1993 Atlanta Falcons season

The 1993 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 28th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished 6–10 for the second straight season. Following the season, head coach Jerry Glanville would be fired.

1993 Atlanta Falcons season
Owner	Rankin Smith
Head coach	Jerry Glanville
Home stadium	Georgia Dome
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	WR Andre Rison QB Bobby Hebert CB Deion Sanders K Norm Johnson ST Elbert Shelley
← 1992 Falcons seasons 1994 →

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1993 NFL draft

1993 Atlanta Falcons draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	9	Lincoln Kennedy *	Offensive tackle	Washington
2	38	Roger Harper	Safety	Ohio State
3	67	Harold Alexander	Punter	Appalachian State
5	121	Ron George	Linebacker	Stanford
6	151	Mitch Lyons	Tight end	Michigan State
7	178	Darnell Walker	Cornerback	Oklahoma
8	205	Shannon Baker	Wide receiver	Florida State
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1993 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 – Jerry Glanville Offensive coaches Assistant Head Coach/Offense – June Jones Running Backs – Ollie Wilson Wide Receivers – Jimmy Robinson Tight Ends – Bobby April Offensive Line – Keith Rowen

Defensive coaches Assistant Head Coach/Defense – Doug Shively Defensive Line – Bill Kollar Secondary – Jimmy Carr Special teams coaches Special Teams – Bobby April Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Tim Jorgensen

Roster

1993 Atlanta Falcons roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 14 Bob Gagliano  3 Bobby Hebert 11 Billy Joe Tolliver Running backs (RB) 44 Steve Broussard 33 Erric Pegram 28 Tony Smith 40 Anthony Wallace Wide receivers (WR) 81 Michael Haynes 85 Drew Hill 34 David Mims 82 Jason Phillips 35 Mike Pritchard 80 Andre Rison Tight ends (TE) 88 Harper LeBel LS 86 Mitch Lyons

Offensive linemen (OL) 62 Keith Alex G/T 64 Jamie Dukes C 65 Roman Fortin G/C 71 Chris Hinton T 78 Mike Kenn T 66 Lincoln Kennedy G 55 Mike Ruether G/C 61 Robbie Tobeck C 70 Bob Whitfield T Defensive linemen (DL) 68 Mel Agee DE 92 Lester Archambeau DE 67 Moe Gardner DT 97 Jumpy Geathers DT 71 Bill Goldberg DT 99 Tim Green DE 95 Pierce Holt DT 73 Ernie Logan DT 90 Chuck Smith DE

Linebackers (LB) 56 Darion Conner OLB 51 Howard Dinkins OLB 50 Ron George OLB 53 Dwayne Gordon MLB 54 Jesse Solomon OLB 52 Ken Tippins OLB 58 Jessie Tuggle MLB Defensive backs (DB) 25 Scott Case FS 27 Vinnie Clark CB 32 Tracey Eaton SS 47 Roger Harper SS 24 Brian Mitchell CB 22 Alton Montgomery FS 21 Deion Sanders CB 37 Elbert Shelley SS 39 Lemuel Stinson CB 45 Darnell Walker CB 46 Charles Washington SS Special teams (ST)  5 Harold Alexander P  9 Norm Johnson K

Practice squad  7 Chris Hakel QB 69 Baron Rollins G 84 Darryl Spencer WR 53 active, 5 inactive, 3 practice squad Reserve 77 Rick Bryan DE (IR) 42 Jeff Donaldson S (IR) 76 Mike Gann DE (IR) 93 Frank Giannetti DT (IR) 12 Chris Miller QB (IR) Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 5	at Detroit Lions	L 13–30	0–1	Pontiac Silverdome	56,216	Recap
2	September 12	New Orleans Saints	L 31–34	0–2	Georgia Dome	64,287	Recap
3	September 19	at San Francisco 49ers	L 30–37	0–3	Candlestick Park	63,032	Recap
4	September 27	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–45	0–4	Georgia Dome	65,477	Recap
5	October 3	at Chicago Bears	L 0–6	0–5	Soldier Field	57,441	Recap
6	Bye
7	October 14	Los Angeles Rams	W 30–24	1–5	Georgia Dome	45,231	Recap
8	October 24	at New Orleans Saints	W 26–15	2–5	Louisiana Superdome	69,043	Recap
9	October 31	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 24–31	2–6	Georgia Dome	50,647	Recap
10	Bye
11	November 14	at Los Angeles Rams	W 13–0	3–6	Anaheim Stadium	37,073	Recap
12	November 21	Dallas Cowboys	W 27–14	4–6	Georgia Dome	67,337	Recap
13	November 28	Cleveland Browns	W 17–14	5–6	Georgia Dome	54,510	Recap
14	December 5	at Houston Oilers	L 17–33	5–7	Astrodome	58,186	Recap
15	December 11	San Francisco 49ers	W 27–24	6–7	Georgia Dome	64,688	Recap
16	December 19	at Washington Redskins	L 17–30	6–8	RFK Stadium	50,192	Recap
17	December 26	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 17–21	6–9	Riverfront Stadium	27,014	Recap
18	January 2, 1994	Phoenix Cardinals	L 10–27	6–10	Georgia Dome	44,360	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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Standings

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(2) San Francisco 49ers	10	6	0	.625	473	295	L2
New Orleans Saints	8	8	0	.500	317	343	W1
Atlanta Falcons	6	10	0	.375	316	385	L3
Los Angeles Rams	5	11	0	.313	221	367	W1

Transactions

• October 12: The Atlanta Falcons trade running back Eric Dickerson and cornerback Bruce Pickens to the Green Bay Packers.^[4]