Atlanta Falcons

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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)
  • Easterb 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).

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1960s

Week Date Opponent Venue
1960
preseason August 14 vs. Washington Redskins Kezar Stadium
preseason August 21 vs. Philadelphia Eagles Kezar Stadium
preseason September 3 vs. Cleveland Browns Multnomah Stadium
preseason September 9 at Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
preseason September 18 vs. St. Louis Cardinals Kezar Stadium
Week 4 October 16 at Chicago Bears Wrigley Field
Week 5 October 23 at Green Bay Packers Milwaukee County Stadium
Week 7 November 6 vs. Detroit Lions Kezar Stadium
Week 9 November 27 at Baltimore Colts Memorial Stadium
Week 10 December 4 at Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 11 December 10 vs. Green Bay Packers Kezar Stadium
1961
preseason August 20 vs. Cleveland Browns Kezar Stadium
preseason August 26 vs. Minnesota Vikings Multnomah Stadium
preseason September 1 at Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 2 September 24 at Green Bay Packers City Stadium
Week 4 October 8 vs. Los Angeles Rams Kezar Stadium
Week 6 October 22 at Chicago Bears Wrigley Field
Week 9 November 12 at Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 10 November 19 vs. Chicago Bears Kezar Stadium
Week 11 November 26 vs. Minnesota Vikings Kezar Stadium
Week 12 December 3 at Baltimore Colts Memorial Stadium
1962
Week 3 September 30 vs. Minnesota Vikings Kezar Stadium
Week 4 October 7 at Baltimore Colts Memorial Stadium
Week 6 October 21 at Green Bay Packers Milwaukee County Stadium
Week 8 November 4 vs. Baltimore Colts Kezar Stadium
Week 9 November 11 vs. Detroit Lions Kezar Stadium
Week 10 November 18 at Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1963
preseason August 25 vs. Cleveland Browns Kezar Stadium
Week 1 September 15 vs. Minnesota Vikings Kezar Stadium
Week 2 September 22 vs. Baltimore Colts Kezar Stadium
Week 5 October 13 at Baltimore Colts Memorial Stadium
Week 6 October 20 vs. Chicago Bears Kezar Stadium
Week 7 October 27 at Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 10 November 17 at New York Giants Yankee Stadium
Week 13 December 8 at Chicago Bears Wrigley Field
1964
preseason August 22 vs. Minnesota Vikings Ute Stadium
preseason September 5 at Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 1 September 13 vs. Detroit Lions Kezar Stadium
Week 2 September 20 at Philadelphia Eagles Franklin Field
Week 3 September 27 vs. St. Louis Cardinals Kezar Stadium
Week 4 October 4 vs. Chicago Bears Kezar Stadium
Week 5 October 11 at Green Bay Packers Milwaukee County Stadium
Week 6 October 18 at Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 7 October 25 vs. Minnesota Vikings Kezar Stadium
Week 8 November 1 at Baltimore Colts Memorial Stadium
Week 10 November 15 vs. Green Bay Packers Kezar Stadium
Week 11 November 22 at Chicago Bears Wrigley Field
Week 12 November 29 vs. Baltimore Colts Kezar Stadium
Week 13 December 6 vs. Los Angeles Rams Kezar Stadium
Week 14 December 13 at Detroit Lions Tiger Stadium
1965
preseason September 12 at Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 4 October 10 at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field
Week 5 October 17 at Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 10 November 21 vs. Los Angeles Rams Kezar Stadium
Week 12 December 5 vs. Detroit Lions Kezar Stadium
Week 14 December 19 vs. Green Bay Packers Kezar Stadium
1966
preseason August 7 vs. Dallas Cowboys Kezar Stadium
preseason August 20 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Multnomah Stadium
preseason September 3 at Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 1 September 11 vs. Minnesota Vikings Kezar Stadium
Week 3 September 25 at Baltimore Colts Memorial Stadium
Week 4 September 30 at Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 7 October 23 vs. Detroit Lions Kezar Stadium
Week 10 November 13 at Chicago Bears Wrigley Field
Week 11 November 20 vs. Philadelphia Eagles Kezar Stadium
Week 13 December 11 vs. Chicago Bears Kezar Stadium
Week 14 December 18 vs. Baltimore Colts Kezar Stadium
1967
preseason August 20 vs. Dallas Cowboys Kezar Stadium
preseason September 3 at Oakland Raiders Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 2 September 24 vs. Atlanta Falcons Kezar Stadium
Week 4 October 8 at Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 6 October 22 vs. New Orleans Saints Kezar Stadium
Week 7 October 29 vs. Detroit Lions Kezar Stadium
Week 8 (1 • 2) November 5 vs. Los Angeles Rams Kezar Stadium
Week 10 November 19 at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field
Week 11 November 26 vs. Baltimore Colts Kezar Stadium
Week 12 December 3 vs. Chicago Bears Kezar Stadium
Week 14 December 16 vs. Dallas Cowboys Kezar Stadium
1968
preseason August 3 at San Diego Chargers San Diego Stadium
preseason August 11 vs. Dallas Cowboys Kezar Stadium
preseason August 18 vs. Cleveland Browns Kezar Stadium
preseason September 1 vs. Oakland Raiders Kezar Stadium
preseason September 6 at Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 2 September 22 vs. St. Louis Cardinals Kezar Stadium
Week 3 September 29 vs. Atlanta Falcons Kezar Stadium
Week 4 October 6 at Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 5 October 13 vs. Baltimore Colts Kezar Stadium
Week 6 October 20 at New York Giants Yankee Stadium
Week 8 November 3 vs. Cleveland Browns Kezar Stadium
Week 9 November 10 at Chicago Bears Wrigley Field
Week 10 November 17 vs. Los Angeles Rams Kezar Stadium
Week 12 December 1 vs. Green Bay Packers Kezar Stadium
1969
preseason August 10 vs. Cleveland Browns Husky Stadium
preseason August 17 vs. Dallas Cowboys Kezar Stadium
preseason August 23 at Denver Broncos Mile High Stadium
preseason August 31 at Oakland Raiders Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
preseason September 13 at Los Angeles Rams Anaheim Stadium
Week 2 September 28 at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field
Week 3 October 5 vs. Washington Redskins Kezar Stadium
Week 4 October 12 vs. Los Angeles Rams Kezar Stadium
Week 5 October 19 vs. Atlanta Falcons Kezar Stadium
Week 6 October 26 at Baltimore Colts Memorial Stadium
Week 7 November 2 vs. Detroit Lions Kezar Stadium
Week 9 November 16 vs. Baltimore Colts Kezar Stadium
Week 12 December 6 vs. Chicago Bears Kezar Stadium
Week 14 December 21 vs. Philadelphia Eagles Kezar Stadium

