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2014 WEEKLY GAME RELEASE2014 WEEKLY GAME RELEASE

The Atlanta Falcons travel to Cincinnati for a Week 2

contest against the Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on Sun-

day, September 14. The Falcons and Bengals have met 12

times with Atlanta holding a 7-5 lead in the all-time series,

including wins in the last three matchups dating back to

2002. Head Coach Mike Smith owns a 1-0 record against

his former colleague, Marvin Lewis, as the Falcons won the

last meeting between the team teams, 39-32, at the Geor-

gia Dome in 2010.

The Falcons kicked off the 2014 season with a thrilling

37-34 OT victory over the New Orleans Saints at the Geor-

gia Dome last week. The Falcons amassed 568 total net

yards in the win, the highest single-game yardage total in

franchise history. K Matt Bryant lifted the Falcons to vic-

tory with a 52-yard fi eld goal in overtime after S William

Moore forced Saints WR Marques Colston to fumble at the

New Orleans 38-yard line. In addition to his game winner,

Bryant also sent the game to overtime with a 51-yard kick

at the end of regulation, capping an eight-play, 47-yard

drive in the fi nal 1:20 by the off ense.

QB Matt Ryan had a career day, becoming the Falcons

all-time leader in touchdown passes (156) while also set-

ting the franchise record for total passing yards in a single

game with 448. WR Roddy White tied WR Andre Rison

for the second most receiving touchdowns in team history

with his 56th career score.

The Bengals also enter Sunday’s contest with a 1-0 re-

cord topping the Baltimore Ravens, 23-16, at M&T Stadium

last week. QB Andy Dalton completed 25 of 38 passes

for 301 yards, including a 77-yard touchdown to WR A.J.

Green, and a 98.7 passer rating. Green fi nished the game

with 131 yards on six receptions and one touchdown.

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REGULAR SEASON WEEK 2ATLANTA FALCONS (1-0)ATLANTA FALCONS (1-0)

atCINCINNATI BENGALS (1-0)CINCINNATI BENGALS (1-0)

1:00 p.m., Sunday, September 14, 2014Paul Brown Stadium

Four-wide:The Falcons boasted four wide receivers with at least

fi ve catches and 69 receiving yards in Week 1, WR Julio

Jones (7/116), WR Devin Hester (5/99), WR Roddy White

(5/72), and WR Harry Douglas (6/69).

Present & FutureFalcons WR Julio Jones and Bengals WR A.J. Green have

been linked since their days of tormenting SEC secondaries

at Alabama and Georgia respectively. In 2011, Green was

selected fourth overall by Cincinnati while Atlanta traded

up to take Jones sixth. The two have emerged as premier

receivers in their young careers.

TRENDINGTRENDING

BROADCAST INFORMATIONBROADCAST INFORMATION

TELEVISIONPlay-by-Play: Kevin HarlanColor Analyst: Rich Gannon

Coverage Provided by:CBS (WGCL)

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GENERAL INFORMATIONGENERAL INFORMATION

Team LeadersPassing Cmp. Att. Yards TDs INTs RateMatt Ryan, Atl 31 43 448 3 0 128.8Andy Dalton, Cin 25 38 301 1 0 98.7

Rushing Att. Yards Avg. Long TDsSteven Jackson, Atl 12 52 4.3 17 0Jacquizz Rodgers, Atl 6 34 5.7 17t 1Giovani Bernard, Cin 14 48 3.4 16 0

Receiving Rec. Yards Avg. Long TDsJulio Jones, Atl 7 116 16.6 27 0Harry Douglas, Atl 6 69 11.5 23 0Devin Hester, Atl 5 99 19.8 35 0Roddy White, Atl 5 72 14.4 35 1A.J. Green, Cin 6 131 21.8 77t 1

Giovani Bernard, Cin 6 62 10.3 32 0

2014 SEASON LEADERS2014 SEASON LEADERS

2014 Regular Season Statistics

Falcons (rank) Bengals (rank) 37.0 (1) Points/Game 23.0 (14t)

568.0 (1) Total Off ense 380.0 (15)

123.0 (12) Net Rushing Yards/Game 79.0 (24)

445.0 (1) Net Passing Yards/Game 301.0 (8)

30:26 (16) Possession Average 30:30 (14)

34.0 (27t) Opponent Points/Game 16.0 (7t)

472.0 (30) Opponent Total Off ense 420.0 (27t)

139.0 (24) Opp. Rushing Yards/Game 91.0 (13)

333.0 (27) Opp. Passing Yards/Game 329.0 (26)

+1 (11t) Turnover Diff erential +2 (4t)

TALE OF THE TAPETALE OF THE TAPE

All-time regular season results: Bengals lead, 7-5

Coach Smith vs. Bengals: 1-0 (regular season)

Coach Smith vs. AFC: 17-7 (regular season)

Coach Smith on the road: 24-24 (regular season)

Current Regular Season Streak: Falcons, three games

Last Regular Season Meeting: 2010, Falcons 39-32 (Atl)

ALL-TIME RESULTSALL-TIME RESULTS

Falcons vs. BengalsSingle Game HighsPassing Yards: Bobby Hebert - 304 (11/24/96)

Touchdown Passes: 3 Players - 3 (M. Ryan 10/24/10)

Rushing Yards: Erric Pegram - 180 (12/26/93)

Rushing Touchdowns: 3 Players - 2 (M. Turner 10/24/10)

Receptions: Roddy White - 11 (10/24/10)

Receiving Yards: Roddy White - 201 (10/24/10)

Receiving Touchdowns: 5 Player - 2 (R. White 10/24/10)

Longest Rush: Michael Turner - 36 (10/24/10)

Longest Reception: JJ Birden - 57 (11/24/96)

Longest Field Goal: Norm Johnson - 49 (12/26/93)

The Last Time100-Yard Rusher: Michael Turner - 121 (10/24/10)

300-Yard Passer: Matt Ryan - 299 (10/24/10)

100-Yard Receiver: Roddy White - 201 (10/24/10)

FALCONS SUPERLATIVESFALCONS SUPERLATIVES

Falcons 2014 Season Schedule

Preseason (2-2)Date Opponent Time NetworkAugust 8 MIAMI 7:00 p.m. W, 16-10August 16 at Houston 8:00 p.m. L, 32-7

August 23 TENNESSEE 7:00 p.m. L, 24-17August 28 at Jacksonville 6:00 p.m. W, 24-14

Regular Season (1-0)Date Opponent Time NetworkSeptember 7 NEW ORLEANS 1:00 p.m. W, 37-34 OT

September 14 at Cincinnati 1:00 p.m. CBS

September 18 TAMPA BAY 8:25 p.m. CBSSeptember 28 at Minnesota 4:25 p.m. FOX

October 5 at NY Giants 1:00 p.m.* FOX

October 12 CHICAGO 1:00 p.m.* FOXOctober 19 at Baltimore 1:00 p.m.* FOX

October 26 DETROIT (London) 9:30 a.m. FOXNovember 2 BYE

November 9 at Tampa Bay 1:00 p.m.* FOX

November 16 at Carolina 1:00 p.m.* FOX

November 23 CLEVELAND 1:00 p.m.* CBSNovember 30 ARIZONA 4:05 p.m.* FOXDecember 8 at Green Bay 8:30 p.m.* ESPN

December 14 PITTSBURGH 1:00 p.m.* CBSDecember 21 at New Orleans 1:00 p.m.* FOX

December 28 CAROLINA 1:00 p.m.* FOX

PostseasonDate Opponent Time NetworkJanuary 3-4 NFC Wild Card TBA FOX

January 10-11 NFC Divisional TBA FOX

January 25 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl TBA ESPN

February 1 Super Bowl XLIX TBA NBC

2014 SCHEDULE2014 SCHEDULE

ALL-TIME RESULTSYear Result Loc.1971 Falcons 9-6 (Cin)

1975 Bengals 21-14 (Atl)

1978 Bengals 37-7 (Cin)




1990 Falcons 38-17 (Atl)




2006 Falcons 29-27 (Cin)


Since becoming At-

lanta’s head coach in

2008, Mike Smith has

established his team as

one of the NFL’s most

consistent performing

franchises that seem-

ingly always fi nds itself

in the national, play-

off discussion. During

Smith’s impressive six-

year run, the Falcons

have compiled a 61-36 regular season record, which is the

sixth-best mark in the NFL during that time, and have cap-

tured two NFC South Division titles. Atlanta’s .629 winning

percentage is the highest in team history over a six-year

period. Smith’s accomplishments in his fi rst six seasons

(2008-12) as Atlanta’s head coach are unprecedented

in team history and are among the best in the NFL when

measured against his coaching counterparts. He reached

the 50-win milestone in 71 games. According to the

Elias Sports Bureau, he was the third-fastest head coach

to accomplish the feat since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.

COACHING CAPSULECoaching Years in NFL: 16th year

Falcons Head Coach: 7th year

Regular Season: 61-36 (.629)

Postseason: 1-4 (.200)

COACHING BACKGROUND

2008-14 Falcons Head Coach2003-07 Jaguars Def. Coord.

2002 Ravens Linebackers

1999-01 Ravens Def. Line

1996-98 Tenn. Tech Def. Coord.

1988-95 Tenn. Tech ST. Coord.

1987 Tenn. Tech Def. Line

1986 Morehead St. Def. Line

1983-85 San Diego St. Linebackers

1982 San Diego St. Asst. Coach

MIKESMITH

HEAD COACH

COACHING MATCHUPCOACHING MATCHUP

MARVINLEWIS

HEAD COACH

Marvin Lewis in 2014

extends his Bengals-

record head coaching

tenure to 12 seasons.

He has led his team to

the postseason in four

of the last fi ve years,

including three straight.

The Bengals are one of

only fi ve NFL teams to be in the playoff s every year since

2011, and they are one of only six clubs to qualify as many

as four times in fi ve years. In total, Lewis has coached fi ve

Bengals playoff teams, also a franchise record. Paul Brown

is second in the category, with three. Lewis opens the 2014

season with 90 career victories, the most in Bengals his-

tory by a margin of 26 wins over Sam Wyche (64). Lewis’

record is 91-85-1 in the regular season and 91-90-1 includ-

ing postseason. The Bengals went 11-5 in the 2013 regular

season and won the AFC North Division championship

by two games over Baltimore and Pittsburgh. In 2013,

the Bengals ranked in the NFL’s top 10 in scoring (tied for

sixth), scoring defense (tied for fi fth), net off ense (10th)

and net defense (third).

COACHING CAPSULECoaching Years in NFL: 19th year

Bengals Head Coach: 12th year

Regular Season: 91-85-1 (.517)

Postseason: 0-5 (.000)

COACHING BACKGROUND

2003-14 Bengals Head Coach2002 Redskins Asst. HC/DC

1996-01 Ravens Def. Coord.

1990-91 Univ. of Pitt. Linebackers

1987-89 New Mexico Linebackers

1985-86 Long Beach Linebackers

1981-84 Idaho State Linebackers

Charm City Coaches: Falcons Head Coach Mike Smith worked under Bengals Head Coach Marvin Lewis in Bal-

timore from 1999 to 2001. Smith was the defensive line

coach while Lewis was the defensive coordinator.

Roll Tide: Falcons WR Julio Jones and CB Javier Arenas played with Bengals CB Dre Kirkpatrick on Alabama’s

2009 BCS National Championship team. Arenas also

played with Benglas T Andre Smith in 2008 and DE Wal-lace Gilberry from 2006-07.

On, Wisconsin!: OL Gabe Carimi, C Peter Konz and S

Dezmen Southward played together at Wisconsin in 2010

with Bengals G Kevin Zeitler.How ‘Bout Them Dawgs: The Bengals have fi ve former

Georgia Bulldogs on their roster; DT Geno Adkins, G Clint Boling, DE Robert Geathers, WR A.J. Green, and S Shawn Williams.

NOTABLE CONNECTIONSNOTABLE CONNECTIONS

OFFENSEWR Roddy White - Caught fi ve passes for 72 yards and one

touchdown vs. New Orleans (9/7). Tied WR Andre Rison for

the second-most receiving touchdowns in team history with

his 56th career score.

LT Jake Matthews - As a senior, was a consensus All-Ameri-

can and a unanimous All-Southeastern Conference fi rst-team

selection. Is the fourth family member to be selected in the

fi rst round of the draft and the seventh to reach the NFL.

LG Justin Blalock - Started at left guard and paved the way

for a an off ense that set a franchise-record with 568 total net

yards vs. New Orleans (9/7).

C Joe Hawley - Started at center and helped QB Matt Ryan

set a franchise-record with 448 passing yards vs. New Orleans

(9/7).

RG Jon Asamoah - Started at right guard and helped pave the

way for an off ense that set a franchise record with 568 total

net yards vs. New Orleans (9/7).

RT Lamar Holmes - Started at right tackle and helped QB Matt

Ryan set a franchise record with 448 passing yards vs. New

Orleans (9/7).

TE Levine Toilolo - Caught three passes for 19 yards, including

a one-yard touchdown against New Orleans (9/7). Has three

career touchdown receptions.

WR Julio Jones - Caught seven passes for a game-high 116

yards averaging 16.6 yards per reception, including three

catches of 20-or-more yards vs. New Orleans (9/7).

QB Matt Ryan - Had a career day vs. New Orleans (9/7) set-

ting a franchise record with 448 passing yards. Also broke

QB Steve Barkowski’s franchise record for career touchdowns

(154) with his 154, 155, and 156th TD passes.

RB Steven Jackson - Ran for 52 yards on 12 carries averaging

4.3 yards per carry vs. New Orleans.

FB Patrick DiMarco - Blocked for a rushing attack that posted

123 yards on 25 carries, good for 4.9 yards per carry. Helped

Atlanta’s running backs combine for 108 yards on 22 carries

(4.9 yards per carry).

DEFENSEDE Kroy Biermann - In six seasons in Atlanta, has totaled 193

tackles (142 solo), 16.0 sacks, two interceptions one forced

fumble, one fumble recovery, and three touchdowns.

DT Paul Soliai - In seven seasons with the Dolphins, appeared

in 99 games with 62 starts while totaling 160 tackles (117 solo)

with 4.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries,

and 12 passes defensed.

DT Tyson Jackson - In fi ve seasons, has appeared in 74 games

with 55 starts and tallied 190 tackles (138 solo), nine sacks, 12

passes defensed, along with 21 quarterback pressures.

DE Jonathan Babineaux - Logged 48 tackles (35 solo) with

seven tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries, and one sack in

2013.

LB Paul Worrilow - Posted his eighth career game with double

digit tackles, notching a game-high 17 tackles (eight solo) in

the season opener against New Orleans (9/7).

LB Joplo Bartu - Recorded 12 tackles (fi ve solo) and one fum-

ble recovery against New Orleans (9/7). His fumble recovery

in overtime led to K Matt Bryant’s 52-yard game winning fi eld

goal.

CB Desmond Trufant - Earned All-Rookie honors from the

PFWA after notching 74 tackles (12 solo) with a club rookie

record 17 passes defensed and two interceptions.

CB Robert McClain - Played 50 of 75 defensive snaps as the

primary nickelback against New Orleans (9/7). Logged seven

tackles (six solo) and one interception in the win vs. NO.

CB Robert Alford - Saw action in all 16 games with four starts.

and totaled 43 tackles (36 solo) with two interceptions and

seven passes defensed.

S William Moore - Posted 10 tackles and a forced a fumble in

overtime to setup Atlanta’s game-winning fi eld goal against

New Orleans (9/7).

S Dwight Lowery - Started at safety and led the secondary

with 11 total tackles (nine solo) while playing all 75 defensive

snaps against New Orleans (9/7).

PROJECTED STARTERSPROJECTED STARTERS

STARTING LINEUPSTARTING LINEUP

At the start of his tenure, Blank made a three-point com-

mitment to Falcons fans which he maintains today as the

leader of the franchise.

Put a perennially-winning product on the fi eld.Under Blank, the Falcons have earned six

postseason berths, including a trip to the

NFC Championship Game in 2004 & 2012

and two NFC South Division crowns over

the last three seasons. In 2010 & 2012, the

Falcons posted an NFC-best 13-3 record.

Provide a great game day experience.The Falcons and the Georgia World Con-

gress Center invested $53 million into

enhancements inside and outside of the

Georgia Dome, including new HD video

boards, suite and club seat renovations,

and red and black paint to give the Dome the look and feel

of the home of the Falcons.

Have a winning team off the fi eld and in the community.One of the hallmarks of Blank’s philosophy

is giving back to the community. The Fal-

cons’ community outreach eff orts are led

by the Atlanta Falcons Youth Foundation

(AFYF), the largest team-funded founda-

tion in the NFL. Since 2002, the foundation has awarded

more than $16 million in grants to more than 700 non-

profi t organizations.

BLANK’S COMMITMENTBLANK’S COMMITMENT

Since acquiring the Falcons in 2002,

Owner & Chairman Arthur M. Blank

has raised the bar and level of expec-

tations for the Falcons in construct-

ing a talented and creative team to

lead his club both on and off the fi eld.

In 2008, Blank looked to a rookie trio

to help rebuild his franchise hiring

Patriots Director of College Scouting

Thomas Dimitroff as his new General Manager, Jaguars’

Defensive Coordinator Mike Smith as his Head Coach

and approving the selection of Boston College quarter-

back Matt Ryan with the third overall pick in the draft.

In the six-plus seasons since

bringing in Dimitroff , Smith

and Ryan, the Falcons have

gone 61-36, which is tied for

the sixth-best record in the

NFL. Atlanta has also posted

fi ve consecutive winning sea-

sons and earned three con-

secutive playoff berths for the

fi rst time in franchise history.

Under Blank, the Falcons have

posted a 105-87-1 record and

a .547 winning percentage,

better than the .394 winning

percentage that the franchise

posted in the 35 years prior to Blank’s purchase of the

team.

