1982 Atlanta Falcons (NFL) |
| 5th place • National Football Conference • 5-4-0 .556 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Leeman Bennett |
| Jerry Glanville | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs |
| Mike McDonnell | Administrative Assistant |
| John North | Offensive Backs |
| Jimmy Raye | Wide Receivers |
| Doug Shively | Linebackers |
| Jim Stanley | Defensive Line |
| Bill Walsh | Offensive Line |
| Dick Wood | Quarterbacks |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/14/1982 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 20-17 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 49831 | |
| Sat | 8/21/1982 | N | Baltimore Colts | 3-34 | L | Tempe, AZ | Sun Devil Stadium | 56748 | |
| Fri | 8/27/1982 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 24-21 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 51175 | |
| Fri | 9/3/1982 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0-34 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 62933 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1982 | A | New York Giants | 16-14 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 74286 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1982 | H | Los Angeles Raiders | 14-38 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 54774 | |
| Thu | 9/23/1982 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | - | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/3/1982 | H | San Diego Chargers | - | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/10/1982 | A | Los Angeles Rams | - | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/17/1982 | A | Detroit Lions | - | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | |||
| Sun | 10/24/1982 | H | San Francisco 49ers | - | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | |||
| Sun | 11/7/1982 | A | Chicago Bears | - | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | |||
| Mon | 11/15/1982 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | - | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | |||
| Sun | 11/21/1982 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 34-17 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 39686 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1982 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 20-23 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 33411 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1982 | A | Denver Broncos | 34-27 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 73984 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1982 | H | New Orleans Saints | 35-0 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 39535 | |
| Sun | 12/19/1982 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 17-7 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 53234 | |
| Sun | 12/26/1982 | H | Green Bay Packers | 7-38 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 50245 | |
| Sun | 1/2/1983 | A | New Orleans Saints | 6-35 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 47336 | |
| First Round Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/9/1983 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 24-30 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 60560 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9/23/1982 | Kansas City Chiefs | Canceled |
| 10/3/1982 | San Diego Chargers | Canceled |
| 10/10/1982 | Los Angeles Rams | Canceled |
| 10/17/1982 | Detroit Lions | Canceled |
| 10/24/1982 | San Francisco 49ers | Canceled |
| 11/7/1982 | Chicago Bears | Canceled |
| 11/15/1982 | Philadelphia Eagles | Canceled |
| 1/2/1983 | New Orleans Saints | Postponed from 10/31 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| William Andrews | 31 | FB | 6-0 | 210 | 27 | Auburn | 9 | 9 |
| Stacey Bailey | 82 | WR | 6-0 | 160 | 22 | San Jose State | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 10 | QB | 6-4 | 215 | 30 | California | 9 | 9 |
| Clay Brown | 99 | TE | 6-2 | 224 | 24 | Brigham Young | 1 | 0 |
| Reggie Brown | 46 | RB | 5-11 | 211 | 22 | Pasadena CC; Oregon | 8 | 0 |
| Warren Bryant | 66 | ROT | 6-6 | 270 | 27 | Kentucky | 9 | 9 |
| Bobby Butler | 23 | LCB | 5-11 | 177 | 23 | Florida State | 9 | 9 |
| Lynn Cain | 21 | HB | 6-1 | 205 | 27 | East Los Angeles JC; Southern California | 9 | 9 |
| Willie Curran | 89 | WR | 5-10 | 175 | 23 | UCLA | 7 | 0 |
| Buddy Curry | 50 | RILB | 6-4 | 222 | 24 | North Carolina | 9 | 9 |
| Paul Davis | 59 | LOLB | 6-1 | 215 | 24 | North Carolina | 9 | 1 |
| Blane Gaison | 34 | S | 6-0 | 185 | 24 | Hawaii | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Glazebrook | 36 | SS | 6-1 | 200 | 26 | Fresno CC; Fresno State | 9 | 9 |
| Floyd Hodge | 83 | WR | 6-0 | 195 | 23 | Los Angeles Valley JC; Utah | 9 | 0 |
| Pat Howell | 64 | LOG | 6-5 | 253 | 25 | Southern California | 9 | 9 |
| Alfred Jackson | 85 | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 27 | Texas | 9 | 9 |
| Robert Jackson | 62 | LB | 6-1 | 230 | 28 | Trinity Valley CC; Texas A&M | 4 | 0 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 84 | WR | 5-10 | 172 | 30 | Morris Brown | 9 | 9 |
