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Earl Jones

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Earl Jones recorded 57 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 4 rostered seasons with Atlanta Falcons.

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tackles/gm

2

playoff games

4

indexed seasons

57

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Earl Jones's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
1982
ATLANTAFALCONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 9, 1983

Atlanta Falcons vs Minnesota Vikings

Wild Card · Jan 9, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1980
DALLASCOWBOYS
ATLANTAFALCONS
JAN 4, 1981

Dallas Cowboys vs Atlanta Falcons

Divisional Round · Jan 4, 1981

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1983
BUFFALOBILLS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 18, 1983

Buffalo Bills vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 18, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1983
ATLANTAFALCONS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 10, 1983

Atlanta Falcons vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 10, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1983
W
ATLANTAFALCONS
WSH
DEC 4, 1983

Atlanta Falcons vs WSH

Regular Season · Dec 4, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Earl Jones's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1983
GREEN BAYPACKERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 27, 1983

Green Bay Packers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 27, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 39 interception return yards

Regular Season
1981
ATLANTAFALCONS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
DEC 14, 1981

Atlanta Falcons vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Dec 14, 1981

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Earl Jones's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1966–1988

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ATLJONES—Earl Jones
ATLBARTKOWSKI—Steve Bartkowski
ATLHUMPHREY—Claude Humphrey

The Grits Blitz and Bartkowski bring the first wins

Atlanta Falcons · Building an identity

After a difficult expansion launch, Atlanta found its first playoff teams through an attacking defense, Bartkowski's arm and Andrews's punishing running.

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Career accomplishments

4 NFL seasons57 career gamesJersey: 02 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 1980Most recent: Dec 18, 1983

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history