MAN BEHIND THE CURTAINMAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN

Since Arthur Blank purchased the Falcons in 2002, the

club has sold out 95 of its last 97 home games, including

49 in-a-row dating back to 2008. With a sellout in Week

7 in 2013, the Falcons broke the franchise record for con-

secutive sellouts, when Atlanta sold out 43 straight games

from 2002 to 2007. The incredible support that fans have

shown the team during Blank’s tenure has helped the Fal-

cons to a 61-36 record at the Georgia Dome.

SELLOUT CROWDSELLOUT CROWD

OUTSTANDING OWNERSHIPOUTSTANDING OWNERSHIP

Last year, the Fal-

cons put a new link

in the connecting

chain with their fans

by introducing Rise

Up Atlanta, a partnership with Hands On Atlanta encour-

aging volunteerism across the city.

“Rise Up Atlanta extends the Falcons’ mantra of the last

two seasons to rising up in the community to make Atlanta

a better place to live,” Blank noted. “One of our core values

is giving back to the community and we wanted to provide

our fans, as members of the Falcons family, with a conve-

nient vehicle to join us in helping others.”

RISE UPRISE UP

Since 2008, the Falcons have

posted a 37-12 record at the

Georgia Dome. The Falcons

37-12 record at home is the

third-best mark in the NFC

during that span and is the

fi fth-best home record in the

NFL over the last seven sea-

sons.

NO PLACE LIKE DOMENO PLACE LIKE DOME

HOME RECORDSTeam W-L Pct.New England 42-6 .875

Baltimore 39-10 .796

New Orleans 37-11 .771

Green Bay 36-11-1 .760

Atlanta 37-12 .755

WINNING PCT. SINCE ‘08Team W-L Pct.New England 72-25 .742

New Orleans 63-34 .649

Baltimore 62-35 .639

Pittsburgh 62-35 .639

Green Bay 61-35-1 .634

Atlanta 61-36 .629

WINNING PCT. SINCE ‘08Years W-L Pct.2002-14 105-87-1 .5471966-01 212-327-5 .394

RAVE REVIEWS“Arthur Blank clearly got it right when he hired Thomas Dimi-

troff and Mike Smith in 2008. The tandem is bright, energetic

and forward-thinking when it comes to physical and mental

conditioning, and no other general manager/head coach

combination has been more aggressive when applying today’s

technology toward tomorrow’s success. With Dimitroff and

Smith behind the wheel, the Falcons are well on their way to

becoming one of the NFL’s model franchises.”

- Jim Trotter National NFL writer

The Georgia World Congress Center Authority and Atlanta

Falcons completed an agreement for a new retractable roof

stadium to be built on the Georgia World Congress Center

campus. Scheduled to open for the 2017 NFL season, the

new stadium will serve as the home of the Atlanta Falcons

in addition to Atlanta’s new MLS club, as well as conven-

tions, and entertainment events.

The Authority and Falcons have created a long-term solu-

tion for the region, state and Falcons by agreeing to a new

stadium on the Georgia World Congress Center campus.

The new facility will allow the Falcons to provide a league-

competitive game day experience for fans and ensure the

city and state are able to retain major events currently

held at the Georgia Dome as well as attract new marquee

events to the region.

NEW ATLANTA STADIUMNEW ATLANTA STADIUM

To bring fans closer to the stadium experience as con-

struction gets underway, live streaming video of the new

stadium is now available through a webcam mounted on

the roof of the Georgia Dome. Visitors can view fi ve diff er-

ent perspectives, including a panoramic view of the entire

stadium site, and are able to watch the progress of the

stadium 24/7.

Fans who are not currently season ticket holders and are

looking to reserve seating priority in the new stadium can

sign up through the Falcons season ticket waitlist program.

WATCH THE PROGRESSWATCH THE PROGRESS

History was made on May 19, 2014 when the Atlanta Fal-

cons, together with representatives from the NFL, Major

League Soccer, the City and State, broke ground on the new

Atlanta stadium set to open in 2017. The new $1.2 billion

multi-purpose stadium will be a state-of-the-art, iconic

sports and entertainment complex designed to attract

world-class sports, civic, cultural, and commercial events

and serve as a landmark for the city of Atlanta.

Refl ecting the cutting-edge, progressive vision behind

the new stadium project, the groundbreaking ceremony

was a high-tech, dynamic celebration. Falcons and MLS

Atlanta Owner Arthur Blank, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed,

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Major League Soccer

Commissioner Don Garber and Georgia World Congress

Center Authority Executive Director Frank Poe drove shov-

els into the ground as a pyrotechnic display erupted and

laser lights lit the sky from the new stadium site. To con-

clude the evening, guests were given 3-D glasses and took

a bird’s eye, multi-dimensional video journey through the

new stadium.

“Today is truly a celebration not only for the Falcons and the

new Major League Soccer team that will call this stadium

home, but for the City of Atlanta, the State of Georgia and all

of our partners who have worked so hard to make this project

a reality,” Blank said. “We are committed to providing our fans

and event guests with an unparalleled experience in the new

facility, and we’re equally committed to the long-term eco-

nomic growth and success of this great city and state.”

The 1,800,000 square foot stadium, designed by leading

design fi rm 360 Architecture, will accommodate seating

for 71,000 and will feature a fi rst-of-its-kind retractable

roof confi guration and an open air concourse. The innova-

tive, versatile and technologically advanced facility will be

truly iconic, showcasing other unique elements, including

a 60-foot high, 360-degree video board, a fl oor to ceiling

window with views of the downtown Atlanta landscape,

and exterior accent lighting refl ecting the event color

scheme. Also, essential in its planning, the new stadium

will represent the highest standards in environmental re-

sponsibility and will incorporate the latest in sustainable

and LEED advancements in design, construction and op-

erations.

GROUNDBREAKINGGROUNDBREAKING

The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation,

in partnership with Construction Educa-

tion Foundation of Georgia (CEFGA) and

Integrity Community Development Corporation (Integrity

CDC) will open Westside Works, a long-term neighbor-

hood improvement program focused on creating employ-

ment opportunities and job training for residents of West-

side communities.

Westside Works headquarters opened in June at the E.R.

Carter School on Joseph E. Lowry Boulevard. For more in-

formation visit: www.westsideworks.org.

WESTSIDE WORKSWESTSIDE WORKS

NEW ATLANTA STADIUMNEW ATLANTA STADIUM

GM Thomas Dimitroff ’s philosophy is centered on the

belief that the NFL Draft is the major building block to

establish a team’s foundation for the future. This strategy,

combined with his targeting of key veteran players to shore

up various positions, has been the catalyst for the Falcons

emergence since 2008.

TEAM CONCEPTTEAM CONCEPT

OFFENSEPos. Player How Acq.WR Roddy White ‘07 Draft

LT Jake Matthews ‘14 DraftLG Justin Blalock ‘07 Draft

C Joe Hawley ‘10 DraftRT Lamar Holmes ‘12 DraftTE Levine Toilolo ‘13 DraftWR Julio Jones ‘11 DraftWR Harry Douglas ‘09 DraftQB Matt Ryan ‘08 Draft

DEFENSEPos. Player How Acq.DE Kroy Biermann ‘08 DraftDE J. Babineaux ‘05 Draft

DT Corey Peters ‘10 Draft

CB Desmond Trufant ‘12 DraftCB Robert Alford ‘12 DraftS William Moore ‘09 DraftBold names drafted by Dimitroff

GM THOMAS DIMITROFFGM THOMAS DIMITROFF

The Falcons have 12 players on their current roster that

played in a collegiate national championship game. Atlan-

ta’s commitment to building a team with players that have

come from winning programs is shown in the fact that 11

of the 12 Falcons that have played for a national title were

drafted or signed as free agents under Dimitroff .

CHAMPIONSHIP PEDIGREECHAMPIONSHIP PEDIGREE

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYERSFBS/D-1APlayer (year) School*Javier Arenas (09) Alabama*Sam Baker (04-05) USC*Justin Blalock (05) Texas

*Tyson Jackson (07) LSU*Devonta Freeman (13) Fla. St.*Josh Harris (10) Auburn*Mike Johnson (09) Alabama*Julio Jones (09) AlabamaZeke Motta (12) Notre DamePrince Shembo (12) Notre Dame

FCS/D-1AAPlayer (year) SchoolKroy Biermann (04) MontanaPaul Worrilow (10) Delaware* - player won national title

bold names drafted or signed by Dimitroff

Falcons General Manager Thomas Dimi-

troff was named the 2012 Jack Horrigan

Award winner by the Professional Football

Writers of America. The Horrigan Award is

given annually to the League or club offi -

cial for his or her qualities and professional

style in helping the pro football writers do

their job.

Dimitroff was the 39th winner of the Horrigan Award and

the fi rst NFL general manager to receive the honor since

2006. He is third member of the Falcons organization to

earn the honor from PFWA.

The award is named for Horrigan, who was a sportswriter

for UPI and the Buff alo Evening News, public relations direc-

tor for the American Football League (1963-66) and vice

president of public relations for the Buff alo Bills (1966-73).

HONOR ROLLHONOR ROLL

Falcons General Manager Thomas Dimitroff worked his

way up the NFL scouting ladder to become one of the

NFL’s most respected talent evaluators. Since Dimitroff

overhauled Atlanta’s roster in 2008, Falcons players have

earned 20 trips to the Pro Bowl. Players acquired by Dimi-

troff represent 11 of those 20 trips, while his draft selec-

tions have earned fi ve trips to Hawaii.

Dimitroff ’s eye for talent ex-

tends beyond the NFL Draft

to college players who go

undrafted, also known as col-

lege free agents. The Falcons

have fi ve veteran players on

their active roster who were

originally signed as CFAs,

including LB Joplo Bartu, T

Ryan Schraeder, and LB Paul

Worrilow, players from the

2013 class of undrafted rook-

ies. In addition to those vet-

eran players, rookie James

Stone made the 53-man ros-

ter as a college free agent from Tennessee.

AN EYE FOR TALENTAN EYE FOR TALENT

COLLEGE FREE AGENTS2014Player CollegeC/G James Stone Tennessee

2013Player CollegeLB Joplo Bartu Texas St.

T Ryan Schraeder Valdosta St.

LB Paul Worrilow Delaware

2012Player CollegeWR Drew Davis Oregon

LS Josh Harris Auburn

Entering his seventh season as the Falcons General Man-

ager, Thomas Dimitroff has crafted a roster built from

cornerstone draft choices and key veteran free agents.

BUILDING A WINNERBUILDING A WINNER

2014Player RoundT Jake Matthews 1st

DE Ra’Shede Hageman 2nd

S Dezmen Southward 3rd

RB Devonta Freeman 4th

LB Prince Shembo 4th

CB Ricardo Allen 5th

LB Marquis Spruill 5th

LB Tyler Starr 7th

2013*CB Desmond Trufant 1st

*CB Robert Alford 2nd

*DE Malliciah Goodman 4th

*TE Levine Toilolo 4th

DE Stansly Maponga 5th

S Kemal Ishmael 7th

*S Zeke Motta 7th

2012*C Peter Konz 2nd

*T Lamar Holmes 3rd

*DE Jonathan Massaquoi 5th

DT Travian Robertson 7th

2011 Player Round*WR Julio Jones 1st

*RB Jacquizz Rodgers 5th

P Matt Bosher 6th

DE Cliff Matthews 7th

2010*LB Sean Weatherspoon 1st

*DT Corey Peters 3rd

*C Joe Hawley 4th

2009*S William Moore 2nd

2008*QB Matt Ryan 1st

*LT Sam Baker 1st

*WR Harry Douglas 3rd

*DE Kroy Biermann 5th

2007*G Justin Blalock 2nd

2005*WR Roddy White 1st

*DT J. Babineaux 2nd*Denotes player that has started

at least one game.

FALCONS ROSTER BUILT THROUGH THE DRAFT

PROJECTED STARTERS DRAFTED BY ATLANTA

HEAD COACH MIKE SMITHHEAD COACH MIKE SMITH

Head Coach Mike Smith has

compiled a 61-36 record in

six-plus seasons as Falcons

head coach. With Atlanta’s

Week 8 win over the Phila-

delphia Eagles in 2012, Smith

became the club’s all-time wins leader and the fi rst coach

in team history to record 50 coaching wins. Smith topped

Dan Reeves who went 49-59-1 from 1997-03.

Smith reached the 50-win

milestone in 71 games. Ac-

cording to the Elias Sports

Bureau, he is the third fastest

head coach to accomplish

that feat since the 1970 AFL-

NFL merger. Only George

Seifert (62 games) and Chuck

Knox (65 games) reached 50

wins faster than Smith during that time.

ONE OF THE BESTONE OF THE BEST

FALCONS COACHINGCoach W-L Pct.Mike Smith 61-36 .629Dan Reeves 49-59-1 .454

Leeman Bennett 46-41 .516

Since 2008, Smith has racked up an impressive list of ac-

complishments and accolades while leading the Falcons to

fi ve consecutive winning seasons and four playoff berths.

Smith’s Accomplishments• Sporting News Coach of the Year in 2008, 2010 and 2012.

• KC 101 Club NFC Coach of the Year in 2008 and 2010.

• Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year in 2008.

• .629 winning percentage - highest in club history through

six seasons.

• 61 wins - Falcons all-time wins leader.

• Second best home record in NFL history in his fi rst fi ve

seasons as a head coach.

• Second most wins in team history in a single season (13

- 2010 & 2012).

• Under coach Smith, the Falcons were the only NFC team

to post winning records in fi ve seasons from 2008-12.

IMPRESSIVE RESUMEIMPRESSIVE RESUMESmith’s Record When...

(REGULAR SEASON ONLY)

Overall Record ..................................................................61-36

vs. the NFC .......................................................................44-29

vs. the AFC ............................................................................17-7

vs. the NFC South ............................................................. 19-18

Home ................................................................................... 37-12

Away ...................................................................................24-24

Day Games (1 p.m. ET) ..................................................42-23

Afternoon Games (4 p.m. ET) ........................................ 12-5

Night Games (8 p.m. ET) ...................................................8-8

Indoors .............................................................................. 43-20

Outdoors............................................................................. 18-16

Atlanta scores fi rst .......................................................... 45-16

Atlanta leads at halftime .................................................46-5

Atlanta leads going into the 4th Qtr. ...........................46-2

Atlanta leads in time of possession ............................ 42-14

Gains 300+ yards ............................................................47-22

Holds opponent under 300 yards ................................. 23-4

Atlanta has a 300-yard passer ......................................13-13

Atlanta has a 100-yard rusher ........................................ 16-3

Atlanta has a 100-yard receiver .................................. 30-17

Atlanta wins the turnover battle ...................................38-4

Atlanta is penalized fi ve or fewer times ................... 40-22

Atlanta records 20+ fi rst downs ................................42-22

One score games (8 points or less) ......................... 34-19

FASTEST TO 50 WINSCoach Team GamesGeorge Seifert SF 62

Chuck Knox LA Rams 65

Mike Smith Atl 71Joe Gibbs Was 72

Bill Cowher Pit 73

Mike Ditka Chi 73

Since 2008, Head Coach Mike Smith has recorded a 60-36

record, with fi ve straight winning seasons, three straight

playoff berths, and two division titles. Smith’s 56 wins in

his fi rst fi ve seasons as a head coach were the second most

among any fi rst-time head coach in NFL history.

Additionally, the Falcons became the fi rst NFC team to

earn the conference’s top seed twice in three seasons

since the Philadelphia Eagles posted the NFC’s best record

in three straight seasons from 2002-04. With its 31-18

win over Detroit in Week 16 of 2012, Atlanta clinched the

NFC’s top seed, a fi rst-round bye, and home-fi eld advan-

tage throughout the playoff s.

ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKSONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS

WINS IN FIRST FIVE SEASONSCoach Yrs W-LGeorge Seifert ‘89-93 62-18

Mike Smith* ‘08-12 56-24Guy Chamberlin ‘29-32 55-8-4

Mike Tomlin* ‘07-11 55-25

Chuck Knox ‘73-77 55-15-1

John Harbaugh* ‘08-12 54-26* - denotes active head coach

When General Manager Thomas

Dimitroff and Head Coach Mike

Smith came to Atlanta, they set out

to develop a consistent and sustain-

able franchise. In the fi rst fi ve sea-

sons under their leadership, the Fal-

cons were the only team in the NFC

to post fi ve straight seasons with

winning records after posting a 13-3 record in 2012. The

Falcons were the only NFC team to accomplish this feat. In

the AFC, the Baltimore Ravens and New England Patriots

have also posted winning seasons in those fi ve years.

WINNING CULTUREWINNING CULTURE

WINNING SEASONSSeason Record2012 13-32011 10-6

2010 13-3

2009 9-7

2008 11-5

COACHING CAPSULESCOACHING CAPSULESDIRK KOETTEROffensive Coordinator3rd year in Atlanta

In Dirk Koetter’s fi rst two seasons with the Falcons, he has

helped QB Matt Ryan take the next step in his evolution as

the seventh-year signal posted the two best completion

percetages of his career in 2012 and 2013. Ryan has broken

nearly every passing mark in the Falcons record book.

• Koetter helped lead QB Matt Ryan to the best season of

his career, as Ryan broke fi ve franchise passing records in

the 2012 season.

MIKE NOLANDefensive Coordinator3rd year in Atlanta

Entering his 16th year as a coordinator and third year with the

Falcons, Mike Nolan is one of the most respected defensive

minds in the NFL. Last season, Nolan saw promising things

from his young players after a rash of injuries sidelined a num-

ber of Altanta’s defenive regulars.

• In 2013, the Falcons defense saw the emergence of young

players such as, CB Desmond Trufant, CB Robert Alford,

and LB Paul Worrilow.

KEITH ARMSTRONGSpecial Teams Coordinator7th year in Atlanta

Keith Armstrong’s special teams units have been a staple of

the Falcons success over the last six seasons. His teams have

proven to be one of the most consistent units in the NFL over

his six years in Atlanta and his coverage units have fi nished in

the top 10 each season.

• Since 2008, Armstrong’s punt return coverage group

ranks third in total return yards (1,221) and second in punt

return average against (7.4 yards per return).

