1995 Atlanta Falcons season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Atlanta Falcons 1995 9–7 2nd NFC West Rankin Smith June Jones Joe Haering Georgia Dome Lost Wild Card Playoffs(at Packers) 20–37 RB Craig HeywardDE Chris DolemanLB Jessie TuggleK Morten AndersenST Elbert Shelley Falcons seasons The 1995 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise’s thirtieth 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 team. The Falcons’ pass defense gave up 4,541 yards through the air in 1995, which was a league record until 2011.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 YdsBoth the 2011 Packers and 2011 Patriots surrendered more passing yards. The Falcons’ defense faced a total of 650 pass attempts, the most all time.As of the end of the 2011 seasonPro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by descending opp Passing Attempts The 405 passes completed against Atlanta in 1995 are fifth-most in NFL history.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 Still, Atlanta's points surrendered was 19th in the league, and its point-differential for the season was +13.Pro-Football-Reference: 1995 Atlanta Falcons Falcons receivers Eric Metcalf, Bert Emanuel, and Terence Mathis became the third trio of teammates with over 1,000 receiving yards in the same season – a rare occurrence, with only five such trios in NFL history (as of 2026). This is the oldest Falcons roster in team history, at an average of 28.5 years old. Offseason NFL draft 1995 NFL draft 1995 Atlanta Falcons 1 26 Devin Bush Safety Florida State yes 2 41 Ron Davis Cornerback Tennessee yes 3 77 Lorenzo Styles Linebacker Ohio State yes 5 145 Roell Preston Wide receiver Mississippi yes yes 6 181 Travis Hall Defensive tackle BYU yes 7 245 John Burrough Defensive end Wyoming yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/1995_draft.htm 1995 Atlanta Falcons draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 14, 2013 Personnel Roster 1995 Atlanta Falcons  1 Jeff George  3 Bobby Hebert  7 Perry Klein 13 Browning Nagle 32 Jamal Anderson 34 Craig Heyward 21 Eric Metcalf 89 J. J. Birden 80 Tyrone Brown gridiron football y 87 Bert Emanuel 81 Terance Mathis 85 Roell Preston y 83 Ricky Sanders 88 Harper LeBel LS 86 Mitch Lyons 65 Roman Fortin C 66 Lincoln Kennedy T 55 Nate Miller offensive lineman y G 64 Jeff Pahukoa G 62 David Richards American football T 51 Jim Ritcher G 61 Robbie Tobeck G 70 Bob Whitfield T 69 Gene Williams American football G 72 Mike Zandofsky G 68 Mel Agee DT 92 Lester Archambeau DE 91 John Burrough American football y DE 56 Chris Doleman DE 67 Moe Gardner DT 97 Jumpy Geathers DT 98 Travis Hall American football y DT 95 Pierce Holt DT 90 Chuck Smith defensive end DE 50 Ron George American football OLB 57 Clay Matthews Jr. OLB 59 Lorenzo Styles y MLB 99 Darryl Talley OLB 52 Ken Tippins OLB 58 Jessie Tuggle MLB 42 Devin Bush Sr. FS 28 Ron Davis defensive back y CB 27 Brad Edwards American football FS 47 Roger Harper American football FS 44 D. J. Johnson cornerback, born 1966 CB 38 Rich Miano SS 22 Alton Montgomery SS 36 Kevin Ross American football SS 37 Elbert Shelley CB 24 Terry Taylor American football CB 45 Darnell Walker CB  5 Morten Andersen K  4 Dan Stryzinski P 39 Eric Jack CB IR 26 Anthony Phillips defensive back CB IR 53 active, 2 inactive. 2 practice squad 11 Ed Howard wide receiver y WR 35 Tony Vinson American football RB https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/1995_roster.htm 1995 Atlanta Falcons starters and roster Pro-Football-Reference.com December 6, 2014 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 3 Carolina Panthers W 23–20 (OT) 1–0 Georgia Dome 58,808 2 September 10 at San Francisco 49ers L 10–41 1–1 3Com Park 63,627 3 September 17 at New Orleans Saints W 27–24 (OT) 2–1 Louisiana Superdome 57,442 4 September 24 New York Jets W 13–3 3–1 Georgia Dome 40,778 5 October 1 New England Patriots W 30–17 4–1 Georgia Dome 47,114 6 Bye 7 October 12, 1995 at St. Louis Rams L 19–21 4–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 59,700 8 October 22 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 24–21 5–2 Tampa Stadium 66,135 9 October 29 Dallas Cowboys L 13–28 5–3 Georgia Dome 70,089 10 November 5 Detroit Lions W 34–22 6–3 Georgia Dome 49,619 11 November 12 at Buffalo Bills L 17–23 6–4 Rich Stadium 62,690 12 November 19 St. Louis Rams W 31–6 7–4 Georgia Dome 46,309 13 November 26 at Arizona Cardinals L 37–40 (OT) 7–5 Sun Devil Stadium 35,147 14 December 3 at Miami Dolphins L 20–21 7–6 Joe Robbie Stadium 63,395 15 December 10 New Orleans Saints W 19–14 8–6 Georgia Dome 54,603 16 December 17 at Carolina Panthers L 17–21 8–7 Memorial Stadium 53,833 17 December 24 San Francisco 49ers W 28–27 9–7 Georgia Dome 51,785 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 291 Playoffs Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Wild Card December 31 at Green Bay Packers L 37–20 9–8 Lambeau Field 60,453 Notes "note" References External links 1995 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com Atlanta Falcons Category:Atlanta Falcons seasons Atlanta Category:Long stubs with short prose