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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

2012 Atlanta FalconsW2012 Atlanta Falcons↗

NFL · NFC South · 13–3 (.812) · 1st in division · PF 419 · PA 299 · Coach Mike Smith · Lost Conference Championship

◀ 2011 2013 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

1. 4719Matt Ryan

Rushing (yds)

1. 800Michael Turner
2. 362Jacquizz Rodgers
3. 141Matt Ryan

Receiving (yds)

1. 1351Roddy White
2. 1198Julio Jones
3. 930Tony Gonzalez

Sacks

1. 10John Abraham
2. 4Kroy Biermann
3. 3.5Jonathan Babineaux

Interceptions

1. 6Thomas DeCoud
2. 5Asante Samuel
3. 4William Moore

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	1010	988
EPA per play	+0.08	-0.03
Pass EPA per play	+0.21	-0.03
Rush EPA per play	-0.14	-0.03
Success rate	45.9%	43.1%
Pass rate	63.8%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play +0.00, success rate 43.0%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (18 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
2012-09-09	1	@ Kansas City Chiefs	W 40–24	1–0	Arrowhead Stadium
2012-09-17	2	vs Denver Broncos	W 27–21	2–0	Georgia Dome
2012-09-23	3	@ San Diego Chargers	W 27–3	3–0	Qualcomm Stadium
2012-09-30	4	vs Carolina Panthers	W 30–28	4–0	Georgia Dome
2012-10-07	5	@ Washington Redskins	W 24–17	5–0	FedExField
2012-10-14	6	vs Oakland Raiders	W 23–20	6–0	Georgia Dome
2012-10-28	8	@ Philadelphia Eagles	W 30–17	7–0	Lincoln Financial Field
2012-11-04	9	vs Dallas Cowboys	W 19–13	8–0	Georgia Dome
2012-11-11	10	@ New Orleans Saints	L 27–31	8–1	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
2012-11-18	11	vs Arizona Cardinals	W 23–19	9–1	Georgia Dome
2012-11-25	12	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 24–23	10–1	Raymond James Stadium
2012-11-29	13	vs New Orleans Saints	W 23–13	11–1	Georgia Dome
2012-12-09	14	@ Carolina Panthers	L 20–30	11–2	Bank of America Stadium
2012-12-16	15	vs New York Giants	W 34–0	12–2	Georgia Dome
2012-12-22	16	@ Detroit Lions	W 31–18	13–2	Ford Field
2012-12-30	17	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 17–22	13–3	Georgia Dome
2013-01-13	Div	vs Seattle Seahawks	W 30–28		Georgia Dome
2013-01-20	Conf	vs San Francisco 49ers	L 24–28		Georgia Dome

