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1987 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)

4th place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 3-12-0 .200
1987 NFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Marion Campbell
Tommy BrasherDefensive Line
Fred BruneyAssistant Head Coach/Defense
Scott CampbellAdministrative Assistant
Chuck ClausenLinebackers
Steve CrosbyRunning Backs
Rod DowhowerOffensive Coordinator
Al GrohSpecial Teams/Tight Ends
Jim HanifanAssistant Head Coach/Offense
Claude HumphreyDefensive Assistant
Tim JorgensenStrength and Conditioning
Jimmy RayeReceivers
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/15/1987HBuffalo Bills19-14WAtlanta, GAAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium31166
Sat8/22/1987AKansas City Chiefs10-13LKansas City, MOArrowhead Stadium39164
Sat8/29/1987HCleveland Browns3-23LAtlanta, GAAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium35960
Fri9/4/1987NNew England Patriots13-14LJacksonville, FLGator Bowl52508
Sun9/13/1987ATampa Bay Buccaneers10-48LTampa, FLTampa Stadium51250
Sun9/20/1987HWashington Redskins21-20WAtlanta, GAAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium63567
Sun9/27/1987ANew Orleans Saints-New Orleans, LALouisiana Superdome
Sun10/4/1987HPittsburgh Steelers12-28LAtlanta, GAAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium16667
Sun10/11/1987HSan Francisco 49ers17-25LAtlanta, GAAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium8684
Sun10/18/1987HLos Angeles Rams24-20WAtlanta, GAAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium15813
Sun10/25/1987AHouston Oilers33-37LHouston, TXAstrodome29062
Sun11/1/1987HNew Orleans Saints0-38LAtlanta, GAAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium42196
Sun11/8/1987ACleveland Browns3-38LCleveland, OHCleveland Stadium71135
Sun11/15/1987HCincinnati Bengals10-16LAtlanta, GAAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium25758
Sun11/22/1987AMinnesota Vikings13-24LMinneapolis, MNMetrodome53866
Sun11/29/1987HSt. Louis Cardinals21-34LAtlanta, GAAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium15909
Sun12/6/1987ADallas Cowboys21-10WIrving, TXTexas Stadium40103
Sun12/13/1987ALos Angeles Rams0-33LAnaheim, CAAnaheim Stadium43310
Sun12/20/1987ASan Francisco 49ers7-35LSan Francisco, CACandlestick Park54275
Sun12/27/1987HDetroit Lions13-30LAtlanta, GAAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium13906
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
Schedule Notes
9/27/1987New Orleans SaintsCanceled
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
David Archer16QB6-220825Snow JC; Iowa State91
Rick Badanjek33FB5-821725Maryland22
Stacey Bailey82WR6-016027San Jose State76
Doug Barnett53C6-325027Azusa Pacific100
Milton Barney84WR5-915724Alcorn State33
Louis Berry6P6-019322Florida State20
Dwight Bingham75DE6-626526Mississippi30
Kenny Bowen58LB6-122025East Tennessee State10
James Britt26CB6-018527Louisiana State120
Aaron Brown90ROLB6-223831Ohio State61
Charlie Brown89WR5-1018229South Carolina State60
Greg Brown98RDT-RDE6-526530Kansas State; Eastern Illinois125
Rick Bryan77RDE6-426525Oklahoma99
Bobby Butler23LCB5-1117728Florida State1212
Jerry Butler39RB5-1119326Tennessee Military Institute JC; East Tennessee State10
Sylvester Byrd88TE6-222524Kansas32
Scott Campbell10QB6-019525Purdue129
Scott Case25RCB6-018125Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Oklahoma1110
Tony Casillas75NT-LDT6-327924Oklahoma99
Wendell Cason20FS5-1119724Oregon32
Bret Clark28FS6-319826Nebraska11
Randy Clark66ROT6-326230Northern Illinois33
Joe Costello56LILB6-324527Central Connecticut State94
Arthur Cox88TE6-227026Texas Southern1210
David Croudip30RCB5-818529Ventura JC; San Diego State122
Buddy Curry50LILB6-422229North Carolina44
Greg Davis5K6-020222The Citadel30
Floyd Dixon86WR5-917023Stephen F. Austin State1212
Rick Donnelly3P6-019025Wyoming120
Jamie Dukes64OG6-127523Florida State40
Larry Emery24RB5-919523Wisconsin50
John Evans87TE6-224323Stephen F. Austin State11
Major Everett39RB5-1021827Mississippi College70
Kenny Flowers48RB6-021023Clemson81
Bill Fralic79ROG6-528025Pittsburgh1212
Mike Gann76LDE-LDT-RDT-NT6-526824Notre Dame1212
Leon Gonzalez89WR5-1016224Bethune-Cookman20
