2008 Atlanta Falcons (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • South Division • 11-5-0 .688 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/3/2009 | A | Arizona Cardinals | 24-30 | L | Glendale, AZ | University of Phoenix Stadium | 62848 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| John Abraham | 55 | RDE | 6-4 | 258 | 30 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 95 | LDT | 6-2 | 289 | 27 | Iowa | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Baker | 72 | OT | 6-5 | 309 | 23 | Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Kroy Biermann | 71 | DE | 6-3 | 254 | 23 | Montana | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Blalock | 63 | LOG | 6-4 | 330 | 25 | Texas | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Boley | 59 | RLB | 6-3 | 230 | 26 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 1 |
| Keith Brooking | 56 | LLB | 6-2 | 244 | 33 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Tyson Clabo | 77 | ROT | 6-6 | 321 | 27 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 |
| Erik Coleman | 26 | FS | 5-10 | 202 | 26 | Washington State | 1 | 1 |
| Harvey Dahl | 73 | ROG | 6-5 | 307 | 27 | Nevada-Reno | 1 | 1 |
| Chauncey Davis | 92 | RDT | 6-2 | 270 | 25 | Jones County JC; Florida State | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas DeCoud | 28 | S | 6-0 | 198 | 23 | California | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Douglas | 83 | WR | 6-0 | 182 | 24 | Louisville | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Elam | 1 | K | 5-11 | 198 | 38 | Hawaii | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Finneran | 86 | WR | 6-5 | 209 | 32 | Villanova | 1 | 0 |
| Domonique Foxworth | 24 | LCB | 5-11 | 180 | 25 | Maryland | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Fraser | 75 | DE | 6-6 | 289 | 25 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Jamaal Fudge | 29 | S | 5-9 | 193 | 25 | Clemson | 1 | 0 |
| Brent Grimes | 20 | CB | 5-10 | 182 | 25 | Shippensburg | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Houston | 23 | RCB | 5-11 | 179 | 24 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 |
| Chevis Jackson | 22 | DB | 5-11 | 191 | 23 | Louisiana State | 1 | 1 |
| Grady Jackson | 90 | DT | 6-2 | 332 | 35 | Hinds CC; Knoxville | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Jefferson | 99 | DT | 6-1 | 302 | 27 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Jenkins | 12 | WR | 6-4 | 215 | 26 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Koenen | 9 | P | 5-11 | 196 | 26 | Western Washington | 1 | 0 |
| Curtis Lofton | 50 | LB | 6-0 | 244 | 22 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 |
| Todd McClure | 62 | C | 6-1 | 291 | 31 | Louisiana State | 1 | 1 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 36 | SS | 6-0 | 208 | 35 | Washington | 1 | 1 |
| Kindal Moorehead | 94 | LDE | 6-2 | 287 | 30 | Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 34 | FB | 6-1 | 252 | 28 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen Nicholas | 54 | LB | 6-3 | 231 | 25 | South Florida | 1 | 0 |
| Jerious Norwood | 32 | RB | 5-11 | 205 | 25 | Mississippi State | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Peelle | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 254 | 29 | Oregon | 1 | 1 |
| Marcus Pollard | 81 | TE | 6-3 | 252 | 36 | Seward County CC; Bradley | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Rader | 85 | TE | 6-4 | 273 | 27 | Georgia; Marshall | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Ryan | 2 | QB | 6-4 | 217 | 23 | Boston College | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Schneck | 46 | C | 6-0 | 241 | 31 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 44 | RB | 5-11 | 227 | 25 | Virginia | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 33 | RB | 5-10 | 240 | 26 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Weems | 14 | WR | 5-9 | 193 | 23 | Bethune-Cookman | 1 | 0 |
| Todd Weiner | 74 | LOT | 6-4 | 300 | 33 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 |
| Roddy White | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 210 | 27 | Alabama-Birmingham | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Wilkerson | 67 | C | 6-4 | 305 | 26 | Louisiana State | 1 | 0 |
| Coy Wire | 52 | LB | 6-0 | 216 | 30 | Stanford | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 30 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29:58 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 6/14 42.9% | 1/1 100.0% | 6 | 52 |
| Opponents Totals | 30:02 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6/15 40.0% | 0/0 % | 6 | 47 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Elam | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Justin Peelle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Michael Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Roddy White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 30 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Elam | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 18 | 42 | 2.3 | 13 | 1 |
| Jerious Norwood | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Matt Ryan | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 60 | 2.5 | 13 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 86 | 3.1 | 10 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 40 | 26 | 65.0 | 12 | 199 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 28 | 2 | 5.0 | 2 | 5.0 | 3 | 9 | 190 | 72.8 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 26 | 65.0 | 12 | 199 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 28 | 2 | 5.0 | 2 | 5.0 | 3 | 9 | 190 | 72.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 19 | 59.4 | 12 | 271 | 8.5 | 14.3 | 71t | 2 | 6.3 | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 271 | 94.7 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roddy White | 16 | 11 | 68.8 | 84 | 7.6 | 12 | 1 |
| Michael Jenkins | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 51 | 10.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Justin Peelle | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | 1 |
| Brian Finneran | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Marcus Pollard | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Harry Douglas | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jerious Norwood | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 26 | 66.7 | 199 | 7.7 | 28 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 19 | 61.3 | 271 | 14.3 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevis Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Koenen | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 213 | 42.6 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 49 | 0 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 33 | 6.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 239 | 39.8 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 208 | 34.7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Douglas | 3 | 0 | 31 | 10.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 31 | 10.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 1 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | OB | TB | OSA | OSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Koenen | 6 | 410 | 68.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 410 | 68.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 345 | 69.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerious Norwood | 2 | 0 | 54 | 27.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 54 | 27.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 0 | 86 | 17.2 | 23 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3.0 | 9.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerious Norwood | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Pollard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Ryan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TT | TA | DT | DA | STT | STA | MT | MA | PD | QH | TFL | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Coleman | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coy Wire | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Lofton | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chauncey Davis | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas DeCoud | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Houston | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chevis Jackson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domonique Foxworth | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Weems | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roddy White | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jackson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Nicholas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaal Fudge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kroy Biermann | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Boley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kindal Moorehead | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 62 | 50 | 12 | 41 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 60 | 54 | 6 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Dahl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas DeCoud | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Houston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Lofton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Rader | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Ryan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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