Roster (60)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
2	Matt Ryan	QB	6-4	220	Boston College	4	ACT
4	Dominique Davis	QB	6-3	210	East Carolina; Boston College; Fort Scott CC	0	ACT
12	Luke McCown	QB	6-4	217	Louisiana Tech	8	ACT
42	Mike Cox	FB	6-0	252	Georgia Tech	4	ACT
45	Lousaka Polite	FB	6-0	245	Pittsburgh	8	CUT
32	Jacquizz Rodgers	RB	5-6	205	Oregon State	1	ACT
33	Michael Turner	RB	5-10	247	Northern Illinois	8	ACT
35	Antone Smith	RB	5-9	192	Florida State	3	ACT
44	Jason Snelling	RB	5-11	234	Virginia	5	ACT
11	Julio Jones	WR	6-3	220	Alabama	1	ACT
15	Kevin Cone	WR	6-2	216	Georgia Tech	1	RES
17	Tim Toone	WR	5-10	185	Weber State	2	ACT
19	Drew Davis	WR	6-1	205	Oregon	1	ACT
83	Harry Douglas	WR	6-0	183	Louisville	4	ACT
84	Roddy White	WR	6-0	211	UAB	7	ACT
81	Michael Palmer	TE	6-5	252	Clemson	2	ACT
86	Chase Coffman	TE	6-6	250	Missouri	3	ACT
87	Tommy Gallarda	TE	6-5	262	Boise State	1	RES
88	Tony Gonzalez	TE	6-5	247	California	15	ACT
61	Joe Hawley	C	6-3	302	UNLV	2	ACT
62	Todd McClure	C	6-1	296	LSU	13	ACT
20	Brent Grimes	CB	5-10	185	University of Shippensburg	6	RES
21	Chris Owens	CB	5-9	180	San Jose State	3	ACT
22	Asante Samuel	CB	5-10	185	UCF	9	ACT
23	Dunta Robinson	CB	5-10	183	South Carolina	8	ACT
27	Robert McClain	CB	5-9	195	Connecticut	2	ACT
29	Dominique Franks	CB	6-0	197	Oklahoma	2	ACT
30	Terrence Johnson	CB	5-9	195	California (PA)	2	CUT
55	John Abraham	DE	6-4	263	South Carolina	12	ACT
71	Kroy Biermann	DE	6-3	255	Montana	4	ACT
90	Lawrence Sidbury	DE	6-3	269	Richmond	3	ACT
93	Ray Edwards	DE	6-5	268	Purdue	6	CUT
96	Jonathan Massaquoi	DE	6-2	264	Troy; Butler County JC	0	ACT
98	Cliff Matthews	DE	6-4	268	South Carolina	1	ACT
91	Corey Peters	DT	6-3	335	Kentucky	2	ACT
92	Travian Robertson	DT	6-4	304	South Carolina	0	ACT
94	Peria Jerry	DT	6-2	295	Mississippi	3	ACT
95	Jonathan Babineaux	DT	6-2	300	Iowa	7	ACT
99	Vance Walker	DT	6-2	305	Georgia Tech	3	ACT
26	Charles Mitchell	FS	5-11	205	Mississippi State	0	ACT
28	Thomas DeCoud	FS	6-2	195	California	4	ACT
63	Justin Blalock	G	6-4	326	Texas	5	ACT
66	Peter Konz	G	6-5	317	Wisconsin	0	ACT
68	Phillipkeith Manley	G	6-5	309	Toledo	0	ACT
69	Harland Gunn	G	6-2	310	Miami	0	ACT
75	Garrett Reynolds	G	6-7	305	North Carolina	3	RES
79	Mike Johnson	G	6-6	304	Alabama	2	ACT
3	Matt Bryant	K	5-9	203	Baylor; Oregon State; Trinity Valley CC	10	ACT
47	Josh Harris	LS	6-1	224	Auburn	0	ACT
52	Akeem Dent	MLB	6-1	250	Georgia	1	ACT
51	Robert James	OLB	5-11	224	Arizona State	4	ACT
53	Mike Peterson	OLB	6-1	226	Florida	13	ACT
54	Stephen Nicholas	OLB	6-3	236	University of South Florida	5	ACT
56	Sean Weatherspoon	OLB	6-2	244	Missouri	2	ACT
5	Matt Bosher	P	6-0	208	Miami	1	ACT
24	Chris Hope	SS	6-0	208	Florida State	10	ACT
25	William Moore	SS	6-0	221	Missouri	3	ACT
72	Sam Baker	T	6-5	301	USC	4	ACT
76	Lamar Holmes	T	6-6	333	Southern Mississippi; Itawamba JC	0	ACT
77	Tyson Clabo	T	6-6	315	Wake Forest	8	ACT

Depth chart, week 20

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
RB	Michael Turner	Jason Snelling	Antone Smith
C	Todd McClure	Peter Konz	Joe Hawley
FB	Mike Cox
LG	Justin Blalock	Peter Konz
LT	Sam Baker
QB	Matt Ryan	Luke McCown
RG	Peter Konz
RT	Tyson Clabo	Mike Johnson
TE	Tony Gonzalez	Michael Palmer	Chase Coffman
WR	Julio Jones	Roddy White	Harry Douglas

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
CB	Asante Samuel	Dunta Robinson	Robert McClain
DT	Peria Jerry	Jonathan Babineaux	Corey Peters
LE	Kroy Biermann	Jonathan Massaquoi
MLB	Akeem Dent	Mike Peterson
OLB	Sean Weatherspoon	Stephen Nicholas	Robert James
RE	John Abraham	Cliff Matthews
S	William Moore	Thomas DeCoud	Chris Hope

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Matt Bosher
K	Matt Bryant
KO	Matt Bosher
KR	Jacquizz Rodgers
LS	Josh Harris
P	Matt Bosher
PR	Dominique Franks	Harry Douglas

