Stat that's gonna blow your mind!

[Peyton]

I saw a thread a couple of days ago that somebody had started about the Falcons having a balanced offense, and going over 200 rushing and receiving.

Today I was looking at some stats as I will do from time to time, and I noticed that the Falcons did the same last week. I went back and found the thread and they had indeed mentioned that as well.

Anyway, I said to myself "Self, that seems like a pretty unlikely accomplishment, gaining 200 yards on the ground and through the passing game two weeks in a row. I wonder when was the last time the Falcons pulled that off".

So I started doing some handy dandy research, and I found the answer.

NEVER. They've never even done it twice in the same season.

As a matter of fact, prior to this season, the Falcons had only gained 200 yards on the ground and in the air in 5 games in their entire existence.

Opener in 73 - 62-7 win against Saints.
Opener in 79 - 40-34 win against Saints ( I remember that game, crazy game)
Week 10 in 80 - 33-27 win against the Cardinals
Week 4 in 86 - 23-20 win over Buccaneers (first time Atlanta was ever 4-0)
Week 9 in 08 - 24-0 win over Raiders (held Raiders to 3 first downs)

So basically it's a feat that has happened once a decade, and only once in the last 24 years prior to this season.

So, regardless of what some might think about the offensive line, or those who think Mularkey sucks, or those who think Ryan can't throw the deep ball, or those who think the WRs suck (that's me), that is a pretty damn impressive accomplishment for the Atlanta Falcons offense.

So props to everybody involved in that unit for pulling that off.

[Sun Tzu 7]

That is a good stat.

Nice.... we're making history.

[Paulitik]

We have no excuse not to do it again this week. SF does have a little more stout of a D than NO or Arizona. I think we have something special in Turner and Snelling.

[Peyton]

(09-30-2010 04:10 PM)Paulitik Wrote:  We have no excuse not to do it again this week. SF does have a little more stout of a D than NO or Arizona. I think we have something special in Turner and Snelling.

I hope they don't. Then I'll have to research the other 31 teams in the league to see if anybody else has ever done it.

[Radical]

(09-30-2010 04:10 PM)Paulitik Wrote:  We have no excuse not to do it again this week. SF does have a little more stout of a D than NO or Arizona. I think we have something special in Turner and Snelling.

A 200/200 game isn't something you expect, just like a shut out. We CAN do it, but I don't expect it at all.

[Peyton]

You would think that if your team does this, it's probably an easy win. And in fact the Falcons are 7-0 in their history when they pull this off, but 4 of the 7 games were overtime wins. So that's interesting.

[Peyton]

Another interesting note - prior to the Cardinals game last week, the Falcons had never gained 200 on the ground and in the air in a home game. All 5 previous occurences were on the road.

[redwolfcfc]

Heh...So our offense might be half-assed decent after all...

Sweeeeet!

[Radical]

(09-30-2010 05:33 PM)redwolfcfc Wrote:  Heh...So our offense might be half-assed decent after all...

Sweeeeet!

7th in yards, 6th in points.

We're a bit more than decent.

[nativefalcon]

(09-30-2010 04:10 PM)Paulitik Wrote:  We have no excuse not to do it again this week. SF does have a little more stout of a D than NO or Arizona. I think we have something special in Turner and Snelling.

Yaa but their Offense Blows and our defense is alot better then New Orleans was and were at home. Singletary didn't think that one out about firing his offensive coordinator mid-season, Alex Smith has been better but he never has had a o-coordinator long term and Singletary just pulled the rug out from underneath him again. I think we might roll them again like we did last year. Might be worse.

Their O-line is mainly rookies and I bet Abe is drooling on the fact of that.