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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 351 points (21.9/g), 14th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 341 points (21.3/g), 18th.
Differential of 10 points (0.6/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 8.3-7.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 17th.
Coached by Jim Jr. Mora (8-8-0)
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2005 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Michael Vick* | 25 | 4 | 15 | 214 for 387, 2,412 yards, 15 td, 13 int, & 102 rushes for 597 yards and 6 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 2001 |
| RB | Warrick Dunn* | 30 | 8 | 16 | 280 rushes for 1,416 yards, 3 td, & 29 catches for 220 yards and 1 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 12th pick / 1997 |
| FB | Justin Griffith | 24 | 2 | 15 | 15 rushes for 65 yards, 0 td, & 21 catches for 111 yards and 3 td | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 121st pick / 2003 |
| WR | Michael Jenkins | 23 | 1 | 12 | 36 catches for 508 yards, 3 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 29th pick / 2004 |
| WR | Roddy White | 24 | Rook | 8 | 29 catches for 446 yards, 3 td, & 4 rushes for 12 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 27th pick / 2005 |
| WR | Brian Finneran | 29 | 6 | 7 | 50 catches for 611 yards, 2 td | |
| TE | Alge Crumpler* | 28 | 4 | 16 | 65 catches for 877 yards, 5 td | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 35th pick / 2001 |
| LT | Kevin Shaffer | 25 | 3 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 245th pick / 2002 |
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| LG | Matt Lehr | 26 | 4 | 15 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 137th pick / 2001 |
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| C | Todd McClure | 28 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 237th pick / 1999 |
| RG | Kynan Forney | 27 | 4 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 219th pick / 2001 |
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| RT | Todd Weiner | 30 | 7 | 15 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 47th pick / 1998 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Patrick Kerney | 29 | 6 | 16 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 30th pick / 1999 |
| LDT | Roderick Coleman* | 29 | 6 | 16 | 10.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 153rd pick / 1999 |
| RDT | Chad Lavalais | 26 | 1 | 14 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 142nd pick / 2004 |
| RDE | Jonathan Babineaux | 24 | Rook | 6 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 59th pick / 2005 |
| RDE | Chauncey Davis | 22 | Rook | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 128th pick / 2005 |
| RDE | Brady Smith | 32 | 9 | 5 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 70th pick / 1996 |
| LLB | Michael Boley | 23 | Rook | 11 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 160th pick / 2005 |
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| MLB | Keith Brooking* | 30 | 7 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 12th pick / 1998 |
| MLB | Ed Hartwell | 27 | 4 | 5 | Baltimore Ravens / 4th / 126th pick / 2001 |
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| RLB | Demorrio Williams | 25 | 1 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 101st pick / 2004 |
| LCB | DeAngelo Hall* | 22 | 1 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 8th pick / 2004 |
| RCB | Jason Webster | 28 | 5 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 48th pick / 2000 |
| SS | Keion Carpenter | 28 | 6 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Bryan Scott | 24 | 2 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 55th pick / 2003 |
| FS | Ronnie Heard | 29 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Todd Peterson | 35 | 11 | 0 | 23 of 25 field goals & 35 of 35 extra points | New York Giants / 7th / 177th pick / 1993 |
| P | Michael Koenen | 23 | Rook | 0 | 78 punts for a 42.3 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Allen Rossum | 30 | 7 | 0 | 17 punt returns for a 8.5 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 85th pick / 1998 |
