1983 Atlanta Falcons (NFL) |
4th place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 7-9-0 .438 |
Head Coach: Dan Henning |
Jack Christiansen | Defensive Backs |
Steve Crosby | Running Backs |
George Dostal | Strength and Conditioning |
Sam Elliott | Administrative Assistant |
Ted Fritsch | Special Teams |
Bob Fry | Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line |
Bob Harrison | Receivers |
Bobby Jackson | Linebackers |
John Marshall | Defensive Coordinator |
Garry Puetz | Assistant Offensive Line |
Dan Sekanovich | Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/6/1983 | H | Washington Redskins | 13-10 | W | OT | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 46052 |
Sat | 8/13/1983 | A | Denver Broncos | 10-21 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 73199 | |
Sat | 8/20/1983 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6-17 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 57237 | |
Fri | 8/26/1983 | H | Baltimore Colts | 10-7 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 37420 | |
Sun | 9/4/1983 | A | Chicago Bears | 20-17 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 60165 | |
Sun | 9/11/1983 | H | New York Giants | 13-16 | L | OT | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 52850 |
Sun | 9/18/1983 | A | Detroit Lions | 30-14 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 54622 | |
Sun | 9/25/1983 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 20-24 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 57814 | |
Sun | 10/2/1983 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 24-28 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 50621 | |
Sun | 10/9/1983 | H | New Orleans Saints | 17-19 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 51654 | |
Sun | 10/16/1983 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 21-27 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 50404 | |
Sun | 10/23/1983 | A | New York Jets | 27-21 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 46878 | |
Sun | 10/30/1983 | H | New England Patriots | 24-13 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 47546 | |
Sun | 11/6/1983 | A | New Orleans Saints | 10-27 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 67062 | |
Mon | 11/14/1983 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 13-36 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 31202 | |
Sun | 11/20/1983 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 28-24 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 32782 | |
Sun | 11/27/1983 | H | Green Bay Packers | 47-41 | W | OT | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 35688 |
Sun | 12/4/1983 | A | Washington Redskins | 21-37 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 52074 | |
Sat | 12/10/1983 | A | Miami Dolphins | 24-31 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 56725 | |
Sun | 12/18/1983 | H | Buffalo Bills | 31-14 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 31015 |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
William Andrews | 31 | FB | 6-0 | 210 | 28 | Auburn | 16 | 16 |
Stacey Bailey | 82 | WR | 6-0 | 160 | 23 | San Jose State | 14 | 12 |
Steve Bartkowski | 10 | QB | 6-4 | 215 | 31 | California | 14 | 14 |
Dan Benish | 69 | RDT | 6-5 | 280 | 23 | Clemson | 16 | 3 |
James Britt | 26 | LS | 6-0 | 185 | 23 | Louisiana State | 14 | 8 |
Reggie Brown | 46 | RB | 5-11 | 211 | 23 | Pasadena CC; Oregon | 2 | 0 |
Warren Bryant | 66 | ROT | 6-6 | 270 | 28 | Kentucky | 16 | 16 |
Bobby Butler | 23 | LCB | 5-11 | 177 | 24 | Florida State | 16 | 16 |
Lynn Cain | 21 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 28 | East Los Angeles JC; Southern California | 16 | 0 |
Arthur Cox | 88 | TE | 6-2 | 270 | 22 | Texas Southern | 16 | 9 |
Willie Curran | 89 | WR | 5-10 | 175 | 24 | UCLA | 16 | 0 |
Buddy Curry | 50 | RLB-MLB | 6-4 | 222 | 25 | North Carolina | 16 | 16 |
Rich Dixon | 51 | LB | 6-2 | 235 | 24 | California | 14 | 0 |
Dan Dufour | 71 | OG | 6-5 | 280 | 23 | UCLA | 16 | 0 |
