2012 Atlanta Falcons Statistics
Team Record: 13-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Mike Smith (13-3)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
2012 Atlanta Falcons Results
The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 2012 season with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Atlanta moved the ball well, scoring 419 points, while the rigid defensive squad gave up 299. Matt Ryan triggered the aerial attack, passing for 4,719 yards. Tony Gonzalez hauled in 93 passes, while Roddy White accumulated 1,351 receiving yards. Julio Jones provided receiving help, too.
Michael Turner ran for a team-best 800 yards for the Falcons.
The ball-hawking defense created 31 turnovers. Thomas DeCoud intercepted 6 opponent throws. John Abraham topped the defensive unit with 10 quarterback sacks.
Mike Smith coached the team. The 2012 Atlanta Falcons lost in the Conference Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating | Matt Ryan | 615 | 422 | 68.6 | 4719 | 7.7 | 32 | 5.2 | 14 | 2.3 | 80 | 28 | 210 | 99.1 |
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| Totals | 615 | 422 | 68.6 | 4719 | 7.7 | 32 | 5.2 | 14 | 2.3 | 80 | 28 | 210 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Michael Turner | 222 | 800 | 3.6 | 43 | 10 | Jacquizz Rodgers | 94 | 362 | 3.9 | 43 | 1 | Matt Ryan | 34 | 141 | 4.1 | 16 | 1 | Jason Snelling | 18 | 63 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 | Julio Jones | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 18 | 0 | Harry Douglas | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | Luke McCown | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | -1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 378 | 1397 | 3.7 | 43 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Tony Gonzalez | 93 | 930 | 10.0 | 25 | 8 | Roddy White | 92 | 1351 | 14.7 | 59 | 7 | Julio Jones | 79 | 1198 | 15.2 | 80 | 10 | Jacquizz Rodgers | 53 | 402 | 7.6 | 32 | 1 | Harry Douglas | 38 | 396 | 10.4 | 37 | 1 | Jason Snelling | 31 | 203 | 6.5 | 16 | 1 | Michael Turner | 19 | 128 | 6.7 | 60 | 1 | Michael Palmer | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 6 | 1 | Drew Davis | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 15 | 1 | Chase Coffman | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | Lousaka Polite | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | Tommy Gallarda | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | Mike Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 419 | 4697 | 11.2 | 80 | 32 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | Matt Bryant | 44 | 44 | 100.0 | 38 | 33 | 86.8 | 143 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 44 | 44 | 100.0 | 38 | 33 | 86.8 | 143 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Matt Bosher | 60 | 2847 | 47.4 | 63 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 60 | 2847 | 47.4 | 63 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Dominique Franks | 21 | 163 | 7.8 | 28 | 0 | Harry Douglas | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 11 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 26 | 205 | 7.9 | 28 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Jacquizz Rodgers | 23 | 592 | 25.7 | 77 | 0 | Lousaka Polite | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | Jason Snelling | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | Harry Douglas | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 27 | 640 | 23.7 | 77 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Thomas DeCoud | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 24 | 0 | Asante Samuel | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 79 | 1 | William Moore | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 33 | 0 | Robert McClain | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | Sean Weatherspoon | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | Dunta Robinson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | Stephen Nicholas | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | Jonathan Babineaux | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 20 | 246 | 12.3 | 79 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | John Abraham | 10.0 | 0.0 | Kroy Biermann | 4.0 | 0.0 | Jonathan Babineaux | 3.5 | 0.0 | Vance Walker | 3.0 | 0.0 | Sean Weatherspoon | 3.0 | 0.0 | Stephen Nicholas | 2.0 | 0.0 | Dunta Robinson | 1.5 | 0.0 | Thomas DeCoud | 1.0 | 0.0 | William Moore | 1.0 | 0.0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 29.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Stephen Nicholas | 83 | 71 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Sean Weatherspoon | 82.5 | 70 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Dunta Robinson | 73.5 | 67 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Thomas DeCoud | 69 | 62 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | William Moore | 68 | 60 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Robert McClain | 51.5 | 48 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | Akeem Dent | 50.5 | 40 | 21 | 2 | 0 | Asante Samuel | 35 | 34 | 2 | 18 | 0 | John Abraham | 35 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Kroy Biermann | 38.5 | 31 | 15 | 0 | Jonathan Babineaux | 28 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | Vance Walker | 26.5 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Christopher Owens | 14.5 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Corey Peters | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Peria Jerry | 12.5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dominique Franks | 12.5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Chris Hope | 13 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Peterson | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | Ray Edwards | 7.5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | Brent Grimes | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Cliff Matthews | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Travian Robertson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Lawrence Sidbury | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Robert James | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Charles Mitchell | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Justin Blalock | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Michael Turner | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Roddy White | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Matt Ryan | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | Jason Snelling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Harry Douglas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 735.5 | 642 | 187 | 82 | 9 | 14 | 67 | 1 | 15 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | Matt Bryant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 44 | 0 | 143 | Michael Turner | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | Julio Jones | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | Tony Gonzalez | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | Roddy White | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | Jacquizz Rodgers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Matt Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Mike Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Jonathan Babineaux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Harry Douglas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Drew Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Jason Snelling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Asante Samuel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Michael Palmer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 12 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 419 |