GERALD BROWNRunning Backs7th year in Atlanta

In Gerald Brown’s six seasons in Atlanta, he has helped pro-

duce Pro Bowl berths for RB Michael Turner (2008, 2010)

and FB Ovie Mughelli (2010). Despite struggles in 2013, RB

Steven Jackson posted 543 rushing yards on 157 carries and a

team-high six rushing touchdowns.

• In 2013, RB Jacquizz Rodgers fi nished second on the team

in rushing yards while leading all running backs in receiv-

ing.

MARK COLLINSOutside Linebackers5th year in Atlanta

Mark Collins returns for his fi fth season with the Falcons and

will take on the responsibilities of outside linebackers coach in

2014. Collins assisted with the defensive line in 2013, and he

helped with the growth of second-year player Jonathan Mas-

saquoi who tallied four sacks and fi ve tackles for loss.

• Collins will be charged with working with a number of

player as the Falcons multiple defensive scheme contin-

ues to grow in 2014.

TERRY ROBISKIEWide Receivers/Asst. H7th year in Atlanta

Under the guidance of Terry Robiskie, WR Roddy White and

WR Julio Jones have emerged as one of, if not, the most pro-

lifi c receiving duo in the League. In 2012, the tandem com-

bined for 171 receptions and 2,549 yards with 17 touchdowns,

becoming the fi rst set of Falcons teammates to post 1,000

yards each in a season since 1998.

• Under the tutelage of Robiskie, WR Harry Douglas posted

his fi rst 1,000 yard season in 2013.

BRYAN COXDefensive Line1st year in Atlanta

Bryan Cox joins the Falcons after two years with the Tampa

Bay Buccaneers where he coached the defensive front seven

and served as the pass rush specialist. Cox helped several

players post career bests, including DT Gerald McCoy who

totaled 14 sacks over the last two seasons while earning his

fi rst Pro Bowl selection in 2012.

• Cox spent six seasons working his way up the coaching

ranks with the Jets, Browns, and Dolphins.

JOE DANNADefensive Backs3rd year in Atlanta

Joe Danna enters his third season as the Falcons defensive

backs coach. Danna is responsible for working alongside sec-

ondary coach Tim Lewis on a daily basis coaching the safeties

and corners.

• Danna spent two seasons with the Falcons as a defensive

assistant (2008-09) prior to joining the Miami Dolphins

as Assistant Defensive Backs Coach in 2010 before rejoin-

ing the Falcons staff in 2012.

TIM LEWISSecondary5th year in Atlanta

Entering his fi fth season as the Falcons secondary coach, Tim

Lewis’ infl uence and mark has been put on Atlanta’s defen-

sive backfi eld. Since 2011, Atlanta’s defense ranks 11th in the

League in interceptions (49).

• Under the continued guidance of Lewis, S William Moore

continued to be one of the leading play makers for the

Falcons defense. In 2013, Moore posted two strip-sacks,

three interceptions and a career-high 127 tackles.

GLENN PIRESLinebackers7th year in Atlanta

Glenn Pires’ linebackers were another unit on the Falcons that

had to deal with injuries in 2013. Despite those injuries there

were two bright spots that shined for the Falcons. Under the

guidance of Pires, two college free agents, Paul Worrilow and

Joplo Bartu, became impact players for the Falcons defense.

• Worrilow established himself as a leader and sure tack-

ler in his fi rst season of action, leading the team with 137

tackles.

ERIC SUTULOVICHSpecial Teams Assistant6th year in Atlanta

Eric Sutulovich will continue to work with special teams co-

ordinator Keith Armstrong to make sure the Falcons units

continue to be considered among the very best in the NFL.

The 2014 season will be Sutulovich’s sixth season in Atlanta.

• In 2013, Atlanta’s special teams unit allowed 7.6 yards per

punt return, which ranked among the NFL leaders. Under

the guidance of Sutulovich, top-tier gunners WR Drew Da-

vis and RB Antone Smith led the coverage units.

GLENN THOMASQuarterbacks7th year in Atlanta

Glenn Thomas enters his third season as quarterbacks coach

and seventh season with the Falcons. In his fi rst four seasons,

Thomas served as the team’s off ensive assistant. During his

tenure in Atlanta the Falcons off ense has seen its most pro-

duction over a six-year span in franchise history.

• Under Thomas, QB Matt Ryan surpassed his previous

franchise highs in passing attempts (651) and completions

(439), which he set in 2012.

ANDREW WEIDINGEROffensive Assistant6th year in Atlanta

Andrew Weidinger enters his third season as the team’s of-

fensive assistant after serving four years as assistant to the

head Coach/off ense. His additional task as off ensive assis-

tant include managing data, research, daily practice scripts,

schedules, calendars and assisting with the tight ends.

• Last year, Weidinger continued to help develop the Falcons

young receiving corps.

COACHING CAPSULESCOACHING CAPSULESWADE HARMANAsst. Offensive Line1st year in Atlanta

Wade Harman joins the Falcons after spending the last 15

seasons as a member of the Baltimore Ravens coaching staff ,

including the last six as the club’s tight ends coach. He served

as the Ravens tight ends coach and assistant off ensive line

coach from 1999-07 after spending two seasons as a coach-

ing assistant with the Minnesota Vikings.

• Harman began his coaching career in at Utah State in 1987

as a graduate assistant.

CHRIS SCELFOTight Ends6th year in Atlanta

Chris Scelfo is a 28-year veteran of the coaching fraternity

and the 2014 campaign marks his seventh NFL season with

the Falcons. His remarkable work with the tight ends in Atlan-

ta has made the Falcons tight ends one of the most dangerous

receiving groups in the NFL.

• In 2014, the Falcons tight ends will be transitioning from

fi rst ballot Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez to second-year

tight end Levine Toilolo.

MIKE TICEOffensive Line1st year in Atlanta

Mike Tice brings 17 years of NFL coaching experience to the

Falcons, including seven seasons as an off ensive line coach.

He last coached in Chicago serving as the Bears off ensive line

coach for two seasons before being promoted to off ensive

coordinator in 2012.

• In 2011, Chicago’s off ensive line helped the Bears produce

2,015 rushing yards, which was the second time the club

has eclipsed 2,000 rushing yards in the last 22 seasons.

ANDREW THACKERDefensive Assistant1st year in Atlanta

Andrew Thacker enters his fi rst season with the Falcons as

the team’s defensive assistant. He joins the Falcons after one

season as the safeties coach at Southern Mississippi.

• Thacker was a four-year letterwinner at Furman as a safety

and was named the 2004 Southern Conference Freshman

of the Year. He helped lead the Paladians to a 35-15 during

his career.

WING TIPSWING TIPS2014 NFL RANKINGS

Off ensive Rankings - 2014 week by week Total Rush Pass NFC NFLWeek 1 (after NO) 568.0 123.0 445.0 1-8-1 1-14-1

Defensive Rankings - 2014 week by week Total Rush Pass NFC NFLWeek 1 (after NO) 419.0 78.0 341.0 10-6-10 15-14-13

With 1,000-rushing yards in 2014, RB Steven Jackson

would join RB Curtis Martin (10), RB Barry Sanders (10),

RB Walter Payton, and RB Emmitt Smith (11) as the only

players in NFL history to rush for 1,000-or-more yards in

nine diff erent seasons. Jackson is the NFL’s active leader

in rushing yards (10,733) and scrimmage yards (14,248).

LEADING THE WAYLEADING THE WAY

Since 2008, the Falcons employed a methodical off ense

that works its way down the fi eld with a mix of the run

and passing game. Last season, the Falcons were one of

the NFL’s top teams in terms of ball control, ranking among

the League leaders in average scoring drive length, scores

on drives lasting fi ve minutes-or-longer, and points scored

on 10-play drives.

The Falcons have thrived

on long drives over the last

seven seasons, scoring 144

times on 178 drives lasting

10-or-more plays. Atlanta’s

144 scores on 10-play drives

leads the NFL during that

span.

Since 2008, the Falcons

have totaled 178 drives of

10 plays or longer, with 144

scores and a League leading

78 touchdowns. During that

span, Atlanta’s 80.8 scoring

effi ciency on 10-play drives

ranks second. Additionally,

the Falcons scored two touchdowns on 10-play drives in

the season opener against New Orleans (9/7).

SUNDAY DRIVESSUNDAY DRIVES

10-PLAY SCORINGTeam Drives TD Scr.Atlanta 178 78 144Indianapolis 171 76 135

New Orleans 163 69 132

New England 160 64 125

San Diego 156 64 122

10-PLAY SCORING EFF.Team Drives Scr. Eff .New Orleans 163 132 80.9

Atlanta 178 144 80.8Miami 136 110 80.8

Tennessee 126 101 80.2

Minnesota 134 106 79.1

Since 2008, the Falcons have

been one of the best teams in

the NFL in close games, posting

a .653 winning percentage in

games decided by eight points

or less, including a three-point

overtime win over the New Or-

leans Saints in Week 1. During

that span, the Falcons have also posted a 15-7 record in

games decided by three points or less, which is the second

best record in the NFL.

CLOSE SHAVECLOSE SHAVE

CLOSE GAMESTeam W-L Pct.Indianapolis 37-15 .712

Atlanta 34-18 .653NY Giants 25-16 .609

NY Jets 25-16 .609

New England 26-18 .591

Single Games:Games with a reception:113 - Roddy White#

#Franchise record

Consectutive Starts:99 - Justin Blalock

Season Streaks:4,000-yard seasons:3 - Matt Ryan^

60+ catch seasons:7 - Roddy White^Franchise record

ACTIVE STREAKS

QUICK SLANTSSuccess Rate:P Matt Bosher’s three successful onside kicks in 2013 were the most in the NFL since 2007 when Arizona’s Neil Rackers also had three successful onside kicks.

ACTIVE NFL LEADERSRushing YardsPlayer YardsSteven Jackson 10,733Adrian Peterson 10,190

Frank Gore 10,033

M. Jones-Drew 8,082

Chris Johnson 8,033

Scrimmage YardsPlayer YardsSteven Jackson 14,248Reggie Wayne 13,664

Andre Johnson 12,808

Frank Gore 12,805

Steve Smith Sr. 12,702

QUICK SLANTSMatriculate the Ball Down the Field:The Falcons averaged nearly eight plays, 3:43 and 60.7 yards per scoring drive last season. In Atlanta’s Week 1 win over

the New Orleans Saints, the

Falcons amassed 568 total

net yards in the win, the high-

est single-game yardage total

in franchise history. Atlanta

topped the previous mark of

563 yards set against the Los

Angeles Rams in 1980. The

season-opening win marked the third time in franchise

history that Atlanta has put up 500-or-more total yards

against New Orleans (12/13/98 – W, 27-17 & 9/2/79 – W,

40-34 OT) and the sixth time the club has exceeded 500

yards of total off ense.

RECORD DAYRECORD DAY

TOTAL OFFENSEDate Opp. Yds09/07/14 NO 56811/09/80 StL 563

09/02/79 NO 552

09/18/83 Det 535

12/22/02 Det 533

12/13/98 NO 504

The Falcons have been among

the League’s best in closing out

the fi rst half and games. The

Falcons two-minute off ense

resulted in two successful scor-

ing drives both at the end of the

fi rst half and at the end of regu-

lation time in the season open-

er against New Orleans (9/7).

Since 2008, the Falcons rank sixth in the NFL with 108

points in the fi nal two minutes of either half

(TWO) MINUTEMEN(TWO) MINUTEMEN

TWO-MINUTE OFFENSETeam Pos. Pts.Indianapolis 127 163

NY Giants 136 150

New Orleans 114 145

Philadelphia 140 135

New England 118 124

Atlanta 116 108

OFFENSIVE NEWS AND NOTESOFFENSIVE NEWS AND NOTES

QB Matt Ryan had a career day

against New Orleans in the 2014

season opener, becoming the Fal-

cons all-time leader in touchdown

passes (156) while also setting the

franchise record for single game

passing yards with 448. Addition-

ally, Ryan is the only quarterback in

team history to exceed 400 yards in multiple games.

The seventh-year signal caller’s 448 passing yards were

the second most by any quarterback on kickoff weekend

without throwing an interception in NFL history behind

only QB Peyton Manning’s 462-yard output in 2013.

THE MATTURALTHE MATTURAL

‘13 COMPLETION PERCENTAGEPlayer Att. Cmp. Pct.Philip Rivers 544 378 69.5

Drew Brees 650 446 68.6

Peyton Manning 659 450 68.3

Matt Ryan 651 439 67.4Aaron Rodgers 290 193 66.6

QUICK SLANTSAir Raid:QB Matt Ryan topped Chris Chandler’s single-game franchise record of 431 passing yards in the season opener vs. NO

QUICK SLANTSOn the mark:QB Matt Ryan became the fi fth QB since the AFL-NFL merger to throw for at least 440 yards in a season-opening win.

The Falcons featured four run-

ning backs that combined for

181 yards from scrimmage in

a season opening win over

the New Orleans Saints. At-

lanta’s backfi eld showed it’s

play-making ability both on the

ground and through the air, combining for 108 yards on 22

carries while adding 73 yards on four receptions.

Action JacksonRB Steven Jackson led the running back committee with

52 yards on 12 carries. In nine career games against New

Orleans, Jackson has posted 766 yards on 150 carries with

seven touchdowns. Jackson has amassed 10,733 career

rushing yards and ranks 20th on the NFL’s all-time rush-

ing list.

Pop-QuizzRB Jacquizz Rodgers has developed a reputation for elu-

siveness since joining the Falcons in 2011. The fourth-year

back out of Oregon State showed just that in the season

opener against New Orleans (9/7), spinning, juking, and

dodging his way to a 17-yard touchdown run. Another dual

threat in the backfi eld, Rodgers has nine career touch-

downs, fi ve on the ground and four through the air.

Beaver PrideOregon State has produced

more than 130 NFL players,

Jackson and Rodgers are the

active leaders in scrimmage

yards among players from

OSU. Jackson has more scrimmage yards in the NFL than

any player in school history while Rodgers ranks ninth

among Beaver alum.

Explosive AntoneRB Antone Smith

burst his way into the

Falcons running back

rotation after showing

his home-run ability in

2013. Smith logged 145

yards on fi ve rushes,

including touchdown

runs of 50 and 38 yards. Picking up where he left off , Smith

caught a short pass, split two defenders and out ran a third

en route to a 54-yard score against New Orleans (9/7).

New Kid on the BlockRookie RB Devonta Freeman led the Falcons off ense in

both rushing and receiving during the preseason, totaling

134 yards on 32 carries on the ground and 146 yards on 11

catches through the air. Freeman continued to impress in

Week 1 notching 33 yards on four touches, including fi ght-

ing for 13 yards on third down to setup the Falcons fi rst

touchdown of the season.

BACKFIELD IN MOTIONBACKFIELD IN MOTION

PASSING YARDSPlayer YardsMatt Ryan 448Chris Chandler 431

Matt Ryan 421

Steve Bartkowski 416

Matt Ryan 411

QB Matt Ryan completed 31 of 43 passes (72.1 percent) in

the Falcons season opening win over the Saints. The win

marked the 26th time in his career that Ryan has com-

pleted better than 70 percent of his passes. He has led the

Falcons to a 20-6 record in those games.

In 2013, Ryan complet-

ed 67.4 percent of his

passes (439 of 651),

including eight games

with a completion

percentage of 70.0-or-

better. He was also one

of three quarterbacks

completing over 70 percent of his passes at home.

PRECISION PASSINGPRECISION PASSING

QB Matt Ryan and WR Roddy

White have been one of the NFL’s

best quarterback-receiver duos

in the NFL over the last seven

seasons. Ryan has completed

537 passes to White since 2008,

which accounts for all by 11 of

White’s 548 receptions during that span.

Ryan’s 525 completions to White are the most between

any quarterback and receiver combo since the start of the

2008 season.

DYNAMIC DUODYNAMIC DUO

SCRIMMAGE YARDSPlayer Touch YdsA. Smith 3 61

S. Jackson 13 52

J. Rodgers 7 35

D. Freeman 4 33

YARDS PER TOUCHPlayer Touch Yds Yds/TAntone Smith 10 216 21.6Devin Hester 5 99 19.8

Julio Jones 49 703 14.3

Harry Douglas 91 1136 12.5

Roddy White 68 783 11.5

OREGON STATEPlayer Touch YdsS. Jackson 3,006 14,248

J. Rodgers 380 1,865*active players from Oregon State

DEFENSIVE NEWS AND NOTESDEFENSIVE NEWS AND NOTES

S William Moore continues to be one of the leading play-

makers for the Falcons defense. In the 2014 season opener,

Moore forced Saints WR Marques Colston to fumble in

overtime. His ninth career forced fumble gave the Falcons

possession at the Saints 38-yard line and set up K Matt

Bryant’s game-winning 52-yard fi eld goal.

The ‘Missouri Hammer’ sparked Atlanta to a win in Week

13 of 2013 against Buff alo in a similar fashion after recover-

ing a fumble with 28 seconds remaining in regulation and

forcing a fumble that set up the game-winning fi eld goal

in overtime.

Since becoming a starter

in 2010, Moore has to-

taled 14 interceptions,

which ranks tied for fourth

among all safeties. Dur-

ing that time, Moore’s 22

forced turnovers are the

second most among safe-

ties.

ALWAYS READYALWAYS READY

LB Paul Worrilow had a breakout game at Carolina in Week

9. The rookie tallied a career-high 19 total tackles (11 solo)

to lead the team. He followed that game with another 19

tackle performance (10 solo) against Seattle in Week 10,

and strung together a streak of six straight games with

10-or-more tackles from Week 9 to Week 14. According

to Stats LLC., Worrilow’s 19 stops were tied for the most by

any Falcon defender since 1994.

He also joined Falcons Ring of Honor member Jessie Tug-

gle as the only players in franchise history to record 15-or-

more tackles twice in one season (since 1994).

According to Stats LLC., Wor-

rilow’s 19 tackles were the third

-most in a single game last sea-

son behind Carolina’s Luke Kue-

chly & Buff alo’s LB Kiko Alonso.

Additionally, Worrilow’s 19 tack-

les are the most in a single game

by an undrafted player since

1994 (according to Stats LLC.).

