1992 Atlanta Falcons season

1992 Atlanta Falcons season
Head coach	Jerry Glanville
Home field	Georgia Dome
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1992 Atlanta Falcons season was the team's 27th season in the National Football League (NFL). Atlanta played its first season in the Georgia Dome, after having played their first 26 seasons at Fulton County Stadium. The Falcons were unable to match their previous season's output of 10–6 and failed to reach the playoffs.^[1]

Atlanta was statistically one of the worst defenses in the NFL in 1992. They were the league's worst team in points allowed (414), total yards allowed (5,549), yards per play (5.9), rushing yards allowed (2,294), and yards per rushing attempt (4.9).^[2]

Offseason

NFL draft

1992 Atlanta Falcons draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	7	Bob Whitfield *	Offensive tackle	Stanford
1	19	Tony Smith	Running back	Southern Mississippi
2	51	Chuck Smith	Defensive end	Tennessee
3	73	Howard Dinkins	Linebacker	Florida State
4	104	Frankie Smith	Cornerback	Baylor
6	158	Terry Ray	Safety	Oklahoma
7	182	Tim Paulk	Linebacker	Florida
8	216	Derrick Moore	Running back	Northeastern State
8	217	Reggie Dwight	Tight end	Troy
9	243	Keith Alex	Guard	Texas A&M
10	270	Darryl Hardy	Linebacker	Tennessee
11	297	Robin Jones	Defensive end	Baylor
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1992 Atlanta Falcons staff
	Front office Chairman of the Board – Rankin M. Smith, Sr. President – Taylor Smith Vice President of Player Personnel – Ken Herock Director of Pro Personnel – Chuck Connor Head coaches Head Coach – Jerry Glanville Offensive coaches Assistant Head Coach/Offense – June Jones Running Backs – Ollie Wilson Wide Receivers – Jimmy Robinson Tight Ends – Bobby April Offensive Line – Keith Rowen			Defensive coaches Assistant Head Coach/Defense – Doug Shively Defensive Line – Bill Kollar Secondary – Jimmy Carr Special teams coaches Special Teams – Bobby April Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Tim Jorgensen

Roster

1992 Atlanta Falcons roster
	Quarterbacks 12 Chris Miller 11 Billy Joe Tolliver 18 Wade Wilson Running backs 34 Steve Broussard 38 Keith Jones 41 Erric Pegram 28 Tony Smith PR Wide receivers 81 Michael Haynes 85 Drew Hill 83 Tony Jones 87 James Milling 82 Jason Phillips 35 Mike Pritchard 80 Andre Rison 89 George Thomas		Tight ends 88 Harper LeBel Offensive linemen 64 Jamie Dukes C 65 Roman Fortin C 79 Bill Fralic G 71 Chris Hinton T 69 Houston Hoover G 78 Mike Kenn T 55 Mike Ruether G 70 Bob Whitfield T		Defensive linemen 72 Oliver Barnett DE 74 Tory Epps NT 76 Mike Gann DE 67 Moe Gardner NT 71 Bill Goldberg NT 99 Tim Green DE 90 Chuck Smith DE 73 John Washington DE Linebackers 56 Darion Conner OLB 51 Eric Fairs OLB 95 Michael Reid ILB 54 Jesse Solomon ILB 52 Ken Tippins OLB 58 Jessie Tuggle ILB		Defensive backs 23 Bobby Butler CB 25 Scott Case FS 42 Jeff Donaldson SS 29 Joe Fishback S 22 Tim McKyer CB 36 Brian Mitchell CB 39 Bruce Pickens CB 30 Terry Ray (gridiron football) S 26 Louis Riddick S 21 Deion Sanders CB/KR 37 Elbert Shelley CB 46 Charles Washington S Special teams 17 Scott Fulhage P  9 Norm Johnson K Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
			Final score	Team record
1	September 6	New York Jets	W 20–17	1–0	Georgia Dome	65,585
2	September 13	at Washington Redskins	L 17–24	1–1	RFK Stadium	54,343
3	September 20	New Orleans Saints	L 7–10	1–2	Georgia Dome	67,328
4	September 27	at Chicago Bears	L 31–41	1–3	Soldier Field	63,528
5	October 4	Green Bay Packers	W 24–10	2–3	Georgia Dome	63,769
6	October 11	at Miami Dolphins	L 17–21	2–4	Joe Robbie Stadium	68,633
7	October 18	at San Francisco 49ers	L 17–56	2–5	Candlestick Park	63,302
8	Bye
9	November 1	Los Angeles Rams	W 30–28	3–5	Georgia Dome	62,168
10	November 9	San Francisco 49ers	L 3–41	3–6	Georgia Dome	67,404
11	November 15	Phoenix Cardinals	W 20–17	4–6	Georgia Dome	58,477
12	November 22	at Buffalo Bills	L 14–41	4–7	Rich Stadium	80,004
13	November 29	New England Patriots	W 34–0	5–7	Georgia Dome	54,494
14	December 3	at New Orleans Saints	L 14–22	5–8	Louisiana Superdome	68,591
15	December 13	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 35–7	6–8	Tampa Stadium	39,056
16	December 21	Dallas Cowboys	L 17–41	6–9	Georgia Dome	67,036
17	December 27	at Los Angeles Rams	L 27–38	6–10	Anaheim Stadium	37,706

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(1) San Francisco 49ers	14	2	0	.875	6–0	11–1	431	236	W8
^(4) New Orleans Saints	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	330	202	W1
Atlanta Falcons	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	327	414	L2
Los Angeles Rams	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	313	383	W1

References

1. "1992 Atlanta Falcons Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
2. Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1992 NFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics
3. "1992 Atlanta Falcons draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
4. "1992 Atlanta Falcons starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2014.

External links

• 1992 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com