Lynn Cain
Lynn Dwight Cain
Born: October 16, 1955
Los Angeles, CA USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 205
College: USC
High School: Theodore Roosevelt (Los Angeles, CA)
Career: 1979-1985
Drafted: 1979 in Round 4, #100 overall by the Atlanta Falcons
Lynn Cain played from 1979 to 1985 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons and Los Angeles Rams. Cain ran for 2,309 yards in his career on 615 attempts, scoring 19 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 127 passes for 1,061 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 63 | 295 | 4.7 | 35 | 2 |
| 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 235 | 914 | 3.9 | 37 | 8 |
| 1981 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 156 | 542 | 3.5 | 35 | 4 |
| 1982 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 54 | 173 | 3.2 | 8 | 1 |
| 1983 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 19 | 63 | 3.3 | 10 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 77 | 276 | 3.6 | 31 | 3 |
| 1985 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 615 | 2309 | 3.8 | 37 | 19 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 181 | 12.1 | 28 | 2 |
| 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 24 | 223 | 9.3 | 30 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 55 | 421 | 7.7 | 28 | 2 |
| 1982 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 13 | 101 | 7.8 | 17 | 1 |
| 1983 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 12 | 87 | 7.2 | 18 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 127 | 1061 | 8.4 | 30 | 6 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 149 | 21.3 | 32 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 11 | 200 | 18.2 | 24 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 115 | 19.2 | 28 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 464 | 19.3 | 32 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1981 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1982 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1984 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Totals | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 10 | 2 |
| 1980 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 2 |
| 1985 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 1 |