Worrilow posed 116 total tackles in the last

nine games after notching 21 total tackles

in the fi rst seven games, becoming the

fi rst undrafted rookie to lead the team in

tackles. He was signed by the Falcons as a

college free agent following the 2013 NFL

Draft and made the 53-man roster out of training camp af-

ter totaling 22 total tackles (17 solo) and twice leading the

team in tackles during the preseason.

DIAMOND IN THE ROUGHDIAMOND IN THE ROUGH

FALCONS TACKLE LEADERSPlayer Date Opp TckPaul Worrilow 11/10/13 Sea 19Paul Worrilow 11/3/13 Car 19Curtis Lofton 9/27/09 NE 19

Keith Brooking 12/10/06 TB 17

Dem. Williams 11/19/06 Bal 17*1994-2013 According to Stats LLC.

SINGLE-GAME TACKLESPlayer TKSLuke Kuechly, Car 24

Kiko Alonso, Buf 22

Paul Worrilow, Atl 19Paul Worrilow, Atl 19According to Stats LLC.

TURNOVERS FORCEDPlayer Int FF TOJairus Byrd 13 12 25

William Moore 14 9 23Charles Woodson 12 10 22

Devin McCourty 15 5 20

Earl Thomas 15 5 20

Atlanta’s defense recorded four passes defensed in its

season opening win over the New Orleans Saints (9/7),

including an interception from CB Robert McClain and key

pass breakups from CB Robert Alford and CB Desmond

Trufant.

Since 2013, Trufant’s 18 passes

defensed rank tied for sixth in

the NFL. Since Trufant and Al-

ford’s arrival in Atlanta the Fal-

cons have recorded 62 passes

defensed.

SWAT TEAMSWAT TEAM

PASSES DEFENSEDPlayer PDAlterraun Verner 22

Lardarius Webb 22

Karlos Dansby 21

Joe Haden 20

Leodis McKelvin 19

Desmond Trufant 18Marcus Cooper 18

Daryl Smith 18

QUICK SLANTSCashing In:The Falcons scored 10 points on two turnovers, including the game winning fi eld goal, in a season opening win over New Orleans.

QUICK SLANTSTake It Away:Atlanta’s seven takeaways in Week 15 of the 2013 season were its most in a single game since 11/6/88 vs. Green Bay (7).

The Falcons had four players post double digit tackles vs.

New Orleans (9/7), led by LB Paul Worrilow who collared

17 stops (eight solo). LB Joplo Bartu posted 12 tackles (fi ve

solo) while S Dwight Lowery led the secondary with 11

tackles (nine solo) and S William Moore notched 10 stops

(three solo).

Worrilow, who led the Falcons

with 137 total tackles in 2013,

recorded the eighth game of

his career with double digit

tackles. Week 1 also marked

the fourth time the second-

year linebacker has recorded

15-or-more tackles.

BRING ‘EM DOWNBRING ‘EM DOWN

DOUBLE DIGIT TACKLESDate Opp. Tck11/3/2013 Car 19

11/10/2013 Sea 19

9/7/2014 NO 1711/17/2013 TB 16

12/29/2013 Car 13

12/8/2013 GB 12

11/21/2013 NO 10

12/1/2013 Buf 10

SPECIAL TEAMS NEWS AND NOTESSPECIAL TEAMS NEWS AND NOTES

In Atlanta’s Week 1 win over New Orleans, K Matt Bry-

ant connected on a 51-yard fi eld goal to tie the game at

34 as time expired in the fourth quarter. He then split the

uprights with a 52-yard game winner in overtime. Since

joining the Falcons in 2009, Bryant has connected on 13 of

16 fi eld goals of 50 yards-or-longer.

Bryant is the fourth player in NFL history to kick a 50+ yard

fi eld goal with less than a minute remaining in regulation to

force overtime in addition to converting a 50+ game-win-

ning fi eld goal in overtime. Bryant and Greg Zuerlein are

the only players to accomplish this feat outside of Sports

Authority Field in Denver.

HISTORIC FEATHISTORIC FEAT

Since joining the Falcons

in 2009, K Matt Bryant

has connected on 122 of

his 138 fi eld goal attempts.

His 88.4 fi eld goal per-

centage ranks fourth in

the NFL and fi rst among

kickers with at least 100

attempts. In 2013, Bryant hit 24 of 27 fi eld goal attempts,

including eight of 10 kicks of 40-yards or longer.

Bryant owns the best fi eld

goal percentage of any

active NFL kicker with at

least 300 fi eld goal at-

tempts. He has hit 260

of 306 career fi eld goal

attempts for a 85.0 career

fi eld goal percentage.

PINPOINT ACCURACYPINPOINT ACCURACY

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGEPlayers FGM FGA Pct.Dan Bailey 90 99 90.9

Justin Tucker 69 76 90.8

Blair Walsh 63 70 90.0

Matt Bryant 122 138 88.4Neil Rackers 75 85 88.2

P Matt Bosher excelled in 2013, boasting a 46.6 yard punt-

ing average, while his 41.1 net punting average ranked sixth

in the NFL. Last season, Bosher punted 68 times for 3,166

yards with 26 kicks inside the 20-yard line. He also tied

his career-high with a 63-yard punt in Atlanta’s Week 2

win over St. Louis.

Bosher serves as the Falcons

punter and handles all of the

kickoff duties. Combined with

the stellar play of core spe-

cial teamers like WR Drew

Davis, RB Antone Smith, and

WR Eric Weems Bosher and

the Falcons continue to rank

among the League leaders in

terms of fi eld position.

PINNING THEM DEEPPINNING THEM DEEP

AFTER KICKOFF POSITIONPlayer KO Pos.Tampa Bay 69 19.4

Jacksonville 63 19.6

St. Louis 81 20.1

Carolina 82 20.2

New England 99 20.6

Seattle 94 20.8

Atlanta 79 21.0San Francisco 92 21.0

P Matt Bosher kicked off

73 times last season with

50 touchbacks and three

recovered onside kicks.

Bosher’s consistency led

to touchbacks on 68.5

percent of his kickoff s, a

mark ranked third in the

NFL last season. Additionally, 64 of his 73 kickoff s have

reached the endzone, excluding onside attempts, and his

87.7 endzone percentage ranked eighth.

A LONG WAY TO GOA LONG WAY TO GO

TOUCHBACK PERCENTAGETeam KOs TBs Pct.Carolina 81 63 77.8

Denver 113 81 71.7

Atlanta 73 50 68.5St. Louis 78 52 66.7

New England 98 65 66.3

K Matt Bryant hit all three of his fi eld goals

attempts in the 2014 season opener, in-

cluding a 51-yard game-tying kick at the

end of regulation and a 52-yard game

winning kick in overtime. The game win-

ner was Bryant’s second longest as a Fal-

con behind only his 55-yard winning kick

against Oakland in 2012.

• Bryant’s 52-yard game winning fi eld goal was the 17th

game winner of his NFL career and his eighth as a mem-

ber of the Falcons.

Since joining the Falcons in

2009, Bryant has connected on

42 of 54 fi eld goal attempts from

40 yards or longer, including six

of his game winners. Bryant’s 49

yarder in Atlanta’s playoff win

over Seattle in 2012 marked his

10th straight made fi eld goal on a

try of 49-plus yards, a streak that

lasted until Week 12 of 2013.

FOR THE WINFOR THE WIN

GAME WINNERSDate Opp. Dist.9/26/10 N.O. 46 yds.

10/3/10 S.F. 43 yds.

11/21/10 G.B. 47 yds.

9/30/12 Car. 40 yds.

10/14/12 Oak 55 yds.

1/13/13 Sea* 49 yds.

12/1/13 Buf 36 yds.

9/7/14 NO 52 yds.*Playoff game

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGEPlayers FGM FGA Pct.Matt Bryant 260 306 85.0Phil Dawson 337 400 84.3

A. Vinatieri 449 541 83.0

Josh Brown 254 310 81.9

S. Janikowski 345 432 79.9

QUICK SLANTSRecord Pace:P Matt Bosher broke his own franchise record for net punting average with a 41.1 yard average in 2013 (40.7 in 2012).

QUICK SLANTSMoving On Up:K Matt Bryant ranks third on the Falcons all-time scoring list with 552 points.

QUICK SLANTSPoint Man:K Matt Bryant’s 1,147 career points rank fourth among all active players & he is one of eight active players with 1,000 points.

50+ YD FIELD GOALS IN 4TH QTR & OTPlayer Date Opp. 4th OTMatt Bryant 9/7/2014 vs. NO 51 52Greg Zuerlein 12/2/12 vs. SF 53 54

Matt Prater 12/11/2011 vs. Chi 59 51

Mike Vanderjagt 11/24/2002 at Den 54 51

QB MATT RYANQB MATT RYAN

2MATTRYANQUARTERBACK

PRO BOWL YEARS2012 & 2010

FRANCHISE RECORDS23,920 Most passing yards (career)4,719 Most passing yards (season, ‘12)2,124 Most passes completed (career)651 Most passes attempted (season, ‘13)448 Most passing yards (single game, ‘14)439 Most passes completed (season, ‘13)272 Consecutive passes w/o an INT - ‘12156 Most passing touchdowns (career)91.1 Highest passer rating (career)68.6 Highest completion pct. (season, ‘12)63.8 Highest completion pct. (career)32 Most touchdown passes (season, ‘12)25 Most 300-yard games (career)22 Most consecutive completions (‘12)7 Most 300-yard games (season, ‘12 &’13)

QB Matt Ryan has thrown for more than 300 yards 25

times in his career, including three games with more than

400 yards. In Week 1, Ryan threw for a career-best 448

yards to set a single game franchise record. Ryan sur-

passed QB Chris Chandler who threw for 431 in a game

against the Buff alo Bills in 2001.

Ryan has thrown at least one

touchdown in six straight games

dating back to 2013 and has

throw multiple touchdowns in

four of his last fi ve games. He

has recorded 50 career multi-

touchdown games. Ryan has led

the Falcons to a 19-1 record when

he throws for three-or-more touchdowns

Since the arrival of Off ensive Coordinator Dirk Koetter

in 2012, Ryan has completed 68.1 percent of his passes,

which ranks second in the NFL behind QB Peyton Man-

ning. Ryan’s 63.8 career completion percentage is the best

in club history.

LEADING MANLEADING MAN

COMPLETION PERCENTAGE 2012-14Player Att. Cmp. Pct.Peyton Manning 1,278 872 68.2

Matt Ryan 1,309 892 68.1Aaron Rodgers 875 587 67.1

Philip Rivers 1,107 737 66.6

Drew Brees 1,362 897 65.9

RYAN’S RANKINGSStat Ryan RankCompletions 31 4th

Comp. Pct. 72.1 4th

Yards 448 1st

TDs 3 1-t

QB Rating 128.8 1st

Quarterbacks are often judged by their play in tight games

in the fourth quarter and their ability to put together game-

winning drives late in games. QB Matt Ryan has shown

an ability to rise to the challenge in pressure situations

by leading the Falcons on 24 game-winning drives in the

fourth quarter or overtime (including postseason). His 22

game-winning drives from 2008-12 were the most in the

by a quarterback in his fi rst fi ve seasons since 1966.

The Pro Bowl signal-caller led the Falcons on an eight-play,

47-yard drive to setup K Matt Bryant’s 51-yard game tying-

fi eld goal to force overtime against the New Orleans Saints

in Week 1. In overtime, Ryan and the off ense covered four

yards to set up Bryant’s 52-yard game winner.

Trailing 28-27 with 31 seconds remain-

ing in the NFC Divisional playoff game vs.

Seattle, Ryan drove the Falcons 41 yards in

two plays to set up Bryant’s game-winning

fi eld goal. The win sent the Falcons to the

NFC Championship Game for the third time

in franchise history.

MATTY ICEMATTY ICE

MATT RYAN’S GAME-WINNING DRIVESDate Opponent Score10/05/08 Green Bay 27-24

10/12/08 Chicago 22-20

12/14/08 Tampa Bay* 13-10

12/28/08 St. Louis 31-27

10/18/09 Chicago 21-14

12/20/09 NY Jets 10-7

01/03/10 Tampa Bay 20-10

09/26/10 New Orleans* 27-24

10/03/10 San Francisco 16-14

10/24/10 Cincinnati 39-32

11/11/10 Baltimore 26-21

11/28/10 Green Bay 20-17

12/05/10 Tampa Bay 28-24

Date Opponent Score09/18/11 Philadelphia 35-31

10/16/11 Carolina 31-17

12/11/11 Carolina 31-23

9/30/12 Carolina 30-28

10/7/12 Washington 24-17

10/14/12 Oakland 23-20

11/18/12 Arizona 23-19

11/25/12 Tampa Bay 24-23

1/13/13 Seattle^ 30-28

12/1/13 Buff alo* 34-31

9/7/14 New Orleans* 37-34*denotes game winning drive in OT.

^denotes game winning drive in playoff s.

QUICK SLANTSSure Sign:QB Matt Ryan has led the Falcons to a 35-2 record when he records a passer rating of 100-or-better.

QUICK SLANTSWinning Ways:QB Matt Ryan has led the Falcons to a 19-1 record when he throws three-or-more touchdowns.

In 2014, WR Roddy

White has run his career

receiving yardage total

to 9,508 yards. White

topped WR Terance

Mathis’ franchise record

of 7,349 yards in 2012.

White tied Andre Rison for sec-

ond in franchise history with his

56th career touchdown catch in

Week 1 vs. New Orleans.

• White improved his franchise record for 100-yard re-

ceiving games to 37 with his 12 catch, 141-yard eff ort at

San Francisco in Week 16 of 2013. He improved his club

record for 10-catch games to 11 in that game.

HOT RODHOT ROD

FALCONS ALL-TIME RECEIVINGYears Player Yards2005-13 Roddy White 9,5081994-01 Terance Mathis 7,349

1975-83 Alfred Jenkins 6,267

1990-94 Andre Rison 5,633

FRANCHISE RECORDS9,508 Most career receiving yards1,389 Most receiving yards in a season690 Most career receptions210 Most receiving yards in a game115 Most receptions in a single season37 Most 100-yard receiving games (career)11 Most 10-reception games (career)7 Most 100-yard games (season)6 Most consecutive 1,000 yard seasons

FALCONS REC. TDsPlayer TDsTerance Mathis 57

Roddy White 56Andre Rison 56

WR RODDY WHITEWR RODDY WHITE

84RODDYWHITEWIDE RECEIVER

PRO BOWL YEARS2011, 2010, 2009, 2008

WR Roddy White became the sixth

receiver in NFL history to record

six consecutive seasons with at

least 80 catches and 1,000 receiv-

ing yards in Atlanta’s Week 16 win

at Detroit. He joined Tim Brown

(1993-99), Marvin Harrison (1999-

06), Torry Holt (2000-07), Jerry

Rice (1989-96) and Reggie Wayne

(2005-10) as the only players to accomplish this feat six

times.

ELITE COMPANYELITE COMPANY

80+ CATCHES & 1,000+ YARDSPlayer Years Tot.Marvin Harrison 1999-06 8

Torry Holt 2000-07 8

Jerry Rice 1989-96 8

Tim Brown 1993-99 7

Reggie Wayne 2005-10 6

Roddy White* 2007-12 6Cris Carter 1993-97 5

Larry Fitzgerald 2007-11 5

Chad Johnson 2003-07 5* - active streak

WHITE 2007-12Year Rec. Yards2007 83 1,202

2008 88 1,382

2009 85 1,153

2010 115 1,389

2011 100 1,296

2012 92 1,351

Between 2010 and 2012, WR Roddy White posted one of

the most impressive runs by any receiver in NFL history.

He fi nished the 2012 season with 92 catches and 1,351

yards, becoming just the fi fth player in NFL history to re-

cord three consecutive seasons with 90+ receptions and

1,200+ yards. White joined WR Marvin Harrison (1999-

02), WR Torry Holt (2002-05), WR Jerry Rice (1993-96),

and Chad Johnson (2003-05) as the only players to ac-

complish that feat.

In 2010, White led the NFL with a career-high 115 recep-

tions and ranked second with 1,389 yards. His 100 catches

were the second most in the NFL and tops in the NFC in

2011, while his 1,296 yards ranked eighth. In 2012, White’s

92 receptions ranked tied for 10th while his 1,351 yards

ranked ninth in the League.

RARE AIRRARE AIR

90+ CATCHES & 1,200+ YARDSPlayer Years Tot.Marvin Harrison 1999-02 5

Torry Holt 2002-05 4

Jerry Rice 1993-96 4

Roddy White* 2010-12 3Chad Johnson 2003-05 3* - active streak

WR Roddy White has shown

to be QB Matt Ryan’s favorite

target. Since 2008, White and

Ryan have combined for 525

receptions, the most between

any quarterbackk and receiver

combo. White has logged 548

total receptions over the last

seven seasons, ranking fourth in the NFL during that span.

Since 2008, his 47 touch-

downs are the fi fth-most in the

League. Only White, WR Larry

Fitzgerald, WR Calvin Johnson,

and Brandon Marshall have

totaled 500-or-more catches

and 40-plus touchdowns dur-

ing that span.

IN GOOD HANDSIN GOOD HANDS

RECEPTIONS SINCE 2008Player Rec.Wes Welker 633

Brandon Marshall 598

Andre Johnson 562

Roddy White 548Jason Witten 533

TD CATCHES SINCE 2008Player TDCalvin Johnson 64

Larry Fitzgerald 53

Brandon Marshall 49

Vernon Davis 48

Roddy White 47

11JULIOJONESWIDE RECEIVER

PRO BOWL YEARS2012

WR JULIO JONESWR JULIO JONES

Entering his fourth season, WR Julio Jones has emerged as

one of the top wide outs in the NFL. Though he only played

fi ve games in 2013, Jones led the NFL with 481 receiving

yards and led the NFC with 33 receptions in his fi rst four

games.

QB Matt Ryan com-

pleted 68.8 percent of

the passes he threw in

Jones direction during

the fi rst four games

of 2013, which was

the seventh highest

completion percentage

for any receiver with at

least 35 targets.

