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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

2001 Atlanta FalconsW2001 Atlanta Falcons↗

NFL · NFC West · 7–9 (.438) · 4th in division · PF 291 · PA 377 · Coach Dan Reeves

◀ 2000 2002 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

1. 2847Chris Chandler
2. 785Mike Vick
3. 40Chris Mohr

Rushing (yds)

1. 760Maurice Smith
2. 289Mike Vick
3. 284Bob Christian

Receiving (yds)

1. 564Terance Mathis
2. 548Tony Martin
3. 539Shawn Jefferson

Sacks

1. 12Patrick Kerney
2. 8Brady Smith
3. 5.5Shane Dronett

Interceptions

1. 5Ashley Ambrose
2. 5Ray Buchanan
3. 2Keith Brooking

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	988	957
EPA per play	-0.07	+0.06
Pass EPA per play	-0.05	+0.14
Rush EPA per play	-0.08	-0.04
Success rate	38.8%	41.7%
Pass rate	55.7%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.05, success rate 40.2%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (16 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
2001-09-09	1	@ San Francisco 49ers	L 13–16 OT	0–1	3Com Park
2001-09-23	2	vs Carolina Panthers	W 24–16	1–1	Georgia Dome
2001-09-30	3	@ Arizona Cardinals	W 34–14	2–1	Sun Devil Stadium
2001-10-07	4	vs Chicago Bears	L 3–31	2–2	Georgia Dome
2001-10-14	5	vs San Francisco 49ers	L 31–37 OT	2–3	Georgia Dome
2001-10-21	6	@ New Orleans Saints	W 20–13	3–3	Louisiana Superdome
2001-11-04	8	vs New England Patriots	L 10–24	3–4	Georgia Dome
2001-11-11	9	vs Dallas Cowboys	W 20–13	4–4	Georgia Dome
2001-11-18	10	@ Green Bay Packers	W 23–20	5–4	Lambeau Field
2001-11-25	11	@ Carolina Panthers	W 10–7	6–4	Ericsson Stadium
2001-12-02	12	vs St. Louis Rams	L 6–35	6–5	Georgia Dome
2001-12-09	13	vs New Orleans Saints	L 10–28	6–6	Georgia Dome
2001-12-16	14	@ Indianapolis Colts	L 27–41	6–7	RCA Dome
2001-12-23	15	vs Buffalo Bills	W 33–30	7–7	Georgia Dome
2001-12-30	16	@ Miami Dolphins	L 14–21	7–8	Pro Player Stadium
2002-01-06	17	@ St. Louis Rams	L 13–31	7–9	Dome at America's Center

