1995 Atlanta Falcons season
| 1995 Atlanta Falcons season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rankin Smith |
| Head coach | June Jones |
| Home stadium | Georgia Dome |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–7 |
| Division place | 2nd NFC West |
| Playoffs | 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 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.
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). This is the oldest Falcons roster in team history, at an average of 28.5 years old.
Offseason
NFL draft
| 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
Roster
Regular season
Schedule
| 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
| 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
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Card | December 31 | at Green Bay Packers | L 37–20 | 9–8 | Lambeau Field | 60,453 |
Notes
- ^ Both the 2011 Packers and 2011 Patriots surrendered more passing yards.
- ^ As of the end of the 2011 season
References
- ^ 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
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