2012 Atlanta Falcons roster

13-3

Coach: Mike Smith

Made the playoffs

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

2012 Falcons roster: passing

2012 Atlanta Falcons passing
PlayerNo.PosAgeGPGP: 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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.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 Ryan2QB27164226154,719321499.1

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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Michael Turner33RB30162228003.610
Jacquizz Rodgers32RB2216943623.91
Matt Ryan2QB2716341414.11
Jason Snelling44FB291618633.50
Julio Jones11WR23166305.00
Harry Douglas83WR2815242.00
Luke McCown12QB3122-3-1.50

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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Roddy White84WR3116921431,35114.77
Julio Jones11WR2316791291,19815.210
Tony Gonzalez88TE36169312493010.08
Jacquizz Rodgers32RB221653594027.61
Harry Douglas83WR2815385939510.41
Jason Snelling44FB291631352036.51
Michael Turner33RB301619301286.71
Drew Davis—WR2316464010.01
Mike Cox42FB27833227.30
Michael Palmer81TE241366223.71
Chase Coffman86TE265111212.00
Lousaka Polite45FB3161788.00
Tommy Gallarda87TE2491477.00
Mike Johnson79OG25161111.01

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 Nicholas54LB291697722.0141
Sean Weatherspoon56LB251395703.0141
Dunta Robinson23CB301680671.5181
Thomas DeCoud28FS271676621.0690
William Moore25S271275591.0482
Akeem Dent52LB251665420.0020
Robert McClain27CB241561530.01100
Kroy Biermann71LB271652374.0000
Asante Samuel22CB311536340.05190
John Abraham55LB3416353210.0076
Vance Walker99DE251632213.0001
Jonathan Babineaux95DT311631253.5151
Chris Hope24DB321626180.0000
Chris Owens—CB261322190.0041
Corey Peters91DT241015110.0011
Mike Peterson53LB361614100.0000
Peria Jerry94DT281414110.0000
Dominique Franks29CB251614110.0020
Robert James51LB29161190.0000
Ray Edwards93DE279960.0000
Jason Snelling44FB2916770.0000
Brent Grimes20CB291660.0000
Cliff Matthews98DL2310660.0000
Drew Davis—WR2316650.0000
Matt Bosher5P2516420.0000
Antone Smith35RB2713440.0000
Tony Gonzalez88TE3616330.0000
Sam Baker72OT2716330.0000
Kevin Cone15WR2412330.0000
Josh Harris47LS2316330.0000
Matt Ryan2QB2716220.0000
Tommy Gallarda87TE249210.0000
Travian Robertson92NT247220.0000
Jonathan Massaquoi96LB248220.0000
Lawrence Sidbury90DE2610100.0000
Roddy White84WR3116110.0000
Julio Jones11WR2316110.0000
Harry Douglas83WR2815110.0000
Garrett Reynolds75G257110.0000
Mike Johnson79OG2516110.0000
Charles Mitchell26DB2310110.0000

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

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
Point Differential1205th 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.

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.