Illustrated silhouette of a player wearing the Atlanta Falcons uniform

Cannonball Butler

RB
Position
#33
Number
May 4, 1943
Birthdate
5'9"
Height
194 lbs
Weight
Quincy
FL
Rnd 14, #186
1965 Draft
Edward Waters
College
8 years
Experience

Awards

Pro Bowl
1969

Summary

Cannonball Butler played 8 seasons for the Falcons, Steelers and Cardinals. He had 797 carries for 2,768 yards, 89 catches for 959 yards and scored 17 touchdowns, along with 148 kick returns for 3,131 yards. He was selected to play in 1 Pro Bowl.

More Falcons Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

19.0

25th

OPP PPG

21.5

14th

RUSH YDS/G

136.5

5th

PASS YDS/G

236.8

11th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
Panthers Panthers
1
3
0
.250
Saints Saints
0
4
0
.000
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/13
BUF BUF
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Sun
10/19
ATL ATL
@
SF SF
8:20 PM
Sun
10/26
MIA MIA
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
ATL ATL
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
9:30 AM
Last Game
ATL Falcons

2 - 2 - 0

34

Final

27

WAS Commanders

2 - 2 - 0

Sun 28 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
1
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
9/29
NYJ NYJ
@
MIA MIA
7:15 PM
Mon
9/29
CIN CIN
@
DEN DEN
8:15 PM
Thu
10/2
SF SF
@
LAR LAR
8:15 PM
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM