2009 Atlanta Falcons roster: 9-7

The Atlanta Falcons went 9-7 in the 2009 NFL regular season, 2nd of 4 in the NFC South.

Team stats and league rank

2009 Atlanta Falcons team stats
Points22.713th of 32
Passing Yards223.214th of 32
Passing Touchdowns1.613th of 32
Interceptions Thrown1.117th of 32
Rushing Yards117.315th of 32
Rushing Touchdowns0.914th of 32
Sacks1.826th of 32
Tackles65.123rd of 32
Touchdowns2.812th of 32
Total Yards348.318th of 32
Points Allowed20.314th of 32
3rd Down Conversion %42.110th of 32

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

2009 Falcons roster: passing

2009 Atlanta Falcons passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Matt RyanQB142634512,916221480.9
Chris RedmanQB5691197814378.4

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2009 Falcons roster: rushing

2009 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 TurnerRB111788714.910
Jason SnellingFB141426134.34
Jerious NorwoodRB10762523.30
Eric WeemsWR168536.60
Matt RyanQB1430491.61
Aaron SteckerRB95153.00
Ovie MughelliFB144102.50
Marty BookerWR16177.00
Chris RedmanQB5640.70
Roddy WhiteWR16122.00

What the columns mean: CAR

2009 Falcons roster: receiving

2009 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 WhiteWR16851651,15313.611
Tony GonzalezTE168313586710.46
Michael JenkinsWR15509063512.71
Jason SnellingFB1430382598.61
Jerious NorwoodRB1019231869.81
Marty BookerWR16163218111.31
Justin PeelleTE1512151159.62
Brian FinneranWR10111611110.10
Ovie MughelliFB14710517.31
Eric WeemsWR1666508.32
Michael TurnerRB1157357.00
Aaron SteckerRB955346.80
Verron HaynesFB734206.70

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2009 Falcons roster: defense

2009 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.
Curtis LoftonLB161331050.0022
Erik ColemanSS16116820.0052
Mike PetersonLB16109821.0172
Stephen NicholasLB1680653.0031
Thomas DeCoudFS1668572.0372
Brent GrimesCB1666620.06130
Kroy BiermannLB1649385.0001
Jonathan BabineauxDT1647376.0022
Chris HoustonCB1247390.0190
John AbrahamLB1635305.5011
Chris OwensCB1629240.0220
Chevis JacksonCB1529261.0021
Jamaal AndersonDE1327170.5020
Chauncey DavisDE1622161.0011
Thomas JohnsonDT1320152.0001
Brian WilliamsCB518150.0130
Coy WireLB1617150.0011
Vance WalkerDE101380.0020
Trey LewisDT81080.0000
Eric WeemsWR1610100.0000
Tye HillCB9770.0110
Lawrence SidburyDE16551.0000
Brian FinneranWR10430.0011
Tony GilbertLB12420.0001
Antoine HarrisS10320.0000
Michael KoenenP16330.0000
Roddy WhiteWR16330.0001
Spencer AdkinsLB5330.0000
Michael JenkinsWR15330.0000
Justin BlalockOG16220.0000
Tony GonzalezTE16220.0000
Aaron SteckerRB9220.0000
Mike SchneckC7220.0000
William MooreS2210.0000
Ovie MughelliFB14210.0000
Jason SnellingFB14210.0000
Michael TurnerRB11110.0000
Brett RombergC9110.0000
Harvey DahlOG11110.0000
Jerious NorwoodRB10110.0000
Jamaal FudgeS2110.0000
Eric BrockS2110.0000
Peria JerryDT2100.0000
Justin PeelleTE15110.0000
Todd McClureC16110.0000
Charlie PeprahSS2110.0000

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

Results

  1. Sep 13, 2009vs MIAW 19-7
  2. Sep 20, 2009vs CARW 28-20
  3. Sep 27, 2009@ NEL 10-26
  4. Oct 11, 2009@ SFW 45-10
  5. Oct 18, 2009vs CHIW 21-14
  6. Oct 25, 2009@ DALL 21-37
  7. Nov 2, 2009@ NOL 27-35
  8. Nov 8, 2009vs WSHW 31-17
  9. Nov 15, 2009@ CARL 19-28
  10. Nov 22, 2009@ NYGL 31-34
  11. Nov 29, 2009vs TBW 20-17
  12. Dec 6, 2009vs PHIL 7-34
  13. Dec 13, 2009vs NOL 23-26
  14. Dec 20, 2009@ NYJW 10-7
  15. Dec 27, 2009vs BUFW 31-3
  16. Jan 3, 2010@ TBW 20-10

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.