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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

2002 Atlanta FalconsW2002 Atlanta Falcons↗

NFL · NFC South · 9–6–1 (.594) · 2nd in division · PF 402 · PA 314 · Coach Dan Reeves · Lost Divisional

◀ 2001 2003 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

1. 2936Mike Vick
2. 448Doug Johnson

Rushing (yds)

1. 927Warrick Dunn
2. 777Mike Vick
3. 507T.J. Duckett

Receiving (yds)

1. 838Brian Finneran
2. 455Alge Crumpler
3. 394Shawn Jefferson

Sacks

1. 10.5Patrick Kerney
2. 7Ellis Johnson
3. 6.5Sam Rogers

Interceptions

1. 4Juran Bolden
2. 4Keion Carpenter
3. 3Ashley Ambrose

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	1027	1002
EPA per play	+0.02	-0.06
Pass EPA per play	+0.04	-0.06
Rush EPA per play	+0.01	-0.06
Success rate	41.5%	39.6%
Pass rate	50.1%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.03, success rate 42.2%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (18 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
2002-09-08	1	@ Green Bay Packers	L 34–37 OT	0–1	Lambeau Field
2002-09-15	2	vs Chicago Bears	L 13–14	0–2	Georgia Dome
2002-09-22	3	vs Cincinnati Bengals	W 30–3	1–2	Georgia Dome
2002-10-06	5	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 6–20	1–3	Georgia Dome
2002-10-13	6	@ New York Giants	W 17–10	2–3	Giants Stadium
2002-10-20	7	vs Carolina Panthers	W 30–0	3–3	Georgia Dome
2002-10-27	8	@ New Orleans Saints	W 37–35	4–3	Louisiana Superdome
2002-11-03	9	vs Baltimore Ravens	W 20–17	5–3	Georgia Dome
2002-11-10	10	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	T 34–34 OT	5–3–1	Heinz Field
2002-11-17	11	vs New Orleans Saints	W 24–17	6–3–1	Georgia Dome
2002-11-24	12	@ Carolina Panthers	W 41–0	7–3–1	Ericsson Stadium
2002-12-01	13	@ Minnesota Vikings	W 30–24 OT	8–3–1	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
2002-12-08	14	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 10–34	8–4–1	Raymond James Stadium
2002-12-15	15	vs Seattle Seahawks	L 24–30 OT	8–5–1	Georgia Dome
2002-12-22	16	vs Detroit Lions	W 36–15	9–5–1	Georgia Dome
2002-12-29	17	@ Cleveland Browns	L 16–24	9–6–1	Cleveland Browns Stadium
2003-01-04	WC	@ Green Bay Packers	W 27–7		Lambeau Field
2003-01-11	Div	@ Philadelphia Eagles	L 6–20		Veterans Stadium