Tim Gordon41FS6-018822Tulsa118
Norm Granger32RB5-1022526Iowa31
Paul Gray59LB6-223125Western Kentucky20
Tim Green99LOLB6-224524Syracuse95
Steve Griffin32RB5-1018524Clemson40
Steve Griffin86WR5-1118823Purdue20
James Hall50LB6-125224Northwestern State (Louisiana)30
Kwante Hampton85WR6-118224Oregon; Long Beach State10
Dennis Harrison68LDE-RDE6-828031Vanderbilt115
Jim Hendley53C6-325723Florida State33
Charlie Huff28LCB5-1119524Presbyterian32
Lawrence Jackson64LOG6-127523Presbyterian33
Billy Johnson81WR5-917035Widener121
Lyndell Jones30RCB5-917528Columbia Basin JC; Hawaii32
John Kamana47HBK6-023026Southern California21
Mike Kenn78LOT6-727831Michigan1212
Jeff Kiewel63OG6-427027Arizona120
Leander Knight37CB-S6-119324Hudson Valley JC; Ferrum; Montclair State10
Erik Kramer10QB6-119923Los Angeles Pierce JC; North Carolina State32
Rich Kraynak96LILB-LLB-LOLB 6-123026Pittsburgh98
Jim Laughlin93RILB6-121929Ohio State53
Mick Luckhurst18K6-118029St. Cloud State; California120
Mike Lush34FS6-219529East Stroudsburg33
Doug Mackie73LOT6-428030Ohio State33
Aubrey Matthews83WR5-716525Gulf Coast JC; Delta State126
Joe McIntosh48RB5-1019225North Carolina State20
Ron Middleton87HBK-TE6-225222Auburn124
Brett Miller62OT6-729529Glendale CC; Iowa20
Chris Miller12QB6-220622Oregon32
Leonard Mitchell73ROT6-729029Houston1212
Buddy Moor72RDE6-525029Eastern Kentucky31
Robert Moore34SS5-1119023Northwestern State (Louisiana)1212
Dwaine Morris76RDE-NT6-226024Southeastern Louisiana32
Gary Moss23SS5-1019223Georgia33
Mark Mraz67DE6-426022Utah State110
Jerome Norris26S6-019723Furman30
Darryl Oliver45RB5-1019423Miami (Florida)20
Shelley Poole24RB5-721923Temple10
Art Price52LB6-322725Wisconsin30
Andrew Provence72RDT6-328626South Carolina51
Greg Quick62OT6-428023Catawba10
John Rade59RILB-MLB6-124027Northern Arizona; Modesto JC; Boise State1111
Wayne Radloff55C6-527426Georgia1212
Michael Reid95LB6-223523Wisconsin110
Gerald Riggs42RB6-123227Arizona State1212
Don Robinson74OT6-528022Baylor20
Pat Saindon55ROG6-327326Vanderbilt33
John Scully61LOG6-627029Notre Dame1212
John Settle24RB5-920922Appalachian State91
Dan Sharp80TE6-223525Ranger JC; Texas Christian90
Elbert Shelley37S5-1118023Arkansas State40
James Shibest81WR5-1118723Arkansas11
Struggy Smith20CB6-219023Appalachian State20
Herbie Spencer51ROLB6-323028Newberry32
Sylvester Stamps29RB5-717726Jackson State70
John Starnes3P6-318525North Texas10
Mark Studaway78LDE6-326027Tennessee22
Lenny Taylor92WR6-018326Tennessee32
Leon Thomasson25LCB-RCB5-1119024Texas Southern32
Jessie Tuggle58ROLB-RLB5-1123022Valdosta State124
Jimmy Turner21CB6-018728UCLA20
Jeff Van Raaphorst16QB6-121024Arizona State21
Emanuel Weaver68NT6-426027Arizona Western JC; South Carolina State22
Ken Whisenhunt45HBK-TE6-223725Georgia Tech77
Eric Wiegand54C6-226023Missouri S&T20
Reggie Wilkes51LOLB6-424231Georgia Tech65
Joel Williams54ROLB-RLB6-122231Peru State; Wisconsin-La Crosse88
Mike Williams42FB6-221826Northeast Mississippi CC; Mississippi College31
Brenard Wilson22FS6-018532Vanderbilt81
Leonard Wingate77LDE6-326526South Carolina State11
Mitch Young71DT6-325326Northwest Mississippi CC; Arkansas State10
Geno Zimmerlink46HBK6-322224Virginia31
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
113Chris MillerQBOregon
231Kenny FlowersRBClemson
497Ralph Van DykeTSouthern Illinois
5125Mark MrazDEUtah State
6153Paul KiserGWake Forest
7181Michael ReidLBWisconsin
8208Curtis TaliaferroLBVirginia Tech
9236Terrence AnthonyDBIowa State
10264Jerry ReeseTEIllinois
11292Elbert ShelleyDBArkansas State
12320Larry EmeryRBWisconsin
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals34436761205
Opponents Totals8713695118436
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals26:01230731391857/187 30.5%5/15 33.3%98807
Opponents Totals33:5935416216428114/224 50.9%9/16 56.3%92729
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Mick Luckhurst01717100.091369.2044
Floyd Dixon50000030
Stacey Bailey30000018
Aubrey Matthews30000018
Greg Davis066100.03475.0015
Milton Barney20000012
Scott Campbell20000012
Gerald Riggs20000012
Rick Badanjek1000006
John Kamana1000006
Joe McIntosh1000006
Robert Moore1000006
Sylvester Stamps1000006
Lenny Taylor1000006
Ken Whisenhunt1000006
