1995 Atlanta Falcons season
1995 Atlanta Falcons season | |
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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 |
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. The Falcons’ defense faced a total of 650 pass attempts, the most all time. The 405 passes completed against Atlanta in 1995 are fifth-most in NFL history. Still, Atlanta's points surrendered was 19th in the league, and its point-differential for the season was +13.
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
1995 Atlanta Falcons draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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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 | Attendance |
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1 | September 3 | Carolina Panthers | W 23–20 (OT) | 1–0 | 58,808 |
2 | September 10 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 41–10 | 1–1 | 63,627 |
3 | September 17 | at New Orleans Saints | W 27–24 (OT) | 2–1 | 57,442 |
4 | September 24 | New York Jets | W 13–3 | 3–1 | 40,778 |
5 | October 1 | New England Patriots | W 30–17 | 4–1 | 47,114 |
6 | Bye | ||||
7 | October 12 | at St. Louis Rams | L 21–19 | 4–2 | 59,700 |
8 | October 22 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 24–21 | 5–2 | 66,135 |
9 | October 29 | Dallas Cowboys | L 28–13 | 5–3 | 70,089 |
10 | November 5 | Detroit Lions | W 34–22 | 6–3 | 49,619 |
11 | November 12 | at Buffalo Bills | L 23–17 | 6–4 | 62,690 |
12 | November 19 | St. Louis Rams | W 31–6 | 7–4 | 46,309 |
13 | November 26 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 40–37 (OT) | 7–5 | 35,147 |
14 | December 3 | at Miami Dolphins | L 21–20 | 7–6 | 63,395 |
15 | December 10 | New Orleans Saints | W 19–14 | 8–6 | 54,603 |
16 | December 17 | at Carolina Panthers | L 21–17 | 8–7 | 53,833 |
17 | December 24 | San Francisco 49ers | W 28–27 | 9–7 | 51,785 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Standings
NFC West | |||||||
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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 | Attendance |
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Wild Card | December 31 | at Green Bay Packers | L 37–20 | 9–8 | 60,453 |