1982 Atlanta Falcons Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost First Round
Coach: Leeman Bennett (5-4)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia

1982 Atlanta Falcons Roster
1982 Atlanta Falcons Results

The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 5 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Falcons scored 183 points, but the defense gave up 199. Steve Bartkowski passed for 1,905 yards. William Andrews paced the receiving corps, hauling in 42 passes for 503 yards.

William Andrews ran for a team-best 573 yards for Atlanta.

Bobby Butler, Fulton Kuykendall and Kenny Johnson each seized 2 opponent throws. Don Smith topped the defensive unit with 3.5 sacks.

Leeman Bennett coached the team. The 1982 Atlanta Falcons lost in the First Round.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Steve Bartkowski	262	166	63.4	1905	7.3	8	3.1	11	4.2	86	20	177	77.9
Mike Moroski	13	10	76.9	87	6.7	1	7.7	0	0.0	15	4	31	119.7
William Andrews	0	0		0		0		0		0	1	2	0.0
Totals	275	176	64.0	1992	7.2	9	3.3	11	4.0	86	25	210

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
William Andrews	139	573	4.1	19	5
Gerald Riggs	78	299	3.8	37	5
Lynn Cain	54	173	3.2	8	1
Bo Robinson	19	108	5.7	16	0
Floyd Hodge	2	11	5.5	11	0
Ray Strong	4	9	2.2	4	0
Alfred Jackson	1	4	4.0	4	0
Steve Bartkowski	13	4	0.3	10	1
Totals	310	1181	3.8	37	12

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
William Andrews	42	503	12.0	86	2
Alfred Jackson	26	361	13.9	40	1
Alfred Jenkins	24	347	14.5	43	1
Gerald Riggs	23	185	8.0	15	0
Junior Miller	20	221	11.0	39	1
Floyd Hodge	14	160	11.4	23	0
Lynn Cain	13	101	7.8	17	1
Bo Robinson	7	55	7.9	29	2
Stacey Bailey	2	24	12.0	15	1
Russ Mikeska	2	19	9.5	12	0
Billy Johnson	2	11	5.5	6	0
Keith Krepfle	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	176	1992	11.3	86	9

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Mick Luckhurst	22	21	95.5	14	10	71.4	51
Totals	22	21	95.5	14	10	71.4	51

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dave Smigelsky	26	1000	38.5	54
George Roberts	17	690	40.6	54
Totals	43	1690	39.3	54

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Billy Johnson	24	273	11.4	71	0
Totals	24	273	11.4	71	0

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Reggie Van Brown	24	466	19.4	33
Floyd Hodge	1	23	23.0	23
Blane Gaison	2	14	7.0	14
Jim Laughlin	1	10	10.0	10
John Scully	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	29	513	17.7	33

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Kenny Johnson	2	30	15.0	30
Fulton Kuykendall	2	22	11.0	22
Bobby Butler	2	0	0.0	0
Tom Pridemore	1	28	28.0	28
Bob Glazebrook	1	10	10.0	10
Blane Gaison	1	0	0.0	0
Buddy Curry	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	10	90	9.0	30

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Don Smith	3.5
Joel Williams	3.0
Jeff Merrow	2.5
Doug Rogers	2.0
Al Richardson	2.0
Mike Perko	1.0
Mike Zele	1.0
Kenny Johnson	1.0
Jeff Yeates	1.0
Buddy Curry	1.0
Totals	18.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Don Smith			0	3	0	0
Jeff Merrow			0	2	0	0
Tom Pridemore		0	0	2	0	0
Mike Perko			0	2	0	0
Mike Zele			0	2	0	0
Bob Glazebrook		0	0	2	91	1
Eric Sanders			0	1	0	0
Junior Miller			1	1	0	0
Mike Kenn			0	1	0	0
William Andrews			1	1	0	0
Steve Bartkowski			7	1	-10	0
Joel Williams			0	1	0	0
Gerald Riggs			1	0	0	0
Billy Johnson			1	0	0	0
Stacey Bailey			1	0	0	0
Lynn Cain			2	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	14	19	81	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Mick Luckhurst	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	21	0			51
William Andrews	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Gerald Riggs	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Bo Robinson	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Lynn Cain	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Stacey Bailey	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Steve Bartkowski	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Junior Miller	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Alfred Jenkins	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Bob Glazebrook	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Alfred Jackson	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	12	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	21	0	0	0	183