1993 Atlanta Falcons season

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1993 Atlanta Falcons season
Owner Rankin Smith
Head coach Jerry Glanville
Home field Georgia Dome
Results
Record6–10
Division place3rd NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers WR Andre Rison
QB Bobby Hebert
CB Deion Sanders
K Norm Johnson
ST Elbert Shelley

The 1993 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 28th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished 6-10 for the second straight season. Following the season, head coach Jerry Glanville would be fired.

Contents

Offseason

NFL draft

1993 Atlanta Falcons draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
19 Lincoln Kennedy  *  Offensive tackle Washington
238 Roger Harper   Safety Ohio State
367Harold Alexander  Punter Appalachian State
5121 Ron George   Linebacker Stanford
6151 Mitch Lyons   Tight end Michigan State
7178 Darnell Walker   Cornerback Oklahoma
8205Shannon Baker  Wide receiver Florida State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1993 Atlanta Falcons staff

Front office

  • Chairman of the Board – Rankin M. Smith Sr.
  • President – Taylor Smith
  • Vice President of Player Personnel – Ken Herock
  • Director of Pro Personnel – Chuck Connor

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Bobby April

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Tim Jorgensen


Roster

1993 Atlanta Falcons roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad


53 active, 5 inactive, 3 practice squadReserved


Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1September 5at Detroit Lions L 13–300–1 Pontiac Silverdome 56,216 Recap
2September 12 New Orleans Saints L 31–340–2 Georgia Dome 64,287 Recap
3September 19at San Francisco 49ers L 30–370–3 Candlestick Park 63,032 Recap
4September 27 Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–450–4Georgia Dome65,477 Recap
5October 3at Chicago Bears L 0–60–5 Soldier Field 57,441 Recap
6 Bye
7October 14 Los Angeles Rams W 30–241–5Georgia Dome45,231 Recap
8October 24at New Orleans Saints W 26–152–5 Louisiana Superdome 69,043 Recap
9October 31 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 24–312–6Georgia Dome50,647 Recap
10 Bye
11November 14at Los Angeles Rams W 13–03–6 Anaheim Stadium 37,073 Recap
12November 21 Dallas Cowboys W 27–144–6Georgia Dome67,337 Recap
13November 28 Cleveland Browns W 17–145–6Georgia Dome54,510 Recap
14December 5at Houston Oilers L 17–335–7 Astrodome 58,186 Recap
15December 11 San Francisco 49ers W 27–246–7Georgia Dome64,688 Recap
16December 19at Washington Redskins L 17–306–8 RFK Stadium 50,192 Recap
17December 26at Cincinnati Bengals L 17–216–9 Riverfront Stadium 27,014 Recap
18January 2, 1994 Phoenix Cardinals L 10–276–10Georgia Dome44,360 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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Standings

NFC West
WLTPCTPFPASTK
(2) San Francisco 49ers 1060.625473295L2
New Orleans Saints 880.500317343W1
Atlanta Falcons 6100.375316385L3
Los Angeles Rams 5110.313221367W1

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References

  1. ↑ "1993 Atlanta Falcons draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  2. ↑ "1993 Atlanta Falcons starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ "1993 Atlanta Falcons statistics and players". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  4. ↑ "1993 NFL Transactions. Trades - October". National Football League. Retrieved December 3, 2020.


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