| Billy Johnson | 81 | WR | 5-9 | 170 | 30 | Widener | 9 | 0 |
| Kenny Johnson | 37 | RCB | 5-10 | 175 | 24 | Mississippi State | 9 | 9 |
| Earl Jones | 20 | CB | 6-0 | 178 | 25 | Norfolk State | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Kenn | 78 | LOT | 6-7 | 278 | 26 | Michigan | 9 | 9 |
| Keith Krepfle | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 226 | 30 | Iowa State | 4 | 0 |
| Fulton Kuykendall | 54 | LILB | 6-4 | 226 | 29 | UCLA | 9 | 9 |
| Jim Laughlin | 51 | LB | 6-1 | 219 | 24 | Ohio State | 9 | 0 |
| Mick Luckhurst | 18 | K | 6-1 | 180 | 24 | St. Cloud State; California | 9 | 0 |
| Jeff Merrow | 75 | RDE | 6-4 | 250 | 29 | West Virginia | 8 | 7 |
| Russ Mikeska | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 222 | 27 | Texas A&M | 5 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 80 | TE | 6-4 | 240 | 25 | Nebraska | 9 | 9 |
| Mike Moroski | 15 | QB | 6-4 | 201 | 25 | UC Davis | 9 | 0 |
| Neal Musser | 53 | LB | 6-2 | 218 | 25 | Lees-McRae JC; North Carolina State | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Perko | 71 | RDE | 6-4 | 235 | 25 | Gonzaga; Foothill JC; Utah State | 9 | 2 |
| Tom Pridemore | 27 | FS | 5-11 | 186 | 26 | West Virginia | 9 | 9 |
| Al Richardson | 56 | LOLB | 6-3 | 222 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 8 |
| Gerald Riggs | 42 | RB | 6-1 | 232 | 22 | Arizona State | 9 | 0 |
| George Roberts | 12 | P | 6-0 | 181 | 27 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 0 |
| Bo Robinson | 33 | RB | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | West Texas A&M | 9 | 0 |
| Doug Rogers | 77 | DE | 6-5 | 268 | 22 | Stanford | 9 | 0 |
| Eric Sanders | 67 | OT | 6-7 | 282 | 24 | Nevada-Reno | 9 | 0 |
| Dave Scott | 70 | OG | 6-4 | 265 | 29 | Kansas | 9 | 0 |
| John Scully | 61 | C | 6-6 | 270 | 24 | Notre Dame | 9 | 0 |
| Dave Smigelsky | 3 | P | 5-11 | 180 | 23 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 0 |
| Don Smith | 65 | NT | 6-5 | 262 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 9 |
| Mike Spivey | 47 | CB | 6-0 | 198 | 28 | Colorado | 8 | 0 |
| Ray Strong | 25 | RB | 5-9 | 184 | 26 | Contra Costa JC; Nevada-Las Vegas | 9 | 0 |
| R.C. Thielemann | 68 | ROG | 6-4 | 257 | 27 | Arkansas | 9 | 9 |
| Jeff Van Note | 57 | C | 6-2 | 247 | 36 | Kentucky | 9 | 9 |
| Lyman White | 52 | LB | 6-0 | 217 | 23 | Louisiana State | 2 | 0 |
| Joel Williams | 58 | ROLB | 6-1 | 222 | 26 | Peru State; Wisconsin-La Crosse | 9 | 9 |
| Jeff Yeates | 79 | LDE | 6-3 | 252 | 31 | Boston College | 9 | 9 |
| Mike Zele | 63 | NT | 6-4 | 250 | 26 | Kent State | 9 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 9 | Gerald Riggs | RB | Arizona State |
| 2 | 36 | Doug Rogers | DE | Stanford |
| 3 | 63 | Stacey Bailey | WR | San Jose State |
| 4 | 95 | Reggie Brown | RB | Oregon |
| 5 | 122 | Von Mansfield | DB | Wisconsin |
| 6 | 149 | Mike Kelley | QB | Georgia Tech |
| 7 | 176 | David Toloumu | RB | Hawaii |
| 8 | 203 | Ricky Eberhardt | DB | Morris Brown |
| 9 | 235 | Mike Horan | P | Long Beach State |
| 10 | 262 | Curtis Stowers | LB | Mississippi State |
| 11 | 288 | Jeff Keller | WR | Washington State |
| 12 | 315 | Dave Levenick | LB | Wisconsin |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 17 | 68 | 44 | 54 | 183 |
| Opponents Totals | 49 | 69 | 30 | 51 | 199 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 32:51 | 190 | 79 | 92 | 19 | 49/118 41.5% | 4/6 66.7% | 77 | 655 |
| Opponents Totals | 27:09 | 170 | 66 | 84 | 20 | 38/109 34.9% | 5/8 62.5% | 60 | 549 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mick Luckhurst | 0 | 21 | 22 | 95.5 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 0 | 51 |
| William Andrews | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Gerald Riggs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Lynn Cain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bo Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Stacey Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Steve Bartkowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Glazebrook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Alfred Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Alfred Jenkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Junior Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 22 | 21 | 22 | 95.5 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 0 | 183 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 25 | 26 | 96.2 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 199 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mick Luckhurst | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 0 | 51 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 0/3 | 2/3 | 2/2 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 0 | 51 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 0/3 | 2/3 | 2/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 0/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Andrews | 139 | 573 | 4.1 | 19t | 5 |