Jones continues to build on the

impressive resume that saw him

earn his fi rst Pro Bowl selection in

2012. His 182 yard game against

the Rams in Week 2 was the 14

highest single-game output in

the NFL last season.

WHOOOOWHOOOO

WR Julio Jones has posted 32 re-

ceptions of 25-or-more yards, in-

cluding eight touchdown passes

over 25 yards in his career. Jones

has established himself as one of

the most explosive receivers in

the NFL during his career as his

32 receptions over 25 yards rank

tied for 11 in the NFL over the last

three seasons, despite the fact

that he missed the fi nal 11 games

of the 2013 season.

EXPLOSIVE MATERIALEXPLOSIVE MATERIAL

25+ YARD REC. 2011-13Player 25+Calvin Johnson 49

Demaryius Thomas 43

Vincent Jackson 41

Jordy Nelson 41

A.J. Green 39

Torrey Smith 38

Dez Bryant 37

DeSean Jackson 36

Brandon Marshall 36

Victor Cruz 33

Julio Jones 32Jimmy Graham 32

WR Julio Jones scored his second touchdown of the 2013

season on a career-long 81-yard touchdown pass from QB

Matt Ryan in Atlanta’s Week 2 win over St. Louis. With

that catch, Jones became the fi rst player in NFL history

to post a touchdown catch of 80-or-more yards in each

of his fi rst three seasons. Since 2011, Jones has recorded

fi ve touchdown reception of 60+ yards and seven TDs of

40-or-more yards.

“We felt very strongly about the move up for a player that we believe truly adds the explosive, urgent ath-leticism that we were looking to improve on this team. We feel like Julio is a fi ne addition to our off ense and will continue to help provide Matt [Ryan] with the tools that we need going forward as an off ense and as a team.”- Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff on trading up for Jones.

Jones is one of six players to post

multiple touchdowns of 80-or-

more yards over the last three

seasons.

DEEP THREATDEEP THREAT

80+ YARD REC. 2011-13Player 80+ TDsJulio Jones 3Mike Wallace 3

Victor Cruz 2

Pierre Garcon 2

Josh Gordon 2

Jordy Nelson 2

COMPLETION BREAKDOWNPlayer Tgt. Rec. Pct.Julian Edelman 43 34 79.1

Demaryius Thomas 38 29 76.3

Antonio Brown 42 32 76.2

Andre Johnson 47 34 72.3

Wes Welker 36 26 72.2

Jordan Cameron 43 30 69.8

Julio Jones 48 33 68.8

JONES’ RANKINGSStat Jones RankRec. Yards 481 1st

Yards/G 120.3 1st

Rec. Long 81t 1st

Rececptions 33 3rd

Rec./G 8.3 3rdBefore suff ering a foot injury

in Week 5.

QUICK SLANTSGo Deep:WR Julio Jones is the fi rst player in NFL history to record a touchdown catch of 80-or-more yards in each of his fi rst three seasons.

QUICK SLANTSA Year to Remember:Jones’ 14 big-play catches in 2012 were the second most in franchise history in a single-season behind WR Michael Haynes (16).

Jones has also established him-

self as one of the top scoring

threats in the NFL in his fi rst

three seasons. His 20 touch-

down receptions since 2011 rank

18th. Despite missing 11 games

in 2013, Jones’ 20 touchdowns

are the most by any active Fal-

con.

FINDING THE ENDZONEFINDING THE ENDZONE

TOUCHDOWNS 2011-13Player TDsJulio Jones 20Roddy White 19

Jacquizz Rodgers 9

Steven Jackson 7

Harry Douglas 4

Drew Davis 3

Matt Ryan 3

Levine Toilolo 3

RB Steven Jackson has proven

to be one of the most versatile

running backs the National

Football League has ever seen

as he is not only the NFL’s

leading active rusher, but also

the active leader in receptions

and receiving yards among

running backs.

Jackson not only leads his peers, but also ranks among the

all-time leaders in terms of dual threat running backs. He is

one of of 14 running backs in NFL history to record 10,000

rushing yards and 3,000 receiving yards and one of 12 to

boast 10,000 rushing yards and 400 receptions.

DUAL THREATDUAL THREAT

RB STEVEN JACKSONRB STEVEN JACKSON

In 11 NFL seasons, RB Steven

Jackson has logged 2,565 carries

for 10,733 yards (4.2 yards per

carry) with 62 touchdowns. He

is the NFL’s active rushing leader

and posted eight straight 1,000-

yard seasons between 2005-12,

which was the longest active

streak in the NFL.

• Since 2005, Jackson has averaged 77.4 yards per game

on the ground.

TOP OF THE CHARTSTOP OF THE CHARTS

RUSHING YARDSPlayer YardsSteven Jackson 10,733Adrian Peterson 10,190

Frank Gore 10,033

M. Jones-Drew 8,082

*-active players

39STEVENJACKSONRUNNING BACK

PRO BOWL YEARS2010, 2009 & 2006

RB Steven Jackson became the 27th player in NFL history

to rush for 10,000 career yards with his 73-yard perfor-

mance against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 15 of the

2012 season. He totaled 146 scrimmage yards with 73

yards on 13 carries and 73 yards on eight receptions in the

game.

• RB Steven Jackson passed RB Rickey Waters (10,643)

on the NFL’s all-time rushing list with 41 yards against

Carolina in Week 17 last season.

IMPRESSIVE COMPANYIMPRESSIVE COMPANY

ALL-TIME RUSHING LEADERSPlayer YardsEmmitt Smith 18,355

Walter Payton 16,726

Barry Sanders 15,269

Curtis Martin 14,101

L. Tomlinson 13,684

Jerome Bettis 13,662

Eric Dickerson 13,259

Tony Dorsett 12,739

Jim Brown 12,312

Marshall Faulk 12,279

Edgerrin James 12,246

Marcus Allen 12,243

Franco Harris 12,120

Thurman Thomas 12,074

Fred Taylor 11,695

Player YardsJohn Riggins 11,352

Corey Dillon 11,241

O.J. Simpson 11,236

Warrick Dunn 10,967

Steven Jackson* 10,733Ricky Watters 10,643

Jamal Lewis 10,607

Thomas Jones 10,591

Tiki Barber 10,449

Eddie George 10,441

Ottis Anderson 10,273

Adrian Peterson* 10,190

Frank Gore* 10,033

Ricky Williams 10,009*Active Player

RUNNING BACKSPlayer Rec.Steven Jackson 441Reggie Bush 432

Darren Sproles 382

Player Rec. YardsSteven Jackson 3,515Darren Sproles 3,395

Reggie Bush 3,285

RB Steven Jackson rushed for 84 yards on 23 carries with

two touchdowns, including a game-tying one-yard score

with 1:28 remaining in regulation in Atlanta’s Week 13

win over Buff alo in 2013. In addition to his two touchdown

performance vs. Washington, Jackson has posted 11 multi-

score games in his career.

Jackson has posted eight

games with two rushing

scores in his career, and

three times he has scored

rushing and receiving

touchdowns in a game.

Week 15 of 2013 marked his

second multi-touchdown

game of the season and the

fi rst time since 2008 that

he has posted two-or-more

multi-touchdown games in

a season.

TAKE IT TO THE HOUSETAKE IT TO THE HOUSE

JACKSON’S 2+ TD GAMESDate/Opp. Rush Rec.12/15/13 vs. Was 2 012/1/13 at Buf 2 010/30/11 vs. NO 2 0

12/28/08 at Atl 2 0

10/19/08 vs. Dal 3 0

12/31/06 at Min 3 1

12/24/06 vs. Was 1 1

12/17/06 at Oak 2 0

12/11/06 vs. Chi 1 1

10/23/05 vs. NO 2 0

10/2/05 at NYG 1 1

QUICK SLANTSDual Threat:RB Steven Jackson is one of three active running backs to rush for 10,000 yards and log 3,000 receiving yards.

WR Devin Hester has recorded 27

receptions of 25-or-more yards in

his career, including eight touch-

downs. He has scored 14 career

receiving touchdowns in addition

to his 19 return scores. Hester led

the Falcons with two touchdown

grabs in the 2014 preseason.

EXPLOSIVE ATHLETEEXPLOSIVE ATHLETE

WR Devin Hester is one of

the most prolifi c return men

in League history, holding NFL

records for punt return touch-

downs and combined career

return touchdowns. He is a

three-time Pro Bowler and has

returned 13 punts, fi ve kickoff s,

and one missed fi eld goal for touchdowns.

While Hester is a threat to break

a return for a touchdown at any

time, he has also proven his abil-

ity to help win the fi eld position

battle with impressive average

gains on returns.

• Hester’s 12.2 yards per punt return are tied with WR

Julian Edelmen for the fi fth-highest in NFL history and

the most among active players. Additionally, Hester

has recorded over 1,800 more total return yards than

any other active player.

G.O.A.T.G.O.A.T.

KICK RETURN TDsPlayer YardsDevin Hester 18Brian Mitchell 13

Dante Hall 12

Eric Metcalf 12

Josh Cribbs 11

17DEVINHESTERWIDE RECEIVER

PRO BOWL YEARS2010, 2009 & 2006

PUNT RETURN AVERAGEPlayer Years Avg.George McAfee 1940-50(8) *12.8

Jack Christiansen 1951-58(8) *12.8

Claude Gibson 1961-65(5) 12.6

Devin Hester 2006-13(8) 12.2Julian Edelman 2009-13(5) 12.2

TOUCHDOWN BREAKDOWNYear Ret. TD Rec. TD Tot. TD2006 6 0 6

2007 6 2 8

2008 0 3 3

2009 0 3 3

2010 3 4 7

2011 3 1 4

2012 0 1 1

2013 1 0 1

Totals 19 14 33

25+ TOUCHDOWNSDate Opp. TD10/14/07 Min 81t

11/30/08 @Min 65t

12/30/07 NO 55t

10/16/11 Min 48t

09/13/09 @GB 36t

09/27/09 @Sea 36t

10/01/12 @Dal 34t

12/26/10 NYJ 25tPUNT RETURN TDs

Player YardsDevin Hester 13Eric Metcalf 10

Brian Mitchell 9

Three players 8

WR Devin Hester is the NFL’s active leader with 3,241 career punt

return yards.

WR Devin Hester

has scored 33 career

touchdowns, fi nding

the end zone 19 times

on returns and log-

ging 14 touchdown

receptions. He set a

career high with eight

total touchdowns in

2007.

A THREAT TO SCOREA THREAT TO SCORE

WR Devin Hester is the NFL’s

active leader with 19 non-off en-

sive touchdowns. He has led the

League in non-off ensive touch-

downs three times and is tied

with Hall of Famer Deion Sand-

ers for the NFL’s all-time lead.

SPECIAL TEAMSSPECIAL TEAMS

NON-OFFENSIVE TDSPlayer TDDevin Hester 19Charles Woodson 13

Ed Reed 13

Josh Cribbs 11

DeAngelo Hall 9

Charles Tillman 9

Atlanta acquired DE Osi Umeny-

iora as a free agent during the

2013 off season. He posted his

third multi-sack game of 2013 in

Week 11 and ranks ninth among

all active players with 82.5 career

sacks. Umenyiora spent his fi rst

10 NFL seasons with the New

York Giants, totaling 431 tackles,

32 forced fumbles, and 13 fumble

recoveries in 130 games.

QUARTERBACK HUNTERQUARTERBACK HUNTER

ACTIVE SACK LEADERSPlayer SacksJohn Abraham 133.5

Jared Allen 128.5

Julius Peppers 118.5

DeMarcus Ware 118.5

Robert Mathis 111.0

Dwight Freeney 108.0

Terrell Suggs 94.5

Justin Smith 84.0

Osi Umenyiora 82.5

DE OSI UMENYIORADE OSI UMENYIORA

OSIUMENYIORADEFENSIVE END

PRO BOWL YEARS2007 & 2005

50DE Osi Umenyiora tied an NFL record

for forced fumbles in a single season

with 10 in 2010, tying LB Jason Tay-

lor’s NFL record which was set in

2006. Umenyiora has forced four-

or-more fumbles in four seasons and

his 35 career forced fumbles are the

the sixth most among active players.

He forced Redskins QB Kirk Cousins

to fumble on a strip-sack in Week 15.

FORCING THE ISSUEFORCING THE ISSUE

FORCED FUMBLESPlayer FFJohn Abraham 48

Robert Mathis 46

Dwight Freeney 44

Charles Tillman 41

Julius Peppers 39

Osi Umenyiora 35Two players 32

DE Osi Umenyiora set a Giants

franchise record with six sacks

vs. Philadelphia on September

23, 2007. He surpassed DE

Pepper Johnson’s record of 4.5,

which Johnson accomplished

at Tampa Bay on November 24,

1991. Umenyiora’s six sacks also

tied the second-best single-

game performance since sacks became an offi cial statistic

in 1982.

SACK ATTACKSACK ATTACK

SINGLE-GAME SACKSPlayer SacksDerrick Thomas 7.0

Osi Umenyiora 6.0Fred Dean 6.0

Derrick Thomas 6.0

Bill Gay 5.5

Aldon Smith 5.5

DE Osi Umenyiora brings a championship pedigree to At-

lanta as a two-time Super Bowl Champion. He was a key

contributor on the Giants Super Bowl XLII & XLVI winning

teams. Umenyiora has posted 29 tackles (22 solo) with 3.5

sacks and two forced fumbles in the postseason.

CHAMPIONSHIP PEDIGREECHAMPIONSHIP PEDIGREE

DE Osi Umenyiora had a memorable debut

at the Georgia Dome as he intercepted

Rams QB Sam Bradford on a tipped pass

and returned the pick 68 yards for a touch-

down. Umenyiora’s pick-six came on his

fi rst career interception and the score was

his fi rst touchdown since scoring on a 37-yard fumble re-

covery in 2009 as a member of the New York Giants.

TAKE IT TO THE HOUSETAKE IT TO THE HOUSE Atlanta’s defense totaled fi ve sacks for a loss of 41 yards

against the Dolphins in Week 3. It was Atlanta’s fi rst fi ve-

sack performance since December 15, 2011 against the

Jacksonville Jaguars. The Birds followed that up with a

four-sack outing against the Jets in Week 5.

DE Osi Umenyiora posted two strip-sacks at Miami, added

another pair of quarterback takedowns against the Jets,

and twice sacked QB Mike Glennon in Week 11 at Tampa

Bay giving him 19 career multi-sack games. His teams are

12-7 when he posts two-or-more sacks.

PINNING THEIR EARS BACKPINNING THEIR EARS BACK

UMENYIORA’S 2+ GAMESDate Opp. Sacks Result11/17/13 @TB 2.0 L10/7/13 NYJ 2.0 L9/22/13 @Mia 2.0 L1/1/12 Dal 2.0 W

10/9/11 Sea 2.0 L

10/2/11 @Ari 2.0 W

1/2/11 @Was 2.0 W

10/17/10 Det 2.0 W

10/10/10 @Hou 2.0 W

10/3/10 Chi 3.0 W

10/4/09 @KC 2.0 W

11/25/07 Min 2.0 L

9/30/07 Phi 6.0 W

10/15/06 @Atl 2.0 W

12/31/05 @Oak 2.0 W

11/27/05 @Sea 2.0 L

11/13/05 Min 2.0 L

10/30/05 Was 2.0 W

9/19/05 @NO 2.0 W

Total 19 Games 12-7 Record

MILESTONES MILESTONES

WR Roddy White caught his

56th career touchdown in Week

1 vs. New Orleans. He ranks

tied for third on the team’s all-

time touchdowns list and is one

touchdowns shy of passing WR

Andre Rison for third place on

the club’s all-time list.

K Matt Bryant has already be-

gun to climb the ranks of the

team’s all-time scorers. With a

51-yard fi eld goal vs. Washing-

ton in Week 15, Bryant surpassed

Mick Luckhurst for the second

most fi eld goals made in fran-

chise history.

The Falcons recent run of suc-

cess has seen two players crack

the clubs all-time scoring list.

Bryant is the highest ranking ac-

tive Falcon as his 552 points are

the third most in team history

while WR Roddy White (340)

ranks eighth. White moved

past WR Andre Rison with his

touchdown reception in Week 1

against New Orleans.

ALL-TIME SCORING LEADERSALL-TIME SCORING LEADERS

CAREER TOUCHDOWNSPlayer TDsMichael Turner 61

Terance Mathis 57


Gerald Riggs 48

MADE FIELD GOALSPlayer FGMMorten Andersen 184

Matt Bryant 122Mick Luckhurst 115

Jay Feely 98

Norm Johnson 84

ALL-TIME SCORINGPlayer PointsMorten Andersen 806

Mick Luckhurst 558

Matt Bryant 552Jay Feely 436

Norm Johnson 395

Michael Turner 366

Terance Mathis 354


Gerald Riggs 288

In his seventh season un-

der center, QB Matt Ryan

already owns a number

of franchise records. Ryan

surpassed QB Steve Bart-

kowski for the most pass-

ing touchdowns in a single

season in team history with 32 TD passes in 2012 and he

topped the franchise’s all-time list in touchdown passes

with three scoring strikes in Week 1 vs. New Orleans.

Ryan broke Bartkowski’s

franchise record for career

passing yards in the 2013

season fi nale. In six-plus

seasons, Ryan has thrown

for 23,920 yards surpass-

ing Bartkowski’s mark of

23,470 yards.

In six-plus seasons, Ryan has

three times set franchise records

for completions in a season. He

broke Bartkowski’s record for ca-

reer completions with a 32-yard

pass to WR Harry Douglas in

Week 9 at Carolina last season.

AIR IT OUTAIR IT OUT

PASSING TOUCHDOWNSPlayer Year TDsMatt Ryan 2008-14 156Steve Bartkowski 1975-85 154

Chris Chandler 1997-01 87

Chris Miller 1987-93 87

CAREER PASSING YARDSPlayer YardsMatt Ryan 23,920Steve Bartkowski 23,470

Chris Miller 14,066

Chris Chandler 13,268

CAREER COMPLETIONSPlayer Cmp.Matt Ryan 2,124Steve Bartkowski 1,871

Chris Miller 1,129

WR Roddy White has estab-

lished himself as one of the best

wide outs in Falcons history, set-

ting a franchise record for career

receiving yards with 9,508 yards.

