1995 Atlanta Falcons season
OwnerRankin Smith
Head coachJune Jones
Home fieldGeorgia Dome
Results
Record9–7
Division place2nd NFC West
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs
(at Packers) 20–37
Pro BowlersRB Craig Heyward
DE Chris Doleman
LB Jessie Tuggle
K Morten Andersen
ST Elbert Shelley

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.

The Falcons’ pass defense gave up 4,541 yards through the air in 1995, which was a league record until 2011.[1][note 1] The Falcons’ defense faced a total of 650 pass attempts, the most all time.[note 2][2] The 405 passes completed against Atlanta in 1995 are fifth-most in NFL history.[3] Still, Atlanta's points surrendered was 19th in the league, and its point-differential for the season was +13.[4]

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 2021).

Offseason

NFL draft

1995 Atlanta Falcons draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 26 Devin Bush  Safety Florida State
2 41 Ron Davis  Cornerback Tennessee
3 77 Lorenzo Styles  Linebacker Ohio State
5 145 Roell Preston *  Wide receiver Mississippi
6 181 Travis Hall  Defensive tackle BYU
7 245 John Burrough  Defensive end Wyoming
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Roster

1995 Atlanta Falcons roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad

53 active, 2 inactive. 2 practice squad


Rookies in italics

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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 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

NFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(2) San Francisco 49ers 11 5 0 .688 457 258 L1
(6) Atlanta Falcons 9 7 0 .563 362 349 W1
St. Louis Rams 7 9 0 .438 309 418 L3
Carolina Panthers 7 9 0 .438 289 325 L1
New Orleans Saints 7 9 0 .438 319 348 W1

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Playoffs

Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
Wild Card December 31 at Green Bay Packers L 37–20 9–8 60,453

Notes

  1. ↑ Both the 2011 Packers and 2011 Patriots surrendered more passing yards.
  2. ↑ As of the end of the 2011 season

References

  1. ↑ 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 Yds
  2. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by descending opp Passing Attempts
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference: 1995 Atlanta Falcons
  5. ↑ "1995 Atlanta Falcons draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  6. ↑ "1995 Atlanta Falcons starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  7. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 291


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