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Revision as of 08:35, 13 February 2023

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
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 2 September 13 at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field
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 Hubert H. Humphrey 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 Hubert H. Humphrey 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
Week 10 November 22 at New York Giants Giants 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

Media guides

1960s 1966 • 1967 • 1969
1970s 1970 • 1971 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979
1980s 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989
1990s 1992 • 1993 • 1997 • 1998
2000s 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2006
2010s 2017 • 2018 • 2019
2020s 2020 • 2021 • 2022

Yearbooks

1970s 1974
1990s 1993 • 1995
Atlanta Falcons head coaches
Norb Hecker (1966-68) • Norm Van Brocklin (1968-74) • Marion Campbell (1974-76) • Pat Peppler* (1976) • Leeman Bennett (1977-82) • Dan Henning (1983-86) • Marion Campbell (1987-89) • Jim Hanifan* (1989) • Jerry Glanville (1990-93) • June Jones (1994-96) • Dan Reeves (1997-2003) • Wade Phillips* (2003) • Jim Mora (2004-06) • Bobby Petrino (2007) • Emmitt Thomas* (2007) • Mike Smith (2008-14) • Dan Quinn (2015-20) • Raheem Morris* (2020) • Arthur Smith (2021–present)

*interim head coach


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Chicago Bears (Soldier Field)
Detroit Lions (Ford Field)
Green Bay Packers (Lambeau Field)
Minnesota Vikings (U.S. Bank Stadium)
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