YEARBOOK 2014

he Atlanta Falcons Yearbook is provided to all Atlanta Falcons season-ticket holders as part of their season-ticket Tpackage in addition to the suite and club-level members. The 132-page Yearbooks are also sold at every pre- season and regular season game inside the and at Falcons Landing within the Falcons merchandise areas. They are filled with in-depth stories on the team, front-office coaches and player bios, action photos as well as pieces on Falcons history and unique stories about the team off the field.

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Birthdate: 5/29/1975 Pro Experience:College: Baylor Drafted: 11 years Undrafted 2012 Season • Kicked Seattle thethat 49-yard sent game-winning • Made 4-of-4 Atlanta to • He made 33 of attempts field the NFC goal in of 50 or more yards.Championship.the 30-28 Career his 38 attempts win over • Replaced last season. • Bryant in 2009 as the Falcons .

Atlanta.is a perfect NFL Preview • Since 143-of-143 2010, on extra in the2013 NFL. Bryant’s points • five since HORIZONTAL HALF PAGE: His career long is 62 yards.game-winning coming kicks to Family ranks as the • Bryant most

together.is married NFL PREVIEW to Melissa Bryant Interesting Facts and they • have 8.375IN W X 5.375IN H League parity makes each division up for grabs Was the had six incident New York kids By Craig Sager II & Stephen Black Giants 90 | the snap atoff Candlestick kicker AtlantaFalcons.com on • After target and BryantPark. the infamous nailing The replacement the Tampa a 62-yard “botched could only watch.long snap” Day.” Bay mayor game-winning snapper he League’s top established quarterbacks total defense, but turnovers and poor execu- son, but did not make the postseason. The declared kick sent Tdominated the regular season last year, but tion plagued them. Calvin Johnson set an NFL defense struggled mightily in finishing near Oct. with rookies showed a ton of promise as Indianap- record with 122 receptions and 1,964 yards, the bottom in many major categories. Head 23, 2006 the Buccaneers, to olis, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington but scored just five touchdowns. coach Sean Payton is back and brings defen- be “ made the postseason with young signal-callers. The went 5-1 in the sive coordinator Rob Ryan in. Payton was 62- Quarterbacks will again be the focal point of the division last year and the addition of run- 34 in New Orleans before being suspended League this season as Matt Ryan, Peyton Man- ning back Eddie Lacy will boost their running for all of 2012. ning, and Tom Brady lead some game. Lacy will complement quarterback of the Super Bowl favorites. Meanwhile, Balti- Aaron Rodgers, who comes off his second NFC WEST more will attempt to defend its world champi- straight season of posting ’s best San Francisco added receiver Anquan onship without longtime defensive stalwart Ray passer rating (108.0). Boldin after Michael Crabtree tore his Achilles $2,000 Lewis, among other departed Ravens. Adrian Peterson paced the Vikings into during OTA’s following an 1,105-yard receiv- the playoffs with 2,097 yards rushing and is ing season last year. Ted Ginn, NFC EAST the reigning League MVP. and Alex Smith were some of the team’s de- Last season saw Washington earn a divi- was 300 for 483 passing for 2,935 yards and partures, but they added players like Nnamdi sion title for the first time since 1999. Rookies 18 touchdowns. Rookie kicker set a Asomugha, Glenn Dorsey and Colt McCoy. Robert Griffin III and Alfred Morris teamed up League record with 10 50-plus yard field goals. The might have been to produce the League’s top rushing attack. the most well-rounded team a year ago. The RGIII had ACL surgery on Jan. 9 and the suc- NFC SOUTH cess of this season will rely on his recovery. The The ’ annual rollercoast- haven’t made the playoffs er ended in a 28-18 loss at Washington the fi- since 2008 and have only nal week of the season. The game could have made it once since 2005. won Dallas the division, but instead resulted Cam Newton is the key to in three Tony Romo interceptions. Monte Kif- them getting back to the fin takes over at Defensive Coordinator and postseason and the third- will adapt the 4-3 look. year quarterback helped the The Giants missed the playoffs with a team improve to 7-9 last sea- 9-7 record after winning the Super Bowl the son. Carolina took defensive previous season. Eli Manning will head the tackles with their first two offense with Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz picks of the draft with Star stretching the field at receiver. Lotulelei and Kawann Short. The Eagles finished 4-12 last season and Tampa Bay was not bad after 14 seasons, cut ties with head coach Andy in head coach Greg Schia- Reid. In comes former Oregon coach Chip Kel- no’s first season, going 7-9 ly, and quarterbacks , Nick Foles including four straight at one and Matt Barkley all appear to have a chance at point. The Bucs were dead working into the offense this season. last in passing defense but first in rushing defense. They NFC NORTH looked to improve the pass In Chicago, Lovie Smith was fired from defense by taking corner- the Bears after a 10-6 season. New Bears head back Johnathan Banks with coach Marc Trestman previously spent the their first pick. Tampa Bay past five years coaching in Canada. The Bears has only made the playoffs signed tight end Martellus Bennett who will twice since 2002. give quarterback another target. Behind ’s RB Adrian Peterson The finished 4-12 last year. arm, New Orleans led the They ranked third in total offense, and 13th in League in passing last sea-

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