Biggest contracts on the books in 2012

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
Matt Ryan	QB	2008	6	$67.5M	$11.2M	$34.8M	9.7%
Brent Grimes	CB	2012	1	$10.3M	$10.3M	$10.3M	8.5%
Dunta Robinson	CB	2010	6	$57.0M	$9.5M	$22.5M	7.4%
Dunta Robinson	CB	2012	4	$34.5M	$8.6M	$0	7.2%
Roddy White	WR	2009	5	$42.7M	$8.5M	$18.6M	6.9%
Justin Blalock	LG	2011	6	$38.4M	$6.4M	$16.0M	5.3%
John Abraham	ED	2012	3	$17.5M	$5.8M	$2.2M	4.8%
Jonathan Babineaux	IDL	2008	5	$25.0M	$5.0M	$8.5M	4.3%
Tyson Clabo	RT	2011	5	$25.0M	$5.0M	$8.0M	4.2%
Asante Samuel	CB	2012	3	$14.5M	$4.8M	$3.5M	4.0%
Julio Jones	WR	2011	4	$16.2M	$4.0M	$26.4M	3.4%
Stephen Nicholas	LB	2011	5	$17.5M	$3.5M	$6.0M	2.9%
Thomas DeCoud	S	2012	5	$17.5M	$3.5M	$4.0M	2.9%
Kroy Biermann	ED	2012	3	$9.7M	$3.2M	$3.1M	2.7%
Harry Douglas	WR	2012	4	$12.5M	$3.1M	$4.5M	2.6%
Sean Weatherspoon	LB	2010	5	$13.9M	$2.8M	$10.4M	2.2%
Matt Bryant	K	2011	4	$10.7M	$2.7M	$3.5M	2.2%
Sam Baker	LT	2008	5	$10.5M	$2.1M	$7.8M	1.8%
Peria Jerry	IDL	2009	5	$10.3M	$2.1M	$7.6M	1.7%
Vance Walker	IDL	2012	1	$1.3M	$1.3M	$0	1.0%
Peter Konz	C	2012	4	$3.6M	$897,150	$1.6M	0.7%
William Moore	S	2009	4	$3.4M	$839,625	$1.6M	0.7%
Luke McCown	QB	2012	1	$825,000	$825,000	$0	0.7%
Lamar Holmes	LT	2012	4	$2.6M	$658,400	$533,600	0.5%
Corey Peters	IDL	2010	4	$2.6M	$640,500	$767,000	0.5%

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

Trades in 2012 (2)

Date	Trade
2012-04-26	ATL → PHI: 2012 round 7 pick 229 PHI → ATL: Asante Samuel
2012-04-27	ATL → BLT: 2012 round 3 pick 84 BLT → ATL: 2012 round 3 pick 91, 2012 round 5 pick 164

Injury reports (139)

