1985 Atlanta Falcons Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dan Henning (4-12)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1985 Atlanta Falcons Statistics
1985 Atlanta Falcons Roster

The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

The Falcons stumbled, scoring only 282 points, and the leaky defensive unit allowed 452, most in the circuit. Gerald Riggs powered the ground game, running for a 1,719 yards for Atlanta.

David Archer passed for 1,992 yards. Billy Johnson paced pass catchers, hauling in 62 passes for 830 yards.

Bobby Butler picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition. Rick Bryan sacked opposing passers 7.5 times.

Dan Henning coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 282
Regular Season Points Against: 452

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 8, 1985 Detroit Lions 28 at Atlanta Falcons 27 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
September 15, 1985 Atlanta Falcons 16 at San Francisco 49ers 35 L 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0
September 22, 1985 Denver Broncos 44 at Atlanta Falcons 28 L 0-2-0 0-1-0 0-3-0
September 29, 1985 Atlanta Falcons 6 at Los Angeles Rams 17 L 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-4-0
October 6, 1985 San Francisco 49ers 38 at Atlanta Falcons 17 L 0-3-0 0-2-0 0-5-0
October 13, 1985 Atlanta Falcons 26 at Seattle Seahawks 30 L 0-3-0 0-3-0 0-6-0
October 20, 1985 New Orleans Saints 24 at Atlanta Falcons 31 W 1-3-0 0-3-0 1-6-0
October 27, 1985 Atlanta Falcons 10 at Dallas Cowboys 24 L 1-3-0 0-4-0 1-7-0
November 3, 1985 Washington Redskins 44 at Atlanta Falcons 10 L 1-4-0 0-4-0 1-8-0
November 10, 1985 Atlanta Falcons 17 at Philadelphia Eagles 23 L 1-4-0 0-5-0 1-9-0 OT
November 17, 1985 Los Angeles Rams 14 at Atlanta Falcons 30 W 2-4-0 0-5-0 2-9-0
November 24, 1985 Atlanta Falcons 0 at Chicago Bears 36 L 2-4-0 0-6-0 2-10-0
December 1, 1985 Los Angeles Raiders 34 at Atlanta Falcons 24 L 2-5-0 0-6-0 2-11-0
December 8, 1985 Atlanta Falcons 10 at Kansas City Chiefs 38 L 2-5-0 0-7-0 2-12-0
December 15, 1985 Minnesota Vikings 13 at Atlanta Falcons 14 W 3-5-0 0-7-0 3-12-0
December 22, 1985 Atlanta Falcons 16 at New Orleans Saints 10 W 3-5-0 1-7-0 4-12-0


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