1985 Atlanta Falcons (NFL) |
4th place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 4-12-0 .250 |
Head Coach: Dan Henning |
Larry Beightol | Offensive Line |
George Dostal | Strength and Conditioning |
Sam Elliott | Running Backs |
Ted Fritsch | Special Teams |
Bob Harrison | Receivers |
Bobby Jackson | Linebackers |
Joe Madden | Defensive Assistant/Research and Development |
John Marshall | Defensive Coordinator |
Garry Puetz | Assistant Offensive Line |
Dan Sekanovich | Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line |
Jack Stanton | Defensive Backs |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/10/1985 | H | Washington Redskins | 14-17 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 30574 | |
Sat | 8/17/1985 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 23-17 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 34040 | |
Sat | 8/24/1985 | A | Green Bay Packers | 24-28 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 49703 | |
Fri | 8/30/1985 | H | Miami Dolphins | 19-17 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 32768 | |
Sun | 9/8/1985 | H | Detroit Lions | 27-28 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 37785 | |
Sun | 9/15/1985 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 16-35 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 58923 | |
Sun | 9/22/1985 | H | Denver Broncos | 28-44 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 37903 | |
Sun | 9/29/1985 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 6-17 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 49870 | |
Sun | 10/6/1985 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 17-38 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 44740 | |
Sun | 10/13/1985 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 26-30 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 60430 | |
Sun | 10/20/1985 | H | New Orleans Saints | 31-24 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 44784 | |
Sun | 10/27/1985 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 10-24 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 57941 | |
Sun | 11/3/1985 | H | Washington Redskins | 10-44 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 42209 | |
Sun | 11/10/1985 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 17-23 | L | OT | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 63694 |
Sun | 11/17/1985 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 30-14 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 29960 | |
Sun | 11/24/1985 | A | Chicago Bears | 0-36 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 61769 | |
Sun | 12/1/1985 | H | Los Angeles Raiders | 24-34 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 20585 | |
Sun | 12/8/1985 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 10-38 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 18199 | |
Sun | 12/15/1985 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 14-13 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 14167 | |
Sun | 12/22/1985 | A | New Orleans Saints | 16-10 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 37717 |
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 |
Anthony Allen | 85 | WR | 5-11 | 182 | 26 | Washington | 16 | 2 |
David Archer | 16 | QB | 6-2 | 208 | 23 | Snow JC; Iowa State | 16 | 11 |
Cliff Austin | 39 | RB | 6-1 | 210 | 25 | Clemson | 14 | 0 |
Stacey Bailey | 82 | WR | 6-0 | 160 | 25 | San Jose State | 15 | 13 |
Steve Bartkowski | 10 | QB | 6-4 | 215 | 33 | California | 5 | 5 |
Dan Benish | 69 | RDT | 6-5 | 280 | 25 | Clemson | 16 | 16 |
Cliff Benson | 87 | HBK | 6-4 | 242 | 24 | Purdue | 16 | 14 |
Tom Benson | 53 | LILB | 6-2 | 237 | 24 | Oklahoma | 16 | 1 |
James Britt | 26 | RCB | 6-0 | 185 | 25 | Louisiana State | 2 | 2 |
Charlie Brown | 89 | WR | 5-10 | 182 | 27 | South Carolina State | 13 | 9 |
Rick Bryan | 77 | LDE | 6-4 | 265 | 23 | Oklahoma | 16 | 16 |
Bobby Butler | 23 | LCB | 5-11 | 177 | 26 | Florida State | 16 | 16 |
Scott Case | 25 | LS-WS | 6-0 | 181 | 23 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Oklahoma | 14 | 13 |
