1994 Atlanta Falcons season

1994 Atlanta Falcons season
OwnerRankin Smith
Head coachJune Jones
Home fieldGeorgia Dome
Results
Record7–9
Division place3rd NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersWR 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).

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

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Additions Subtractions
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

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Main article: 1994 NFL draft
1994 Atlanta Falcons draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 45 Bert Emanuel  Wide receiver Rice
3 72 Anthony Phillips  Defensive back Texas A&M–Kingsville
3 99 Alai Kalaniuvalu  Guard Oregon State
4 111 Perry Klein  Quarterback C. W. Post
4 118 Mitch Davis  Linebacker Georgia
5 138 Harrison Houston  Wide receiver Florida
7 201 Jamal Anderson *  Running back Utah
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

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Staff

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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

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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 squad Reserve


Rookies in italics

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Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 4 at Detroit Lions L 28–31 (OT) 0–1 Pontiac Silverdome Thom Brennaman, Anthony Muñoz Recap
2 September 11 Los Angeles Rams W 31–13 1–1 Georgia Dome Joe Buck, Tim Green Recap
3 September 18 Kansas City Chiefs L 10–30 1–2 Georgia Dome Gary Bender, Pat Haden, Kevin Kiley Recap
4 September 25 at Washington Redskins W 27–20 2–2 RFK Stadium Dick Stockton, Matt Millen Recap
5 October 2 at Los Angeles Rams W 8–5 3–2 Anaheim Stadium Kenny Albert, Ron Pitts Recap
6 October 9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 34–13 4–2 Georgia Dome Joe Buck, Tim Green Recap
7 October 16 San Francisco 49ers L 3–42 4–3 Georgia Dome Dick Stockton, Matt Millen, Ron Pitts Recap
8 October 23 at Los Angeles Raiders L 17–30 4–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Thom Brennaman, Anthony Muñoz Recap
9 Bye
10 November 6 San Diego Chargers W 10–9 5–4 Georgia Dome Marv Albert, Paul Maguire, John Dockery Recap
11 November 13 at New Orleans Saints L 32–33 5–5 Louisiana Superdome Thom Brennaman, Anthony Muñoz Recap
12 November 20 at Denver Broncos L 28–32 5–6 Mile High Stadium Thom Brennaman, Anthony Muñoz Recap
13 November 27 Philadelphia Eagles W 28–21 6–6 Georgia Dome Pat Summerall, John Madden Recap
14 December 4 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–50 6–7 Candlestick Park Pat Summerall, John Madden Recap
15 December 11 New Orleans Saints L 20–29 6–8 Georgia Dome Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Mark Malone Recap
16 December 18 at Green Bay Packers L 17–21 6–9 Milwaukee County Stadium Joe Buck, Tim Green Recap
17 December 24 Arizona Cardinals W 10–6 7–9 Georgia Dome Dick Stockton, Matt Millen Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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Standings

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NFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) San Francisco 49ers 13 3 0 .813 505 296 L1
New Orleans Saints 7 9 0 .438 348 407 W1
Atlanta Falcons 7 9 0 .438 317 385 W1
Los Angeles Rams 4 12 0 .250 286 365 L7

Awards and records

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  • Terance Mathis, Franchise Record, Most Receptions in One Season, 111 Receptions [5]

References

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  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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