1989 Atlanta Falcons (NFL) |
| 4th place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 3-13-0 .188 |
| Head Coach: Marion Campbell (3-9-0); Jim Hanifan (0-4-0) |
| Tommy Brasher | Defensive Line |
| Fred Bruney | Assistant Head Coach/Defense |
| Scott Campbell | Administrative Assistant |
| Chuck Clausen | Linebackers |
| Steve Crosby | Running Backs |
| Rod Dowhower | Offensive Coordinator |
| Foge Fazio | Special Teams/Tight Ends |
| Jim Hanifan | Assistant Head Coach/Offense |
| Claude Humphrey | Defensive Assistant |
| Tim Jorgensen | Strength and Conditioning |
| Jimmy Raye | Receivers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/12/1989 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 17-23 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 40145 | |
| Sat | 8/19/1989 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0-27 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 28330 | |
| Sat | 8/26/1989 | H | New England Patriots | 7-23 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 21118 | |
| Fri | 9/1/1989 | N | Buffalo Bills | 38-17 | W | Jacksonville, FL | Gator Bowl | 41813 | |
| Sun | 9/10/1989 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 21-31 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 38708 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1989 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 27-21 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 55825 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1989 | A | Indianapolis Colts | 9-13 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 57816 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1989 | A | Green Bay Packers | 21-23 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 54647 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1989 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 14-26 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 52182 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1989 | H | New England Patriots | 16-15 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 39697 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1989 | A | Phoenix Cardinals | 20-34 | L | Tempe, AZ | Sun Devil Stadium | 33894 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1989 | A | New Orleans Saints | 13-20 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 65153 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1989 | H | Buffalo Bills | 30-28 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 45267 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1989 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 3-45 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 59914 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1989 | H | New Orleans Saints | 17-26 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 53173 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1989 | A | New York Jets | 7-27 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 40429 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1989 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 10-23 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 43128 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1989 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 17-43 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 58116 | |
| Sun | 12/17/1989 | H | Washington Redskins | 30-31 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 37501 | |
| Sun | 12/24/1989 | H | Detroit Lions | 24-31 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 7092 | |
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Stacey Bailey | 82 | WR | 6-0 | 160 | 29 | San Jose State | 15 | 0 |
| Brad Beckman | 83 | TE | 6-3 | 240 | 25 | Nebraska-Omaha | 15 | 2 |
| Guy Bingham | 65 | C | 6-3 | 260 | 31 | Montana | 16 | 0 |
| Tony Bowick | 70 | NT | 6-2 | 265 | 23 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 12 | 0 |
| Aundray Bruce | 93 | LOLB | 6-5 | 265 | 23 | Auburn | 16 | 13 |
| Rick Bryan | 77 | DE | 6-4 | 265 | 27 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2 |
| Bobby Butler | 23 | LCB | 5-11 | 177 | 30 | Florida State | 16 | 11 |
| Scott Campbell | 10 | QB | 6-0 | 195 | 27 | Purdue | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Case | 25 | RCB | 6-0 | 181 | 27 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Oklahoma | 14 | 8 |
| Tony Casillas | 75 | NT | 6-3 | 279 | 26 | Oklahoma | 16 | 16 |
| Stan Clayton | 74 | LOG | 6-3 | 265 | 24 | Penn State | 13 | 9 |
| Shawn Collins | 85 | WR | 6-2 | 207 | 22 | Northern Arizona | 16 | 16 |
| Evan Cooper | 20 | SS | 5-11 | 184 | 27 | Michigan | 16 | 13 |
| Marcus Cotton | 51 | LB | 6-3 | 237 | 23 | Southern California | 16 | 1 |
| Greg Davis | 5 | K | 6-0 | 202 | 24 | The Citadel | 6 | 0 |
| Charles Dimry | 22 | SS | 6-0 | 175 | 23 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 16 | 5 |
| Floyd Dixon | 86 | WR | 5-9 | 170 | 25 | Stephen F. Austin State | 16 | 5 |
| Jamie Dukes | 64 | C | 6-1 | 275 | 25 | Florida State | 16 | 16 |
| Kenny Flowers | 48 | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 25 | Clemson | 8 | 1 |
| Bill Fralic | 79 | ROG | 6-5 | 280 | 27 | Pittsburgh | 15 | 15 |
| Scott Fulhage | 17 | P | 5-11 | 191 | 28 | Kansas State | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Gann | 76 | LDE | 6-5 | 268 | 26 | Notre Dame | 16 | 16 |
| Tim Gordon | 41 | FS | 6-0 | 188 | 24 | Tulsa | 14 | 13 |
| Tim Green | 99 | ROLB | 6-2 | 245 | 26 | Syracuse | 16 | 14 |
| Michael Haynes | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 182 | 24 | Eastern Arizona JC; Northern Arizona | 13 | 11 |