Wendell Cason | 20 | RCB | 5-11 | 197 | 22 | Oregon | 14 | 14 |
Arthur Cox | 88 | TE | 6-2 | 270 | 24 | Texas Southern | 16 | 16 |
David Croudip | 30 | CB | 5-8 | 185 | 27 | Ventura JC; San Diego State | 11 | 0 |
Buddy Curry | 50 | MLB-LILB-RILB | 6-4 | 222 | 27 | North Carolina | 16 | 14 |
Rick Donnelly | 3 | P | 6-0 | 190 | 23 | Wyoming | 11 | 0 |
Bill Fralic | 79 | ROG-ROT | 6-5 | 280 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 15 | 14 |
Dave Frye | 58 | ROLB-RLB-LILB | 6-2 | 226 | 24 | Santa Ana JC; Purdue | 14 | 5 |
Mike Gann | 76 | RDE | 6-5 | 268 | 22 | Notre Dame | 16 | 16 |
Ralph Giacomarro | 1 | P | 6-1 | 192 | 24 | Penn State | 5 | 0 |
Willard Goff | 70 | DT | 6-4 | 265 | 24 | Dodge City CC; Illinois; West Texas A&M | 7 | 0 |
Tiger Greene | 33 | RS-LS | 6-0 | 194 | 23 | Western Carolina | 10 | 7 |
Roy Harris | 75 | DT-DE | 6-2 | 266 | 24 | Florida | 5 | 0 |
Bob Holly | 8 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 25 | Princeton | 4 | 0 |
Glen Howe | 71 | ROT | 6-7 | 298 | 24 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 1 |
Jeff Jackson | 51 | RILB | 6-1 | 230 | 24 | Auburn | 11 | 1 |
Billy Johnson | 81 | WR | 5-9 | 170 | 33 | Widener | 16 | 8 |
Kenny Johnson | 27 | SS-LS | 5-10 | 175 | 27 | Mississippi State | 5 | 3 |
Mike Kenn | 78 | LOT | 6-7 | 278 | 29 | Michigan | 11 | 11 |
Jeff Kiewel | 63 | LOG | 6-4 | 270 | 25 | Arizona | 16 | 9 |
Mick Luckhurst | 18 | K | 6-1 | 180 | 27 | St. Cloud State; California | 16 | 0 |
Allama Matthews | 49 | TE | 6-3 | 230 | 24 | Vanderbilt | 15 | 2 |
Brett Miller | 62 | ROT | 6-7 | 295 | 27 | Glendale CC; Iowa | 12 | 12 |
Joe Pellegrini | 64 | ROG | 6-4 | 252 | 28 | Harvard | 5 | 2 |
Lawrence Pillers | 65 | DE | 6-3 | 255 | 33 | Alcorn State | 9 | 0 |
Mike Pitts | 74 | LDT | 6-5 | 278 | 25 | Alabama | 16 | 16 |
Reggie Pleasant | 35 | CB | 5-10 | 175 | 23 | Clemson | 3 | 0 |
Tom Pridemore | 27 | RS-SS | 5-11 | 186 | 29 | West Virginia | 16 | 5 |
Andrew Provence | 72 | DE | 6-3 | 286 | 24 | South Carolina | 16 | 0 |
John Rade | 59 | LLB-LOLB-RLB | 6-1 | 240 | 25 | Northern Arizona; Modesto JC; Boise State | 16 | 14 |
Wayne Radloff | 55 | C | 6-5 | 274 | 24 | Georgia | 15 | 0 |
Al Richardson | 56 | RLB-ROLB-RILB | 6-3 | 222 | 28 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 11 |
Gerald Riggs | 42 | RB | 6-1 | 232 | 25 | Arizona State | 16 | 16 |
Eric Sanders | 67 | LOT-ROT-LOG | 6-7 | 282 | 27 | Nevada-Reno | 16 | 7 |
John Scully | 61 | LOG | 6-6 | 270 | 27 | Notre Dame | 8 | 8 |
Sylvester Stamps | 29 | RB | 5-7 | 177 | 24 | Jackson State | 2 | 0 |
Johnny Taylor | 96 | LLB | 6-4 | 235 | 24 | Wenatchee Valley JC; Hawaii | 15 | 5 |
Chuck Thomas | 66 | C | 6-3 | 280 | 25 | Oklahoma | 4 | 0 |
Sean Thomas | 22 | CB-S | 5-11 | 190 | 23 | Sacramento CC; Texas Christian | 6 | 0 |
Tim Tyrrell | 32 | RB | 6-1 | 208 | 24 | Harper JC; Northern Illinois | 16 | 0 |
Jeff Van Note | 57 | C | 6-2 | 247 | 39 | Kentucky | 16 | 16 |
Danny Wagoner | 36 | CB-S | 5-10 | 180 | 26 | Kansas | 14 | 0 |
Joe Washington | 24 | RB | 5-10 | 182 | 32 | Oklahoma | 16 | 0 |
Ronnie Washington | 92 | LB | 6-1 | 243 | 22 | Louisiana-Monroe | 16 | 1 |
Ken Whisenhunt | 45 | TE | 6-2 | 237 | 23 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 0 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 2 | Bill Fralic | T | Pittsburgh |
2 | 45 | Mike Gann | DE | Notre Dame |
4 | 89 | Emile Harry | WR | Stanford |
6 | 152 | Reggie Pleasant | DB | Clemson |
8 | 201 | Ashley Lee | DB | Virginia Tech |
8 | 215 | Ronnie Washington | LB | Louisiana-Monroe |
9 | 228 | Micah Moon | LB | North Carolina |
10 | 257 | Brent Martin | C | Stanford |
11 | 284 | John Ayres | DB | Illinois |
12 | 313 | Ken Whisenhunt | TE | Georgia Tech |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 68 | 90 | 33 | 91 | 0 | 282 |
Opponents Totals | 45 | 153 | 89 | 159 | 6 | 452 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 33:11 | 296 | 149 | 132 | 15 | 86/236 36.4% | 12/24 50.0% | 126 | 1149 |
