1985 Atlanta Falcons season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Atlanta Falcons 1985 4–12 4th NFC West Dan Henning Tom Braatz Rankin M. Smith Sr. Fulton County Stadium Did not qualify 1 RB Gerald Riggs Falcons seasons The 1985 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise’s 20th season in the National Football League (NFL). They finished last in the NFC West with a record of four wins and twelve losses. This season marked the first time since 1972 that the Falcons played the Kansas City Chiefs, and merely the second in team history.Atlanta Falcons v Kansas City Chiefs The reason for this is that before the admission of the Texans in 2002, NFL scheduling formulas for games outside a team’s division were much more influenced by table position during the previous season. They were provisionally scheduled to play in 1976, but that game was scrapped to make room for games against the newly formed Buccaneers and Seahawks,Urena Ivan Pro Football Schedules: A Complete Historical Guide from 1933 to the Present 2013 75–78 978-0786473519 and actually scheduled to play in 1982, but that game was cancelled by a player's strike.History of the NFL’s Structure and Formats Offseason NFL draft 1985 NFL draft 1985 Atlanta Falcons 1 2 Bill Fralic Guard Pittsburgh yes yes 2 45 Mike Gann Defensive end Notre Dame yes 4 89 Emile Harry Wide receiver Stanford 6 152 Reggie Pleasant Cornerback Clemson yes 8 201 Ashley Lee Safety Virginia Tech 8 215 Ronnie Washington Linebacker Northeast Louisiana yes 9 228 Micah Moon Linebacker North Carolina 10 257 Brent Martin Center Stanford 11 284 John Ayres Cornerback Illinois 12 313 Ken Whisenhunt Tight end Georgia Tech yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/1985_draft.htm 1985 Atlanta Falcons Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 15, 2013 Undrafted free agents + 1985 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeMelvin DeanCornerbackPittsburghChucky DavisRunning backWisconsinTiger GreeneCornerbackWestern CarolinaMike JonesWide receiverWisconsinNick LlewellynGuardMissouriArt PriceLinebackerWisconsinLeon ThomassonCornerbackTexas SouthernAlvin WardGuardMiami (FL) Personnel Staff 1985 Atlanta Falcons Chairman of the board – Rankin M. Smith Sr. President – Rankin M. Smith, Jr. Executive vice president/chief operating officer – Eddie LeBaron General manager – Tom Braatz Head coach – Dan Henning Running backs – Sam Elliott Receivers – Bob Harrison Offensive line – Larry Beightol Tight ends/h-backs – Garry Puetz Assistant head coach/defensive line – Dan Sekanovich Defensive coordinator – John Marshall Linebackers – Bobby Jackson Secondary – Jack Stanton Defensive assistant – Joe Madden Special teams – Ted Fritsch Strength and conditioning – George Dostal Roster 1985 Atlanta Falcons 16 David Archer quarterback  8 Bob Holly American football 42 Gerald Riggs 29 Sylvester Stamps 32 Tim Tyrrell 24 Joe Washington 85 Anthony Allen wide receiver 82 Stacey Bailey 89 Charlie Brown wide receiver, born 1958 81 Billy "White Shoes" Johnson 87 Cliff Benson 88 Arthur Cox American Football 49 Allama Matthews 45 Ken Whisenhunt y 79 Bill Fralic y G 71 Glen Howe T 63 Jeff Kiewel G 62 Brett Miller American football T 55 Wayne Radloff C 67 Eric Sanders offensive lineman T 66 Chuck Thomas American football y C 57 Jeff Van Note C 69 Dan Benish DT 77 Rick Bryan DE 76 Mike Gann y DE 70 Willard Goff y DT 74 Mike Pitts DT 72 Andrew Provence DE 53 Thomas Benson American football MLB 50 Buddy Curry MLB 58 David Frye American football OLB 59 John Rade OLB 56 Al Richardson linebacker OLB 96 Johnny Taylor American football OLB 92 Ronnie Washington y MLB 23 Bobby Butler American football CB 25 Scott Case American football SS 20 Wendell Cason y CB 30 David Croudip CB 37 Kenny Johnson defensive back SS 27 Tom Pridemore FS 22 Sean Thomas American football y FS 36 Dan Wagoner CB  1 Ralph Giacomarro P 18 Mick Luckhurst K 39 Cliff Austin RB IR 38 John Ayres y CB IR 26 James Britt American football CB IR  3 Rick Donnelly y P IR 33 Tiger Greene y S IR 78 Mike Kenn T IR 93 Brent Martin y C IR 52 Rydell Melancon LB IR 40 Eddie Meyers RB (Military) 10px 64 Joe Pellegrini G IR 61 John Scully American football G IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 8 Detroit Lions L 27–28 0–1 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 37,785 Recap 2 September 15 at San Francisco 49ers L 16–35 0–2 Candlestick Park 58,923 Recap 3 September 22 Denver Broncos L 28–44 0–3 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 37,903 Recap 4 September 29 at Los Angeles Rams L 6–17 0–4 Anaheim Stadium 49,870 Recap 5 October 6 San Francisco 49ers L 17–38 0–5 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 44,740 Recap 6 October 13 at Seattle Seahawks L 26–30 0–6 Kingdome 60,430 Recap 7 October 20 New Orleans Saints W 31–24 1–6 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 44,784 Recap 8 October 27 at Dallas Cowboys L 10–24 1–7 Texas Stadium 57,941 Recap 9 November 3 Washington Redskins L 10–44 1–8 Atlanta–Fulton County Coliseum 42,209 Recap 10 November 10 at Philadelphia Eagles L 17–23 1–9 Veterans Stadium 63,694 Recap 11 November 17 Los Angeles Rams W 30–14 2–9 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 29,960 Recap 12 November 24 at Chicago Bears L 0–36 2–10 Soldier Field 61,769 Recap 13 December 1 Los Angeles Raiders L 24–43 2–11 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 20,858 Recap 14 December 8 at Kansas City Chiefs L 10–38 2–12 Arrowhead Stadium 18,199 Recap 15 December 15 Minnesota Vikings W 14–13 3–12 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 14,167 Recap 16 December 22 at New Orleans Saints W 16–10 4–12 Louisiana Superdome 37,717 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 10 Falcons 0 0 0 17 0 Eagles 0 14 3 0 6 November 10 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia 1:00 p.m. 61 F, wind 16 mph on Chuck Heberling yes 2 PHI Earnest Jackson 8 yard run (Paul McFadden kick) Eagles 7–0 2 PHI Ron Jaworski 1 yard run (Paul McFadden kick) Eagles 14–0 3 PHI Paul McFadden 30 yard field goal Eagles 17–0 4 ATL Joe Washington 18 yard pass from David Archer (Mick Luckhurst kick) Eagles 17–7 4 ATL Gerald Riggs 1 yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick) Eagles 17–14 4 ATL Mick Luckhurst 27 yard field goal Tie 17–17 OT PHI Mike Quick 99 yard pass from Ron Jaworski Eagles 23–17 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings Awards and records Bill Fralic, Sports Illustrated NFL Rookie of the Year.1990 NFL Pro Set Bill Fralic trading card, Card No. 34, Pro Set Properties References External links 1985 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com Atlanta Falcons Category:Atlanta Falcons seasons Atlanta Category:Long stubs with short prose