Dave Frye | 58 | RLB | 6-2 | 226 | 22 | Santa Ana JC; Purdue | 16 | 2 |
Blane Gaison | 34 | S | 6-0 | 185 | 25 | Hawaii | 16 | 0 |
Ralph Giacomarro | 1 | P | 6-1 | 192 | 22 | Penn State | 16 | 0 |
Bob Glazebrook | 36 | LS-RS | 6-1 | 200 | 27 | Fresno CC; Fresno State | 16 | 8 |
John Harper | 52 | LB | 6-3 | 230 | 23 | Southern Illinois | 13 | 0 |
Steve Haworth | 30 | CB | 5-11 | 189 | 22 | Oklahoma | 11 | 0 |
Floyd Hodge | 83 | WR | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Los Angeles Valley JC; Utah | 12 | 6 |
Pat Howell | 64 | OG | 6-5 | 253 | 26 | Southern California | 2 | 0 |
Alfred Jackson | 85 | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 28 | Texas | 4 | 4 |
Alfred Jenkins | 84 | WR | 5-10 | 172 | 31 | Morris Brown | 10 | 10 |
Billy Johnson | 81 | WR | 5-9 | 170 | 31 | Widener | 16 | 1 |
Kenny Johnson | 37 | RCB | 5-10 | 175 | 25 | Mississippi State | 16 | 16 |
Earl Jones | 20 | CB | 6-0 | 178 | 26 | Norfolk State | 16 | 0 |
Mike Kenn | 78 | LOT | 6-7 | 278 | 27 | Michigan | 16 | 16 |
Fulton Kuykendall | 54 | MLB | 6-4 | 226 | 30 | UCLA | 14 | 14 |
Ronnie Lee | 70 | OT | 6-3 | 272 | 27 | Baylor | 14 | 0 |
Dave Levenick | 55 | LB | 6-2 | 222 | 24 | Wisconsin | 16 | 0 |
Mick Luckhurst | 18 | K | 6-1 | 180 | 25 | St. Cloud State; California | 16 | 0 |
Allama Matthews | 49 | HBK | 6-3 | 230 | 22 | Vanderbilt | 16 | 1 |
Jeff Merrow | 75 | RDE | 6-4 | 250 | 30 | West Virginia | 16 | 12 |
Brett Miller | 63 | OT | 6-7 | 295 | 25 | Glendale CC; Iowa | 16 | 0 |
Junior Miller | 80 | HBK-TE | 6-4 | 240 | 26 | Nebraska | 15 | 6 |
Mike Moroski | 15 | QB | 6-4 | 201 | 26 | UC Davis | 16 | 2 |
Mike Pitts | 74 | RDE | 6-5 | 278 | 23 | Alabama | 16 | 4 |
Tom Pridemore | 27 | RS-LS | 5-11 | 186 | 27 | West Virginia | 16 | 16 |
Andrew Provence | 73 | LDT | 6-3 | 286 | 22 | South Carolina | 16 | 12 |
John Rade | 59 | LLB | 6-1 | 240 | 23 | Northern Arizona; Modesto JC; Boise State | 16 | 11 |
Al Richardson | 56 | LLB | 6-3 | 222 | 26 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 5 |
Gerald Riggs | 42 | RB | 6-1 | 232 | 23 | Arizona State | 14 | 0 |
Bo Robinson | 33 | HBK | 6-2 | 230 | 27 | West Texas A&M | 12 | 9 |
Doug Rogers | 77 | DE | 6-5 | 268 | 23 | Stanford | 2 | 0 |
Eric Sanders | 67 | OT | 6-7 | 282 | 25 | Nevada-Reno | 15 | 0 |
John Scully | 61 | ROG | 6-6 | 270 | 25 | Notre Dame | 16 | 16 |
Don Smith | 65 | RDT | 6-5 | 262 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 13 |
R.C. Thielemann | 68 | LOG | 6-4 | 257 | 28 | Arkansas | 16 | 16 |
Tom Tutson | 43 | CB | 6-1 | 178 | 25 | South Carolina State | 10 | 0 |
Jeff Van Note | 57 | C | 6-2 | 247 | 37 | Kentucky | 16 | 16 |
Richard Williams | 22 | RB | 6-0 | 205 | 23 | Memphis | 14 | 0 |
Jeff Yeates | 79 | LDE | 6-3 | 252 | 32 | Boston College | 16 | 16 |
Ben Young | 48 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 23 | Texas-Arlington | 11 | 6 |
Mike Zele | 63 | LDT | 6-4 | 250 | 27 | Kent State | 5 | 4 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 16 | Mike Pitts | DE | Alabama |
2 | 43 | James Britt | DB | Louisiana State |
3 | 75 | Andrew Provence | DE | South Carolina |
4 | 102 | John Harper | LB | Southern Illinois |
5 | 129 | Brett Miller | T | Iowa |
6 | 156 | Anthony Allen | WR | Washington |
7 | 183 | Jeff Turk | DB | Boise State |
8 | 215 | John Rade | LB | Boise State |
10 | 268 | Ralph Giacomarro | P | Penn State |
11 | 295 | John Salley | DB | Wyoming |
12 | 322 | Allama Matthews | TE | Vanderbilt |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 25 | 127 | 68 | 144 | 6 | 370 |
Opponents Totals | 69 | 113 | 99 | 105 | 3 | 389 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 30:12 | 325 | 118 | 190 | 17 | 108/223 48.4% | 9/14 64.3% | 90 | 806 |
Opponents Totals | 29:48 | 342 | 139 | 187 | 16 | 95/202 47.0% | 6/10 60.0% | 81 | 710 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mick Luckhurst | 0 | 43 | 45 | 95.6 | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 0 | 94 |
William Andrews | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||
