1992 Atlanta Falcons season

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. One highlight from this season includes Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre's first return to Atlanta in Week 5 for the first time since being traded from the Falcons during the offseason.[1]

1992 Atlanta Falcons season
OwnerRankin Smith
Head coachJerry Glanville
Home fieldGeorgia Dome
Results
Record6–10
Division place3rd NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersWR Andre Rison
QB Bobby Hebert
CB Deion Sanders
ST Elbert Shelley

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
Main article: 1992 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

[3]

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

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Bobby April

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Tim Jorgensen

Roster
1992 Atlanta Falcons roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad

47 active, 11 inactive, 4 practice squad


Rookies in italics

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Regular season

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

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.


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