2008 Atlanta Falcons Season Stats
The 2008 Atlanta Falcons went 11-5. They scored 391 points and allowed 325, 10th in the league on offense and 11th on defense. That was 2nd in the NFC South.
Team details
- Record: 11-5
- Points for: 391 (10th)
- Points against: 325 (11th)
- Division: NFC South
Offense and defense with league ranks
| Stat | Offense | Rank | Defense | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 391 | 10 | 325 | 11 |
| Total yards | 5779 | 6 | 5558 | 24 |
| Passing yards | 3336 | 14 | 3526 | 21 |
| Rushing yards | 2443 | 2 | 2032 | 25 |
| First downs | 313 | 9 | 310 | 21 |
| Turnovers | 18 | 6 | 16 | 29 |
| Third down % | 43.4% | 6 | 38.0% | 13 |
| Red zone % | 55.4% | 13 | 51.9% | 15 |
| Yards per drive | 33.8 | 5 | 31.94 | 26 |
2008 schedule and results
| Wk | Opponent | Date | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Lions | 2008-09-07 | W | 34-21 |
| 2 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2008-09-14 | L | 9-24 |
| 3 | Kansas City Chiefs | 2008-09-21 | W | 38-14 |
| 4 | at Carolina Panthers | 2008-09-28 | L | 9-24 |
| 5 | at Green Bay Packers | 2008-10-05 | W | 27-24 |
| 6 | Chicago Bears | 2008-10-12 | W | 22-20 |
| 8 | at Philadelphia Eagles | 2008-10-26 | L | 14-27 |
| 9 | at Las Vegas Raiders | 2008-11-02 | W | 24-0 |
| 10 | New Orleans Saints | 2008-11-09 | W | 34-20 |
| 11 | Denver Broncos | 2008-11-16 | L | 20-24 |
| 12 | Carolina Panthers | 2008-11-23 | W | 45-28 |
| 13 | at Los Angeles Chargers | 2008-11-30 | W | 22-16 |
| 14 | at New Orleans Saints | 2008-12-07 | L | 25-29 |
| 15 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2008-12-14 | W | 13-10 |
| 16 | at Minnesota Vikings | 2008-12-21 | W | 24-17 |
| 17 | Los Angeles Rams | 2008-12-28 | W | 31-27 |
2008 fantasy leaders (PPR)
| Player | Pos | G | PPR Pts | PPR Finish | VBD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | RB | 16 | 278.0 | RB4 | 125.8 |
| Roddy White | WR | 16 | 266.6 | WR4 | 62.0 |
| Matt Ryan | QB | 16 | 196.0 | QB15 | 0.0 |
| Jerious Norwood | RB | 16 | 152.7 | RB34 | 0.0 |
| Michael Jenkins | WR | 15 | 147.7 | WR41 | 0.0 |
| Harry Douglas | WR | 16 | 79.9 | WR82 | 0.0 |
| Justin Peelle | TE | 12 | 42.9 | TE40 | 0.0 |
| Brian Finneran | WR | 12 | 41.9 | WR103 | 0.0 |
| Jason Snelling | RB | 14 | 23.1 | RB95 | 0.0 |
| Ovie Mughelli | RB | 12 | 15.3 | RB109 | 0.0 |
2008 roster
| Pos | Player | GS | GP | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Alex Stepanovich | — | — | 27 |
| G | Ben Wilkerson | — | 2 | 26 |
| CB | Brent Grimes | — | 8 | 25 |
| WR | Brian Finneran | — | 12 | 32 |
| DE | Chauncey Davis | — | 15 | 25 |
| CB | Chevis Jackson | — | 15 | 23 |
| CB | Chris Houston | — | 16 | 24 |
| QB | Chris Redman | — | — | 31 |
| OLB | Coy Wire | — | 10 | 30 |
| MLB | Curtis Lofton | — | 16 | 22 |
| QB | D.J. Shockley | — | — | 25 |
| CB | Domonique Foxworth | — | 10 | 25 |
| DB | Eric Brock | — | — | 23 |
| WR | Eric Weems | — | 3 | 23 |
| FS | Erik Coleman | — | 16 | 26 |
| DB | Glenn Sharpe | — | — | 24 |
| DT | Grady Jackson | — | 11 | 35 |
| WR | Harry Douglas | — | 16 | 24 |
| G | Harvey Dahl | — | 5 | 27 |
| DE | Jamaal Anderson | — | 11 | 22 |
| SS | Jamaal Fudge | — | 3 | 25 |
| K | Jason Elam | — | 16 | 38 |
| DT | Jason Jefferson | — | 8 | 27 |
| TE | Jason Rader | — | 2 | 27 |
| RB | Jason Snelling | — | 14 | 25 |
| RB | Jerious Norwood | — | 16 | 25 |
| DE | John Abraham | — | 16 | 30 |
| DT | Jonathan Babineaux | — | 16 | 27 |
| G | Justin Blalock | — | 8 | 25 |
| TE | Justin Peelle | — | 12 | 29 |
| OLB | Keith Brooking | — | 16 | 33 |
| DT | Kindal Moorehead | — | 11 | 30 |
| DE | Kroy Biermann | — | 12 | 23 |
| SS | Lawyer Milloy | — | 15 | 35 |
| TE | Marcus Pollard | — | — | 36 |
| QB | Matt Ryan | — | 16 | 23 |
| OLB | Michael Boley | — | 15 | 26 |
| WR | Michael Jenkins | — | 15 | 26 |
| P | Michael Koenen | — | 16 | 26 |
| RB | Michael Turner | — | 16 | 26 |
| LS | Mike Schneck | — | 1 | 31 |
| FB | Ovie Mughelli | — | 12 | 28 |
| T | Quinn Ojinnaka | — | 1 | 24 |
| WR | Roddy White | — | 16 | 27 |
| T | Sam Baker | — | 1 | 23 |
| DE | Simon Fraser | — | 3 | 25 |
| OLB | Stephen Nicholas | — | 12 | 25 |
| FS | Thomas DeCoud | — | 6 | 23 |
| C | Todd McClure | — | 1 | 31 |
| T | Todd Weiner | — | 2 | 33 |
| MLB | Tony Gilbert | — | — | 29 |
| T | Tyson Clabo | — | 4 | 27 |
| T | Wayne Gandy | — | 1 | 37 |