Wk	Player	Pos	Injury	Game status	Practice
1	Chris Owens	CB	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
1	Jason Snelling	RB	Calf	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
2	Robert James	LB	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
2	Roddy White	WR	Groin	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
2	Sean Weatherspoon	LB	Hamstring	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
2	Tyson Clabo	T	Hip	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
3	Antone Smith	RB	Hamstring	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
3	Chris Owens	CB	Head	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
3	John Abraham	DE	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
3	Julio Jones	WR	Thigh	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
3	Roddy White	WR	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
3	Sean Weatherspoon	LB	Thigh	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
3	Stephen Nicholas	LB	Thigh	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
3	Tyson Clabo	T	Hip	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
4	Antone Smith	RB	Hamstring	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
4	Chris Owens	CB	Head	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
4	Jonathan Babineaux	DT	Groin	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
4	Julio Jones	WR	Hand	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
4	Lousaka Polite	RB	Hamstring	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
4	Michael Palmer	TE	Shoulder	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
4	Mike Peterson	LB	Ribs	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
4	Stephen Nicholas	LB	Thigh	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
4	Tyson Clabo	T	Hip	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
5	Antone Smith	RB	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
5	Chris Owens	CB	Head	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
5	Jonathan Babineaux	DT	Groin	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
5	Julio Jones	WR	Hand	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
5	Lousaka Polite	RB	Hamstring	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
5	Michael Palmer	TE	Shoulder	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
5	Stephen Nicholas	LB	Thigh	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
5	Todd McClure	C	Pectoral	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
5	William Moore	S	Hip	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
6	Antone Smith	RB	Hamstring	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
6	Drew Davis	WR	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
6	Dunta Robinson	CB	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
6	Garrett Reynolds	G	Back	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
6	Jonathan Babineaux	DT	Groin	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
6	Kevin Cone	WR	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
6	Michael Palmer	TE	Shoulder	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
6	Peria Jerry	DT	Thigh	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
6	Stephen Nicholas	LB	Ankle	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
6	Todd McClure	C	Pectoral	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
6	William Moore	S	Hip	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
8	Antone Smith	RB	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
8	Garrett Reynolds	G	Back	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
8	Harry Douglas	WR	Knee / Ankle	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
8	Jonathan Babineaux	DT	Groin	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
8	Michael Palmer	TE	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
9	Drew Davis	WR	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
9	Garrett Reynolds	G	Back	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
9	Harry Douglas	WR	Ankle / Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
9	Jonathan Babineaux	DT	Knee	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
9	Kevin Cone	WR	Groin	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
9	Matt Bryant	K	Back	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
9	Roddy White	WR	Back	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
9	Sean Weatherspoon	LB	Ankle	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
9	Vance Walker	DT	Illness	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
10	Asante Samuel	CB	Hip	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
10	Charles Mitchell	S	Calf	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
10	Chris Owens	CB	Heel	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
10	Harry Douglas	WR	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
10	Jason Snelling	RB	Illness	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
10	John Abraham	DE	Elbow	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
10	Jonathan Babineaux	DT	Hamstring	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
10	Kevin Cone	WR	Groin	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
10	Peria Jerry	DT	Knee	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
10	Robert McClain	CB	Hip	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
10	Sam Baker	T	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
10	Sean Weatherspoon	LB	Ankle	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
11	Charles Mitchell	S	Calf	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
11	Harry Douglas	WR	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
11	John Abraham	DE	Back	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
11	Jonathan Babineaux	DT	Thigh	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
11	Julio Jones	WR	Ankle	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
11	Kevin Cone	WR	Groin	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
11	Michael Turner	RB	Groin	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
11	Mike Peterson	LB	Foot	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
11	Sean Weatherspoon	LB	Ankle	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
11	Stephen Nicholas	LB	Groin	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
11	Tony Gonzalez	TE	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
11	Vance Walker	DT	Ribs	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
12	Asante Samuel	CB	Shoulder	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
12	Charles Mitchell	S	Calf	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
12	Chris Owens	CB	Thigh	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	John Abraham	DE	Back	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	Jonathan Babineaux	DT	Neck	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	Julio Jones	WR	Ankle	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
12	Kevin Cone	WR	Groin	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
12	Matt Bryant	K	Back	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	Matt Ryan	QB	left Finger	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	Michael Turner	RB	Groin	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	Peria Jerry	DT	Quadricep	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
12	Sean Weatherspoon	LB	Illness / Ankle	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
12	Vance Walker	DT	Ribs	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
13	Asante Samuel	CB	Shoulder	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
13	Charles Mitchell	S	Calf	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
13	Dunta Robinson	CB	Illness	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
13	Harry Douglas	WR	Ankle	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
13	Kevin Cone	WR	Groin	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
13	Michael Palmer	TE	Back	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
13	Peria Jerry	DT	Quadricep	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
13	Sam Baker	T	Groin	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
13	Sean Weatherspoon	LB	Ankle	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
13	Stephen Nicholas	LB	Knee	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
13	Vance Walker	DT	Ribs	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
14	Asante Samuel	CB	Shoulder	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
14	Michael Turner	RB	Elbow	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
14	Peria Jerry	DT	Quadricep	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
14	William Moore	S	Hamstring	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
15	Asante Samuel	CB	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
15	Harry Douglas	WR	Ribs	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
15	Jonathan Babineaux	DT	Ribs	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
15	Justin Blalock	G	Elbow	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
15	Roddy White	WR	Knee	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
15	Sam Baker	T	Hand	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
15	William Moore	S	Hamstring	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
16	Chris Owens	CB	Hamstring	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
16	Cliff Matthews	DE	Hamstring	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
16	Harry Douglas	WR	Ribs	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
16	Jonathan Babineaux	DT	Ribs	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
16	Roddy White	WR	Knee	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
16	Tyson Clabo	T	Thigh	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
16	William Moore	S	Hamstring	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
17	Chris Owens	CB	Hamstring	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
17	Cliff Matthews	DE	Hamstring	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
17	Corey Peters	DT	Knee	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
17	Jonathan Babineaux	DT	Ribs	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
17	Roddy White	WR	Knee	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
17	William Moore	S	Hamstring	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
19 (DIV)	Charles Mitchell	S	Calf	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
19 (DIV)	Chris Owens	CB	Hamstring	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
19 (DIV)	Dunta Robinson	CB	Head	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
19 (DIV)	John Abraham	DE	Ankle	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
19 (DIV)	William Moore	S	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
20 (CON)	Chris Owens	CB	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
20 (CON)	John Abraham	DE	Ankle	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
20 (CON)	Jonathan Babineaux	DT	Shoulder	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
20 (CON)	Stephen Nicholas	LB	Foot	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
20 (CON)	William Moore	S	Hand	Probable	Full Participation in Practice