Roster (64)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
7	Mike Vick	QB	6-0	210	Virginia Tech	1	ACT
11	Doug Johnson	QB	6-2	218	Florida	2	ACT
15	Kurt Kittner	QB	6-2	211	Illinois	0	ACT
44	Bob Christian	FB	5-11	232	Northwestern	11	RES
28	Warrick Dunn	RB	5-9	187	Florida State	5	ACT
36	Travis Jervey	RB	6-0	222	The Citadel	7	RES
38	George Layne	RB	5-11	250	TCU	1	ACT
43	Maurice Smith	RB	6-0	235	North Carolina A&T	2	CUT
45	T.J. Duckett	RB	6-0	254	Michigan State	0	ACT
80	Willie Jackson	WR	6-1	212	Florida	8	CUT
81	Trevor Gaylor	WR	6-3	195	Miami (Ohio)	2	ACT
82	Darrin Chiaverini	WR	6-2	210	Colorado; Beloit College; Riverside Community College	3	ACT
84	Shawn Jefferson	WR	5-11	185	UCF	11	ACT
86	Brian Finneran	WR	6-5	210	Villanova	4	ACT
87	Damon Gibson	WR	5-9	183	Iowa	4	CUT
87	Jimmy Farris	WR	6-0	200	Montana	1	ACT
87	Kahlil Hill	WR	6-2	200	Iowa	0	CUT
88	Quentin McCord	WR	5-10	188	Kentucky	1	ACT
48	Derek Rackley	TE	6-4	250	Minnesota	2	ACT
83	Alge Crumpler	TE	6-2	275	North Carolina	1	ACT
85	Brian Kozlowski	TE	6-3	265	Connecticut	9	ACT
89	Reggie Kelly	TE	6-4	257	Mississippi State	3	ACT
62	Todd McClure	C	6-1	296	LSU	3	ACT
63	Roberto Garza	C	6-2	310	Texas A&M University-Kingsville	1	ACT
20	Allen Rossum	CB	5-8	178	Notre Dame	4	ACT
21	Juran Bolden	CB	6-3	210	Mississippi Delta CC	6	ACT
23	Kevin Mathis	CB	5-9	185	Texas A&M-Commerce	5	ACT
24	Fred Weary	CB	5-10	181	Florida	4	ACT
25	Rodney Heath	CB	5-10	177	Minnesota	3	CUT
33	Ashley Ambrose	CB	5-11	195	Mississippi Valley State University	10	ACT
34	Ray Buchanan	CB	5-9	185	Louisville	9	ACT
51	Karon Riley	DE	6-2	268	Minnesota; SMU	1	ACT
77	Ronald Flemons	DE	6-5	265	Texas A&M	1	ACT
91	Brady Smith	DE	6-5	274	Colorado State	6	ACT
97	Patrick Kerney	DE	6-5	272	Virginia	3	ACT
98	Travis Hall	DE	6-5	295	BYU	7	ACT
79	Ryan Watson	DT	6-2	291	Appalachian State	0	ACT
92	Reggie McGrew	DT	6-1	312	Florida	3	CUT
29	Keion Carpenter	FS	5-11	205	Virginia Tech	3	ACT
30	Henry Jones	FS	6-0	200	Illinois	11	ACT
64	Martin Bibla	G	6-3	306	Miami	0	ACT
65	Kynan Forney	G	6-3	302	Hawaii; Trinity Valley CC	1	ACT
71	Travis Claridge	G	6-5	300	USC	2	ACT
4	Jay Feely	K	5-10	208	Michigan	1	ACT
50	Artie Ulmer	MLB	6-3	247	Valdosta State; Georgia Southern	5	ACT
51	Jeff Kelly	MLB	5-11	242	Kansas State; Stephen F. Austin State; Garden City CC	3	CUT
53	Mark Simoneau	MLB	6-0	245	Kansas State	2	ACT
54	Chris Draft	MLB	5-11	232	Stanford	4	ACT
56	Keith Brooking	MLB	6-2	240	Georgia Tech	4	ACT
59	John Holecek	MLB	6-2	242	Illinois	7	RES
61	Ellis Johnson	NT	6-2	288	Florida	7	ACT
95	Ed Jasper	NT	6-2	295	Texas A&M	5	ACT
52	Matt Stewart	OLB	6-3	239	Vanderbilt	1	ACT
55	John Thierry	OLB	6-4	262	Alcorn State	8	ACT
90	Will Overstreet	OLB	6-2	259	Tennessee	0	RES
93	Sam Rogers	OLB	6-3	245	Colorado; West Los Angeles College; West Hills Community College	8	ACT
13	Chris Mohr	P	6-5	215	Alabama	13	ACT
22	Gerald McBurrows	SS	5-11	208	Kansas	7	ACT
35	Johndale Carty	SS	6-0	196	Utah State	3	ACT
47	Kevin McCadam	SS	6-1	219	Virginia Tech; Grossmont	0	ACT
66	Michael Thompson	T	6-4	295	Tennessee State	2	ACT
70	Bob Whitfield	T	6-5	318	Stanford	10	ACT
74	Todd Weiner	T	6-4	300	Kansas State	4	ACT
76	Kevin Shaffer	T	6-5	318	Tulsa	0	ACT

Depth chart, week 21

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
C	Todd McClure	Roberto Garza
FB	George Layne
LG	Travis Claridge	Martin Bibla
LT	Bob Whitfield	Michael Thompson
QB	Mike Vick	Doug Johnson
RB	Warrick Dunn	T.J. Duckett
RG	Kynan Forney
RT	Todd Weiner	Kevin Shaffer
TE	Reggie Kelly	Alge Crumpler
WR	Shawn Jefferson	Brian Finneran	Trevor Gaylor

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
FS	Keion Carpenter	Henry Jones
LCB	Ray Buchanan	Juran Bolden
LDE	Patrick Kerney	Travis Hall
MLB	Keith Brooking	John Holecek	Mark Simoneau
NT	Ed Jasper	Ellis Johnson
RCB	Ashley Ambrose	Allen Rossum
RDE	Brady Smith	Ronald Flemons
SLB	Matt Stewart	Artie Ulmer
SS	Gerald McBurrows	Johndale Carty
WLB	John Thierry	Sam Rogers

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Chris Mohr	Doug Johnson
K	Jay Feely
KR	Allen Rossum	Ray Buchanan
LS	Derek Rackley	Matt Stewart
P	Chris Mohr
PR	Allen Rossum	Ray Buchanan

Biggest contracts on the books in 2002

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.

Trades in 2002 (3)

Date	Trade
2002-04-20	ATL → OAK: 2002 round 1 pick 17 OAK → ATL: 2002 round 1 pick 18, 2002 round 5 pick 158
2002-04-21	ATL → HST: 2003 round 3 pick 88 HST → ATL: 2002 round 4 pick 116
2002-09-01	ATL → SDG: 2004 round 7 pick 209 SDG → ATL: Trevor Gaylor