Roster (62)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
7	Mike Vick	QB	6-0	210	Virginia Tech		ACT
11	Doug Johnson	QB	6-2	218	Florida		ACT
12	Chris Chandler	QB	6-4	224	Washington		ACT
20	Rodney Thomas	RB	5-10	210	Texas A&M		ACT
32	Jamal Anderson	RB	5-11	237	Utah; Moorpark College		RES
36	Travis Jervey	RB	6-0	222	The Citadel		ACT
41	George Layne	RB	5-11	250	TCU		ACT
43	Maurice Smith	RB	6-0	235	North Carolina A&T		ACT
44	Bob Christian	RB	5-11	232	Northwestern		ACT
17	Corey Brown	WR	5-11	190	Tulsa		RES
19	Shawn Mills	WR	5-11	186	Southern Mississippi		ACT
80	Tony Martin	WR	6-1	180	Mesa State College; Bishop		CUT
81	Terance Mathis	WR	5-10	185	New Mexico		ACT
82	Mareno Philyaw	WR	6-2	208	Troy		RES
84	Shawn Jefferson	WR	5-11	185	UCF		ACT
86	Brian Finneran	WR	6-5	210	Villanova		ACT
88	Quentin McCord	WR	5-10	188	Kentucky		ACT
48	Derek Rackley	TE	6-4	250	Minnesota		ACT
83	Alge Crumpler	TE	6-2	275	North Carolina		ACT
85	Brian Kozlowski	TE	6-3	265	Connecticut		ACT
89	Reggie Kelly	TE	6-4	257	Mississippi State		ACT
21	Darrien Gordon	DB	5-11	190	Stanford		ACT
22	Gerald McBurrows	DB	5-11	208	Kansas		ACT
23	Ronnie Bradford	DB	5-10	198	Colorado		ACT
24	Conrad Hamilton	DB	5-10	185	Eastern New Mexico; New Mexico Military Institute		CUT
25	Marty Carter	DB	6-1	213	Middle Tennessee State		TRD
25	Elijah Williams	DB	5-10	180	Florida		ACT
28	Corey Hall	DB	6-3	198	Appalachian State		ACT
33	Ashley Ambrose	DB	5-11	195	Mississippi Valley State University		ACT
34	Ray Buchanan	DB	5-9	185	Louisville		ACT
35	Johndale Carty	DB	6-0	196	Utah State		ACT
37	Darrick Vaughn	DB	5-11	193	Texas State-San Marcos		ACT
47	Chris Hudson	DB	5-10	199	Colorado		ACT
75	Shane Dronett	DL	6-6	300	Texas		ACT
79	Ronald Flemons	DL	6-5	265	Texas A&M		ACT
90	Ron Moore	DL	6-2	326	Northwestern Oklahoma State University; Hinds CC		ACT
91	Brady Smith	DL	6-5	274	Colorado State		ACT
93	Shawn Swayda	DL	6-5	294	Arizona State		ACT
95	Ed Jasper	DL	6-2	295	Texas A&M		ACT
97	Patrick Kerney	DL	6-5	272	Virginia		ACT
98	Travis Hall	DL	6-5	295	BYU		ACT
99	Chuck Wiley	DL	6-5	275	LSU		ACT
50	Artie Ulmer	LB	6-3	247	Valdosta State; Georgia Southern		ACT
51	Jeff Kelly	LB	5-11	242	Kansas State; Stephen F. Austin State; Garden City CC		RES
52	Matt Stewart	LB	6-3	239	Vanderbilt		ACT
53	Mark Simoneau	LB	6-0	245	Kansas State		ACT
54	Chris Draft	LB	5-11	232	Stanford		ACT
55	Antony Jordan	LB	6-3	235	Vanderbilt		RES
56	Keith Brooking	LB	6-2	240	Georgia Tech		ACT
94	Henri Crockett	LB	6-2	238	Florida State		ACT
62	Todd McClure	OL	6-1	296	LSU		ACT
63	Roberto Garza	OL	6-2	310	Texas A&M University-Kingsville		ACT
64	Bob Hallen	OL	6-3	295	Kent State		ACT
65	Kynan Forney	OL	6-3	302	Hawaii; Trinity Valley CC		ACT
66	Michael Thompson	OL	6-4	295	Tennessee State		ACT
70	Bob Whitfield	OL	6-5	318	Stanford		ACT
71	Travis Claridge	OL	6-5	300	USC		ACT
73	Dave Kadela	OL	6-6	304	Virginia Tech		ACT
74	Ephraim Salaam	OL	6-7	310	San Diego State		ACT
76	Chris Banks	OL	6-1	315	Kansas		CUT
4	Jay Feely	SPEC	5-10	208	Michigan		ACT
13	Chris Mohr	SPEC	6-5	215	Alabama		ACT

Depth chart, week 21

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
C	Todd McClure	Todd McClure	Roberto Garza
FB	Bob Christian	Bob Christian	George Layne
LG	Bob Hallen	Bob Hallen	Roberto Garza
LT	Bob Whitfield	Bob Whitfield	Ephraim Salaam
QB	Chris Chandler	Chris Chandler	Mike Vick
RB	Maurice Smith	Maurice Smith	Rodney Thomas
RG	Travis Claridge	Travis Claridge	Kynan Forney
RT	Ephraim Salaam	Ephraim Salaam	Michael Thompson
TE	Reggie Kelly	Reggie Kelly	Alge Crumpler
WR	Terance Mathis	Terance Mathis	Shawn Jefferson

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
FS	Ronnie Bradford	Ronnie Bradford	Chris Hudson
LCB	Ray Buchanan	Ray Buchanan
LDE	Patrick Kerney	Patrick Kerney	Chuck Wiley
LT	Travis Hall	Travis Hall	Shawn Swayda
MLB	Keith Brooking	Keith Brooking	Mark Simoneau
RCB	Ashley Ambrose	Ashley Ambrose	Darrick Vaughn
RDE	Brady Smith	Brady Smith	Ronald Flemons
RT	Shane Dronett	Shane Dronett	Ed Jasper
SLB	Henri Crockett	Henri Crockett	Antony Jordan
SS	Gerald McBurrows	Gerald McBurrows	Johndale Carty
WLB	Chris Draft	Chris Draft	Artie Ulmer

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Chris Mohr	Chris Mohr	Doug Johnson
K	Jay Feely	Jay Feely
KR	Darrick Vaughn	Darrick Vaughn	Travis Jervey
LS	Derek Rackley	Derek Rackley
P	Chris Mohr	Chris Mohr
PR	Darrien Gordon	Darrien Gordon	Ray Buchanan

Biggest contracts on the books in 2001

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
Mike Vick	QB	2001	6	$37.3M	$6.2M	$22.5M	9.2%
Roberto Garza	C	2001	3	$1.2M	$306,500	$330,000	0.5%

Contracts whose term covers this season (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is against the cap of the signing year.