1996 Atlanta Falcons season

1996 Atlanta Falcons season
Head coach	June Jones
Home field	Georgia Dome
Results
Record	3–13
Division place	4th NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Timeline
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The 1996 Atlanta Falcons season was the team's 31st season in the National Football League. The Falcons were unable to match their previous season's output of 9–7 and failed to reach the playoffs. Atlanta started the season 0–8, going winless until November. Two of the team's three wins were over the equally inept New Orleans Saints, who also finished 3–13.

The Falcons allowed 461 points in 1996, the most in team history. Football Outsiders calculates that the 1996 Falcons had the third-worst pass defense they had ever tracked.

Personnel

Staff

1996 Atlanta Falcons staff
	Front Office Chairman of the Board – Rankin M. Smith, Sr. President – Taylor Smith Vice President of Player Personnel – Ken Herock Director of Pro Personnel – Chuck Connor Head Coaches Head Coach – June Jones Offensive Coaches Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers – Milt Jackson Quarterbacks – Mouse Davis Running Backs – Ollie Wilson Offensive Line – Bob Palcic			Defensive Coaches Assistant Head Coach/Defense – Rod Rust Defensive Line – Bill Kollar Linebackers – Joe Haering Secondary – Keith Armstrong Defensive Assistant – Will Lewis Special Teams Coaches Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams – Frank Gansz Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Tim Jorgensen

Roster

1996 Atlanta Falcons roster
	Quarterbacks  1 Jeff George  3 Bobby Hebert  7 Browning Nagle Running Backs Wide Receivers 87 Bert Emanuel Tight Ends		Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen		Linebackers Defensive Backs Special Teams		Reserve Lists Practice Squad Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice Squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
			Final score	Team record
1	September 1	at Carolina Panthers	L 6–29	0–1	Ericsson Stadium	69,522
2	September 8	Minnesota Vikings	L 17–23	0–2	Georgia Dome	42,688
3	Bye
4	September 22	Philadelphia Eagles	L 18–33	0–3	Georgia Dome	40,107
5	September 29	at San Francisco 49ers	L 17–39	0–4	3Com Park	62,995
6	October 6	at Detroit Lions	L 24–28	0–5	Pontiac Silverdome	58,666
7	October 13	Houston Oilers	L 13–23	0–6	Georgia Dome	35,401
8	October 20	at Dallas Cowboys	L 28–32	0–7	Texas Stadium	64,091
9	October 27	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–20	0–8	Georgia Dome	58,760
10	November 3	Carolina Panthers	W 20–17	1–8	Georgia Dome	42,726
11	November 10	at St. Louis Rams	L 16–59	1–9	Trans World Dome	58,776
12	November 17	New Orleans Saints	W 17–15	2–9	Georgia Dome	43,119
13	November 24	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 31–41	2–10	Cinergy Field	44,868
14	December 2	San Francisco 49ers	L 10–34	2–11	Georgia Dome	46,318
15	December 8	at New Orleans Saints	W 31–15	3–11	Louisiana Superdome	32,923
16	December 15	St. Louis Rams	L 27–34	3–12	Georgia Dome	26,519
17	December 22	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 17–19	3–13	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	71,449

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Carolina Panthers	12	4	0	.750	367	218
San Francisco 49ers	12	4	0	.750	398	257
St. Louis Rams	6	10	0	.375	303	409
Atlanta Falcons	3	13	0	.188	309	461
New Orleans Saints	3	13	0	.188	229	339