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Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas

A lot has been made about the Atlanta Falcons being young and not having playoff experience. Yes, there's definitely some truth to that.

But the Falcons do have 20 guys who have been to the playoffs before. That includes much of coach Mike Smith's "over-30 club," which the team looks to for leadership.

The Falcons haven't been to the playoffs since 2004, but they still have some players from that team and linebacker Keith Brooking remains from the 1998 Super Bowl team. The Falcons also have a lot of veterans who have been to the postseason with other teams.

Courtesy of Atlanta's media relations staff, here's a list of Falcons who have been to the playoffs:

• K Jason Elam: nine years (1993, 1996-98, 2000, 2003-05, 2008)
• TE Marcus Pollard: eight years (1995-96, 1999-00, 2002-04, '07, '08)
• DT Grady Jackson: seven years (2000-02, 2003-04, 2007, 2008)
• S Lawyer Milloy: five years (1996-98, 2000, 2008)
• LB Keith Brooking: four years (1998, 2002, 2004, 2008)
• T Todd Weiner: four years (2000, 2002, 2004, 2008)
• C Todd McClure: three years (2002, 2004, 2008)
• DE John Abraham: three years (2001, 2002, 2008)
• S Erik Coleman: three years (2004, 2006, 2008)
• T Wayne Gandy: three years (2001, 2002, 2008)
• WR Brian Finneran: three years (2002, 2004, 2008)
• FB Ovie Mughelli: two years (2003, 2006)
• RB Michael Turner: two years (2006-07)
• WR Michael Jenkins: one year (2004)
• TE Justin Peelle: one year (2004)
• DT Kindal Moorehead: one year (2005)
• QB Chris Redman: one year (2001)
• LB Tony Gilbert: one year (2005)
• S Jamal Fudge: one year (2007)
• CB Domonique Foxworth: one year (2005)