1978 Atlanta Falcons Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees

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Record: 9-7-0, 2nd in NFC West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Leeman Bennett (9-7-0)

Points For: 240 (15.0/g) 26th of 28

Points Against: 290 (18.1/g) 14th of 28

Expected W-L: 6.2-9.8

SRS: -4.60 (26th of 28), SOS: -1.47

Playoffs:
Won Wild Card 14-13 vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Lost Divisional Round 20-27 vs. Dallas Cowboys

Other Notable Asst.: Jim Champion (Defensive Line), Jerry Glanville (Defensive Backs), John North (Offensive Backs), Ted Plumb (Receivers), Doug Shively (Linebackers) and Dick Wood (Quarterbacks)

Stadium: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Principal Owner: Rankin Smith

General Manager: Eddie LeBaron

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +5000

Training Camp: Furman University (Greenville, South Carolina)

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Team Stats and Rankings

Team Stats and Rankings Table
			Tot Yds & TO					Passing							Rushing					Penalties
Player	PF	Yds	Ply	Y/P	TO	FL	1stD	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	NY/A	1stD	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	1stD	Pen	Yds	1stPy
Team Stats	240	4062	1038	3.9	41	18	253	221	449	2402	11	23	4.8	133	533	1660	13	3.1	90	130	1083	30
Opp. Stats	290	4431	1069	4.1	37	25	267	215	444	2364	11	12	4.8	113	578	2067	21	3.6	117	116	1010	37
Lg Rank Offense	26	26			17	15	24		8	16	24	18	25		23	27	21	27
Lg Rank Defense	14	5			20	2	8		23	9	4	28	4		16	8	24	3

Schedule & Game Results

Schedule & Game Results Table
										Score		Offense					Defense
Week	Day	Date				OT	Rec		Opp	Tm	Opp	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO
1	Sun	September 3	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		1-0		Houston Oilers	20	14	11	171	71	100	1	13	261	105	156	4
2	Sun	September 10	4:00PM ET	boxscore	L		1-1	@	Los Angeles Rams	0	10	7	73	3	70	3	23	358	216	142	4
3	Sun	September 17	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		1-2		Cleveland Browns	16	24	17	234	147	87	4	17	308	198	110	3
4	Sun	September 24	4:00PM ET	boxscore	L		1-3	@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	9	14	13	217	69	148	3	10	176	82	94	1
5	Sun	October 1	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		2-3		New York Giants	23	20	22	350	198	152	3	8	146	59	87	1
6	Sun	October 8	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		2-4	@	Pittsburgh Steelers	7	31	20	257	144	113	4	28	387	206	181	3
7	Sun	October 15	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		3-4		Detroit Lions	14	0	15	248	122	126		13	169	147	22	3
8	Sun	October 22	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		4-4	@	San Francisco 49ers	20	17	16	330	216	114	2	21	261	53	208	2
9	Mon	October 30	9:00PM ET	boxscore	W		5-4		Los Angeles Rams	15	7	9	185	87	98	2	14	234	140	94	5
10	Sun	November 5	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		6-4		San Francisco 49ers	21	10	16	246	184	62	3	13	168	50	118	3
11	Sun	November 12	2:00PM ET	boxscore	W		7-4	@	New Orleans Saints	20	17	16	284	210	74	1	22	347	181	166	2
12	Sun	November 19	2:00PM ET	boxscore	L		7-5	@	Chicago Bears	7	13	21	344	195	149	2	13	183	72	111
13	Sun	November 26	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		8-5		New Orleans Saints	20	17	25	385	255	130	4	13	335	205	130	2
14	Sun	December 3	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		8-6	@	Cincinnati Bengals	7	37	10	174	91	83	3	20	360	137	223
15	Sun	December 10	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		9-6		Washington Redskins	20	17	17	253	140	113		15	311	165	146	2
16	Sun	December 17	2:00PM ET	boxscore	L		9-7	@	St. Louis Cardinals	21	42	18	311	270	41	6	24	427	348	79	2
		Playoffs
Wild Card	Sun	December 24	12:30PM ET	boxscore	W		10-7		Philadelphia Eagles	14	13	14	298	223	75	5	15	217	164	53	2
Division	Sat	December 30	4:00PM ET	boxscore	L		10-8	@	Dallas Cowboys	20	27	16	216	52	164	3	26	369	221	148	4

Passing

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Passing Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD
1	Steve Bartkowski	26	QB	14	13	8-5-0	187	369	50.7	2489	10	2.7	18	4.9	71	6.7	5.09	13.3	177.8	61.1	39	349	9.56	5.25	3.75	4	5
2	June Jones	25	QB	7	3	1-2-0	34	79	43.0	394	1	1.3	4	5.1	38	5.0	2.96	11.6	56.3	41.9	17	132	17.71	2.73	1.06	1	1
3	Bubba Bean	24	FB	15	15		0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	-45.00		0.0	0.0	0	0	0.00	0.00	-45.00	0	0
	Team Totals			16	16	9-7-0	221	449	49.2	2402	11	2.4	23	5.1	71	5.3	3.53	10.9	150.1	52.2	56	481	11.09	3.80	2.19	5	6

Passing Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD	Awards
1	Steve Bartkowski	26	QB	2	2	1-1-0	26	55	47.3	338	3	5.5	5	9.1	49	6.1	3.15	13.0	169.0	47.4	7	63	11.29	4.44	1.77	1	1
	Team Totals			2	2	1-1-0	26	55	47.3	275	3	5.5	5	9.1	40	5.0	2.00	10.6	137.5	42.6	7	63	11.29	3.42	0.76