White broke Terance Mathis’

franchise record of 573 recep-

tions in Atlanta’s Week 9 win

over Dallas in 2012. He tied An-

dre Rison for second with with

56 career TDs in Week 1.

White has caught at least one

pass in 113 straight games break-

ing WR Alfred Jenkins (103)

franchise record streak with at

least one catch in all 13 games

in which he has played in 2013.

HAUL IT INHAUL IT IN

CAREER RECEPTIONSPlayer Rec.Roddy White 690Terance Mathis 573

Andre Rison 423

CAREER TD CATCHESPlayer TDsTerance Mathis 57


GAMES WITH A CATCHPlayer GMRoddy White 113Alfred Jenkins 103

Alge Crumpler 74

LB Joplo Bartu had one of the

best seasons by an undrafted

player in club history. He fi n-

ished the year one half sack shy

of tying Buddy Moor for the club

record for sacks by an undrafted

rookie. (Sacks became an offi cial

statistic in 1982.)

According to Stats LLC., CB Des-

mond Trufant’s 17 passes de-

fensed in 2013 were the most by

a Falcons rookie in a single sea-

son, surpassing Darnell Walker,

who broke up 13 passes in 1993.

ROOKIE RECORDSROOKIE RECORDS

PASSES DEFENSEDPlayer PDDesmond Trufant 17Darnell Walker (‘93) 13

SACKS, CFAsPlayer SacksJessie Tuggle (’90) 5.0

David Frye (’85) 4.0

Buddy Moor (’87) 4.0

Joplo Bartu (’13) 3.5Dan Benish (’85) 3.5

Antwan Lake (’05) 3.5

2014 Atlanta Falcons Alphabetical Roster# PLAYER POS H W Birthdate EXP COLLEGE ACQUIRED HOMETOWN23 Alford, Robert CB 5-10 186 11/1/88 2 Southeast Louisiana D2 '13 Hammond, LA28 Arenas, Javier CB 5-9 197 10/28/87 5 Alabama FA '14 Tampa, FL75 Asamoah, Jon G 6-4 305 7/21/88 5 Illinois FA '14 Park Forest, IL95 Babineaux, Jonathan DT 6-2 300 10/12/81 10 Iowa D2 '05 Port Arthur, TX59 Bartu, Joplo LB 6-2 230 10/3/90 2 Texas State FA '13 Waller, TX71 Biermann, Kroy DE 6-3 255 9/12/85 7 Montana D5b '08 Hardin, MT63 Blalock, Justin G 6-4 326 12/20/83 8 Texas D2a '07 Dallas, TX5 Bosher, Matt P 6-0 208 10/18/87 4 Miami (Fla.) D6 '11 Jupiter, FL3 Bryant, Matt K 5-9 203 5/29/75 13 Baylor FA '09 Orange, TX

68 Carimi, Gabe OL 6-7 316 6/13/88 4 Wisconsin FA '14 Lake Forest, IL42 DiMarco, Patrick FB 6-1 234 4/30/89 3 South Carolina FA '13 Altamonte Springs, FL83 Douglas, Harry WR 6-0 183 9/16/84 6 Louisville D3b '08 Jonesboro, GA24 Freeman, Devonta RB 5-8 206 3/15/92 R Florida State D4a '14 Miami, FL93 Goodman, Malliciah DE 6-4 276 1/4/90 2 Clemson D4a '13 Florence, SC77 Hageman, Ra'Shede DE 6-6 318 8/8/90 R Minnesota D2 '14 Minneapolis, MN47 Harris, Josh LS 6-1 224 4/27/89 3 Auburn FA '12 Carrollton, GA61 Hawley, Joe C 6-3 302 10/22/88 5 UNLV D4 '10 Yorba Linda, CA17 Hester, Devin WR 5-11 190 11/4/82 9 Miami (Fla.) FA '14 Riviera Beach, FL76 Holmes, Lamar T 6-6 333 7/8/89 3 Southern Mississippi D3 '12 Gastonia, NC36 Ishmael, Kemal S 6-0 206 5/6/91 2 Central Florida D7a '13 Miami, FL39 Jackson, Steven RB 6-2 240 7/22/83 11 Oregon State FA '13 Las Vegas, NV99 Jackson, Tyson DE 6-4 296 6/6/86 6 Louisiana State FA '14 Edgard, LA11 Jones, Julio WR 6-3 220 2/3/89 4 Alabama D1 '11 Foley, AL66 Konz, Peter C 6-5 317 12/20/89 3 Wisconsin D2 '12 Neehan, WI20 Lowery, Dwight S 5-11 212 1/23/86 7 San Jose State FA '14 Santa Cruz, CA90 Maponga, Stansly DE 6-2 265 3/5/91 2 Texas Christian D5 '13 Carrollton, TX94 Massaquoi, Jonathan DE 6-2 264 5/18/88 3 Troy D5b '12 Lawrenceville, GA98 Matthews, Cliff DE 6-4 268 8/5/89 4 South Carolina D7b '11 Cheraw, SC70 Matthews, Jake T 6-5 309 2/11/92 R Texas A&M D1 '14 Missouri City, TX27 McClain, Robert CB 5-9 195 7/22/88 5 Connecticut FA '12 Philadelphia, PA25 Moore, William S 6-0 221 5/18/85 5 Missouri D2 '09 Hayti, MO86 Pascoe, Bear TE 6-5 265 2/23/86 6 Fresno State FA '14 Porterville, CA91 Peters, Corey DT 6-3 305 6/8/88 5 Kentucky D3a '10 Louisville, KY12 Renfree, Sean QB 6-5 225 4/28/90 2 Duke D7c '13 Scottsdale, AZ15 Roby, Courtney WR 6-0 189 1/10/83 8 Indiana FA '14 Indianapolis, IN32 Rodgers, Jacquizz RB 5-6 196 2/6/90 4 Oregon State D5 '11 Richmond, TX2 Ryan, Matt QB 6-4 217 5/17/85 7 Boston College D1a '08 Exton, PA

73 Schraeder, Ryan T 6-7 300 5/4/88 2 Valdosta State FA '13 Wichita, KS53 Shembo, Prince LB 6-0 253 12/24/91 R Notre Dame D4b '14 Charlotte, NC35 Smith, Antone RB 5-9 192 9/17/85 5 Florida State FA '09 Pahokee, FL96 Soliai, Paul DT 6-4 345 12/30/83 8 Utah FA '14 Pago Pago, American Samoa41 Southward, Dezmen S 6-2 210 10/1/91 R Wisconsin D3 '14 Sunrise, FL54 Starr, Tyler LB 6-5 250 1/25/91 R South Dakota D7b '14 Little Rock, IA62 Stone, James C 6-3 291 4/26/92 R Tennessee FA '14 Nashville, TN52 Stupar, Nate LB 6-2 240 3/14/88 1 Penn State FA '14 State College, PA80 Toilolo, Levine TE 6-8 265 7/30/91 2 Stanford D4b '13 La Mesa, CA21 Trufant, Desmond CB 6-0 190 9/10/90 2 Washington D1 '13 Tacoma, WA50 Umenyiora, Osi DE 6-3 255 11/16/81 12 Troy FA '13 London, England14 Weems, Eric WR 5-9 195 7/4/85 8 Bethune-Cookman FA '14 Ormond Beach, FL84 White, Roddy WR 6-0 211 11/2/81 10 Alabama-Birmingham D1 '05 James Island, SC26 Wilson, Josh CB 5-9 188 3/11/85 8 Maryland FA '14 Upper Marlboro, MD55 Worrilow, Paul LB 6-0 230 5/1/90 2 Delaware FA '13 Wilmington, DE13 Yates, T.J. QB 6-4 217 5/28/87 4 North Carolina TR '14 (Hou) Marietta, GA

37 Allen, Ricardo CB 5-9 186 12/18/91 R Purdue D5a '14 Daytona Beach, FL29 Baker, Sean S 6-0 209 11/6/88 1 Ball State FA '13 Youngstown, OH69 Gunn, Harland G 6-2 310 8/30/89 2 Miami (Fla.) FA '12 Omaha, NE74 Jones, Terren T 6-7 341 11/19/91 2 Alabama State FA '13 Ft. Walton Beach, FL18 Martino, Freddie WR 6-0 195 9/7/91 R North Greenville FA '14 North, SC85 Miller, Kyle TE 6-5 262 4/18/88 1 Mount Union FA '14 Elida, OH89 Reedy, Bernard WR 5-9 175 12/31/91 R Toledo FA '14 St. Petersburg, FL92 Robertson, Travian DT 6-4 304 12/9/88 3 South Carolina D7 '12 Laurinburg, NC45 Smith, Jacques OLB 6-2 258 12/31/91 R Tennessee FA '14 Chattanooga, TN34 Smith, Jerome RB 6-0 226 4/6/91 R Syracuse FA '14 Chester, PA

72 Baker, Sam T 6-5 301 5/30/85 7 USC D1b '08 Tustin, CA79 Johnson, Mike OL 6-6 304 4/2/87 4 Alabama D3b '10 Pensacola, FL51 Spruill, Marquis LB 6-0 224 5/14/91 R Syracuse D5b '14 Hillside, NJ56 Weatherspoon, Sean LB 6-2 244 12/29/87 5 Missouri D1 '10 Jasper, TX

19 Davis, Drew WR 6-1 205 1/4/89 3 Oregon FA '12 Denver, CO22 Motta, Zeke S 6-2 215 5/14/90 2 Notre Dame D7b '13 Vero Beach, FL

Joe Danna (Defensive Backs), Wade Harman (Assistant Offensive Line), Tim Lewis (Secondary), AJ Neibel (Head Strength and Conditioning), Glenn Pires (Linebackers), Terry Robiskie (Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers), Chris Scelfo (Tight Ends), Eric Sutulovich (Assistant Special Teams), Andrew Thacker (Defensive Assistant), Glenn Thomas (Quarterbacks), Mike Tice (Offensive Line), Andrew Weidinger (Offensive Assistant),Devin Bonik (Assistant to the Head Coach/Offense).

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COACHING STAFFMike Smith (Head Coach), Dirk Koetter (Offensive Coordinator), Mike Nolan (Defensive Coordinator), Keith Armstrong (Special Teams Coordinator),Jonas Beauchemin (Assistant Strength and Conditioning), Gerald Brown (Running Backs), Mark Collins (Outside Linebackers), Bryan Cox (Defensive Line),

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PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PREFORM (PUP)

2014 Atlanta Falcons Numerical Roster# PLAYER POS H W AGE EXP COLLEGE ACQUIRED HOMETOWN2 Matt Ryan QB 6-4 217 5/17/85 7 Boston College D1a '08 Exton, PA3 Matt Bryant K 5-9 203 5/29/75 13 Baylor FA '09 Orange, TX5 Matt Bosher P 6-0 208 10/18/87 4 Miami (Fla.) D6 '11 Jupiter, FL

11 Julio Jones WR 6-3 220 2/3/89 4 Alabama D1 '11 Foley, AL12 Sean Renfree QB 6-5 225 4/28/90 1 Duke D7c '13 Scottsdale, AZ13 T.J. Yates QB 6-4 217 5/28/87 4 North Carolina TR '14 (Hou) Marietta, GA14 Eric Weems WR 5-9 195 7/4/85 8 Bethune-Cookman FA '14 Ormond Beach, FL15 Courtney Roby WR 6-0 189 1/10/83 8 Indiana FA '14 Indianapolis, IN17 Devin Hester WR 5-11 190 11/4/82 9 Miami (Fla.) FA '14 Riviera Beach, FL20 Dwight Lowery S 5-11 212 1/23/86 7 San Jose State FA '14 Santa Cruz, CA21 Desmond Trufant CB 6-0 190 9/10/90 2 Washington D1 '13 Tacoma, WA23 Robert Alford CB 5-10 186 11/1/88 2 Southeast Louisiana D2 '13 Hammond, LA24 Devonta Freeman RB 5-8 206 3/15/92 R Florida State D4a '14 Miami, FL25 William Moore S 6-0 221 5/18/85 5 Missouri D2 '09 Hayti, MO26 Josh Wilson CB 5-9 188 3/11/85 8 Maryland FA '14 Upper Marlboro, MD27 Robert McClain CB 5-9 195 7/22/88 5 Connecticut FA '12 Philadelphia, PA28 Javier Arenas CB 5-9 197 10/28/87 5 Alabama FA '14 Tampa, FL32 Jacquizz Rodgers RB 5-6 196 2/6/90 4 Oregon State D5 '11 Richmond, TX35 Antone Smith RB 5-9 192 9/17/85 5 Florida State FA '09 Pahokee, FL36 Kemal Ishmael S 6-0 206 5/6/91 2 Central Florida D7a '13 Miami, FL39 Steven Jackson RB 6-2 240 7/22/83 10 Oregon State FA '13 Las Vegas, NV41 Dezmen Southward S 6-2 210 10/1/91 R Wisconsin D3 '14 Sunrise, FL42 Patrick DiMarco FB 6-1 234 4/30/89 3 South Carolina FA '13 Altamonte Springs, FL47 Josh Harris LS 6-1 224 4/27/89 3 Auburn FA '12 Carrollton, GA50 Osi Umenyiora DE 6-3 255 11/16/81 12 Troy FA '13 London, England52 Nate Stupar LB 6-2 240 3/14/88 1 Penn State FA '14 State College, PA53 Prince Shembo LB 6-0 253 12/24/91 R Notre Dame D4b '14 Charlotte, NC54 Tyler Starr LB 6-5 250 1/25/91 R South Dakota D7b '14 Little Rock, IA55 Paul Worrilow LB 6-0 230 5/1/90 2 Delaware FA '13 Wilmington, DE59 Joplo Bartu LB 6-2 230 10/3/90 2 Texas State FA '13 Waller, TX61 Joe Hawley C 6-3 302 10/22/88 5 UNLV D4 '10 Yorba Linda, CA62 James Stone C 6-3 291 4/26/92 R Tennessee FA '14 Nashville, TN63 Justin Blalock G 6-4 326 12/20/83 8 Texas D2a '07 Dallas, TX66 Peter Konz C 6-5 317 12/20/89 3 Wisconsin D2 '12 Neehan, WI68 Gabe Carimi OL 6-7 316 6/13/88 4 Wisconsin FA '14 Lake Forest, IL70 Jake Matthews T 6-5 309 2/11/92 R Texas A&M D1 '14 Missouri City, TX71 Kroy Biermann DE 6-3 255 9/12/85 7 Montana D5b '08 Hardin, MT73 Ryan Schraeder T 6-7 300 5/4/88 2 Valdosta State FA '13 Wichita, KS75 Jon Asamoah G 6-4 305 7/21/88 5 Illinois FA '14 Park Forest, IL76 Lamar Holmes T 6-6 333 7/8/89 3 Southern Mississippi D3 '12 Gastonia, NC77 Ra'Shede Hageman DE 6-6 318 8/8/90 R Minnesota D2 '14 Minneapolis, MN80 Levine Toilolo TE 6-8 265 7/30/91 2 Stanford D4b '13 La Mesa, CA83 Harry Douglas WR 6-0 183 9/16/84 6 Louisville D3b '08 Jonesboro, GA84 Roddy White WR 6-0 211 11/2/81 10 Alabama-Birmingham D1 '05 James Island, SC86 Bear Pascoe TE 6-5 265 2/23/86 6 Fresno State FA '14 Porterville, CA90 Stansly Maponga DE 6-2 265 3/5/91 2 Texas Christian D5 '13 Carrollton, TX91 Corey Peters DT 6-3 305 6/8/88 5 Kentucky D3a '10 Louisville, KY93 Malliciah Goodman DE 6-4 276 1/4/90 2 Clemson D4a '13 Florence, SC94 Jonathan Massaquoi DE 6-2 264 5/18/88 3 Troy D5b '12 Lawrenceville, GA95 Jonathan Babineaux DT 6-2 300 10/12/81 10 Iowa D2 '05 Port Arthur, TX96 Paul Soliai DT 6-4 345 12/30/83 8 Utah FA '14 Pago Pago, American Samoa98 Cliff Matthews DE 6-4 268 8/5/89 4 South Carolina D7b '11 Cheraw, SC99 Tyson Jackson DE 6-4 296 6/6/86 6 Louisiana State FA '14 Edgard, LA

18 Freddie Martino WR 6-0 195 9/7/91 R North Greenville FA '14 North, SC29 Sean Baker S 6-0 209 11/6/88 1 Ball State FA '13 Youngstown, OH34 Jerome Smith RB 6-0 226 4/6/91 R Syracuse FA '14 Chester, PA37 Ricardo Allen CB 5-9 186 12/18/91 R Purdue D5a '14 Daytona Beach, FL45 Jacques Smith OLB 6-2 258 12/31/91 R Tennessee FA '14 Chattanooga, TN69 Harland Gunn G 6-2 310 8/30/89 2 Miami (Fla.) FA '12 Omaha, NE74 Terren Jones T 6-7 341 11/19/91 2 Alabama State FA '13 Ft. Walton Beach, FL85 Kyle Miller TE 6-5 262 4/18/88 1 Mount Union FA '14 Elida, OH89 Bernard Reedy WR 5-9 175 12/31/91 R Toledo FA '14 St. Petersburg, FL92 Travian Robertson DT 6-4 304 12/9/88 3 South Carolina D7 '12 Laurinburg, NC

51 Marquis Spruill LB 6-0 224 5/14/91 R Syracuse D5b '14 Hillside, NJ56 Sean Weatherspoon LB 6-2 244 12/29/87 5 Missouri D1 '10 Jasper, TX72 Sam Baker T 6-5 301 5/30/85 7 USC D1b '08 Tustin, CA79 Mike Johnson OL 6-6 304 4/2/87 4 Alabama D3b '10 Pensacola, FL


