1995 Atlanta Falcons season

1995 Atlanta Falcons season
Head coach	June Jones
Home field	Georgia Dome
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd NFC West
Playoff finish	Lost NFC Wild Card

The 1995 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 30th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished with a 9–7 record, and qualified for the post-season as a wild card.

The Falcons's pass defense gave up 4,541 yards through the air in 1995, which was a league record until 2011.^[1][2] The Falcons' defense faced a total of 650 pass attempts, the most all time.^[3][4] The 405 passes completed against Atlanta in 1995 are fifth-most in NFL history.^[5] Still, Atlanta's points surrendered was 19th in the league, and its point-differential for the season was +13.^[6]

Offseason

NFL draft

1995 Atlanta Falcons draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	26	Devin Bush	Safety	Florida State
2	41	Ron Davis	Cornerback	Tennessee
3	77	Lorenzo Styles	Linebacker	Ohio State
5	145	Roell Preston *	Wide receiver	Mississippi
6	181	Travis Hall	Defensive tackle	BYU
7	245	John Burrough	Defensive end	Wyoming
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Roster

1995 Atlanta Falcons roster
	Quarterbacks  1 Jeff George  3 Bobby Hebert Running backs 32 Jamal Anderson 34 Craig Heyward Wide receivers 89 J. J. Birden 80 Tyrone Brown 87 Bert Emanuel 81 Terance Mathis 21 Eric Metcalf PR 85 Roell Preston KR 83 Ricky Sanders 84 Darryl Spencer		Tight ends 88 Harper LeBel 86 Mitch Lyons Offensive linemen 65 Roman Fortin C 66 Lincoln Kennedy T 64 Jeff Pahukoa G 62 David Richards T 51 Jim Ritcher G 61 Robbie Tobeck G 70 Bob Whitfield T 69 Gene Williams G 72 Mike Zandofsky G		Defensive linemen 68 Mel Agee DT 92 Lester Archambeau DE 91 John Burrough (American football) DE 56 Chris Doleman DE 67 Moe Gardner DT 97 Jumpy Geathers DT 98 Travis Hall DT 95 Pierce Holt DT 90 Chuck Smith DE Linebackers 50 Ron George OLB 57 Clay Matthews OLB 59 Lorenzo Styles MLB 99 Darryl Talley OLB 52 Ken Tippins OLB 58 Jessie Tuggle MLB		Defensive backs 25 Devin Bush FS 28 Ron Davis CB 27 Brad Edwards FS 47 Roger Harper FS 44 D. J. Johnson CB 38 Rich Miano S 22 Alton Montgomery SS 26 Anthony Phillips CB 36 Kevin Ross (American football) SS 37 Elbert Shelley CB 24 Terry Taylor CB 45 Darnell Walker CB Special teams  5 Morten Andersen K  4 Dan Stryzinski P  2 Tony Zendejas K Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance	Game Time (EST)	Network
1	September 3, 1995	Carolina Panthers	W 23–20	1:00pm	FOX	58,808
2	September 10, 1995	at San Francisco 49ers	L 41–10	4:00pm	FOX	63,627
3	September 17, 1995	at New Orleans Saints	W 27–24	1:00pm	FOX	57,442
4	September 24, 1995	New York Jets	W 13–3	4:00pm	NBC	40,778
5	October 1, 1995	New England Patriots	W 30–17	1:00pm	NBC	47,114
6	Bye
7	October 12, 1995	at St. Louis Rams	L 21–19	8:00pm	TNT	59,700
8	October 22, 1995	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 24–21	1:00pm	FOX	66,135
9	October 29, 1995	Dallas Cowboys	L 28–13	1:00pm	FOX	70,089
10	November 5, 1995	Detroit Lions	W 34–22	1:00pm	FOX	49,619
11	November 12, 1995	at Buffalo Bills	L 23–17	1:00pm	FOX	62,690
12	November 19, 1995	St. Louis Rams	W 31–6	1:00pm	FOX	46,309
13	November 26, 1995	at Arizona Cardinals	L 40–37	4:00pm	FOX	35,147
14	December 3, 1995	at Miami Dolphins	L 21–20	1:00pm	FOX	63,395
15	December 10, 1995	New Orleans Saints	W 19–14	1:00pm	FOX	54,603
16	December 17, 1995	at Carolina Panthers	L 21–17	1:00pm	FOX	53,833
17	December 24, 1995	San Francisco 49ers	W 28–27	1:00pm	FOX	51,785

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
^(2) San Francisco 49ers	11	5	0	.688	457	258	L1
^(6) Atlanta Falcons	9	7	0	.563	362	349	W1
St. Louis Rams	7	9	0	.438	309	418	L3
Carolina Panthers	7	9	0	.438	289	325	L1
New Orleans Saints	7	9	0	.438	319	348	W1

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Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wildcard	December 31, 1995	at Green Bay Packers	L 37–20	60,453

References

1. Pro-Football-Reference.com: Team Game Finder Query Results – In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by descending opp Passing Yds
2. Both the 2011 Packers and 2011 Patriots surrendered more passing yards.
3. As of the end of the 2011 season
4. Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by descending opp Passing Attempts
5. Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by descending opp Passes Completed as of end of 2011 season
6. Pro-Football-Reference: 1995 Atlanta Falcons
7. "1995 Atlanta Falcons draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
8. "1995 Atlanta Falcons starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
9. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 291

External links

• 1995 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com