(Team)0010.00012
Team Totals24232495.8121770.61205
Opponents Totals54515494.4193063.32436
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Mick Luckhurst91369.21501/11/12/23/52/4
Greg Davis3475.00420/01/11/11/20/0
Team Totals121770.61481/12/23/34/72/4
Opponents Totals193063.31/16/74/107/111/1
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Gerald Riggs2038754.3442
Scott Campbell211024.9242
Rick Badanjek29873.0311
John Settle19723.8120
Kenny Flowers14614.4140
Mike Williams14493.590
Chris Miller4215.3110
Norm Granger6122.060
Joe McIntosh5112.250
Erik Kramer2105.0110
David Archer284.070
Sylvester Stamps166.060
Jeff Van Raaphorst166.060
Larry Emery155.050
Jerry Butler111.010
Darryl Oliver100.000
Steve Griffin1-2-2.0-20
Floyd Dixon3-3-1.070
Aubrey Matthews1-4-4.0-40
Rick Donnelly3-6-2.000
Lenny Taylor1-13-13.0-130
Team Totals33312983.9445
Opponents Totals60027344.63524
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Scott Campbell26013652.311017286.612.744t114.2145.425178155065.0
Erik Kramer924548.9425596.112.43344.355.4108247760.0
Jeff Van Raaphorst341852.9141745.19.72412.925.931915552.8
Chris Miller923942.4445526.014.25711.199.853751526.4
David Archer23939.112954.110.63300.028.73247115.7
Team Totals50124749.322231086.212.657173.4326.446340276853.7
Opponents Totals45324353.619532917.313.557265.7153.317118317382.4
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Floyd Dixon3660016.751t5
Aubrey Matthews3253716.8573
Gerald Riggs251998.0480
Stacey Bailey2032516.3353
Ken Whisenhunt171458.5261
Lenny Taylor1217114.3281
John Settle1115313.9360
Arthur Cox111019.2190
Milton Barney1017517.5322
Mike Williams9707.8150
Billy Johnson88410.5190
Sylvester Byrd712517.9330
John Kamana7517.3151
Kenny Flowers7507.1240
Rick Badanjek6355.8160
Charlie Brown510320.6230
Larry Emery5316.2130
Sylvester Stamps44010.0190
Leon Gonzalez34013.3220
Joe McIntosh3155.091
Norm Granger23417.0260
Jerry Butler273.540
Dan Sharp263.050
John Evans188.080
Darryl Oliver122.020
Ron Middleton111.010
Team Totals247310812.65717
Opponents Totals243329113.55726
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Bobby Butler44812.0310
David Croudip24020.0400
Tim Gordon22814.0270
Robert Moore22311.5180
Charlie Huff2147.0140
Gary Moss11818.0180
Scott Case11212.0120
James Britt1-1-1.040
Team Totals1518212.1400
Opponents Totals3234210.747t2
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Rick Donnelly61268644.062289501202532.1
Louis Berry725836.9510101522331.9
John Starnes620333.8490021918430.7
Greg Davis619131.855010616527.5
Mick Luckhurst13737.03701001717.0
Team Totals83337540.76221111541261431.5
Opponents Totals60238339.7600816221200233.4
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Billy Johnson2161688.0450
Milton Barney50285.6110
Gary Moss31155.0110
Jerry Butler20105.090
Team Totals3172217.1450
Opponents Totals48754111.378t1
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Sylvester Stamps24066027.597t1
Larry Emery21044021.0660
John Settle10015815.8220
Darryl Oliver509018.0280
Kenny Flowers407218.0200
Joe McIntosh3010836.0710
Major Everett203316.5180
Rick Badanjek202713.5160
Mike Williams20157.5150
Gary Moss102323.0230
Steve Griffin102121.0210
David Croudip101818.0180
Jerry Butler101313.0130
Arthur Cox101111.0110
Dan Sharp101111.0110
Team Totals790170021.597t1
Opponents Totals4491520.892t1
SACKSNOYDS
Buddy Moor4.0
Rick Bryan2.5
Greg Brown2.0
Tony Casillas2.0
Dennis Harrison1.5
Mike Gann1.0
Tim Green1.0
John Rade1.0
Jessie Tuggle1.0
Dwaine Morris0.5
Mark Studaway0.5
Team Totals17.0118.0
Opponents Totals46.0340.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Rick Badanjek100000
Stacey Bailey100000
Milton Barney100000
Aaron Brown0001100
Rick Bryan0001100
Scott Campbell420200
Tony Casillas0001100
Arthur Cox200000
Rick Donnelly2101-40
Kenny Flowers110100
Tim Gordon0001100
Norm Granger100000
Tim Green00022350
Billy Johnson200000
John Kamana100000
Aubrey Matthews201100
Robert Moore00022201
Gerald Riggs410100
Pat Saindon0010160
John Settle210100
Sylvester Stamps110100
Leon Thomasson0001100
Jeff Van Raaphorst100000
Emanuel Weaver0001100
Ken Whisenhunt110100
Brenard Wilson0001100
Team Totals271891221571
Opponents Totals1812417210
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