| KR | Allen Rossum | 30 | 7 | 0 | 31 kick returns for a 22.6 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 85th pick / 1998 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Babineaux | 24 | DE-DT | 16 | 6 | 281 | 6-2 | Iowa | 10/12/1981 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 59th pick / 2005 |
| Eric Beverly | 31 | C-G | 16 | 2 | 300 | 6-3 | Miami (OH) | 3/28/1974 | 7 | |
| Dwayne Blakley | 26 | TE | 16 | 1 | 257 | 6-4 | Missouri | 8/10/1979 | 1 | |
| Michael Boley | 23 | LB | 16 | 11 | 236 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 8/24/1982 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 160th pick / 2005 |
| Keith Brooking* | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 10/30/1975 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 12th pick / 1998 |
| Romby Bryant | 26 | WR | 3 | 0 | 181 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 12/21/1979 | Rook | |
| Keion Carpenter | 28 | DB | 15 | 15 | 205 | 5-11 | Virginia Tech | 10/31/1977 | 6 | |
| Antoine Cash | 23 | LB | 3 | 0 | 223 | 6-1 | Southern Miss | 3/5/1982 | Rook | |
| Chris Cash | 25 | DB | 3 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | USC | 7/13/1980 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 175th pick / 2002 |
| Ben Claxton | 25 | G | 2 | 0 | 301 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 7/30/1980 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 5th / 157th pick / 2003 |
| DeAndra Cobb | 24 | RB | 3 | 0 | 196 | 5-10 | Michigan State | 5/18/1981 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 201st pick / 2005 |
| Roderick Coleman* | 29 | DT | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-2 | East Carolina | 8/16/1976 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 153rd pick / 1999 |
| Alge Crumpler* | 28 | TE | 16 | 16 | 262 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 12/23/1977 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 35th pick / 2001 |
| Chauncey Davis | 22 | DE | 16 | 5 | 277 | 6-2 | Florida State | 1/27/1983 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 128th pick / 2005 |
| T.J. Duckett | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 254 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 2/17/1981 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 18th pick / 2002 |
| Kevin Dudley | 23 | RB | 1 | 0 | 238 | 6-0 | Michigan | 1/2/1982 | Rook | |
| Warrick Dunn* | 30 | RB | 16 | 16 | 180 | 5-9 | Florida State | 1/5/1975 | 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 12th pick / 1997 |
| Antuan Edwards | 28 | DB | 4 | 1 | 212 | 6-1 | Clemson | 5/26/1977 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 25th pick / 1999 |
| Brian Finneran | 29 | WR | 16 | 7 | 210 | 6-5 | Villanova | 1/31/1976 | 6 | |
| Kynan Forney | 27 | G | 16 | 16 | 307 | 6-3 | Hawaii | 9/8/1978 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 219th pick / 2001 |
| Junior Glymph | 25 | DE | 3 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Carson-Newman | 9/2/1980 | 1 | |
| Justin Griffith | 24 | FB | 16 | 15 | 232 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 4/13/1981 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 121st pick / 2003 |
| DeAngelo Hall* | 22 | DB | 15 | 15 | 197 | 5-10 | Virginia Tech | 11/19/1983 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 8th pick / 2004 |
| Ed Hartwell | 27 | LB | 5 | 5 | 250 | 6-1 | Western Illinois,Wisconsin | 5/27/1978 | 4 | Baltimore Ravens / 4th / 126th pick / 2001 |
| Ronnie Heard | 29 | DB | 16 | 5 | 215 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 10/5/1976 | 5 | |
| Michael Jenkins | 23 | WR | 14 | 12 | 217 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 6/18/1982 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 29th pick / 2004 |
| Patrick Kerney | 29 | DE | 16 | 16 | 273 | 6-5 | Virginia | 12/30/1976 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 30th pick / 1999 |
| Austin King | 24 | C | 16 | 1 | 303 | 6-5 | Northwestern | 4/11/1981 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 133rd pick / 2003 |
| Michael Koenen | 23 | P | 16 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Western Washington | 7/13/1982 | Rook | |
| Antwan Lake | 26 | DE | 13 | 2 | 308 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 7/10/1979 | 3 | |
| Chad Lavalais | 26 | DT | 14 | 14 | 293 | 6-1 | LSU | 4/15/1979 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 142nd pick / 2004 |