| Ron Heller | 80 | TE | 6-3 | 235 | 26 | Oregon State | 15 | 13 |
| Houston Hoover | 69 | ROT | 6-2 | 295 | 24 | Jackson State | 16 | 16 |
| John Hunter | 68 | OT | 6-8 | 294 | 24 | Brigham Young | 4 | 0 |
| Undra Johnson | 28 | RB | 5-9 | 199 | 23 | West Virginia | 1 | 0 |
| Keith Jones | 38 | RB | 6-1 | 210 | 23 | Illinois | 14 | 9 |
| Brian Jordan | 40 | S | 5-11 | 202 | 22 | Richmond | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Kenn | 78 | LOT | 6-7 | 278 | 33 | Michigan | 15 | 15 |
| Gene Lang | 33 | RB | 5-10 | 196 | 27 | Louisiana State | 15 | 7 |
| Curtis Maxey | 71 | NT | 6-3 | 305 | 24 | Grambling State | 2 | 0 |
| Paul McFadden | 6 | K | 5-11 | 165 | 28 | Youngstown State | 9 | 0 |
| Hugh Millen | 7 | QB | 6-5 | 217 | 26 | Santa Rosa JC; Washington | 5 | 1 |
| Chris Miller | 12 | QB | 6-2 | 206 | 24 | Oregon | 15 | 15 |
| Robert Moore | 34 | S | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 16 | 6 |
| Ralph Norwood | 73 | OT | 6-7 | 285 | 23 | Louisiana State | 11 | 1 |
| Greg Paterra | 36 | RB | 5-11 | 220 | 22 | Hartford (Maryland) JC; Slippery Rock | 10 | 0 |
| James Primus | 49 | RB | 5-11 | 196 | 25 | UCLA | 5 | 0 |
| John Rade | 59 | LILB | 6-1 | 240 | 29 | Northern Arizona; Modesto JC; Boise State | 15 | 14 |
| Wayne Radloff | 55 | OG | 6-5 | 274 | 28 | Georgia | 11 | 4 |
| Michael Reid | 95 | LB | 6-2 | 235 | 25 | Wisconsin | 16 | 3 |
| Tommy Robison | 66 | LOG | 6-4 | 290 | 28 | Texas A&M | 9 | 4 |
| Deion Sanders | 21 | RCB-WR | 6-1 | 193 | 22 | Florida State | 15 | 10 |
| John Settle | 33 | FB | 5-9 | 209 | 24 | Appalachian State | 15 | 15 |
| Elbert Shelley | 37 | S | 5-11 | 180 | 25 | Arkansas State | 10 | 0 |
| Malcolm Taylor | 67 | DE | 6-6 | 280 | 29 | Tennessee State | 13 | 0 |
| Galand Thaxton | 53 | LB | 6-1 | 240 | 25 | Wyoming | 16 | 0 |
| Ben Thomas | 72 | RDE | 6-4 | 277 | 28 | Auburn | 16 | 13 |
| George Thomas | 89 | WR | 5-9 | 169 | 25 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 16 | 0 |
| Jessie Tuggle | 58 | RILB | 5-11 | 230 | 24 | Valdosta State | 16 | 16 |
| Gary Wilkins | 87 | TE | 6-2 | 235 | 26 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 1 |
| Joel Williams | 54 | LB | 6-1 | 222 | 33 | Peru State; Wisconsin-La Crosse | 10 | 3 |
| Tony Zackery | 32 | CB | 6-2 | 195 | 23 | Washington | 1 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 5 | Deion Sanders | DB | Florida State |
| 1 | 27 | Shawn Collins | WR | Northern Arizona |
| 2 | 38 | Ralph Norwood | T | Louisiana State |
| 3 | 62 | Keith Jones | RB | Illinois |
| 6 | 145 | Troy Sadowski | TE | Georgia |
| 7 | 172 | Undra Johnson | RB | West Virginia |
| 8 | 202 | Paul Singer | QB | Western Illinois |
| 9 | 229 | Chris Dunn | LB | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) |
| 11 | 286 | Greg Paterra | RB | Slippery Rock |
| 12 | 313 | Tony Bowick | NT | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 43 | 100 | 85 | 51 | 279 |
| Opponents Totals | 97 | 118 | 123 | 99 | 437 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 25:58 | 261 | 75 | 173 | 13 | 67/206 32.5% | 6/17 35.3% | 82 | 671 |
| Opponents Totals | 34:02 | 336 | 156 | 163 | 17 | 95/211 45.0% | 7/9 77.8% | 79 | 382 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul McFadden | 0 | 18 | 18 | 100.0 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 0 | 63 |
| Keith Jones | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Greg Davis | 0 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 0 | 33 |
| John Settle | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Michael Haynes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Shawn Collins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Gary Wilkins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Floyd Dixon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Gene Lang | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Brad Beckman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bobby Butler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Kenny Flowers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ron Heller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Deion Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Chris Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 30 | 30 | 100.0 | 23 | 32 | 71.9 | 0 | 279 |
| Opponents Totals | 49 | 48 | 49 | 98.0 | 31 | 36 | 86.1 | 1 | 437 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul McFadden | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 0 | 54 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 6/7 | 2/6 | 2/2 |
| Greg Davis | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 0 | 46 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 2/3 | 2/5 | 0/0 |
| Chris Miller | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 25 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 32 | 71.9 | 0 | 54 | 1/1 | 8/8 | 8/10 | 4/11 | 2/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 36 | 86.1 | 2/2 | 12/13 | 10/10 | 4/8 | 3/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Settle | 179 | 689 | 3.8 | 20 | 3 |
| Keith Jones | 52 | 202 | 3.9 | 19 | 6 |
| Gene Lang | 47 | 176 | 3.7 | 22 | 1 |
| Michael Haynes | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Greg Paterra | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Kenny Flowers | 13 | 24 | 1.8 | 4 | 1 |