| Gerald Riggs | 78 | 299 | 3.8 | 37 | 5 |
| Lynn Cain | 54 | 173 | 3.2 | 8 | 1 |
| Bo Robinson | 19 | 108 | 5.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Floyd Hodge | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Ray Strong | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 13 | 4 | 0.3 | 10 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 310 | 1181 | 3.8 | 37 | 12 |
| Opponents Totals | 253 | 1044 | 4.1 | 41 | 13 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Bartkowski | 262 | 166 | 63.4 | 85 | 1905 | 7.3 | 11.5 | 86t | 8 | 3.1 | 11 | 4.2 | 20 | 177 | 1728 | 77.9 |
| Mike Moroski | 13 | 10 | 76.9 | 3 | 87 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 15 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 31 | 56 | 119.7 |
| William Andrews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | |||||||
| Team Totals | 275 | 176 | 64.0 | 88 | 1992 | 7.2 | 11.3 | 86t | 9 | 3.3 | 11 | 4.0 | 25 | 210 | 1782 | 79.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 280 | 157 | 56.1 | 113 | 1945 | 6.9 | 12.4 | 80t | 12 | 4.3 | 10 | 3.6 | 18 | 141 | 1804 | 77.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Andrews | 42 | 503 | 12.0 | 86t | 2 |
| Alfred Jackson | 26 | 361 | 13.9 | 40 | 1 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 24 | 347 | 14.5 | 43t | 1 |
| Gerald Riggs | 23 | 185 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 20 | 221 | 11.1 | 39 | 1 |
| Floyd Hodge | 14 | 160 | 11.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 13 | 101 | 7.8 | 17t | 1 |
| Bo Robinson | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 29 | 2 |
| Stacey Bailey | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Russ Mikeska | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Keith Krepfle | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 176 | 1992 | 11.3 | 86t | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 157 | 1945 | 12.4 | 80t | 12 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Johnson | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Fulton Kuykendall | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bobby Butler | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Pridemore | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Bob Glazebrook | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Buddy Curry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blane Gaison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 90 | 9.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 58 | 5.3 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Smigelsky | 26 | 1000 | 38.5 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 79 | 881 | 33.9 |
| George Roberts | 17 | 690 | 40.6 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 118 | 512 | 30.1 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 1690 | 39.3 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 197 | 1393 | 32.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 1585 | 41.7 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 273 | 1272 | 33.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Johnson | 24 | 4 | 273 | 11.4 | 71 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 4 | 273 | 11.4 | 71 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 3 | 197 | 8.2 | 35 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Brown | 24 | 0 | 466 | 19.4 | 33 | 0 |
| Blane Gaison | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Floyd Hodge | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Jim Laughlin | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| John Scully | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 0 | 513 | 17.7 | 33 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 0 | 678 | 22.6 | 76 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Don Smith | 3.5 | |
| Joel Williams | 3.0 | |
| Jeff Merrow | 2.5 | |
| Al Richardson | 2.0 | |
| Doug Rogers | 2.0 | |
| Buddy Curry | 1.0 | |
| Kenny Johnson | 1.0 | |
| Mike Perko | 1.0 | |
| Jeff Yeates | 1.0 | |
| Mike Zele | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 18.0 | 141.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 25.0 | 210.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Andrews | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stacey Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Bartkowski | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 0 | |
| Lynn Cain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Glazebrook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 91 | 1 |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Kenn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Merrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Perko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Pridemore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Sanders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Zele | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 81 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 1 |
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