Gerald Riggs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
Stacey Bailey | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Billy Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Floyd Hodge | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Alfred Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Kenny Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Steve Bartkowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Lynn Cain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Arthur Cox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Blane Gaison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Alfred Jenkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
John Rade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Ben Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Team Totals | 46 | 43 | 45 | 95.6 | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 0 | 370 |
Opponents Totals | 49 | 44 | 49 | 89.8 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 0 | 389 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mick Luckhurst | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 0 | 49 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 9/11 | 0/1 |
Team Totals | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 0 | 49 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 9/11 | 0/1 |
Opponents Totals | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 2/2 | 8/10 | 5/6 | 1/5 | 1/3 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
William Andrews | 331 | 1567 | 4.7 | 27 | 7 |
Gerald Riggs | 100 | 437 | 4.4 | 40t | 8 |
Billy Johnson | 15 | 83 | 5.5 | 36 | 0 |
Lynn Cain | 19 | 63 | 3.3 | 48 | 1 |
Steve Bartkowski | 16 | 38 | 2.4 | 13 | 1 |
Ralph Giacomarro | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
Mike Moroski | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
Bo Robinson | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
Richard Williams | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Junior Miller | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Stacey Bailey | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 492 | 2224 | 4.5 | 40t | 17 |
Opponents Totals | 493 | 2309 | 4.7 | 78t | 20 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Bartkowski | 432 | 274 | 63.4 | 153 | 3167 | 7.3 | 11.6 | 76t | 22 | 5.1 | 5 | 1.2 | 51 | 348 | 2819 | 97.6 |
Mike Moroski | 70 | 45 | 64.3 | 21 | 575 | 8.2 | 12.8 | 50t | 2 | 2.9 | 4 | 5.7 | 4 | 41 | 534 | 75.6 |
Ralph Giacomarro | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 118.8 |
Floyd Hodge | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 56.3 |
William Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Billy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Team Totals | 507 | 321 | 63.3 | 176 | 3793 | 7.5 | 11.8 | 76t | 24 | 4.7 | 10 | 2.0 | 55 | 389 | 3404 | 93.6 |
Opponents Totals | 493 | 313 | 63.5 | 165 | 3734 | 7.6 | 11.9 | 61t | 28 | 5.7 | 15 | 3.0 | 31 | 217 | 3517 | 92.8 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Johnson | 64 | 709 | 11.1 | 47t | 4 |
William Andrews | 59 | 609 | 10.3 | 40 | 4 |
Stacey Bailey | 55 | 881 | 16.0 | 53 | 6 |
Alfred Jenkins | 38 | 487 | 12.8 | 26 | 1 |
Floyd Hodge | 25 | 280 | 11.2 | 76t | 4 |
Gerald Riggs | 17 | 149 | 8.8 | 25 | 0 |
Junior Miller | 16 | 125 | 7.8 | 19 | 0 |
Alfred Jackson | 13 | 220 | 16.9 | 54t | 3 |
Bo Robinson | 12 | 100 | 8.3 | 15 | 0 |
Arthur Cox | 9 | 83 | 9.2 | 19 | 1 |
Ben Young | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 19 | 1 |
Allama Matthews | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 23 | 0 |
Lynn Cain | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
Willie Curran | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
Team Totals | 321 | 3793 | 11.8 | 76t | 24 |
Opponents Totals | 313 | 3734 | 11.9 | 61t | 28 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Pridemore | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 25 | 0 |
Bobby Butler | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 |
