 6-6 | 270 | 22 | Kentucky | 14 | 14 |
| Rick Byas | 38 | RCB | 5-10 | 185 | 27 | Eastern Michigan; Wayne State (Michigan) | 14 | 11 |
| Ray Easterling | 32 | FS | 6-0 | 193 | 28 | Richmond | 14 | 14 |
| Monroe Eley | 46 | FB | 6-2 | 210 | 28 | Palo Verde JC; Arizona State | 7 | 7 |
| Mike Esposito | 26 | RB | 6-0 | 186 | 24 | Boston College | 14 | 0 |
| Karl Farmer | 80 | WR | 5-11 | 165 | 23 | Los Angeles Southwest JC; Pittsburgh | 14 | 0 |
| Wilson Faumuina | 74 | DT | 6-5 | 275 | 23 | San Jose State | 14 | 0 |
| Edgar Fields | 77 | DT-DE | 6-2 | 255 | 23 | Navarro JC; Texas A&M | 14 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 89 | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 26 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 14 | 14 |
| Claude Humphrey | 78 | LDE | 6-5 | 258 | 33 | Tennessee State | 14 | 14 |
| Scott Hunter | 16 | QB | 6-2 | 207 | 30 | Alabama | 7 | 7 |
| John James | 6 | P | 6-3 | 199 | 28 | Florida | 14 | 0 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 84 | WR | 5-10 | 172 | 25 | Morris Brown | 14 | 14 |
| June Jones | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 200 | 24 | Oregon; Hawaii; Portland State | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Kay | 58 | LB | 6-4 | 235 | 28 | Colorado | 7 | 0 |
| Greg Kindle | 63 | OG | 6-4 | 256 | 27 | Tennessee State | 1 | 0 |
| Fulton Kuykendall | 54 | LLB | 6-4 | 226 | 24 | UCLA | 5 | 5 |
| Rolland Lawrence | 22 | LCB | 5-10 | 179 | 26 | Tabor | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Lewis | 69 | RDT | 6-4 | 260 | 28 | Wiley; Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 14 | 14 |
| Ron McCartney | 56 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 23 | Tennessee | 14 | 0 |
| Dewey McClain | 52 | LB | 6-3 | 236 | 23 | East Central | 13 | 0 |
| Gregg McCrary | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 232 | 25 | Clark Atlanta | 13 | 2 |
| Secedrick McIntyre | 41 | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 23 | Auburn | 6 | 0 |
| Phil McKinnely | 73 | OT | 6-4 | 248 | 23 | UCLA | 14 | 0 |
| Kim McQuilken | 11 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 26 | Lehigh | 7 | 0 |
| Jeff Merrow | 75 | RDE | 6-4 | 250 | 24 | West Virginia | 14 | 14 |
| Nick Mike-Mayer | 12 | K | 5-8 | 187 | 27 | Temple | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 86 | TE | 6-1 | 235 | 30 | Prairie View A&M | 12 | 12 |
| Tom Moriarty | 45 | S | 6-0 | 183 | 24 | Bowling Green State | 14 | 0 |
| Ralph Ortega | 55 | MLB | 6-2 | 220 | 24 | Florida | 14 | 14 |
| Robert Pennywell | 59 | LLB | 6-1 | 222 | 23 | Grambling State | 14 | 9 |
| Billy Pritchett | 39 | RB | 6-3 | 232 | 26 | West Texas A&M | 9 | 0 |
| Frank Reed | 28 | RCB | 5-11 | 193 | 23 | Washington | 14 | 3 |
| Billy Ryckman | 82 | WR | 5-11 | 172 | 22 | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 0 |
| Paul Ryczek | 53 | C | 6-2 | 231 | 25 | Virginia | 14 | 0 |
| Dave Scott | 70 | LOG | 6-4 | 265 | 24 | Kansas | 14 | 14 |
| Andy Spiva | 51 | LB | 6-2 | 218 | 22 | Tennessee | 13 | 0 |
| Haskel Stanback | 24 | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 25 | Tennessee | 14 | 14 |
| Fred Steinfort | 1 | K | 5-11 | 180 | 24 | Boston College | 7 | 0 |
| R.C. Thielemann | 68 | ROG | 6-4 | 257 | 22 | Arkansas | 14 | 14 |
| Woody Thompson | 48 | FB | 6-1 | 228 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 7 |
| Jeff Van Note | 57 | C | 6-2 | 247 | 31 | Kentucky | 14 | 14 |
| Jeff Yeates | 79 | DT | 6-3 | 252 | 26 | Boston College | 13 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 6 | Warren Bryant | T | Kentucky |
| 1 | 20 | Wilson Faumuina | DT | San Jose State |
| 2 | 36 | R.C. Thielemann | C | Arkansas |
| 3 | 63 | Edgar Fields | DT | Texas A&M |
| 4 | 89 | Allan Leavitt | K | Georgia |
| 5 | 120 | Shelton Diggs | RB | Southern California |
| 6 | 161 | Keith Jenkins | DB | Cincinnati |
| 8 | 203 | Walter Packer | WR | Mississippi State |
| 9 | 230 | John Maxwell | T | Boston College |
| 9 | 242 | Robert Speer | DE | Arkansas State |
| 10 | 257 | Billy Ryckman | WR | Louisiana Tech |
| 11 | 287 | Dave Farmer | RB | Southern California |
| 12 | 314 | Don Parrish | DE | Pittsburgh |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 13 | 61 | 51 | 54 | 179 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 129 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 198 | 102 | 80 | 16 | 66/224 29.5% | / % | 101 | 898 | |
| Opponents Totals | 28:56 | 192 | 100 | 76 | 16 | 66/206 32.0% | / % | 99 | 860 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haskel Stanback | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Fred Steinfort | 0 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 0 | 31 |
| Nick Mike-Mayer | 0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 0 | 28 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Rick Byas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Monroe Eley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Wallace Francis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Scott Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Gregg McCrary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Secedrick McIntyre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ralph Ortega | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Robert Pennywell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Billy Ryckman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Woody Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 20 | 20 | 20 | 100.0 | 13 | 30 | 43.3 | 0 | 179 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 0 | 129 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Mike-Mayer | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 2 | 44 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 3/8 | 1/6 | 0/1 |
| Fred Steinfort | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 0 | 40 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 2/4 | 1/3 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 30 | 43.3 | 2 | 44 | 0/0 | 6/7 | 5/12 | 2/9 | 0/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 0/0 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 3/6 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haskel Stanback | 247 | 873 | 3.5 | 35 | 6 |
| Woody Thompson | 132 | 478 | 3.6 | 22 | 1 |
| Monroe Eley | 97 | 273 | 2.8 | 16 | 1 |
