Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta Falcons

First Season
1966
Team History
Atlanta Falcons (1966-present)
Conference/Division
National Football League (1966–present) National Football Conference (1970–present) NFC South (2002–present) NFC West (1970-2001) Western Conference (1967-69) Coastal Division (1967-69) Eastern Conference (1966)
Venue
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (2017-present) Georgia Dome (1992-2016) Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (1966-91)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives

The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons joined the NFL in 1965 as an expansion team, after the NFL offered then-owner Rankin Smith a franchise to keep him from joining the rival American Football League (AFL).

Publications

Programs by season

1960s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1966
preseason	August 6	at St. Louis Cardinals	Busch Memorial Stadium
Week 1	September 11	vs. Los Angeles Rams	Atlanta Stadium
Week 2	September 18	at Philadelphia Eagles	Franklin Field
Week 5	October 9	at Washington Redskins	D.C. Stadium
Week 7	October 23	at Green Bay Packers	Milwaukee County Stadium
Week 12	November 27	at Chicago Bears	Wrigley Field
1967
preseason	August 12	at New York Giants	Schoellkopf Field
preseason	September 9	at New Orleans Saints	Tulane Stadium
Week 1	September 17	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
Week 2	September 24	at San Francisco 49ers	Kezar Stadium
Week 3	October 1	at Green Bay Packers	Milwaukee County Stadium
Week 7	October 29	vs. Minnesota Vikings	Atlanta Stadium
Week 8	November 5	at Dallas Cowboys	Cotton Bowl
Week 10	November 19	vs. Los Angeles Rams	Atlanta Stadium
Week 11	November 26	at New Orleans Saints	Tulane Stadium
Week 12	December 3	at Los Angeles Rams	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1968
preseason	August 10	at Washington Redskins	Tampa Stadium
preseason	August 31	vs. New Orleans Saints	Atlanta Stadium
Week 3	September 29	at San Francisco 49ers	Kezar Stadium
Week 7	October 27	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
Week 12	December 1	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
1969
preseason	August 9	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Civic Stadium
preseason	August 17	at Boston Patriots	Alumni Stadium
preseason	September 6	at Kansas City Chiefs	Municipal Stadium
Week 5	October 19	at San Francisco 49ers	Kezar Stadium
Week 6	October 26	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
Week 11	November 30	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
Week 12	December 7	vs. New Orleans Saints	Atlanta Stadium
Week 13	December 14	at Philadelphia Eagles	Franklin Field
Week 14	December 21	vs. Minnesota Vikings	Atlanta Stadium

1970s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
Week 3	October 4	vs. San Francisco 49ers	Atlanta Stadium
Week 4	October 11	at Dallas Cowboys	Cotton Bowl
Week 9	November 15	at Philadelphia Eagles	Franklin Field
Week 12	December 6	at San Francisco 49ers	Kezar Stadium
Week 14	December 20	vs. Minnesota Vikings	Atlanta Stadium
1971
Week 2	September 26	at Los Angeles Rams	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 3	October 3	at Detroit Lions	Tiger Stadium
Week 6	October 24	vs. New Orleans Saints	Atlanta Stadium
Week 7	October 31	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
Week 13	December 12	at San Francisco 49ers	Candlestick Park
1972
Week 6	October 22	at Green Bay Packers	Milwaukee County Stadium
Week 11	November 26	vs. Denver Broncos	Atlanta Stadium
1973
preseason	September 8	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
Week 6	October 21	at San Diego Chargers	San Diego Stadium
Week 9	November 11	at Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
Week 12	December 2	vs. Buffalo Bills	Atlanta Stadium
Week 14	December 16	vs. New Orleans Saints	Atlanta Stadium
1974
preseason	August 31	vs. Baltimore Colts	Atlanta Stadium
Week 4	October 6	at New York Giants	Yale Bowl
Week 9	November 10	at Los Angeles Rams	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1975
Week 6	October 26	vs. Cincinnati Bengals	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Week 7	November 2	at New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome
Week 11	November 30	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 14	December 21	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
1976
preseason	September 3	at Green Bay Packers	Milwaukee County Stadium
Week 9	November 7	at Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome
1977
Week 2	September 25	at Washington Redskins	RFK Stadium
Week 3	October 2	vs. New York Giants	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
1978
postseason	December 24	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
postseason	December 30	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
1979
Week 1	September 2	at New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome
Week 9	October 29	vs. Seattle Seahawks	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

