2008 Atlanta Falcons Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Mike Smith (11-5)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
2008 Atlanta Falcons StatisticsTeam Record: 11-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Mike Smith (11-5)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
2008 Atlanta Falcons Results
The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 2008 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Atlanta scored 391 points, while the defense yielded 325. Michael Turner powered the ground game, running for a 1,699 yards for the Falcons.
Matt Ryan directed the offense, passing for 3,440 yards. Roddy White paced all receivers, hauling in 88 passes for 1,382 yards.
Erik Coleman picked off 3 errant tosses from the opposition. John Abraham topped pass rushers with 16.5 quarterback sacks.
Mike Smith coached the team. The 2008 Atlanta Falcons lost in the Wild Card.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | John Abraham | RDE | May 6, 1978 | 6'4" | 256 | South Carolina | Timmonsville, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 98 | Jamaal Anderson | LDE | February 6, 1986 | 6'5" | 288 | Arkansas | Little Rock, AR USA | 15 | 15 |
| 95 | Jonathan Babineaux | LDT | October 12, 1981 | 6'2" | 281 | Iowa | Port Arthur, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Sam Baker | LT | May 30, 1985 | 6'5" | 308 | USC | Tustin, CA USA | 8 | 5 |
| 71 | Kroy Biermann | RDE | September 12, 1985 | 6'3" | 242 | Montana | Hardin, MT USA | 16 | 0 |
| 63 | Justin Blalock | LG | December 20, 1983 | 6'3" | 320 | Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 59 | Michael Boley | LOLB | August 24, 1982 | 6'3" | 236 | Southern Miss | Gadsden, AL USA | 16 | 12 |
| 42 | Eric Brock | SS | April 4, 1985 | 6'0" | 207 | Auburn | Alexander City, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Keith Brooking | ROLB | October 30, 1975 | 6'2" | 245 | Georgia Tech | Senoia, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 77 | Tyson Clabo | RT | October 17, 1981 | 6'6" | 314 | Wake Forest | Knoxville, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Erik Coleman | FS | May 6, 1982 | 5'10" | 200 | Washington St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 73 | Harvey Dahl | RG | June 24, 1981 | 6'5" | 302 | Nevada-Reno | Fallon, NV USA | 16 | 16 |
| 92 | Chauncey Davis | DE | January 27, 1983 | 6'2" | 277 | Florida St. | Auburndale, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 28 | Thomas DeCoud | FS | March 19, 1985 | 6'1" | 196 | California | Alamaeda County, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 83 | Harry Douglas | WR | September 16, 1984 | 5'11" | 170 | Louisville | Jonesboro, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 1 | Jason Elam | K | March 8, 1970 | 5'11" | 200 | Hawaii | Fort Walton Beach, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 86 | Brian Finneran | WR | January 31, 1976 | 6'5" | 210 | Villanova | Mission Viejo, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 24 | Domonique Foxworth | LCB | March 27, 1983 | 5'11" | 178 | Maryland | Oxford, England | 14 | 10 |
| 75 | Simon Fraser | LDE | March 27, 1983 | 6'6" | 288 | Ohio St. | Upper Arlington, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | Jamaal Fudge | DB | May 17, 1983 | 5'9" | 196 | Clemson | Jacksonville, FL USA | 11 | 1 |
| 68 | Wayne Gandy | LOT | February 10, 1971 | 6'4" | 308 | Auburn | Haines City, FL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | Brent Grimes | LCB | July 19, 1983 | 5'10" | 180 | Shippensburg | Philadelphia, PA USA | 12 | 6 |
| 41 | Antoine Harris | CB | April 8, 1984 | 5'10" | 240 | Louisville | Columbus, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 89 | Ben Hartsock | TE | July 5, 1980 | 6'4" | 264 | Ohio St. | Chillicothe, OH USA | 11 | 11 |
| 23 | Chris Houston | RCB | October 18, 1984 | 5'10" | 185 | Arkansas | Austin, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | David Irons | CB | October 9, 1982 | 5'10" | 190 | Auburn | Dacula, GA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | Chevis Jackson | DB | December 11, 1985 | 5'11" | 188 | LSU | Mobile, AL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 90 | Grady Jackson | RDT | January 21, 1973 | 6'2" | 345 | Knoxville | Greensboro, AL USA | 15 | 14 |
| 99 | Jason Jefferson | DT | December 20, 1981 | 6'1" | 310 | Wisconsin | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 1 |
| 12 | Michael Jenkins | WR | June 18, 1982 | 6'4" | 217 | Ohio St. | Tampa, FL USA | 16 | 12 |
| 81 | Adam Jennings | PR | November 17, 1982 | 5'9" | 181 | Fresno St. | Granite Bay, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | Michael Koenen | P | July 13, 1982 | 5'11" | 195 | West. Washington | Ferndale, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 50 | Curtis Lofton | MLB | June 9, 1986 | 6'2" | 238 | Oklahoma | Kingfisher, OK USA | 16 | 15 |
| 62 | Todd McClure | C | February 16, 1977 | 6'1" | 286 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 36 | Lawyer Milloy | SS | November 14, 1973 | 6'0" | 210 | Washington | St. Louis, MO USA | 15 | 15 |
| 94 | Kindal Moorehead | DT | October 14, 1978 | 6'2" | 285 | Alabama | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 1 |
| 34 | Ovie Mughelli | FB | June 10, 1980 | 6'1" | 260 | Wake Forest | Boston, MA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 54 | Stephen Nicholas | RLB | May 1, 1983 | 6'2" | 225 | South Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 32 | Jerious Norwood | KR | July 29, 1983 | 6'0" | 205 | Mississippi St. | Jackson, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 76 | Quinn Ojinnaka | LOT | April 23, 1984 | 6'5" | 309 | Syracuse | Seabrook, MD USA | 8 | 0 |
| 87 | Justin Peelle | TE | March 15, 1979 | 6'4" | 255 | Oregon | Fresno, CA USA | 16 | 11 |
| 81 | Marcus Pollard | TE | February 8, 1972 | 6'3" | 247 | Bradley | Valley, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Jason Rader | TE | April 12, 1981 | 6'4" | 274 | Georgia | Charleston, WV | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | Laurent Robinson | WR | May 20, 1985 | 6'2" | 192 | Illinois St. | Fort Lewis, WA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Matt Ryan | QB | May 17, 1985 | 6'5" | 224 | Boston Col. | Exton, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 46 | Mike Schneck | LONG | August 4, 1977 | 6'0" | 237 | Wisconsin | Whitefish Bay, WI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 44 | Jason Snelling | RB | December 29, 1983 | 5'11" | 235 | Virginia | Toms River, NJ USA | 16 | 1 |
| 69 | Alex Stepanovich | C | September 25, 1981 | 6'4" | 300 | Ohio St. | Berea, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | Michael Turner | RB | February 13, 1982 | 5'10" | 237 | Northern Illinois | North Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 14 | Eric Weems | WR | July 4, 1985 | 5'8" | 182 | Bethune-Cookman | Daytona Beach, FL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 74 | Todd Weiner | LT | September 16, 1975 | 6'4" | 297 | Kansas St. | Bristol, PA USA | 16 | 11 |
| 84 | Roddy White | WR | November 2, 1981 | 6'1" | 201 | Ala-Birmingham | James Island, SC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 67 | Ben Wilkerson | C | November 22, 1982 | 6'4" | 297 | LSU | Port Arthur, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 52 | Coy Wire | DB | November 7, 1978 | 6'0" | 205 | Stanford | Camp Hill, PA USA | 16 | 4 |
