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Atlanta Falcons

BY THE NUMBERS

1996 Yards per Game (NFL rank) - 1996 Record: 3-13 (fourth)
Rushing Passing Total
OFFENSE 91.3 (27) 228.4 (9) 319.8 (17)
DEFENSE127.6 (26) 234.1 (27) 361.6 (29)

Mr. Automatic
Morten Andersen's missed 30-yard field goal attempt in the closing seconds of the Falcons' 1996 regular-season finale was significant for three reasons: It cost Atlanta a win, sent Jacksonville into the playoffs and ended Andersen's NFL-record streak of 62 consecutive field goals from 30 yards or closer.

Longest Streaks of Successful Field Goal Attempts from 30 Yards or Closer

 Dates FGs
Morten Andersen Nov. 6, 1989, through Nov. 3, 1996 62
Norm Johnson Oct. 21, 1990, through Sept. 16, 1996 58
Pat Leahy Nov. 11, 1984, through Nov. 26, 1989 52
Matt Stover Dec. 22, 1991, through Dec. 15, 1996 48*
Nick Lowery Sept. 28, 1992, through Dec. 14, 1996 42*
*Active streak

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