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.
| 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 |
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
editNFL draft
edit| 1995 Atlanta Falcons draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
Personnel
editRoster
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Regular season
editSchedule
edit| 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
edit| NFC West | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Playoffs
edit| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Card | December 31 | at Green Bay Packers | L 37–20 | 9–8 | 60,453 |
Notes
edit- ^ Both the 2011 Packers and 2011 Patriots surrendered more passing yards.
- ^ As of the end of the 2011 season
References
edit- ^ 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
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