1995 Atlanta Falcons season

1995 Atlanta Falcons season
1995 Atlanta Falcons season
Owner	Rankin Smith
Head coach	June Jones
Home field	Georgia Dome
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd NFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs; (at Packers) 20–37
Pro Bowlers	RB Craig Heyward; DE Chris Doleman; LB Jessie Tuggle; K Morten Andersen; ST Elbert Shelley
	← 1994; Falcons seasons; 1996 →;

The 1995 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise’s thirtieth season in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished with a 9–7 record, and qualified for the post-season as a wild cards.

The Falcons’ pass defense gave up 4,541 yards through the air in 1995, which was a league record until 2011.^[1]^{[note 1]} The Falcons’ defense faced a total of 650 pass attempts, the most all time.^{[note 2]}^[2] The 405 passes completed against Atlanta in 1995 are fifth-most in NFL history.^[3] Still, Atlanta's points surrendered was 19th in the league, and its point-differential for the season was +13.^[4]

Falcons receivers Eric Metcalf, Bert Emanuel, and Terence Mathis became the third trio of teammates with over 1,000 receiving yards in the same season – a rare occurrence, with only five such trios in NFL history (as of 2021).

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1995 Atlanta Falcons draft
1	26	Devin Bush	Safety	Florida State
2	41	Ron Davis	Cornerback	Tennessee
3	77	Lorenzo Styles	Linebacker	Ohio State
5	145	Roell Preston *	Wide receiver	Mississippi
6	181	Travis Hall	Defensive tackle	BYU
7	245	John Burrough	Defensive end	Wyoming
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Roster

**1995 Atlanta Falcons roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 1 Jeff George 3 Bobby Hebert 7 Perry Klein 13 Browning Nagle Running backs (RB) 32 Jamal Anderson 34 Craig Heyward 21 Eric Metcalf Wide receivers (WR) 89 J. J. Birden 80 Tyrone Brown 87 Bert Emanuel 81 Terance Mathis 85 Roell Preston 83 Ricky Sanders Tight ends (TE) 88 Harper LeBel LS 86 Mitch Lyons		Offensive linemen (OL) 65 Roman Fortin C 66 Lincoln Kennedy T 55 Nate Miller G 64 Jeff Pahukoa G 62 David Richards T 51 Jim Ritcher G 61 Robbie Tobeck G 70 Bob Whitfield T 69 Gene Williams G 72 Mike Zandofsky G Defensive linemen (DL) 68 Mel Agee DT 92 Lester Archambeau DE 91 John Burrough DE 56 Chris Doleman DE 67 Moe Gardner DT 97 Jumpy Geathers DT 98 Travis Hall DT 95 Pierce Holt DT 90 Chuck Smith DE		Linebackers (LB) 50 Ron George OLB 57 Clay Matthews OLB 59 Lorenzo Styles MLB 99 Darryl Talley OLB 52 Ken Tippins OLB 58 Jessie Tuggle MLB Defensive backs (DB) 42 Devin Bush FS 28 Ron Davis CB 27 Brad Edwards FS 47 Roger Harper FS 44 D. J. Johnson CB 38 Rich Miano SS 22 Alton Montgomery SS 36 Kevin Ross SS 37 Elbert Shelley CB 24 Terry Taylor CB 45 Darnell Walker CB Special teams 5 Morten Andersen K 4 Dan Stryzinski P		Practice squad 11 Ed Howard WR 35 Tony Vinson RB 53 active, 2 inactive. 2 practice squad Reserve 39 Eric Jack CB (IR) 26 Anthony Phillips CB (IR) Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 3	Carolina Panthers	W 23–20 (OT)	1–0	Georgia Dome	58,808
2	September 10	at San Francisco 49ers	L 10–41	1–1	3Com Park	63,627
3	September 17	at New Orleans Saints	W 27–24 (OT)	2–1	Louisiana Superdome	57,442
4	September 24	New York Jets	W 13–3	3–1	Georgia Dome	40,778
5	October 1	New England Patriots	W 30–17	4–1	Georgia Dome	47,114
6	Bye
7	October 12	at St. Louis Rams	L 19–21	4–2	Busch Memorial Stadium	59,700
8	October 22	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 24–21	5–2	Tampa Stadium	66,135
9	October 29	Dallas Cowboys	L 13–28	5–3	Georgia Dome	70,089
10	November 5	Detroit Lions	W 34–22	6–3	Georgia Dome	49,619
11	November 12	at Buffalo Bills	L 17–23	6–4	Rich Stadium	62,690
12	November 19	St. Louis Rams	W 31–6	7–4	Georgia Dome	46,309
13	November 26	at Arizona Cardinals	L 37–40 (OT)	7–5	Sun Devil Stadium	35,147
14	December 3	at Miami Dolphins	L 20–21	7–6	Joe Robbie Stadium	63,395
15	December 10	New Orleans Saints	W 19–14	8–6	Georgia Dome	54,603
16	December 17	at Carolina Panthers	L 17–21	8–7	Memorial Stadium	53,833
17	December 24	San Francisco 49ers	W 28–27	9–7	Georgia Dome	51,785
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ San Francisco 49ers	11	5	0	.688	457	258	L1
⁽⁶⁾ Atlanta Falcons	9	7	0	.563	362	349	W1
St. Louis Rams	7	9	0	.438	309	418	L3
Carolina Panthers	7	9	0	.438	289	325	L1
New Orleans Saints	7	9	0	.438	319	348	W1

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Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
Wild Card	December 31	at Green Bay Packers	L 37–20	9–8	60,453

Notes

^ Both the 2011 Packers and 2011 Patriots surrendered more passing yards.
^ As of the end of the 2011 season

References

^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: Team Game Finder Query Results – In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by descending opp Passing Yds
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by descending opp Passing Attempts
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by descending opp Passes Completed as of end of 2011 season
^ Pro-Football-Reference: 1995 Atlanta Falcons
^ "1995 Atlanta Falcons draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
^ "1995 Atlanta Falcons starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 291

External links

1995 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com

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[2] Both the 2011 Packers and 2011 Patriots surrendered more passing yards.

[3] As of the end of the 2011 season

[1] Pro-Football-Reference.com: Team Game Finder Query Results – In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by descending opp Passing Yds

[4] Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by descending opp Passing Attempts

[5] Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by descending opp Passes Completed as of end of 2011 season

[6] Pro-Football-Reference: 1995 Atlanta Falcons

[7] "1995 Atlanta Falcons draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2013.

[8] "1995 Atlanta Falcons starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2014.

[9] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 291

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