1980s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
Week 1	September 7	at Minnesota Vikings	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 9	November 2	at Buffalo Bills	Rich Stadium
1981
preseason	August 1	vs. Cleveland Browns	Fawcett Stadium
Week 4	September 27	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
Week 5	October 5	at Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
1982
preseason	August 27	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
preseason	September 3	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tampa Stadium
Week 1	September 12	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium
Week 7	December 19	at San Francisco 49ers	Candlestick Park
postseason	January 9, 1983	at Minnesota Vikings	Metrodome
1983
preseason	August 20	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tampa Stadium
Week 14	December 4	at Washington Redskins	RFK Stadium
1984
Week 10	November 5	at Washington Redskins	RFK Stadium
1985
Week 2	September 15	at San Francisco 49ers	Candlestick Park
1986
preseason	August 29	at Washington Redskins	RFK Stadium
Week 8	October 26	at Los Angeles Rams	Anaheim Stadium
1987
preseason	August 15	vs. Buffalo Bills	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Week 2	September 20	vs. Washington Redskins	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Week 4	October 11	vs. San Francisco 49ers	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Week 15	December 27	vs. Detroit Lions	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
1989
preseason	August 12	at Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
Week 5	October 8	at Los Angeles Rams	Anaheim Stadium
Week 12	November 26	at New York Jets	Giants Stadium

1990s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1990
Week 9	November 11	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field
Week 14	December 16	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
1991
Week 9	November 3	vs. San Francisco 49ers	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
postseason	December 28	at New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome
1992
preseason	August 28	vs. Buffalo Bills	Georgia Dome
Week 1	September 6	vs. New York Jets	Georgia Dome
Week 9	November 9	vs. San Francisco 49ers	Georgia Dome
Week 13	November 29	vs. New England Patriots	Georgia Dome
1993
preseason	August 14	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Georgia Dome
Week 4	September 27	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Georgia Dome
Week 6	October 14	vs. Los Angeles Rams	Georgia Dome
Week 11	November 28	vs. Cleveland Browns	Georgia Dome
Week 13	December 11	vs. San Francisco 49ers	Georgia Dome
1994
Week 3	September 18	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Georgia Dome
1995
preseason	August 11	vs. Miami Dolphins	Georgia Dome
Week 8	October 29	vs. Dallas Cowboys	Georgia Dome
Week 10	November 12	at Buffalo Bills	Rich Stadium
Week 14	December 10	vs. New Orleans Saints	Georgia Dome
postseason	December 31	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
1996
Week 1	September 1	at Carolina Panthers	Ericsson Stadium
Week 5	October 6	at Detroit Lions	Pontiac Silverdome
Week 6	October 13	vs. Houston Oilers	Georgia Dome
Week 13	December 2	vs. San Francisco 49ers	Georgia Dome
1997
Week 13	November 30	at Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome
1998
Week 6	October 11	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium
postseason	January 17, 1999	at Minnesota Vikings	Metrodome
Super Bowl XXXIII	January 31, 1999	vs. Denver Broncos	Pro Player Stadium
1999
preseason	August 27	at Tennessee Titans	Adelphia Coliseum

2000s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
2001
Week 9	November 18	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
2002
Week 9	November 10	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Heinz Field
Week 12	December 1	at Minnesota Vikings	Metrodome
Week 16	December 29	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Browns Stadium
postseason	January 4, 2003	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
postseason	January 11, 2003	at Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
2003
Week 1	September 7	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
Week 9	November 9	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium
2004
Week 4	October 3	at Carolina Panthers	Bank of America Stadium
postseason	January 23, 2005	at Philadelphia Eagles	Lincoln Financial Field
2006
preseason	August 19	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
Week 3	September 25	at New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome
2007
preseason	August 17	at Buffalo Bills	Ralph Wilson Stadium
2008
Week 15	December 21	at Minnesota Vikings	Metrodome
2009
Week 3	September 27	at New England Patriots	Gillette Stadium

2010s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
2014
Week 4	September 28	at Minnesota Vikings	TCF Bank Stadium
Week 5	October 5	at New York Giants	MetLife Stadium
Week 8	October 26	vs. Detroit Lions	Wembley Stadium
Week 13	December 8	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
2015
Week 11	November 29	vs. Minnesota Vikings	Georgia Dome
2016
Week 5	October 16	at Seattle Seahawks	CenturyLink Field
Week 8	October 30	vs. Green Bay Packers	Georgia Dome
Week 11	November 27	vs. Arizona Cardinals	Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Super Bowl LI	February 5, 2017	vs. New England Patriots	NRG Stadium
2017
Week 8	November 5	at Carolina Panthers	Bank of America Stadium
2018
Week 1	September 6	at Philadelphia Eagles	Lincoln Financial Field
2019
preseason	August 29	at Jacksonville Jaguars	TIAA Bank Field

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Yearbooks

1970s	1974
1990s	1993 • 1995

Franchises Portal