2008 Atlanta Falcons Statistics

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 Roster
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.

The Falcons scored 391 points, and the defense yielded 325. Michael Turner powered the ground game, running for a 1,699 yards for Atlanta.

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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Matt Ryan	434	265	61.1	3440	7.9	16	3.7	11	2.5	70	17	104	87.7
Totals	434	265	61.1	3440	7.9	16	3.7	11	2.5	70	17	104

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Michael Turner	376	1699	4.5	70	17
Jerious Norwood	95	489	5.1	45	4
Matt Ryan	55	104	1.9	17	1
Harry Douglas	12	69	5.8	33	1
Jason Snelling	15	62	4.1	13	0
Ovie Mughelli	5	16	3.2	9	0
Roddy White	2	4	2.0	2	0
Totals	560	2443	4.4	70	23

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Roddy White	88	1382	15.7	70	7
Michael Jenkins	50	777	15.5	62	3
Jerious Norwood	36	338	9.4	67	2
Harry Douglas	23	320	13.9	69	1
Brian Finneran	21	169	8.0	14	1
Justin Peelle	15	159	10.6	18	2
Jason Snelling	8	89	11.1	27	0
Ovie Mughelli	8	57	7.1	18	0
Michael Turner	6	41	6.8	18	0
Laurent Robinson	5	52	10.4	23	0
Ben Hartsock	3	26	8.7	17	0
Jason Rader	1	26	26.0	26	0
Eric Weems	1	4	4.0	4	0
Totals	265	3440	13.0	70	16

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jason Elam	42	42	100.0	31	29	93.5	129
Totals	42	42	100.0	31	29	93.5	129

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Michael Koenen	63	2566	40.7	60
Totals	63	2566	40.7	60

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Harry Douglas	19	226	11.9	61	1
Adam Jennings	23	151	6.6	37	0
Brian Finneran	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	43	379	8.8	61	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jerious Norwood	51	1311	25.7	92
Harry Douglas	4	46	11.5	22
Eric Weems	1	19	19.0	19
Ovie Mughelli	1	17	17.0	17
Ben Wilkerson	1	10	10.0	10
Brian Finneran	1	5	5.0	5
Totals	59	1408	23.9	92

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Erik Coleman	3	48	16.0	32	0
Chris Houston	2	10	5.0	10	1
Chevis Jackson	1	95	95.0	95	1
Lawyer Milloy	1	38	38.0	38	0
Brent Grimes	1	25	25.0	25	0
Michael Boley	1	16	16.0	16	0
Domonique Foxworth	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	10	233	23.3	95	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
John Abraham	16.5
Chauncey Davis	4.0
Jonathan Babineaux	3.5
Grady Jackson	2.0
Kroy Biermann	2.0
Jamaal Anderson	2.0
Curtis Lofton	1.0
Stephen Nicholas	1.0
Kindal Moorehead	1.0
Totals	33.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Erik Coleman	87.5	80	15	6	0	0	0	0	2
Lawyer Milloy	84.5	76	17	5	0	0	0	0	1
Keith Brooking	86.5	71	31	3
Michael Boley	67	62	10	9	0	1	0	0	0
Curtis Lofton	73.5	60	27	3	0	0	0	0	1
Chris Houston	56.5	52	9	16	0	1	4		0
John Abraham	37.5	37	1	1	0	0	0	0	4
Domonique Foxworth	36.5	35	3	11
Jonathan Babineaux	35.5	32	7	2	0	1	0	0	0
Chauncey Davis	33.5	29	9	1	0	3	1	0	1
Brent Grimes	30	28	4	6
Chevis Jackson	28.5	26	5	5
Jamaal Anderson	25.5	24	3	3
Grady Jackson	25.5	23	5	1
Coy Wire	20	17	6	1
Kindal Moorehead	16	14	4	1	0	0	0	0	1
Kroy Biermann	12.5	11	3
Jason Jefferson	11.5	11	1		0	1	3	0	0
Jamaal Fudge	10.5	9	3
Roddy White	7	7	0		1	0	0		0
Stephen Nicholas	7	5	4	2
Justin Blalock	2	2	0		0	2	0	1	0
Jason Snelling	2.5	1	3		0	2	0	0	0
Thomas DeCoud	1.5	1	1
Jerious Norwood	1.5	1	1		2	0	0		0
Sam Baker	1	1	0
Simon Fraser	1	0	2	1
Antoine Harris	0.5	0	1
David Irons	0.5	0	1
Matt Ryan					6	2	-13		0
Adam Jennings					3	1	0	0	0
Brian Finneran					1	0	0		0
Jason Rader					1	0	0	0	0
Harry Douglas					1	0	0		0
Michael Turner					3	0	0		0
Totals	803	715	176	77	18	14	-5	1	10

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jason Elam									29	42	0			129
Michael Turner	17	0							0	0	0			102
Roddy White	0	7							0	0	0			42
Jerious Norwood	4	2		0					0	0	0			36
Michael Jenkins		3							0	0	0	1		20
Harry Douglas	1	1	1	0					0	0	0			18
Justin Peelle		2							0	0	0			12
Justin Blalock							1		0	0	0			6
Chevis Jackson						1			0	0	0			6
Matt Ryan	1								0	0	0			6
Brian Finneran		1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Chris Houston						1			0	0	0			6
Totals	23	16	1	0	0	2	1	0	29	42	0	1	0	389