Opponents Totals | 26:49 | 329 | 112 | 181 | 36 | 100/217 46.1% | 9/16 56.3% | 97 | 738 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mick Luckhurst | 0 | 29 | 29 | 100.0 | 24 | 31 | 77.4 | 0 | 101 |
Gerald Riggs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
Billy Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Anthony Allen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
David Archer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Charlie Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Arthur Cox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Joe Washington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Cliff Austin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Mike Gann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Bob Holly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Allama Matthews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
John Rade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Rick Bryan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Team Totals | 30 | 30 | 30 | 100.0 | 24 | 31 | 77.4 | 0 | 282 |
Opponents Totals | 57 | 55 | 56 | 98.2 | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 2 | 452 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mick Luckhurst | 24 | 31 | 77.4 | 3 | 52 | 0/0 | 7/9 | 8/10 | 8/11 | 1/1 |
Team Totals | 24 | 31 | 77.4 | 3 | 52 | 0/0 | 7/9 | 8/`0 | 8/11 | 1/1 |
Opponents Totals | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 7/9 | 6/9 | 1/1 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gerald Riggs | 397 | 1719 | 4.3 | 50 | 10 |
David Archer | 70 | 347 | 5.0 | 29t | 2 |
Joe Washington | 52 | 210 | 4.0 | 14 | 1 |
Cliff Austin | 20 | 110 | 5.5 | 17 | 0 |
Tom Pridemore | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 |
Bob Holly | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 20t | 1 |
Steve Bartkowski | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
Ken Whisenhunt | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Stacey Bailey | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
Rick Donnelly | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Johnson | 8 | -8 | -1.0 | 6 | 0 |
Team Totals | 560 | 2466 | 4.4 | 50 | 14 |
Opponents Totals | 437 | 2052 | 4.7 | 66t | 24 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David Archer | 312 | 161 | 51.6 | 134 | 1992 | 6.4 | 12.4 | 62t | 7 | 2.2 | 17 | 5.4 | 43 | 312 | 1680 | 56.5 |
Steve Bartkowski | 111 | 69 | 62.2 | 41 | 738 | 6.6 | 10.7 | 62t | 5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0.9 | 18 | 158 | 580 | 92.8 |
Bob Holly | 39 | 24 | 61.5 | 13 | 295 | 7.6 | 12.3 | 44 | 1 | 2.6 | 2 | 5.1 | 8 | 61 | 234 | 72.1 |
Team Totals | 462 | 254 | 55.0 | 188 | 3025 | 6.5 | 11.9 | 62t | 13 | 2.8 | 20 | 4.3 | 69 | 531 | 2494 | 66.5 |
Opponents Totals | 535 | 289 | 54.0 | 224 | 4129 | 7.7 | 14.3 | 99t | 32 | 6.0 | 22 | 4.1 | 42 | 331 | 3798 | 82.1 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Johnson | 62 | 830 | 13.4 | 62t | 5 |
Joe Washington | 37 | 328 | 8.9 | 34 | 1 |
Arthur Cox | 33 | 454 | 13.8 | 62t | 2 |
Gerald Riggs | 33 | 267 | 8.1 | 44 | 0 |
Stacey Bailey | 30 | 364 | 12.1 | 31 | 0 |
Charlie Brown | 24 | 412 | 17.2 | 48 | 2 |
Anthony Allen | 14 | 207 | 14.8 | 37t | 2 |
Cliff Benson | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 |
Allama Matthews | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 15 | 1 |
Ken Whisenhunt | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 29 | 0 |
Cliff Austin | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
Team Totals | 254 | 3025 | 11.9 | 62t | 13 |
Opponents Totals | 289 | 4129 | 14.3 | 99t | 32 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Butler | 5 | -4 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Case | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 47 | 0 |
Wendell Cason | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 22 | 0 |
Tom Pridemore | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 36 | 0 |
John Rade | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 38t | 1 |
Tiger Greene | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 27 | 0 |