| Chris Miller | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Scott Fulhage | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Millen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Dixon | 2 | -23 | -11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 318 | 1155 | 3.6 | 22 | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 572 | 2471 | 4.3 | 38 | 26 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Miller | 526 | 280 | 280 | 236 | 3459 | 6.6 | 12.4 | 72t | 16 | 3.0 | 10 | 1.9 | 41 | 318 | 3141 | 76.1 |
| Hugh Millen | 50 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 432 | 8.6 | 13.9 | 47 | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 4.0 | 10 | 71 | 361 | 79.8 |
| Scott Fulhage | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 116.7 |
| Keith Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 578 | 312 | 312 | 254 | 3903 | 6.8 | 12.5 | 72t | 17 | 2.9 | 12 | 2.1 | 51 | 389 | 3514 | 76.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 437 | 259 | 259 | 158 | 3737 | 8.6 | 14.4 | 78 | 19 | 4.3 | 20 | 4.6 | 31 | 183 | 3554 | 82.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Collins | 58 | 862 | 14.9 | 47 | 3 |
| Keith Jones | 41 | 396 | 9.7 | 46 | 0 |
| Michael Haynes | 40 | 681 | 17.0 | 72t | 4 |
| Gene Lang | 39 | 436 | 11.2 | 32 | 1 |
| John Settle | 39 | 316 | 8.1 | 33 | 2 |
| Ron Heller | 33 | 324 | 9.8 | 30 | 1 |
| Floyd Dixon | 25 | 357 | 14.3 | 53 | 2 |
| Brad Beckman | 11 | 102 | 9.3 | 21 | 1 |
| Gary Wilkins | 8 | 179 | 22.4 | 36 | 3 |
| Stacey Bailey | 8 | 170 | 21.3 | 41 | 0 |
| Greg Paterra | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 20 | 0 |
| George Thomas | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Deion Sanders | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 312 | 3903 | 12.5 | 72t | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 259 | 3737 | 14.4 | 78 | 19 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deion Sanders | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Tim Gordon | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Evan Cooper | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Charles Dimry | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Scott Case | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Elbert Shelley | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Tony Zackery | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Aundray Bruce | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 285 | 14.3 | 40 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 85 | 7.1 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Fulhage | 84 | 3472 | 41.3 | 65 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 460 | 2832 | 33.3 |
| Team Totals | 85 | 3472 | 40.8 | 65 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 460 | 2832 | 33.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 56 | 2342 | 41.8 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 341 | 1921 | 34.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deion Sanders | 28 | 7 | 307 | 11.0 | 68t | 1 |
| Brian Jordan | 4 | 0 | 34 | 8.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 7 | 341 | 10.7 | 68t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 20 | 460 | 10.7 | 39 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deion Sanders | 35 | 0 | 725 | 20.7 | 72 | 0 |
| Keith Jones | 23 | 0 | 440 | 19.1 | 29 | 0 |
| Greg Paterra | 8 | 0 | 129 | 16.1 | 31 | 0 |
| George Thomas | 7 | 0 | 142 | 20.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Brian Jordan | 3 | 0 | 27 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Brad Beckman | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| James Primus | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Aundray Bruce | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 80 | 0 | 1509 | 18.9 | 72 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 60 | 1188 | 19.8 | 85 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Marcus Cotton | 9.0 | |
| Aundray Bruce | 6.0 | |
| Tim Green | 5.0 | |
| Tony Casillas | 2.0 | |
| Mike Gann | 2.0 | |
| Rick Bryan | 1.0 | |
| Scott Case | 1.0 | |
| Charles Dimry | 1.0 | |
| Michael Reid | 1.0 | |
| Malcolm Taylor | 1.0 | |
| Ben Thomas | 1.0 | |
| Jessie Tuggle | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 31.0 | 183.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 51.0 | 389.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Beckman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Butler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| Tony Casillas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Clayton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Fulhage | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -20 | 0 | |
| Tim Green | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| Ron Heller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Jordan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Lang | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hugh Millen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 0 | |
| Chris Miller | 13 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 0 | |
| Robert Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Paterra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Rade | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | |
| Deion Sanders | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Settle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Jessie Tuggle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Wilkins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Zackery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 23 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 4 |
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