1995 Atlanta Falcons season
Head coach
June Jones
Home field
Georgia Dome
Results
Record
9–7
Division place
2nd NFC West
Playoff finish
Lost NFC Wild Card
Timeline
The 1995 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 30th 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's pass defense gave up 4,541 yards through the air in 1995, which was a league record until 2011.[ 1] [ 2] The Falcons' defense faced a total of 650 pass attempts, the most all time.[ 3] [ 4] The 405 passes completed against Atlanta in 1995 are fifth-most in NFL history.[ 5] Still, Atlanta's points surrendered was 19th in the league, and its point-differential for the season was +13.[ 6]
Offseason [ edit ]
NFL draft [ edit ]
Main article:
1995 NFL draft
[ 7]
Personnel [ edit ]
1995 Atlanta Falcons roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Rookies in italics
[ 8]
Regular season [ edit ]
Schedule [ edit ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 3, 1995
Carolina Panthers
W 23–20
58,808
2
September 10, 1995
at San Francisco 49ers
L 41–10
63,627
3
September 17, 1995
at New Orleans Saints
W 27–24
57,442
4
September 24, 1995
New York Jets
W 13–3
40,778
5
October 1, 1995
New England Patriots
W 30–17
47,114
6
Bye
7
October 12, 1995
at St. Louis Rams
L 21–19
59,700
8
October 22, 1995
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
W 24–21
66,135
9
October 29, 1995
Dallas Cowboys
L 28–13
70,089
10
November 5, 1995
Detroit Lions
W 34–22
49,619
11
November 12, 1995
at Buffalo Bills
L 23–17
62,690
12
November 19, 1995
St. Louis Rams
W 31–6
46,309
13
November 26, 1995
at Arizona Cardinals
L 40–37
35,147
14
December 3, 1995
at Miami Dolphins
L 21–20
63,395
15
December 10, 1995
New Orleans Saints
W 19–14
54,603
16
December 17, 1995
at Carolina Panthers
L 21–17
53,833
17
December 24, 1995
San Francisco 49ers
W 28–27
51,785
Standings [ edit ]
[ 9]
Playoffs [ edit ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
Wildcard
December 31, 1995
at Green Bay Packers
L 37–20
60,453
References [ edit ]
^ 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
^ Both the 2011 Packers and 2011 Patriots surrendered more passing yards.
^ As of the end of the 2011 season
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by descending opp Passing Attempts
^ 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
^ Pro-Football-Reference: 1995 Atlanta Falcons
^ "1995 Atlanta Falcons draftees" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved December 14, 2013 .
^ "1995 Atlanta Falcons starters and roster" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved December 6, 2014 .
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 291
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