Dave Frye | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
James Britt | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
Mike Pitts | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Buddy Curry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 22 | 247 | 11.2 | 47 | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 20 | 172 | 8.6 | 32 | 0 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rick Donnelly | 59 | 2574 | 43.6 | 68 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 260 | 2214 | 37.5 |
Ralph Giacomarro | 29 | 1157 | 39.9 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 157 | 960 | 33.1 |
Mick Luckhurst | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
Team Totals | 89 | 3757 | 42.2 | 68 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 417 | 3200 | 36.0 |
Opponents Totals | 69 | 2899 | 42.0 | 75 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 223 | 2456 | 35.6 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthony Allen | 21 | 8 | 141 | 6.7 | 23 | 0 |
Billy Johnson | 10 | 0 | 82 | 8.2 | 18 | 0 |
Team Totals | 31 | 8 | 223 | 7.2 | 23 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 52 | 10 | 417 | 8.0 | 32 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cliff Austin | 39 | 0 | 838 | 21.5 | 94t | 1 |
Danny Wagoner | 13 | 0 | 262 | 20.2 | 34 | 0 |
Anthony Allen | 8 | 0 | 140 | 17.5 | 26 | 0 |
Sylvester Stamps | 4 | 0 | 89 | 22.3 | 32 | 0 |
Ken Whisenhunt | 4 | 0 | 33 | 8.3 | 14 | 0 |
Kenny Johnson | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
Tim Tyrrell | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
Allama Matthews | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
Ronnie Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 72 | 0 | 1406 | 19.5 | 94t | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 62 | 0 | 1135 | 18.3 | 37 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Rick Bryan | 7.5 | |
Mike Pitts | 7.0 | |
John Rade | 5.0 | |
Mike Gann | 4.5 | |
Dave Frye | 4.0 | |
Al Richardson | 3.5 | |
Dan Benish | 3.5 | |
Lawrence Pillers | 2.0 | |
Tom Benson | 1.5 | |
Johnny Taylor | 1.0 | |
Andrew Provence | 1.0 | |
Scott Case | 1.0 | |
Ronnie Washington | 0.5 | |
Team Totals | 42.0 | 331.0 |
Opponents Totals | 69.0 | 531.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthony Allen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
David Archer | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Stacey Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Steve Bartkowski | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 0 | |
Dan Benish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Benson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Bryan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Scott Case | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
Wendell Cason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
David Croudip | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Donnelly | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Frye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
Mike Gann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 1 |
Bob Holly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Billy Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jeff Kiewel | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Pitts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
Eric Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -23 | 0 | |
Johnny Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Tyrrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Danny Wagoner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Washington | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Ronnie Washington | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Ken Whisenhunt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 23 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 49 | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 18 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1 |
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