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season was the franchise’s thirtieth season in the

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(NFL). The team finished with a 9–7 record, and qualified for the post-season as a wild card. The Falcons’ pass defense gave up 4,541 yards through the air in 1995, which was a league record until 2011.Both the 2011 Packers and 2011 Patriots surrendered more passing yards. The Falcons’ defense faced a total of 650 pass attempts, the most all time.As of the end of the 2011 season The 405 passes completed against Atlanta in 1995 are fifth-most in NFL history. Still, Atlanta's points surrendered was 19th in the league, and its point-differential for the season was +13. Falcons receivers

Eric Metcalf Eric Quinn Metcalf (born January 23, 1968) is a former American football player who was primarily known as a return specialist, but played running back and wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns, Atlanta F ...

Bert Emanuel Bert Tyrone Emanuel (born October 26, 1970) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He played college football at Rice Owls foot ...

, and Terence Mathis became the third trio of teammates with over 1,000 receiving yards in the same season – a rare occurrence, with only five such trios in NFL history (as of

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Offseason

NFL draft

Personnel

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Standings

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Playoffs

Notes

References

External links

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