| John Leake | 24 | LB | 8 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Clemson | 8/28/1981 | Rook | |
| Matt Lehr | 26 | C-G | 15 | 15 | 300 | 6-3 | Virginia Tech | 4/25/1979 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 137th pick / 2001 |
| Omare Lowe | 27 | DB | 16 | 1 | 196 | 6-1 | Washington | 4/20/1978 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 161st pick / 2002 |
| Kevin McCadam | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 219 | 6-1 | Colorado State,Virginia Tech | 3/6/1979 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 148th pick / 2002 |
| Todd McClure | 28 | C | 16 | 16 | 286 | 6-1 | LSU | 2/16/1977 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 237th pick / 1999 |
| Fred McCrary | 33 | FB | 15 | 0 | 247 | 6-0 | Mississippi State | 9/19/1972 | 10 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 208th pick / 1995 |
| Christian Morton | 24 | DB | 4 | 1 | 180 | 6-0 | Illinois | 4/28/1981 | 1 | New England Patriots / 7th / 233rd pick / 2004 |
| Cam Newton | 23 | DB | 6 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | Furman | 5/19/1982 | Rook | |
| Jerome Pathon | 30 | WR | 8 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Acadia (Canada),Washington | 12/16/1975 | 7 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1998 |
| Todd Peterson | 35 | K | 16 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Georgia,Navy | 2/4/1970 | 11 | New York Giants / 7th / 177th pick / 1993 |
| Derek Rackley | 28 | TE | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 7/18/1977 | 5 | |
| Ike Reese | 32 | LB | 16 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 10/16/1973 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 142nd pick / 1998 |
| Constantin Ritzmann | 26 | DE | 1 | 0 | 254 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 12/20/1979 | Rook | |
| Allen Rossum | 30 | DB | 10 | 0 | 178 | 5-8 | Notre Dame | 10/22/1975 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 85th pick / 1998 |
| Josh Savage | 25 | DE | 1 | 0 | 276 | 6-4 | Utah | 9/28/1980 | 1 | |
| Matt Schaub | 24 | QB | 16 | 1 | 235 | 6-5 | Virginia | 6/25/1981 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 90th pick / 2004 |
| Bryan Scott | 24 | DB | 16 | 13 | 219 | 6-1 | Penn State | 4/13/1981 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 55th pick / 2003 |
| Kevin Shaffer | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-5 | Tulsa | 3/2/1980 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 245th pick / 2002 |
| Darrell Shropshire | 22 | DT | 10 | 0 | 301 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 3/18/1983 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 241st pick / 2005 |
| Brady Smith | 32 | DE | 5 | 5 | 274 | 6-5 | Colorado State | 6/5/1973 | 9 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 70th pick / 1996 |
| Barry Stokes | 32 | T-G | 16 | 1 | 310 | 6-4 | Eastern Michigan | 12/20/1973 | 7 | |
| Leigh Torrence | 23 | DB | 10 | 0 | 183 | 6-0 | Stanford | 1/4/1982 | Rook | |
| Ahmad Treaudo | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 181 | 5-10 | Delta State,Southern | 4/15/1982 | Rook | |
| Artie Ulmer | 32 | LB | 9 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | Georgia Southern,Valdosta State | 7/30/1973 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 220th pick / 1997 |
| Michael Vick* | 25 | QB | 15 | 15 | 215 | 6-0 | Virginia Tech | 6/26/1980 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 2001 |
| Jason Webster | 28 | DB | 15 | 13 | 187 | 5-9 | Texas A&M | 9/8/1977 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 48th pick / 2000 |
| Todd Weiner | 30 | T | 15 | 15 | 297 | 6-4 | Kansas State | 9/16/1975 | 7 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 47th pick / 1998 |
| Dez White | 26 | WR | 6 | 3 | 215 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 8/23/1979 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 69th pick / 2000 |
| Roddy White | 24 | WR | 16 | 8 | 201 | 6-1 | Alabama-Birmingham | 11/2/1981 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 27th pick / 2005 |
| Demorrio Williams | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 232 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 7/6/1980 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 101st pick / 2004 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 16 | 239.2 | 6-1.5 | 3.3 |