Atlanta Falcons

1978 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
72	Jim Bailey J. Bailey	DL	6'4"	253	6/9/1948	30	Kansas
10	Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski	QB	6'4"	213	11/12/1952	26	California
44	Bubba Bean B. Bean	RB	5'11"	195	1/26/1954	24	Texas A&M
50	Greg Brezina G. Brezina	LB	6'0"	226	1/7/1946	32	Houston
66	Warren Bryant W. Bryant	OL	6'6"	273	11/11/1955	23	Kentucky
38	Rick Byas R. Byas	DB	5'9"	180	10/19/1950	28	Wayne State (MI)
32	Ray Easterling R. Easterling	DB	6'0"	195	9/3/1949	29	Richmond
26	Mike Esposito M. Esposito	RB	6'0"	183	4/24/1953	25	Boston College
74	Wilson Faumuina W. Faumuina	DL	6'5"	275	6/11/1954	24	San Jose State
77	Edgar Fields E. Fields	DL	6'2"	255	3/10/1954	24	Texas A&M
89	Wally Francis W. Francis	WR	5'11"	190	11/7/1951	27	Arkansas-Pine Bluff
40	George Franklin G. Franklin	RB	6'3"	225	7/5/1954	24	Texas A&M-Kingsville
88	Lewis Gilbert L. Gilbert	TE	6'4"	225	5/24/1956	22	Florida
36	Bob Glazebrook B. Glazebrook	DB	6'1"	200	3/7/1956	22	Fresno State
87	Claude Humphrey C. Humphrey	DL	6'4"	252	6/29/1944	34	Tennessee State
85	Alfred Jackson A. Jackson	WR	5'11"	176	8/3/1955	23	Texas
30	Ernie Jackson E. Jackson	DB	5'10"	173	4/11/1950	28	Duke
6	John James J. James	P	6'3"	197	1/21/1949	29	Florida
84	Alfred Jenkins A. Jenkins	WR	5'10"	170	1/25/1952	26	Morris Brown
14	June Jones J. Jones	QB	6'4"	200	2/19/1953	25	Portland State
78	Mike Kenn M. Kenn	OL	6'7"	286	2/9/1956	22	Michigan
54	Fulton Kuykendall F. Kuykendall	LB	6'4"	225	6/10/1953	25	UCLA
22	Rolland Lawrence R. Lawrence	DB	5'10"	179	3/24/1951	27	Tabor
69	Mike Lewis M. Lewis	DL	6'4"	261	7/14/1949	29	Arkansas-Pine Bluff
4	Tim Mazzetti T. Mazzetti	K	6'1"	175	2/1/1956	22	Pennsylvania
56	Ronnie McCartney R. McCartney	LB	6'1"	220	7/20/1954	24	Tennessee
52	Dewey McClain D. McClain	LB	6'3"	236	4/25/1954	24	East Central
73	Phil McKinnely P. McKinnely	OL	6'4"	248	7/8/1954	24	UCLA
75	Jeff Merrow J. Merrow	DL	6'4"	236	7/12/1953	25	West Virginia
86	Jim Mitchell J. Mitchell	TE	6'1"	234	10/19/1947	31	Prairie View
71	Marv Montgomery M. Montgomery	OL	6'6"	255	2/8/1948	30	Southern California
88	Ken Moore K. Moore	TE	6'4"	232	7/25/1954	24	Northern Illinois
45	Tom Moriarty T. Moriarty	DB	6'0"	185	4/7/1953	25	Bowling Green
55	Ralph Ortega R. Ortega	LB	6'2"	220	7/6/1953	25	Florida
33	Ricky Patton R. Patton	RB	5'11"	190	4/6/1954	24	Jackson State
81	Dennis Pearson D. Pearson	WR	5'11"	177	2/9/1955	23	San Diego State
59	Robert Pennywell R. Pennywell	LB	6'1"	222	11/6/1954	24	Grambling
27	Tom Pridemore T. Pridemore	DB	5'10"	186	4/29/1956	22	West Virginia
28	Frank Reed F. Reed	DB	5'11"	193	5/13/1954	24	Washington
82	Billy Ryckman B. Ryckman	WR	5'11"	172	2/28/1955	23	Louisiana Tech
53	Paul Ryczek P. Ryczek	OL	6'2"	230	6/25/1952	26	Virginia
70	Dave Scott D. Scott	OL	6'4"	276	12/26/1953	25	Kansas
24	Haskel Stanback H. Stanback	RB	6'0"	210	3/19/1952	26	Tennessee
1	Fred Steinfort F. Steinfort	K	5'11"	180	11/3/1952	26	Boston College
58	Steve Stewart S. Stewart	LB	6'2"	217	5/1/1956	22	Minnesota
20	Jim Stienke J. Stienke	DB	5'11"	182	11/7/1950	28	Texas State
25	Ray Strong R. Strong	RB	5'9"	184	5/7/1956	22	Nevada-Las Vegas
56	Garth Ten Napel G. Ten Napel	LB	6'1"	213	3/27/1954	24	Texas A&M
68	R.C. Thielemann	OL	6'4"	255	8/12/1955	23	Arkansas
57	Jeff Van Note J. Van Note	OL	6'2"	247	2/7/1946	32	Kentucky
83	James Wright J. Wright	DL	6'3"	240	9/1/1956	22	Texas Christian
79	Jeff Yeates J. Yeates	DL	6'3"	248	8/3/1951	27	Boston College

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Pass Yards Leaders

582

Allen

533

Goff

410

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

208

Gibbs

192

Cook

173

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

225

Kincaid

209

St. Brown

182

Olave

Pass TD Leaders

6

Goff

5

Allen

4

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

4

Allen

3

Swift

3

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

St. Brown

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

38.5

37.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

427.5

419.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

152.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

324.0

291.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

7.0

5.0

4.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

45.9

Gibbs

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

Fantasy WR Rankings

44.9

St. Brown

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

19.8

Likely

19.7

Goedert

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

18

Bass

16

Ryland

NFL 2026 Betting

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1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000