Bob Glazebrook | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 25 | 0 |
Kenny Johnson | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 31t | 2 |
Al Richardson | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
Earl Jones | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
Team Totals | 15 | 212 | 14.1 | 38 | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 10 | 94 | 9.4 | 26 | 0 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ralph Giacomarro | 70 | 2823 | 40.3 | 57 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 179 | 2484 | 35.0 |
Team Totals | 71 | 2823 | 39.8 | 57 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 179 | 2484 | 35.0 |
Opponents Totals | 67 | 2812 | 42.0 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 489 | 2243 | 33.5 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Johnson | 46 | 4 | 489 | 10.6 | 71t | 1 |
Team Totals | 46 | 4 | 489 | 10.6 | 71t | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 34 | 12 | 179 | 5.3 | 22 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Williams | 23 | 0 | 461 | 20.0 | 34 | 0 |
Gerald Riggs | 17 | 0 | 330 | 19.4 | 35 | 0 |
Kenny Johnson | 11 | 0 | 224 | 20.4 | 28 | 0 |
Lynn Cain | 11 | 0 | 200 | 18.2 | 24 | 0 |
Willie Curran | 2 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 |
Bob Glazebrook | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Butler | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
Team Totals | 67 | 0 | 1258 | 18.8 | 35 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 60 | 1212 | 20.2 | 73 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Mike Pitts | 7.0 | |
Don Smith | 6.0 | |
Jeff Yeates | 4.0 | |
Buddy Curry | 4.0 | |
Jeff Merrow | 3.0 | |
John Rade | 1.5 | |
Andrew Provence | 1.5 | |
Mike Zele | 1.0 | |
Fulton Kuykendall | 1.0 | |
Dave Frye | 1.0 | |
Dan Benish | 1.0 | |
Team Totals | 31.0 | 217.0 |
Opponents Totals | 55.0 | 389.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William Andrews | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Stacey Bailey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Steve Bartkowski | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Bobby Butler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lynn Cain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Arthur Cox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Willie Curran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Buddy Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Frye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Blane Gaison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 1 |
Ralph Giacomarro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Bob Glazebrook | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Billy Johnson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Kenny Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Earl Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Kenn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fulton Kuykendall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Allama Matthews | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Merrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Junior Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mike Moroski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mike Pitts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
Andrew Provence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
John Rade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1 |
Gerald Riggs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Bo Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
R.C. Thielemann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Richard Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Jeff Yeates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 36 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 132 | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 26 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 1 |
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