Joe Danna (Defensive Backs), Wade Harman (Assistant Offensive Line), Tim Lewis (Secondary), AJ Neibel (Head Strength and Conditioning), Glenn Pires (Linebackers), Terry Robiskie (Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers), Chris Scelfo (Tight Ends), Eric Sutulovich (Assistant Special Teams), Andrew Thacker (Defensive Assistant), Glenn Thomas (Quarterbacks), Mike Tice (Offensive Line), Andrew Weidinger (Offensive Assistant),

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2014 Atlanta Falcons Roster By Experience# PLAYER POS H W Birthdate EXP COLLEGE ACQUIRED HOMETOWN3 Bryant, Matt K 5-9 203 5/29/75 13 Baylor FA '09 Orange, TX

50 Umenyiora, Osi DE 6-3 255 11/16/81 12 Troy FA '13 London, England39 Jackson, Steven RB 6-2 240 7/22/83 11 Oregon State FA '13 Las Vegas, NV95 Babineaux, Jonathan DT 6-2 300 10/12/81 10 Iowa D2 '05 Port Arthur, TX84 White, Roddy WR 6-0 211 11/2/81 10 Alabama-Birmingham D1 '05 James Island, SC17 Hester, Devin WR 5-11 190 11/4/82 9 Miami (Fla.) FA '14 Riviera Beach, FL63 Blalock, Justin G 6-4 326 12/20/83 8 Texas D2a '07 Dallas, TX15 Roby, Courtney WR 6-0 189 1/10/83 8 Indiana FA '14 Indianapolis, IN96 Soliai, Paul DT 6-4 345 12/30/83 8 Utah FA '14 Pago Pago, American Samoa14 Weems, Eric WR 5-9 195 7/4/85 8 Bethune-Cookman FA '14 Ormond Beach, FL26 Wilson, Josh CB 5-9 188 3/11/85 8 Maryland FA '14 Upper Marlboro, MD71 Biermann, Kroy DE 6-3 255 9/12/85 7 Montana D5b '08 Hardin, MT20 Lowery, Dwight S 5-11 212 1/23/86 7 San Jose State FA '14 Santa Cruz, CA2 Ryan, Matt QB 6-4 217 5/17/85 7 Boston College D1a '08 Exton, PA

83 Douglas, Harry WR 6-0 183 9/16/84 6 Louisville D3b '08 Jonesboro, GA99 Jackson, Tyson DE 6-4 296 6/6/86 6 Louisiana State FA '14 Edgard, LA86 Pascoe, Bear TE 6-5 265 2/23/86 6 Fresno State FA '14 Porterville, CA28 Arenas, Javier CB 5-9 197 10/28/87 5 Alabama FA '14 Tampa, FL75 Asamoah, Jon G 6-4 305 7/21/88 5 Illinois FA '14 Park Forest, IL61 Hawley, Joe C 6-3 302 10/22/88 5 UNLV D4 '10 Yorba Linda, CA27 McClain, Robert CB 5-9 195 7/22/88 5 Connecticut FA '12 Philadelphia, PA25 Moore, William S 6-0 221 5/18/85 5 Missouri D2 '09 Hayti, MO91 Peters, Corey DT 6-3 305 6/8/88 5 Kentucky D3a '10 Louisville, KY35 Smith, Antone RB 5-9 192 9/17/85 5 Florida State FA '09 Pahokee, FL5 Bosher, Matt P 6-0 208 10/18/87 4 Miami (Fla.) D6 '11 Jupiter, FL

68 Carimi, Gabe OL 6-7 316 6/13/88 4 Wisconsin FA '14 Lake Forest, IL11 Jones, Julio WR 6-3 220 2/3/89 4 Alabama D1 '11 Foley, AL98 Matthews, Cliff DE 6-4 268 8/5/89 4 South Carolina D7b '11 Cheraw, SC32 Rodgers, Jacquizz RB 5-6 196 2/6/90 4 Oregon State D5 '11 Richmond, TX13 Yates, T.J. QB 6-4 217 5/28/87 4 North Carolina TR '14 (Hou) Marietta, GA42 DiMarco, Patrick FB 6-1 234 4/30/89 3 South Carolina FA '13 Altamonte Springs, FL47 Harris, Josh LS 6-1 224 4/27/89 3 Auburn FA '12 Carrollton, GA76 Holmes, Lamar T 6-6 333 7/8/89 3 Southern Mississippi D3 '12 Gastonia, NC66 Konz, Peter C 6-5 317 12/20/89 3 Wisconsin D2 '12 Neehan, WI94 Massaquoi, Jonathan DE 6-2 264 5/18/88 3 Troy D5b '12 Lawrenceville, GA23 Alford, Robert CB 5-10 186 11/1/88 2 Southeast Louisiana D2 '13 Hammond, LA59 Bartu, Joplo LB 6-2 230 10/3/90 2 Texas State FA '13 Waller, TX93 Goodman, Malliciah DE 6-4 276 1/4/90 2 Clemson D4a '13 Florence, SC36 Ishmael, Kemal S 6-0 206 5/6/91 2 Central Florida D7a '13 Miami, FL90 Maponga, Stansly DE 6-2 265 3/5/91 2 Texas Christian D5 '13 Carrollton, TX12 Renfree, Sean QB 6-5 225 4/28/90 2 Duke D7c '13 Scottsdale, AZ73 Schraeder, Ryan T 6-7 300 5/4/88 2 Valdosta State FA '13 Wichita, KS80 Toilolo, Levine TE 6-8 265 7/30/91 2 Stanford D4b '13 La Mesa, CA21 Trufant, Desmond CB 6-0 190 9/10/90 2 Washington D1 '13 Tacoma, WA55 Worrilow, Paul LB 6-0 230 5/1/90 2 Delaware FA '13 Wilmington, DE52 Stupar, Nate LB 6-2 240 3/14/88 1 Penn State FA '14 State College, PA24 Freeman, Devonta RB 5-8 206 3/15/92 R Florida State D4a '14 Miami, FL77 Hageman, Ra'Shede DE 6-6 318 8/8/90 R Minnesota D2 '14 Minneapolis, MN70 Matthews, Jake T 6-5 309 2/11/92 R Texas A&M D1 '14 Missouri City, TX53 Shembo, Prince LB 6-0 253 12/24/91 R Notre Dame D4b '14 Charlotte, NC41 Southward, Dezmen S 6-2 210 10/1/91 R Wisconsin D3 '14 Sunrise, FL54 Starr, Tyler LB 6-5 250 1/25/91 R South Dakota D7b '14 Little Rock, IA62 Stone, James C 6-3 291 4/26/92 R Tennessee FA '14 Nashville, TN

92 Robertson, Travian DT 6-4 304 12/9/88 3 South Carolina D7 '12 Laurinburg, NC69 Gunn, Harland G 6-2 310 8/30/89 2 Miami (Fla.) FA '12 Omaha, NE74 Jones, Terren T 6-7 341 11/19/91 2 Alabama State FA '13 Ft. Walton Beach, FL29 Baker, Sean S 6-0 209 11/6/88 1 Ball State FA '13 Youngstown, OH85 Miller, Kyle TE 6-5 262 4/18/88 1 Mount Union FA '14 Elida, OH37 Allen, Ricardo CB 5-9 186 12/18/91 R Purdue D5a '14 Daytona Beach, FL89 Reedy, Bernard WR 5-9 175 12/31/91 R Toledo FA '14 St. Petersburg, FL45 Smith, Jacques OLB 6-2 258 12/31/91 R Tennessee FA '14 Chattanooga, TN34 Smith, Jerome RB 6-0 226 4/6/91 R Syracuse FA '14 Chester, PA18 Martino, Freddie WR 6-0 195 9/7/91 R North Greenville FA '14 North, SC

72 Baker, Sam T 6-5 301 5/30/85 7 USC D1b '08 Tustin, CA79 Johnson, Mike OL 6-6 304 4/2/87 4 Alabama D3b '10 Pensacola, FL56 Weatherspoon, Sean LB 6-2 244 12/29/87 5 Missouri D1 '10 Jasper, TX51 Spruill, Marquis LB 6-0 224 5/14/91 R Syracuse D5b '14 Hillside, NJ


Joe Danna (Defensive Backs), Wade Harman (Assistant Offensive Line), Tim Lewis (Secondary), AJ Neibel (Head Strength and Conditioning),

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Mike Smith (Head Coach), Dirk Koetter (Offensive Coordinator), Mike Nolan (Defensive Coordinator), Keith Armstrong (Special Teams Coordinator),Jonas Beauchemin (Assistant Strength and Conditioning), Gerald Brown (Running Backs), Mark Collins (Outside Linebackers), Bryan Cox (Defensive Line),

COACHING STAFF

2014 Atlanta Falcons By Position Roster# PLAYER POS H W Birthdate EXP COLLEGE ACQUIRED HOMETOWN

QUARTERBACKS 32 Ryan, Matt QB 6-4 217 5/17/85 7 Boston College D1a '08 Exton, PA

12 Renfree, Sean QB 6-5 225 4/28/90 R Duke D7c '13 Scottsdale, AZ13 Yates, T.J. QB 6-4 217 5/28/87 4 North Carolina TR '14 (Hou) Marietta, GA

RUNNING BACKS 524 Freeman, Devonta RB 5-8 206 3/15/92 R Florida State D4a '14 Miami, FL32 Rodgers, Jacquizz RB 5-6 196 2/6/90 4 Oregon State D5 '11 Richmond, TX35 Smith, Antone RB 5-9 192 9/17/85 5 Florida State FA '09 Pahokee, FL39 Jackson, Steven RB 6-2 240 7/22/83 11 Oregon State FA '13 Las Vegas, NV42 DiMarco, Patrick FB 6-1 234 4/30/89 3 South Carolina FA '13 Altamonte Springs, FL

WIDE RECEIVERS 611 Jones, Julio WR 6-3 220 2/3/89 4 Alabama D1 '11 Foley, AL14 Weems, Eric WR 5-9 195 7/4/85 8 Bethune-Cookman FA '14 Ormond Beach, FL15 Roby, Courtney WR 6-0 189 1/10/83 8 Indiana FA '14 Indianapolis, IN17 Hester, Devin WR 5-11 190 11/4/82 9 Miami (Fla.) FA '14 Riviera Beach, FL83 Douglas, Harry WR 6-0 183 9/16/84 6 Louisville D3b '08 Jonesboro, GA84 White, Roddy WR 6-0 211 11/2/81 10 Alabama-Birmingham D1 '05 James Island, SC

TIGHT ENDS 280 Toilolo, Levine TE 6-8 265 7/30/91 2 Stanford D4b '13 La Mesa, CA86 Pascoe, Bear TE 6-5 265 2/23/86 6 Fresno State FA '14 Porterville, CA

OFFENSIVE LINE 961 Hawley, Joe C 6-3 302 10/22/88 5 UNLV D4 '10 Yorba Linda, CA62 Stone, James C 6-3 291 4/26/92 R Tennessee FA '14 Nashville, TN63 Blalock, Justin G 6-4 326 12/20/83 8 Texas D2a '07 Dallas, TX66 Konz, Peter C 6-5 317 12/20/89 3 Wisconsin D2 '12 Neehan, WI68 Carimi, Gabe OL 6-7 316 6/13/88 4 Wisconsin FA '14 Lake Forest, IL70 Matthews, Jake T 6-5 309 2/11/92 R Texas A&M D1 '14 Missouri City, TX73 Schraeder, Ryan T 6-7 300 5/4/88 2 Valdosta State FA '13 Wichita, KS75 Asamoah, Jon G 6-4 305 7/21/88 5 Illinois FA '14 Park Forest, IL76 Holmes, Lamar T 6-6 333 7/8/89 3 Southern Mississippi D3 '12 Gastonia, NC

DEFENSIVE LINE 1150 Umenyiora, Osi DE 6-3 255 11/16/81 12 Troy FA '13 London, England71 Biermann, Kroy DE 6-3 255 9/12/85 7 Montana D5b '08 Hardin, MT77 Hageman, Ra'Shede DE 6-6 318 8/8/90 R Minnesota D2 '14 Minneapolis, MN90 Maponga, Stansly DE 6-2 265 3/5/91 2 Texas Christian D5 '13 Carrollton, TX91 Peters, Corey DT 6-3 305 6/8/88 5 Kentucky D3a '10 Louisville, KY93 Goodman, Malliciah DE 6-4 276 1/4/90 2 Clemson D4a '13 Florence, SC94 Massaquoi, Jonathan DE 6-2 264 5/18/88 3 Troy D5b '12 Lawrenceville, GA95 Babineaux, Jonathan DT 6-2 300 10/12/81 10 Iowa D2 '05 Port Arthur, TX96 Soliai, Paul DT 6-4 345 12/30/83 8 Utah FA '14 Pago Pago, American Samoa98 Matthews, Cliff DE 6-4 268 8/5/89 4 South Carolina D7b '11 Cheraw, SC99 Jackson, Tyson DE 6-4 296 6/6/86 6 Louisiana State FA '14 Edgard, LA

LINEBACKERS 552 Stupar, Nate LB 6-2 240 3/14/88 1 Penn State FA '14 State College, PA53 Shembo, Prince LB 6-0 253 12/24/91 R Notre Dame D4b '14 Charlotte, NC54 Starr, Tyler LB 6-5 250 1/25/91 R South Dakota D7b '14 Little Rock, IA55 Worrilow, Paul LB 6-0 230 5/1/90 2 Delaware FA '13 Wilmington, DE59 Bartu, Joplo LB 6-2 230 10/3/90 2 Texas State FA '13 Waller, TX

DEFENSIVE BACKS 920 Lowery, Dwight S 5-11 212 1/23/86 7 San Jose State FA '14 Santa Cruz, CA21 Trufant, Desmond CB 6-0 190 9/10/90 2 Washington D1 '13 Tacoma, WA23 Alford, Robert CB 5-10 186 11/1/88 2 Southeast Louisiana D2 '13 Hammond, LA25 Moore, William S 6-0 221 5/18/85 5 Missouri D2 '09 Hayti, MO26 Wilson, Josh CB 5-9 188 3/11/85 8 Maryland FA '14 Upper Marlboro, MD27 McClain, Robert CB 5-9 195 7/22/88 5 Connecticut FA '12 Philadelphia, PA28 Arenas, Javier CB 5-9 197 10/28/87 5 Alabama FA '14 Tampa, FL36 Ishmael, Kemal S 6-0 206 5/6/91 2 Central Florida D7a '13 Miami, FL41 Southward, Dezmen S 6-2 210 10/1/91 R Wisconsin D3 '14 Sunrise, FL

SPECIALISTS 33 Bryant, Matt K 5-9 203 5/29/75 13 Baylor FA '09 Orange, TX5 Bosher, Matt P 6-0 208 10/18/87 4 Miami (Fla.) D6 '11 Jupiter, FL

47 Harris, Josh LS 6-1 224 4/27/89 3 Auburn FA '12 Carrollton, GA

37 Allen, Ricardo CB 5-9 186 12/18/91 R Purdue D5a '14 Daytona Beach, FL29 Baker, Sean S 6-0 209 11/6/88 1 Ball State FA '13 Youngstown, OH69 Gunn, Harland G 6-2 310 8/30/89 2 Miami (Fla.) FA '12 Omaha, NE74 Jones, Terren T 6-7 341 11/19/91 2 Alabama State FA '13 Ft. Walton Beach, FL18 Martino, Freddie WR 6-0 195 9/7/91 R North Greenville FA '14 North, SC85 Miller, Kyle TE 6-5 262 4/18/88 1 Mount Union FA '14 Elida, OH89 Reedy, Bernard WR 5-9 175 12/31/91 R Toledo FA '14 St. Petersburg, FL92 Robertson, Travian DT 6-4 304 12/9/88 3 South Carolina D7 '12 Laurinburg, NC45 Smith, Jacques OLB 6-2 258 12/31/91 R Tennessee FA '14 Chattanooga, TN34 Smith, Jerome RB 6-0 226 4/6/91 R Syracuse FA '14 Chester, PA

19 Davis, Drew WR 6-1 205 1/4/89 3 Oregon FA '12 Denver, CO22 Motta, Zeke S 6-2 215 5/14/90 2 Notre Dame D7b '13 Vero Beach, FL56 Weatherspoon, Sean LB 6-2 244 12/29/87 5 Missouri D1 '10 Jasper, TX72 Baker, Sam T 6-5 301 5/30/85 7 USC D1b '08 Tustin, CA

51 Spruill, Marquis LB 6-0 224 5/14/91 R Syracuse D5b '14 Hillside, NJ79 Johnson, Mike OL 6-6 304 4/2/87 4 Alabama D3b '10 Pensacola, FL

Joe Danna (Defensive Backs), Wade Harman (Assistant Offensive Line), Tim Lewis (Secondary), AJ Neibel (Head Strength and Conditioning), Glenn Pires (Linebackers), Terry Robiskie (Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers), Chris Scelfo (Tight Ends), Eric Sutulovich (Assistant Special Teams), Andrew Thacker (Defensive Assistant), Glenn Thomas (Quarterbacks), Mike Tice (Offensive Line), Andrew Weidinger (Offensive Assistant),

PRACTICE SQUAD


INJURED RESERVE


UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHARTUNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHARTOFFENSEWR 84 Roddy White 83 Harry Douglas 14 Eric Weems

LT 70 Jake Matthews 73 Ryan Schraeder

LG 63 Justin Blalock 62 James Stone

C 61 Joe Hawley 66 Peter Konz

RG 75 Jon Asamoah 68 Gabe Carimi

RT 76 Lamar Holmes 68 Gabe Carimi

TE 80 Levine Toilolo 86 Bear Pascoe

WR 11 Julio Jones 17 Devin Hester 15 Courtney Roby

QB 2 Matt Ryan 13 TJ Yates

12 Sean Renfree

RB 39 Steven Jackson 32 Jacquizz Rodgers 35 Antone Smith 24 Devonta Freeman

FB 42 Patrick DiMarco

DEFENSEDE 71 Kroy Biermann 50 Osi Umenyiora 90 Stansly Maponga

DT 99 Tyson Jackson 77 Ra’Shede Hageman 98 Cliff Matthews

DT 96 Paul Soliai 91 Corey Peters

DE 95 Jonathan Babineaux 94 Jonathan Massaquoi 93 Malliciah Goodman 54 Tyler Starr

