1994 Atlanta Falcons season

The 1994 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 29th season in the National Football League (NFL).

1994 Atlanta Falcons season
Owner	Rankin Smith
Head coach	June Jones
Home stadium	Georgia Dome
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	WR Terance Mathis DE Chris Doleman LB Jessie Tuggle S Elbert Shelley
← 1993 Falcons seasons 1995 →

Under head coach June Jones, the Falcons' run and shoot offense was heavily imbalanced in 1994, in favor of the passing game. Atlanta's passing yardage (4,112 yards) was third in the NFC, and fifth in the league overall; but their rushing yards (1,249, 78.1 yards per game) were dead-last in the league. They had by far the fewest rushing attempts in the league in 1994, with only 330 all year.^[1]

The Falcons were 4-2 in the first six games, but their season was effectively ruined by going 3–7 afterwards.

Offseason

Additions	Subtractions
DE Chris Doleman (Vikings)	RB Steve Broussard (Bengals)
S Brad Edwards (Redskins)	WR Michael Haynes (Saints)
QB Jeff George (Colts)	T Chris Hinton (Vikings)
RB Craig Heyward (Bears)	QB Chris Miller (Rams)
LB Clay Matthews Jr. (Browns)	WR Mike Pritchard (Broncos)
G Jim Ritcher (Bills)
WR Ricky Sanders (Redskins)
WR Clarence Verdin (Colts)
G Mike Zandofsky (Chargers)

NFL draft

Main article: 1994 NFL draft

1994 Atlanta Falcons draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2	45	Bert Emanuel	Wide receiver	Rice
3	72	Anthony Phillips	Defensive back	Texas A&M–Kingsville
3	99	Alai Kalaniuvalu	Guard	Oregon State
4	111	Perry Klein	Quarterback	C. W. Post
4	118	Mitch Davis	Linebacker	Georgia
5	138	Harrison Houston	Wide receiver	Florida
7	201	Jamal Anderson *	Running back	Utah
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1994 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 Head Coach – June Jones Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Mouse Davis Running Backs – Ollie Wilson Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers – Milt Jackson Offensive Line – Bob Palcic

Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Jim Bates Defensive Line – Bill Kollar Linebackers – Joe Haering Outside Linebackers – Keith Armstrong Secondary – Greg Brown Defensive Assistant – Tim Marcum Special teams coaches Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams – Frank Gansz Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Tim Jorgensen

Roster

1994 Atlanta Falcons roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  1 Jeff George  3 Bobby Hebert  7 Perry Klein Running backs (RB) 32 Jamal Anderson 34 Craig Heyward 33 Erric Pegram Wide receivers (WR) 87 Bert Emanuel 82 Leonard Harris 81 Terance Mathis 85 David Mims 80 Andre Rison 83 Ricky Sanders 84 Darryl Spencer  2 Clarence Verdin Tight ends (TE) 88 Harper LeBel LS 86 Mitch Lyons

Offensive linemen (OL) 75 Irv Eatman T 65 Roman Fortin C 78 Mike Kenn T 66 Lincoln Kennedy T 62 David Richards G 51 Jim Ritcher G 61 Robbie Tobeck C 70 Bob Whitfield T 72 Mike Zandofsky G Defensive linemen (DL) 68 Mel Agee DT 73 Dunstan Anderson DE 92 Lester Archambeau DE 56 Chris Doleman DE 67 Moe Gardner DT 97 Jumpy Geathers DT 71 Bill Goldberg DT 95 Pierce Holt DT 69 Tom Williams DE

Linebackers (LB) 48 Darryl Ford OLB 50 Ron George OLB 53 Dwayne Gordon MLB 57 Clay Matthews OLB 52 Ken Tippins OLB 58 Jessie Tuggle MLB Defensive backs (DB) 25 Scott Case FS 20 Brad Edwards FS 39 Eric Jack CB 44 D. J. Johnson CB 41 Brett Maxie SS 26 Anthony Phillips CB 36 Kevin Ross FS 37 Elbert Shelley CB 45 Darnell Walker CB 46 Charles Washington SS Special teams (ST)  5 Harold Alexander P  9 Norm Johnson K  4 Scott Tyner P/K

Practice squad 89 Harrison Houston WR 15 Joseph Rogers WR 53 active, 4 inactive, 2 practice squad Reserve 19 Corey Dixon WR (IR) 47 Roger Harper S (IR) 22 Alton Montgomery S (IR) 90 Chuck Smith DE (IR) Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	TV	Recap
1	September 4	at Detroit Lions	L 28–31 (OT)	0–1	Pontiac Silverdome	Thom Brennaman, Anthony Muñoz	Recap
2	September 11	Los Angeles Rams	W 31–13	1–1	Georgia Dome	Joe Buck, Tim Green	Recap
3	September 18	Kansas City Chiefs	L 10–30	1–2	Georgia Dome	Gary Bender, Pat Haden, Kevin Kiley	Recap
4	September 25	at Washington Redskins	W 27–20	2–2	RFK Stadium	Dick Stockton, Matt Millen	Recap
5	October 2	at Los Angeles Rams	W 8–5	3–2	Anaheim Stadium	Kenny Albert, Ron Pitts	Recap
6	October 9	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 34–13	4–2	Georgia Dome	Joe Buck, Tim Green	Recap
7	October 16	San Francisco 49ers	L 3–42	4–3	Georgia Dome	Dick Stockton, Matt Millen, Ron Pitts	Recap
8	October 23	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 17–30	4–4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Thom Brennaman, Anthony Muñoz	Recap
9	Bye
10	November 6	San Diego Chargers	W 10–9	5–4	Georgia Dome	Marv Albert, Paul Maguire, John Dockery	Recap
11	November 13	at New Orleans Saints	L 32–33	5–5	Louisiana Superdome	Thom Brennaman, Anthony Muñoz	Recap
12	November 20	at Denver Broncos	L 28–32	5–6	Mile High Stadium	Thom Brennaman, Anthony Muñoz	Recap
13	November 27	Philadelphia Eagles	W 28–21	6–6	Georgia Dome	Pat Summerall, John Madden	Recap
14	December 4	at San Francisco 49ers	L 14–50	6–7	Candlestick Park	Pat Summerall, John Madden	Recap
15	December 11	New Orleans Saints	L 20–29	6–8	Georgia Dome	Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Mark Malone	Recap
16	December 18	at Green Bay Packers	L 17–21	6–9	Milwaukee County Stadium	Joe Buck, Tim Green	Recap
17	December 24	Arizona Cardinals	W 10–6	7–9	Georgia Dome	Dick Stockton, Matt Millen	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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Standings

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(1) San Francisco 49ers	13	3	0	.813	505	296	L1
New Orleans Saints	7	9	0	.438	348	407	W1
Atlanta Falcons	7	9	0	.438	317	385	W1
Los Angeles Rams	4	12	0	.250	286	365	L7

Awards and records

• Terance Mathis, Franchise Record, Most Receptions in One Season, 111 Receptions ^[5]