1994 Atlanta Falcons season

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1994 Atlanta Falcons season
Owner Rankin Smith
Head coach June Jones
Home field Georgia Dome
Results
Record7–9
Division place3rd NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers WR Terance Mathis
DE Chris Doleman
LB Jessie Tuggle
S Elbert Shelley

The 1994 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 29th season in the National Football League (NFL).

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Under head coach June Jones, the Falcons' run and shoot offense was heavily imbalanced in 1994, in favor of the passing game. Atlanta's passing yardage (4,112 yards) was third in the NFC, and fifth in the league overall; but their rushing yards (1,249, 78.1 yards per game) were dead-last in the league. They had by far the fewest rushing attempts in the league in 1994, with only 330 all year. [1]

The Falcons were 4-2 in the first six games, but their season was effectively ruined by going 3–7 afterwards.

Offseason

AdditionsSubtractions
DE Chris Doleman (Vikings)RB Steve Broussard (Bengals)
S Brad Edwards (Redskins)WR Michael Haynes (Saints)
QB Jeff George (Colts)T Chris Hinton (Vikings)
RB Craig Heyward (Bears)QB Chris Miller (Rams)
LB Clay Matthews Jr. (Browns)WR Mike Pritchard (Broncos)
G Jim Ritcher (Bills)
WR Ricky Sanders (Redskins)
WR Clarence Verdin (Colts)
G Mike Zandofsky (Chargers)

NFL draft

1994 Atlanta Falcons draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
245 Bert Emanuel   Wide receiver Rice
372 Anthony Phillips   Defensive back Texas A&M–Kingsville
399 Alai Kalaniuvalu   Guard Oregon State
4111Perry Klein  Quarterback C. W. Post
4118Mitch Davis  Linebacker Georgia
5138Harrison Houston Wide receiver Florida
7201 Jamal Anderson  *  Running back Utah
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1994 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

  • Quarterbacks – Mouse Davis
  • Running Backs – Ollie Wilson
  • Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers – Milt Jackson
  • Offensive Line – Bob Palcic
Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Tim Jorgensen


Roster

1994 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, 4 inactive, 2 practice squadReserve


Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueTVRecap
1September 4at Detroit Lions L 28–31 (OT)0–1 Pontiac Silverdome Thom Brennaman, Anthony Muñoz Recap
2September 11 Los Angeles Rams W 31–131–1 Georgia Dome Joe Buck, Tim Green Recap
3September 18 Kansas City Chiefs L 10–301–2Georgia Dome Gary Bender, Pat Haden, Kevin Kiley Recap
4September 25at Washington Redskins W 27–202–2 RFK Stadium Dick Stockton, Matt Millen Recap
5October 2at Los Angeles Rams W 8–53–2 Anaheim Stadium Kenny Albert, Ron Pitts Recap
6October 9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 34–134–2Georgia DomeJoe Buck, Tim Green Recap
7October 16 San Francisco 49ers L 3–424–3Georgia DomeDick Stockton, Matt Millen, Ron Pitts Recap
8October 23at Los Angeles Raiders L 17–304–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Thom Brennaman, Anthony Muñoz Recap
9 Bye
10November 6 San Diego Chargers W 10–95–4Georgia Dome Marv Albert, Paul Maguire, John Dockery Recap
11November 13at New Orleans Saints L 32–335–5 Louisiana Superdome Thom Brennaman, Anthony Muñoz Recap
12November 20at Denver Broncos L 28–325–6 Mile High Stadium Thom Brennaman, Anthony Muñoz Recap
13November 27 Philadelphia Eagles W 28–216–6Georgia Dome Pat Summerall, John Madden Recap
14December 4at San Francisco 49ers L 14–506–7 Candlestick Park Pat Summerall, John Madden Recap
15December 11 New Orleans Saints L 20–296–8Georgia Dome Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Mark Malone Recap
16December 18at Green Bay Packers L 17–216–9 Milwaukee County Stadium Joe Buck, Tim Green Recap
17December 24 Arizona Cardinals W 10–67–9Georgia DomeDick Stockton, Matt Millen Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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Standings

NFC West
WLTPCTPFPASTK
(1) San Francisco 49ers 1330.813505296L1
New Orleans Saints 790.438348407W1
Atlanta Falcons 790.438317385W1
Los Angeles Rams 4120.250286365L7

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1994 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics
  2. ↑ "1994 Atlanta Falcons draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  3. ↑ "1994 Atlanta Falcons starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  4. ↑ "1994 Atlanta Falcons statistics and players". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  5. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 98


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