1978 Atlanta Falcons (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/24/1978 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-13 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 49447 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/30/1978 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 20-27 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 60338 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Jim Bailey | 72 | LDT | 6-4 | 253 | 30 | Kansas | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 10 | QB | 6-4 | 215 | 26 | California | 2 | 2 |
| Bubba Bean | 44 | FB | 5-11 | 195 | 24 | Texas A&M | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Brezina | 59 | RLB | 6-1 | 221 | 32 | Houston | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Byas | 38 | RCB | 5-10 | 185 | 28 | Eastern Michigan; Wayne State (Michigan) | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Esposito | 26 | RB | 6-0 | 186 | 25 | Boston College | 2 | 0 |
| Wilson Faumuina | 74 | DT | 6-5 | 275 | 24 | San Jose State | 2 | 0 |
| Edgar Fields | 77 | DL | 6-2 | 255 | 24 | Navarro JC; Texas A&M | 2 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 89 | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 27 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2 | 2 |
| George Franklin | 40 | RB | 6-3 | 226 | 24 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 2 | 0 |
| Lewis Gilbert | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 22 | Florida | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Glazebrook | 36 | DB | 6-1 | 200 | 22 | Fresno CC; Fresno State | 2 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 85 | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 23 | Texas | 2 | 0 |
| Ernie Jackson | 30 | CB | 5-10 | 176 | 28 | Duke | 2 | 0 |
| John James | 6 | P | 6-3 | 199 | 29 | Florida | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Kenn | 78 | LOT | 6-7 | 278 | 22 | Michigan | 2 | 2 |
| Fulton Kuykendall | 54 | LLB | 6-4 | 226 | 25 | UCLA | 2 | 2 |
| Rolland Lawrence | 22 | LCB | 5-10 | 179 | 27 | Tabor | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Lewis | 69 | RDT | 6-4 | 260 | 29 | Wiley; Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2 | 2 |
| Tim Mazzetti | 4 | K | 6-1 | 175 | 22 | Pennsylvania | 2 | 0 |
| Ron McCartney | 56 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 24 | Tennessee | 2 | 0 |
| Dewey McClain | 52 | LB | 6-3 | 236 | 24 | East Central | 2 | 0 |
| Phil McKinnely | 73 | ROT | 6-4 | 248 | 24 | UCLA | 2 | 2 |
| Jeff Merrow | 75 | RDE | 6-4 | 250 | 25 | West Virginia | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Mitchell | 86 | TE | 6-1 | 235 | 31 | Prairie View A&M | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Moriarty | 45 | S | 6-0 | 183 | 25 | Bowling Green State | 2 | 0 |
| Ralph Ortega | 55 | LB | 6-2 | 220 | 25 | Florida | 2 | 0 |
| Ricky Patton | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 189 | 24 | Ferris State; Jackson State | 2 | 0 |
| Dennis Pearson | 81 | WR | 5-11 | 177 | 23 | Washington State; San Diego State | 2 | 0 |
| Robert Pennywell | 59 | MLB | 6-1 | 222 | 24 | Grambling State | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Pridemore | 27 | FS | 5-11 | 186 | 22 | West Virginia | 2 | 2 |
| Frank Reed | 28 | SS | 5-11 | 193 | 24 | Washington | 2 | 2 |
| Billy Ryckman | 82 | WR | 5-11 | 172 | 23 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Ryczek | 53 | C | 6-2 | 231 | 26 | Virginia | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Scott | 70 | LOG | 6-4 | 265 | 25 | Kansas | 2 | 2 |
| Haskel Stanback | 24 | HB | 6-0 | 210 | 26 | Tennessee | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Stewart | 58 | LB | 6-2 | 217 | 22 | Minnesota | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Strong | 25 | RB | 5-9 | 184 | 22 | Contra Costa JC; Nevada-Las Vegas | 1 | 0 |
| R.C. Thielemann | 68 | ROG | 6-4 | 257 | 23 | Arkansas | 2 | 2 |
| Jeff Van Note | 57 | C | 6-2 | 247 | 32 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Wright | 83 | TE | 6-3 | 240 | 22 | Blinn JC; Texas Christian | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Yeates | 79 | LDE | 6-3 | 252 | 27 | Boston College | 2 | 2 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 34 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 40 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 27:50 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 9/26 34.6% | / % | 6 | 63 |
| Opponents Totals | 32:10 | 41 | 15 | 23 | 3 | 14/32 43.8% | / % | 12 | 125 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Francis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Tim Mazzetti | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 10 |
| Bubba Bean | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 34 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 40 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Mazzetti | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haskel Stanback | 25 | 120 | 4.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Bubba Bean | 26 | 86 | 3.3 | 14t | 1 |
| George Franklin | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Esposito | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 63 | 239 | 3.8 | 14t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 69 | 201 | 2.9 | 21 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Bartkowski | 55 | 26 | 47.3 | 24 | 338 | 6.1 | 13.0 | 49 | 3 | 5.5 | 5 | 9.1 | 7 | 63 | 275 | 47.4 |
| Team Totals | 55 | 26 | 47.3 | 24 | 338 | 6.1 | 13.0 | 49 | 3 | 5.5 | 5 | 9.1 | 7 | 63 | 275 | 47.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 72 | 36 | 50.0 | 35 | 422 | 5.9 | 11.7 | 39 | 2 | 2.8 | 1 | 1.4 | 4 | 37 | 385 | 71.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Francis | 12 | 201 | 16.8 | 49 | 2 | ||
| Bubba Bean | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Jim Mitchell | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 19t | 1 | ||
| Billy Ryckman | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Haskel Stanback | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Pearson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Mike Esposito | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Alfred Jackson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 26 | 338 | 13.0 | 49 | 3 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 422 | 11.7 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolland Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 29 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John James | 13 | 457 | 35.2 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 358 | 27.5 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 457 | 35.2 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 358 | 27.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 411 | 34.3 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 357 | 29.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Ryckman | 5 | 4 | 14 | 2.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Bob Glazebrook | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 1 | 59 | 8.4 | 16 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Pearson | 4 | 107 | 26.8 | 36 | 0 | |
| George Franklin | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Tom Pridemore | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 8 | 193 | 24.1 | 36 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 157 | 19.6 | 28 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Yeates | 1.5 | 13.0 |
| Fulton Kuykendall | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Greg Brezina | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Robert Pennywell | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 | 37.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7.0 | 63.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubba Bean | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fulton Kuykendall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewey McClain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Moriarty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Pridemore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Ryckman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haskel Stanback | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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