2012 Atlanta Falcons roster: 13-3

The Atlanta Falcons went 13-3 in the 2012 NFL regular season, 1st of 4 in the NFC South. They made the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

2012 Atlanta Falcons team stats
Points26.27th of 32
Passing Yards281.86th of 32
Passing Touchdowns2.05th of 32
Interceptions Thrown0.912th of 32
Rushing Yards87.329th of 32
Rushing Touchdowns0.813th of 32
Sacks1.828th of 32
Tackles59.431st of 32
Touchdowns2.98th of 32
Total Yards382.38th of 32
Points Allowed18.75th of 32
3rd Down Conversion %45.12nd of 32

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

2012 Falcons roster: passing

2012 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 RyanQB164226154,719321499.1

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2012 Falcons roster: rushing

2012 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 TurnerRB162228003.610
Jacquizz RodgersRB16943623.91
Matt RyanQB16341414.11
Jason SnellingFB1618633.50
Julio JonesWR166305.00
Harry DouglasWR15242.00
Luke McCownQB22-3-1.50

What the columns mean: CAR

2012 Falcons roster: receiving

2012 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 WhiteWR16921431,35114.77
Julio JonesWR16791291,19815.210
Tony GonzalezTE169312493010.08
Jacquizz RodgersRB1653594027.61
Harry DouglasWR15385939510.41
Jason SnellingFB1631352036.51
Michael TurnerRB1619301286.71
Drew DavisWR16464010.01
Mike CoxFB833227.30
Michael PalmerTE1366223.71
Chase CoffmanTE5111212.00
Lousaka PoliteFB61788.00
Tommy GallardaTE91477.00
Mike JohnsonOG161111.01

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2012 Falcons roster: defense

2012 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.
Stephen NicholasLB1697722.0141
Sean WeatherspoonLB1395703.0141
Dunta RobinsonCB1680671.5181
Thomas DeCoudFS1676621.0690
William MooreS1275591.0482
Akeem DentLB1665420.0020
Robert McClainCB1561530.01100
Kroy BiermannLB1652374.0000
Asante SamuelCB1536340.05190
John AbrahamLB16353210.0076
Vance WalkerDE1632213.0001
Jonathan BabineauxDT1631253.5151
Chris HopeDB1626180.0000
Chris OwensCB1322190.0041
Corey PetersDT1015110.0011
Mike PetersonLB1614100.0000
Peria JerryDT1414110.0000
Dominique FranksCB1614110.0020
Robert JamesLB161190.0000
Ray EdwardsDE9960.0000
Jason SnellingFB16770.0000
Brent GrimesCB1660.0000
Cliff MatthewsDL10660.0000
Drew DavisWR16650.0000
Matt BosherP16420.0000
Antone SmithRB13440.0000
Tony GonzalezTE16330.0000
Sam BakerOT16330.0000
Kevin ConeWR12330.0000
Josh HarrisLS16330.0000
Matt RyanQB16220.0000
Tommy GallardaTE9210.0000
Travian RobertsonNT7220.0000
Jonathan MassaquoiLB8220.0000
Lawrence SidburyDE10100.0000
Roddy WhiteWR16110.0000
Julio JonesWR16110.0000
Harry DouglasWR15110.0000
Garrett ReynoldsG7110.0000
Mike JohnsonOG16110.0000
Charles MitchellDB10110.0000

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

Results

  1. Sep 9, 2012@ KCW 40-24
  2. Sep 17, 2012vs DENW 27-21
  3. Sep 23, 2012@ LACW 27-3
  4. Sep 30, 2012vs CARW 30-28
  5. Oct 7, 2012@ WSHW 24-17
  6. Oct 14, 2012vs LVW 23-20
  7. Oct 28, 2012@ PHIW 30-17
  8. Nov 4, 2012vs DALW 19-13
  9. Nov 11, 2012@ NOL 27-31
  10. Nov 18, 2012vs ARIW 23-19
  11. Nov 25, 2012@ TBW 24-23
  12. Nov 29, 2012vs NOW 23-13
  13. Dec 9, 2012@ CARL 20-30
  14. Dec 16, 2012vs NYGW 34-0
  15. Dec 22, 2012@ DETW 31-18
  16. Dec 30, 2012vs TBL 17-22
  17. Jan 13, 2013vs SEAW 30-28playoffs
  18. Jan 20, 2013vs SFL 24-28playoffs

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.