LB 55 Paul Worrilow 52 Nate Stupar

LB 59 Joplo Bartu 53 Prince Shembo

CB 23 Robert Alford 28 Javier Arenas

CB 27 Robert McClain 26 Josh Wilson 28 Javier Arenas

S 25 William Moore 36 Kemal Ishmael

S 20 Dwight Lowery 41 Dezmen Southward

CB 21 Desmond Trufant 28 Javier Arenas

SPECIALISTSK 3 Matt Bryant

KO 5 Matt Bosher

P 5 Matt Bosher

KR 17 Devin Hester 14 Eric Weems

PR 17 Devin Hester 14 Eric Weems

LS 47 Josh Harris

H 5 Matt Bosher

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEPRONUNCIATION GUIDEJon Asamoah Az-ah-mo-ah

Joplo Bartu JA-Plo/BAR-tu

Peter Konz Kahnz

Stansly Maponga Stans-lee/MA-pon-ga

Jonathan Massaquoi MASS-a-qwah

Jacquizz Rodgers JA-quiz

Antone Smith Ann-TAHN

Levine Toilolo La-Veen/Toy-lo-lo

Osi Umenyiora OH-see/You-men-YUR-uh

Paul Worrilow Worr-Low

2014 ATLANTA FALCONS 2014 STAT PACK

Sacks: TEAM: 0.0Opponents: 1.0

2-Pt. Conversions: Team0/0, Opponents: 0/0

Fumbles Lost: J. Jones 1Total: 1

Fumble Recoveries: J. BartuTotal: 1

2014 ATL OPPTOTAL FIRST DOWNS 28 30Rushing 6 9

Passing 21 17

Penalty 1 4

3rd Down: Made/Att 6/11 8/13

3rd Down Pct. 54.5 61.5

4th Down: Made/Att 0/0 0/0

4th Down Pct. 0.0 0.0

POSSESSION AVG. 30:26 29:34 TOTAL NET YARDS 568 472Avg. Per Game 568.0 472.0

Total Plays 69 70

Avg. Per Play 8.2 6.7

NET YARDS RUSHING 123 139Avg. Per Game 123.0 139.0

Total Rushes 25 28

NET YARDS PASSING 445 333Avg. Per Game 445.0 333.0

Sacked/Yards Lost 1/3 0/0

Gross Yards 448 333

Att./Completions 43/31 42/29

SCORE/QTR Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTSTeam 0 10 14 10 3 37

Opponents 6 14 0 14 0 34

SCORING TD Ru Pa RT PAT FG 2 TPM.Bryant 0 0 0 0 4/4 3/3 0 13

R. White 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6

A. Smith 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6

J. Rodgers 1 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6

L. Toilolo 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6

Team 4 1 3 0 4/4 3/3 0 37Team 4 3 1 0 4/4 2/2 0 34

PASSING ATT CMP YDS CP% YD/AT TD TD% INT INT% LG SK/YDS RTGRyan 43 31 448 72.1 10.4 3 7.0 0 0.0 54t 1/3 128.8

Team 43 31 448 72.1 10.4 3 7.0 0 0.0 54t 1/3 128.8Opponents 42 29 333 69.0 7.9 1 2.4 1 2.4 57 0/0 90.7

PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB I20 LG BBosher 3 157 52.3 45.7 1 0 66 0

Team 3 157 52.3 45.7 1 0 66 0Opponents 2 101 50.5 50.0 0 2 58 0

RUSHING NO YDS AVG LG TDJackson 12 52 4.3 17 0

Rodgers 6 34 5.7 17t 1

Ryan 3 15 5.0 9 0

Freeman 2 15 7.5 10 0

Smith 2 7 3.5 5 0

Team 25 123 4.9 17t 1Opponents 28 139 5.0 21 3

INTS NO YDS AVG LG TD

McClain 1 0 0.0 0 0

Team 1 0 0.0 0 0Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

KICK RET NO YDS AVG LG TDHester 1 21 21.0 21 0

Team 1 21 21.0 21 0Opponents 1 34 34.0 34 0

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TDJones 7 116 16.6 27 0

Douglas 6 69 11.5 23 0

Hester 5 99 19.8 35 0

White 5 72 14.4 39 1

Toilolo 3 19 6.3 12 1

Freeman 2 18 9.0 13 0

Smith 1 54 54.0 54t 1

Rodgers 1 1 1.0 1 0

Jackson 1 0 0.0 0 0

Team 31 448 14.5 54t 3Opponents 29 333 11.5 57 1

FG’S 1–19 20–29 30–39 40–49 50+Bryant 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 2/2

Team 0/0 0/9 0/0 1/1 2/2Opponents 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 1/1

DATE ATL OPP

20149/7 NO 37 34 W 70,706

9/14 @CIN

9/18 TB

9/28 @MIN

10/5 @NYG

10/12 CHI

10/19 @BAL

10/26 DET

11/9 @TB

11/16 @CAR

11/23 CLE

11/30 ARZ

12/8 @GB

12/14 PIT

12/21 @NO

12/28 CAR

Coach: Mike Smith

(1-0) 1st NFC SOUTH

PUNT RET RET FC YDS AVG LG TDHester 1 0 1 1.0 1 0

Team 1 0 1 1.0 1 0Opponents 0 2 0 0.0 0 0


DEFENSIVE TACKLES T A TOTAL TACKLESPaul Worrilow 8 9 17

Joplo Bartu 5 7 12

William Moore 3 7 10

Robert McClain 6 1 7

Kroy Biermann 6 1 7

Robert Alford 3 2 5

Desmond Trufant 2 1 3

Jonathan Babineaux 0 3 3

Osi Umenyiora 2 0 2

Jonathan Massaquoi 2 0 2

Stansly Maponga 1 0 1

Total 48 33 81

QUARTERBACK SACKS SACKS

INTERCEPTIONS INTsRobert McClain 1

Total 1

DEFENSIVE FORCED FUMBLES FFWilliam Moore 1

Total 1

Total 0.0

PASSESS DEFENSED PDRobert Alford 2

Desmond Trufant 1

Robert McClain 1

Total 4

SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES T A TOTAL TACKLESCliff Matthews 1 0 1

Total 1 0 1

TACKLES FOR LOSS TFLKroy Biermann 1

Total 1

DEFENSIVE FUMBLE RECOVERIES FRJoplo Bartu 1

Total 1


GAME 1GEORGIA DOME - ATLANTA, GA

37-34

Saints 1 10:33 S. Graham 31 yd. Field Goal (9-67, 4:27) 3 0

Saints 1 4:39 S. Graham 50 yd. Field Goal (10-28, 3:59) 6 0

Saints 2 11:46 K. Robinson 2 yd. run (S.Graham kick) (9-80, 4:10) 13 0

Falcons 2 4:06 R. White 2 yd. pass from M. Ryan (M.Bryant kick) (14-80, 7:40) 13 7

Saints 2 0:20 B. Cooks 3 yd. pass from D. Brees (S.Graham kick) (9-80, 3:46) 20 7

Falcons 2 0:00 M. Bryant 40 yd. Field Goal (3-58, 0:20) 20 10

Falcons 3 9:22 L. Toilolo 1 yd. pass from M. Ryan (M.Bryant kick) (12-80, 5:38) 20 17

Falcons 3 0:21 A. Smith 54 yd. pass from M. Ryan (M.Bryant kick) (5-80, 2:31) 20 24

Saints 4 8:46 M. Ingram 3 yd. run (S.Graham kick) (12-80, 6:35) 27 24

Falcons 4 2:50 J. Rodgers 17 yd. run (M.Bryant kick) (8-94, 3:26) 27 31

Saints 4 1:20 M. Ingram 3 yd. run (S.Graham kick) (8-71, 1:30) 34 31

Falcons 4 0:00 M. Bryant 51 yd. Field Goal (8-47, 1:20) 34 34

Falcons OT 13:17 M. Bryant 52 yd. Field Goal (4-4, 1:32) 34 37

TEAM QTR TIME SCORING PLAY NO ATL

SCORING DRIVES

PASSING ATT CP YD SK TD LG INT RT

ATLANTA FALCONS

M. Ryan 43 31 448 1/3 3 54 0 128.8

TOTAL 43 31 448 1/3 3 54 0 128.8

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD

J. Jones 7 116 16.6 27 0

H. Douglas 6 69 11.5 23 0

D. Hester 5 99 19.8 35 0

R. White 5 72 14.4 39 1

L. Toilolo 3 19 6.3 12 1

D. Freeman 2 18 9.0 13 0

A. Smith 1 54 54.0 54 1

J. Rodgers 1 1 1.0 1 0

S. Jackson 1 0 0.0 0 0

TOTAL 31 448 14.5 54 3

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD

S. Jackson 12 52 4.3 17 0J. Rodgers 6 34 5.7 17 1M. Ryan 3 15 5.0 9 0D. Freeman 2 15 7.5 10 0A. Smith 2 7 3.5 5 0TOTAL 25 123 4.9 17 1

PASSING ATT CP YD SK TD LG INT RT

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

D. Brees 42 29 333 0/0 1 57 0 90.7TOTAL 42 29 333 0/0 1 57 0 90.7

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD

J. Graham 8 82 10.3 17 0

B. Cooks 7 77 11.0 32 1

P. Thomas 6 58 9.7 19 0

M. Colston 5 110 22.0 57 0

T. Cadet 1 5 5.0 5 0

M. Ingram 1 1 1.0 1 0

B. Watson 1 0 0.0 0 0

TOTAL 29 333 11.5 57 1

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD

M. Ingram 13 60 4.6 19 2P. Thomas 7 31 4.4 13 0K. Robinson 6 28 4.7 21 1B. Cooks 1 18 18.0 18 0D. Brees 1 2 2.0 2 0TOTAL 28 139 5.0 21 3

GAME REVIEWS


23 Alford, R. CB 1 1 0 0

28 Arenas, J. IA 0 0 0 1

75 Asamoah, J. G 1 1 0 0

95 Babineaux, J. DE 1 1 0 0

59 Bartu, J. LB 1 1 0 0

71 Biermann, K. OLB 1 1 0 0

63 Blalock, J. G 1 1 0 0

5 Bosher, M. P 1 0 0 0

3 Bryant, M. P 1 0 0 0

68 Carimi, G. P 1 0 0 0

42 DiMarco, P. P 1 0 0 0

83 Douglas, H. WR 1 1 0 0

24 Freeman, D. P 1 0 0 0

93 Goodman, M P 1 0 0 0

77 Hageman, R. P 1 0 0 0

47 Harris, J. P 1 0 0 0

61 Hawley, J. C 1 1 0 0

17 Hester, D. P 1 0 0 0

76 Holmes, L. RT 1 1 0 0

36 Ishmael, K. P 1 0 0 0

39 Jackson, S. RB 1 1 0 0

99 Jackson, T. DE 1 1 0 0

11 Jones, J. WR 1 1 0 0

66 Konz, P. P 1 0 0 0

20 Lowery, D. S 1 1 0 0

99 Maponga, S. P 1 0 0 0

96 Massaquoi, J. OLB 1 1 0 0

98 Matthews, C. P 1 0 0 0

70 Matthews, J. LT 1 1 0 0

27 McClain, R. P 1 0 0 0

25 Moore, W. S 1 1 0 0

86 Pascoe, B. P 1 0 0 0

91 Peters, C. IA 0 0 0 1

12 Renfree, S. IA 0 0 0 1

15 Roby, C. P 1 0 0 0

32 Rodgers, J. P 1 0 0 0

2 Ryan, M. QB 1 1 0 0

73 Schraeder, R. IA 0 0 0 1

53 Shembo, P. P 1 0 0 0

35 Smith, A. P 1 0 0 0

96 Soliai, P. DT 1 1 0 0

41 Southward, D. DNP 0 0 1 0

54 Starr, T. IA 0 0 0 1

62 Stone, J. IA 0 0 0 1

52 Stupar, N. IA 0 0 0 1

80 Toilolo, L. TE 1 1 0 0

21 Trufant, D. CB 1 1 0 0

50 Umenyiora, O. P 1 0 0 0

14 Weems, E. P 1 0 0 0

84 White, R. WR 1 1 0 0

26 Wilson, J. P 1 0 0 0

55 Worrilow, P. LB 1 1 0 0

13 Yates, TJ DNP 0 0 1 0

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OFFENSE

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB

9/7 NO R. White J. Matthews J. Blalock J. Hawley J. Asamoah L. Holmes L. Toilolo J. Jones M. Ryan S. Jackson H. Douglas (WR)

9/14 @CIN

9/18 TB

9/28 @MIN

10/5 @NYG

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10/26 DET

11/9 @TB

11/16 @CAR

11/23 CLE

11/30 ARZ

12/8 @GB

12/14 PIT

12/21 @NO

12/28 CAR

DEFENSE DE DT DE OLB LB LB OLB CB CB S S

9/7 NO T. Jackson P. Soliai J. Babineaux K. Biermann P. Worrilow J. Bartu J. Massaquoi R. Alford D. Trufant W. Moore D. Lowery

9/14 @CIN

9/18 TB

9/28 @MIN

10/5 @NYG

10/12 CHI

10/19 @BAL

10/26 DET

11/9 @TB

11/16 @CAR

11/23 CLE

11/30 ARZ

12/8 @GB

12/14 PIT

12/21 @NO

12/28 CAR

OFFENSIVE & DEFENSIVE STARTERS


1ST DOWNS 3RD D. TOT. OFF. RUSH. PASSING PENAL. FUM. PUNT.

T R P PN PCT. PLAYS YDS ATT YDS NET SCK GROSS ATT-CP-TD-INT NO-YDS NO-LST NO-AVG T.O.P

NO 30 9 17 4 62.0 70 472 28 139 333 0/0 333 42 - 29 - 1 - 1 3-27 1-1 2-50.5 30:25

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@NYG

CHI

@BAL

DET

@TB

@CAR

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DEFENSE

1ST DOWNS 3RD D. TOT. OFF. RUSH. PASSING PENAL. FUM. PUNT.

T R P PN PCT. PLAYS YDS ATT YDS NET SCK GROSS ATT-CP-TD-INT NO-YDS NO-LST NO-AVG T.O.P

NO 28 6 21 1 55.0 69 568 25 123 445 1/3 448 43 - 31 - 3 - 0 10-96 1-1 3-52.3 31:18

@CIN

TB

@MIN

@NYG

CHI

@BAL

DET

@TB

@CAR

CLE

ARZ

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PIT

@NO

CAR

OFFENSE

GAME-BY-GAME STATS


MATT RYANATT CMP CMP% GROSS NET LG TD INT RATE

43 31 72.1 448 445 54 3 0 128.8

43 31 72.1 448 445 54t 3 0 128.8

PASSINGGAME ATL OPP

NO 37 34

@CIN

TB

@MIN

@NYG

CHI

@BAL

DET

@TB

@CAR

CLE

ARZ

@GB

PIT

@NO

CAR

Totals 37 34

T.J. YATESATT CMP CMP% GROSS NET LG TD INT RATE

DID NOT PLAY

0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

GAME-BY-GAME STATS, PASSING


RECEIVINGGAME ATL OPP

NO 37 34

@CIN

TB

@MIN

@NYG

CHI

@BAL

DET

@TB

@CAR

CLE

ARZ

@GB

PIT

@NO

CAR

Totals 37 34

GAME-BY-GAME STATS, RECEIVING


NO 37 34

@CIN

TB

@MIN

@NYG

CHI

@BAL

DET

@TB

@CAR

CLE

ARZ

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PIT

@NO

CAR

Totals 37 34

JACQUIZZ RODGERSREC YDS AVG LG TD

1 1 1.0 1 0

1 1 1.0 1 0

DEVIN HESTERREC YDS AVG LG TD

5 99 19.8 35 0

5 99 19.8 35 0

LEVINE TOILOLOREC YDS AVG LG TD

3 19 6.3 12 1

3 19 6.3 12 1

ANTONE SMITHREC YDS AVG LG TD

1 54 54.0 54 1

1 54 54.0 54 1

HARRY DOUGLASREC YDS AVG LG TD

6 69 11.5 23 0

6 69 11.5 23 0

DEVONTA FREEMANREC YDS AVG LG TD

2 18 9.0 13 0

2 18 9.0 13 0

JULIO JONESREC YDS AVG LG TD

7 116 16.6 27 0

7 116 16.6 27 0

STEVEN JACKSONREC YDS AVG LG TD

1 0 0.0 0 0

1 0 0.0 0 0



NO 37 34

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DET

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Totals 37 34

RODDY WHITEREC YDS AVG LG TD

5 72 14.4 39 1

5 72 14.4 39 0


GAME-BY-GAME STATS, RUSHING

MATT RYANATT YDS AVG LG TD

3 15 5.0 9 0

3 15 5.0 9 0

RUSHINGGAME ATL OPP

NO 37 34

@CIN

TB

@MIN

@NYG

CHI

@BAL

DET

@TB

@CAR

CLE

ARZ

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PIT

@NO

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Totals 37 34

STEVEN JACKSONATT YDS AVG LG TD

12 52 4.3 17 0

12 52 4.3 17 0

DEVONTA FREEMANATT YDS AVG LG TD

2 15 7.5 10 0

2 15 7.5 10 0

JACQUIZZ RODGERS

ATT YDS AVG LG TD

6 34 5.7 17 1

6 34 5.7 17t 1

RUSHINGGAME ATL OPP

NO 37 34

@CIN

TB

@MIN

@NYG

CHI

@BAL

DET

@TB

@CAR

CLE

ARZ

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PIT

@NO

CAR

Totals 37 34

ANTONE SMITHATT YDS AVG LG TD

2 7 3.5 5 0

2 7 3.5 5 0


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SACKS 9/7 9/14 9/18 9/28 10/5 10/12 10/19 10/26 11/9 11/16 11/23 11/30 12/8 12/14 12/21 12/28 Total

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R. McClain 1/0 1/0 1/0

Team Totals 1/0 1/0

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