1995 Atlanta Falcons season

1995 Atlanta Falcons season
1995 Atlanta Falcons season
Owner	Rankin Smith
Head coach	June Jones
Home field	Georgia Dome
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd NFC West
Playoff finish	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
	← 1994; Falcons seasons; 1996 →;

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 card.

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).

Offseason[]

NFL draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1995 Atlanta Falcons draft
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

^[5]

Personnel[]

Roster[]

**1995 Atlanta Falcons roster**

	Quarterbacks 1 Jeff George 3 Bobby Hebert 7 Perry Klein 13 Browning Nagle Running backs 32 Jamal Anderson 34 Craig Heyward Wide receivers 89 J. J. Birden 80 Tyrone Brown 87 Bert Emanuel 81 Terance Mathis 21 Eric Metcalf PR 85 Roell Preston KR 83 Ricky Sanders 84 Darryl Spencer Tight ends 88 Harper LeBel 86 Mitch Lyons		Offensive linemen 65 Roman Fortin C 66 Lincoln Kennedy T 64 Jeff Pahukoa G 62 David Richards T 51 Jim Ritcher G 61 Robbie Tobeck G 70 Bob Whitfield T 69 Gene Williams G 72 Mike Zandofsky G Defensive linemen 68 Mel Agee DT 92 Lester Archambeau DE 91 John Burrough DE 56 Chris Doleman DE 67 Moe Gardner DT 97 Jumpy Geathers DT 98 Travis Hall DT 95 Pierce Holt DT 90 Chuck Smith DE		Linebackers 50 Ron George OLB 57 Clay Matthews OLB 59 Lorenzo Styles MLB 99 Darryl Talley OLB 52 Ken Tippins OLB 58 Jessie Tuggle MLB Defensive backs 25 Devin Bush Sr. FS 28 Ron Davis CB 27 Brad Edwards FS 47 Roger Harper FS 44 D. J. Johnson CB 38 Rich Miano S 22 Alton Montgomery SS 36 Kevin Ross SS 37 Elbert Shelley CB 24 Terry Taylor CB 45 Darnell Walker CB Special teams 5 Morten Andersen K 4 Dan Stryzinski P 2 Tony Zendejas K		Reserve lists 82 Leonard Harris WR (IR) 39 Eric Jack CB (IR) 26 Anthony Phillips CB (IR) Practice squad 11 WR 35 Tony Vinson RB Rookies in italics

^[6]

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 3	Carolina Panthers	W 23–20	58,808
2	September 10	at San Francisco 49ers	L 41–10	63,627
3	September 17	at New Orleans Saints	W 27–24	57,442
4	September 24	New York Jets	W 13–3	40,778
5	October 1	New England Patriots	W 30–17	47,114
6	Bye
7	October 12	at St. Louis Rams	L 21–19	59,700
8	October 22	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 24–21	66,135
9	October 29	Dallas Cowboys	L 28–13	70,089
10	November 5	Detroit Lions	W 34–22	49,619
11	November 12	at Buffalo Bills	L 23–17	62,690
12	November 19	St. Louis Rams	W 31–6	46,309
13	November 26	at Arizona Cardinals	L 40–37	35,147
14	December 3	at Miami Dolphins	L 21–20	63,395
15	December 10	New Orleans Saints	W 19–14	54,603
16	December 17	at Carolina Panthers	L 21–17	53,833
17	December 24	San Francisco 49ers	W 28–27	51,785

Standings[]

NFC West
view talk	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

^[7]

Playoffs[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wildcard	December 31, 1995	at Green Bay Packers	L 37–20	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

External links[]

1995 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com

[2] Both the 2011 Packers and 2011 Patriots surrendered more passing yards.

[3] As of the end of the 2011 season

[1] 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

[4] Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by descending opp Passing Attempts

[5] 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

[6] Pro-Football-Reference: 1995 Atlanta Falcons

[7] "1995 Atlanta Falcons draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2013.

[8] "1995 Atlanta Falcons starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2014.

[9] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 291

[1]

[note 1]

[note 2]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

v t Atlanta Falcons
Founded in 1966 Based in Atlanta, Georgia Headquartered in Flowery Branch, Georgia
Franchise	Franchise Team history Seasons Players Quarterbacks Head coaches Expansion draft Draft history First-round draft picks
Stadiums	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Georgia Dome Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Culture	Rankin M. Smith Sr. Arthur Blank Freddie Falcon Cheerleaders The "Dirty Bird" (dance) "2 Legit 2 Quit"
Lore	Grits Blitz Gary Anderson's missed field goal Michael Vick dog fighting investigation 28–3
Rivalries	Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints Philadelphia Eagles
Wild card / First round berths (8)	1978 1982 1991 1995 2002 2008 2011 2017
Division championships (6)	1980 1998 2004 2010 2012 2016
Conference championships (2)	1998 2016
Ring of Honor	10 21 28 31 42 57 58 60 78 84 87
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: South Division
Category

v t Atlanta Falcons seasons
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance