1992 Atlanta Falcons season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Atlanta Falcons 1992 6–10 3rd NFC West Rankin Smith Jerry Glanville Georgia Dome Did not qualify WR Andre RisonCB Deion SandersST Elbert Shelley Falcons seasons The 1992 Atlanta Falcons season was the team's 27th season in the National Football League (NFL). Atlanta played its first season in the Georgia Dome, after having played their first 26 seasons at Fulton County Stadium. The Falcons were unable to match their previous season's output of 10–6 and failed to reach the playoffs. One highlight from this season includes Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre's first return to Atlanta in Week 5 for the first time since being traded from the Falcons during the offseason.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/1992.htm 1992 Atlanta Falcons Statistics & Players Pro-Football-Reference.com July 26, 2011 Atlanta was statistically one of the worst defenses in the NFL in 1992. They were the league's worst team in points allowed (414), total yards allowed (5,549), yards per play (5.9), rushing yards allowed (2,294), and yards per rushing attempt (4.9).Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1992 NFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics Offseason Additions SubtractionsWR Drew Hill (Oilers) QB Brett Favre (Packers)LB Jesse Solomon (Buccaneers) OT Joe Sims (Packers)QB Wade Wilson (Vikings) WR Floyd Dixon (Eagles)LB Brian Forde (Saints) C Guy Bingham (Redskins) LB Aundray Bruce (Raiders) RB Mike Rozier (retirement) S Brian Jordan (retirement) WR Shawn Collins (Browns) NFL draft 1992 NFL draft 1992 Atlanta Falcons 1 7 Bob Whitfield Offensive tackle Stanford yes yes 1 19 Tony Smith Running back Southern Mississippi yes 2 51 Chuck Smith Defensive end Tennessee yes 3 73 Howard Dinkins Linebacker Florida State yes 4 104 Frankie Smith Cornerback Baylor 6 158 Terry Ray Safety Oklahoma yes 7 182 Tim Paulk Linebacker Florida 8 216 Derrick Moore Running back Northeastern State 8 217 Reggie Dwight Tight end Troy 9 243 Keith Alex Guard Texas A&M 10 270 Darryl Hardy Linebacker Tennessee 11 297 Robin Jones Defensive end Baylor no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/1992_draft.htm 1992 Atlanta Falcons draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 14, 2013 Personnel Staff 1992 Atlanta Falcons 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 coach – Jerry Glanville Assistant head coach/offense – June Jones Running Backs – Ollie Wilson Wide receivers – Jimmy Robinson Tight ends – Bobby April Offensive line – Keith Rowen Assistant head coach/defense – Doug Shively Defensive line – Bill Kollar Secondary – Jimmy Carr Special teams – Bobby April Strength and conditioning – Tim Jorgensen Roster 1992 Atlanta Falcons 11 Billy Joe Tolliver 18 Wade Wilson American football 34 Steve Broussard 38 Keith Jones Atlanta Falcons 36 Derrick Moore y running back 41 Erric Pegram 81 Michael Haynes wide receiver 85 Drew Hill 87 James Milling 82 Jason Phillips wide receiver 35 Mike Pritchard 80 Andre Rison 88 Harper LeBel LS 64 Jamie Dukes C 65 Roman Fortin C 79 Bill Fralic G 71 Chris Hinton T 69 Houston Hoover G 78 Mike Kenn T 55 Mike Ruether G 70 Bob Whitfield y T 68 Mel Agee DE 72 Oliver Barnett DE 74 Tory Epps NT 67 Moe Gardner NT 71 Bill Goldberg NT 90 Chuck Smith defensive end y DE 73 John Washington American football DE 56 Darion Conner OLB 95 Michael Reid linebacker ILB 54 Jesse Solomon ILB 52 Ken Tippins OLB 58 Jessie Tuggle ILB 23 Bobby Butler American football CB 25 Scott Case American football FS 42 Jeff Donaldson American football SS 29 Joe Fishback SS 22 Tim McKyer CB 24 Brian Mitchell American football coach CB 39 Bruce Pickens CB 30 Terry Ray gridiron football y FS 26 Louis Riddick FS 21 Deion Sanders CB 37 Elbert Shelley CB 46 Charles Washington defensive back, born 1966 SS 17 Scott Fulhage P  9 Norm Johnson K 32 Tracey Eaton S IR 77 Rick Bryan DE IR 51 Howard Dinkins LB y IR 53 Brian Forde LB IR 76 Mike Gann DE NF-Inj. 99 Tim Green DE IR 83 Tony Jones wide receiver WR IR 12 Chris Miller quarterback QB IR 59 John Rade LB IR 28 Tony Smith American football y RB IR -- Dave Zawatson T IR 47 active, 11 inactive, 4 practice squad 63 John Buddenberg G 49 Reggie Dwight tight end y TE 62 Oscar Giles LB 50 Darryl Hardy y LB https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/1992_roster.htm 1992 Atlanta Falcons starters and roster Pro-Football-Reference.com December 6, 2014 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 6 New York Jets W 20–17 1–0 Georgia Dome 65,585 Recap 2 September 13 at Washington Redskins L 17–24 1–1 RFK Stadium 54,343 Recap 3 September 20 New Orleans Saints L 7–10 1–2 Georgia Dome 67,328 Recap 4 September 27 at Chicago Bears L 31–41 1–3 Soldier Field 63,528 Recap 5 October 4 Green Bay Packers W 24–10 2–3 Georgia Dome 63,769 Recap 6 October 11 at Miami Dolphins L 17–21 2–4 Joe Robbie Stadium 68,633 Recap 7 October 18 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–56 2–5 Candlestick Park 63,302 Recap 8 Bye 9 November 1 Los Angeles Rams W 30–28 3–5 Georgia Dome 62,168 Recap 10 November 9, 1992 San Francisco 49ers L 3–41 3–6 Georgia Dome 67,404 Recap 11 November 15 Phoenix Cardinals W 20–17 4–6 Georgia Dome 58,477 Recap 12 November 22 at Buffalo Bills L 14–41 4–7 Rich Stadium 80,004 Recap 13 November 29 New England Patriots W 34–0 5–7 Georgia Dome 54,494 Recap 14 December 3, 1992 at New Orleans Saints L 14–22 5–8 Louisiana Superdome 68,591 Recap 15 December 13 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 35–7 6–8 Tampa Stadium 39,056 Recap 16 December 21, 1992 Dallas Cowboys L 17–41 6–9 Georgia Dome 67,036 Recap 17 December 27 at Los Angeles Rams L 27–38 6–10 Anaheim Stadium 37,706 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. 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