| Mike Esposito | 34 | 101 | 3.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Scott Hunter | 28 | 70 | 2.5 | 18 | 1 |
| Secedrick McIntyre | 13 | 65 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 18 | 13 | 0.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Billy Pritchett | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Karl Farmer | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kim McQuilken | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 582 | 1890 | 3.2 | 35 | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 504 | 1858 | 3.7 | 51 | 5 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Hunter | 151 | 70 | 46.4 | 78 | 898 | 5.9 | 12.8 | 49t | 2 | 1.3 | 3 | 2.0 | 11 | 88 | 810 | 61.6 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 136 | 64 | 47.1 | 59 | 796 | 5.9 | 12.4 | 73t | 5 | 3.7 | 13 | 9.6 | 29 | 296 | 500 | 38.4 |
| Kim McQuilken | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 2 | 47 | 6.7 | 9.4 | 14 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 129.2 |
| June Jones | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 79.2 |
| Mike Esposito | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| John James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 297 | 140 | 47.1 | 141 | 1740 | 5.9 | 12.4 | 73t | 8 | 2.7 | 16 | 5.4 | 40 | 384 | 1356 | 52.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 320 | 141 | 44.1 | 153 | 1775 | 5.5 | 12.6 | 78 | 9 | 2.8 | 26 | 8.1 | 42 | 391 | 1384 | 37.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Jenkins | 39 | 677 | 17.4 | 73t | 4 |
| Haskel Stanback | 30 | 261 | 8.7 | 36 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 26 | 390 | 15.0 | 32 | 1 |
| Jim Mitchell | 17 | 178 | 10.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Woody Thompson | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Monroe Eley | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Gregg McCrary | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 49t | 1 |
| Karl Farmer | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Secedrick McIntyre | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27t | 1 |
| Billy Ryckman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Mike Esposito | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 140 | 1740 | 12.4 | 73t | 8 |
| Opponents Totals | 141 | 1775 | 12.6 | 78 | 9 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolland Lawrence | 7 | 138 | 19.7 | 36 | 0 |
| Ray Brown | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 24 | 0 |
| Ray Easterling | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Ralph Ortega | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Rick Byas | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 72t | 1 |
| Robert Pennywell | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Mike Esposito | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 462 | 17.8 | 72t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 195 | 12.2 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John James | 105 | 4349 | 41.4 | 61 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 519 | 3570 | 34.0 |
| Nick Mike-Mayer | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| Team Totals | 106 | 4372 | 41.2 | 61 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 519 | 3593 | 33.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 101 | 3665 | 36.3 | 52 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 402 | 3183 | 31.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolland Lawrence | 51 | 10 | 352 | 6.9 | 37 | 0 |
| Billy Ryckman | 7 | 2 | 40 | 5.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Rick Byas | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 59 | 12 | 402 | 6.8 | 37 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 58 | 5 | 519 | 8.9 | 48 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Farmer | 21 | 419 | 20.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Tom Moriarty | 8 | 136 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Wallace Francis | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Monroe Eley | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Secedrick McIntyre | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Rolland Lawrence | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Billy Ryckman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 34 | 621 | 18.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 1021 | 23.7 | 84t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Merrow | 10.0 | |
| Claude Humphrey | 9.5 | |
| Greg Brezina | 5.5 | |
| Wilson Faumuina | 3.5 | |
| Robert Pennywell | 3.0 | |
| Mike Lewis | 2.0 | |
| Jim Bailey | 2.0 | |
| Ray Easterling | 2.0 | |
| Dewey McClain | 2.0 | |
| Fulton Kuykendall | 1.0 | |
| Rolland Lawrence | 1.0 | |
| (Unidentified) | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 42.0 | 391.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 40.0 | 384.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| Greg Brezina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Brown | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Warren Bryant | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Byas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Ray Easterling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Esposito | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Farmer | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wilson Faumuina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Hunter | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |
| Alfred Jenkins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rolland Lawrence | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | |
| Ronnie McCartney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil McKinnely | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Ortega | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
| Robert Pennywell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Scott | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Spiva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Haskel Stanback | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| R.C. Thielemann | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Woody Thompson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 28 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 31 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 0 |
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