2008 Atlanta Falcons roster: 11-5

The Atlanta Falcons went 11-5 in the 2008 NFL regular season, 2nd of 4 in the NFC South. They made the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

2008 Atlanta Falcons team stats
Points24.311th of 32
Passing Yards208.514th of 32
Passing Touchdowns1.022nd of 32
Interceptions Thrown0.75th of 32
Rushing Yards152.72nd of 32
Rushing Touchdowns1.43rd of 32
Sacks2.111th of 32
Tackles63.429th of 32
Touchdowns2.710th of 32
Total Yards367.76th of 32
Points Allowed20.311th of 32
3rd Down Conversion %43.46th of 32

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 32 clubs that season.

2008 Falcons roster: passing

2008 Atlanta Falcons passing
PlayerPosGPGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMPCMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATTATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDSYDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TDTD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INTINT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTGRTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Matt RyanQB162654343,440161187.7

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2008 Falcons roster: rushing

2008 Atlanta Falcons rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Michael TurnerRB163761,6994.517
Jerious NorwoodRB16954895.14
Matt RyanQB16551041.91
Harry DouglasWR1612695.81
Jason SnellingFB1615624.10
Ovie MughelliFB165163.20
Roddy WhiteWR16242.00

What the columns mean: CAR

2008 Falcons roster: receiving

2008 Atlanta Falcons receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Roddy WhiteWR16881481,38215.77
Michael JenkinsWR16508177715.53
Jerious NorwoodRB1636533389.42
Harry DouglasWR16233932013.91
Brian FinneranWR1621361698.01
Justin PeelleTE16152215910.62
Jason SnellingFB168118911.10
Ovie MughelliFB16810577.10
Laurent RobinsonWR6565210.40
Michael TurnerRB1669416.80
Jason RaderTE6112626.00
Ben HartsockTE1136268.70
Eric WeemsWR61144.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2008 Falcons roster: defense

2008 Atlanta Falcons defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Keith BrookingLB16102710.0030
Erik ColemanSS1695800.0362
Curtis LoftonLB1694671.0031
Lawyer MilloyS1593760.0151
Michael BoleyLB1673630.0190
Chris HoustonCB1661520.02160
Jonathan BabineauxDT1639323.5020
John AbrahamLB16383616.5014
Domonique FoxworthCB1438350.01110
Chauncey DavisDE1638294.0011
Brent GrimesCB1234300.0160
Coy WireLB1634280.0010
Chevis JacksonCB1631260.0150
Grady JacksonDT1528232.0010
Jamaal AndersonDE1527242.0030
Kroy BiermannLB1621182.0000
Stephen NicholasLB1620161.0020
Jason SnellingFB1620170.0000
Kindal MooreheadDE1418141.0011
Jamaal FudgeS1113100.0000
Jason JeffersonDT1312110.0000
Ovie MughelliFB16880.0000
Roddy WhiteWR16770.0000
Thomas DeCoudFS10650.0000
Jerious NorwoodRB16540.0000
David IronsCB5430.0000
Michael KoenenP16330.0000
Antoine HarrisS12320.0000
Eric WeemsWR6330.0000
Simon FraserDE5200.0010
Justin BlalockOG16220.0000
Brian FinneranWR16220.0000
Laurent RobinsonWR6110.0000
Mike SchneckC16110.0000
Sam BakerOT8110.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Sep 7, 2008vs DETW 34-21
  2. Sep 14, 2008@ TBL 9-24
  3. Sep 21, 2008vs KCW 38-14
  4. Sep 28, 2008@ CARL 9-24
  5. Oct 5, 2008@ GBW 27-24
  6. Oct 12, 2008vs CHIW 22-20
  7. Oct 26, 2008@ PHIL 14-27
  8. Nov 2, 2008@ LVW 24-0
  9. Nov 9, 2008vs NOW 34-20
  10. Nov 16, 2008vs DENL 20-24
  11. Nov 23, 2008vs CARW 45-28
  12. Nov 30, 2008@ LACW 22-16
  13. Dec 7, 2008@ NOL 25-29
  14. Dec 14, 2008vs TBW 13-10
  15. Dec 21, 2008@ MINW 24-17
  16. Dec 28, 2008vs LARW 31-27
  17. Jan 3, 2009@ ARIL 24-30playoffs

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.