1970s

Week Date Opponent Venue
1970
Week 2 September 27 vs. Cleveland Browns Kezar Stadium
Week 3 October 4 at Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Stadium
Week 4 October 11 at Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 8 November 8 at Chicago Bears Wrigley Field
Week 9 November 15 at Houston Oilers Astrodome
Week 12 December 6 vs. Atlanta Falcons Kezar Stadium
postseason December 27 at Minnesota Vikings Metropolitan Stadium
postseason January 3, 1971 vs. Dallas Cowboys Kezar Stadium
1971
preseason August 22 vs. San Diego Chargers Candlestick Park
preseason August 28 vs. Denver Broncos Joe Albi Stadium
preseason September 4 at Oakland Raiders Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 5 October 17 vs. Chicago Bears Candlestick Park
Week 7 October 31 vs. New England Patriots Candlestick Park
Week 8 November 7 at Minnesota Vikings Metropolitan Stadium
Week 9 November 14 vs. New Orleans Saints Candlestick Park
Week 10 November 21 at Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 11 November 28 at New York Jets Shea Stadium
Week 12 December 6 vs. Kansas City Chiefs Candlestick Park
Week 13 December 12 vs. Atlanta Falcons Candlestick Park
Week 14 December 19 vs. Detroit Lions Candlestick Park
postseason December 26 vs. Washington Redskins Candlestick Park
postseason January 2, 1972 at Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium
1972
Week 1 September 17 vs. San Diego Chargers Candlestick Park
Week 10 November 19 at Chicago Bears Soldier Field
postseason December 23 vs. Dallas Cowboys Candlestick Park
1973
preseason September 1 at Oakland Raiders Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 6 October 21 vs. New Orleans Saints Candlestick Park
Week 11 November 26 vs. Green Bay Packers Candlestick Park
1974
Week 7 October 27 vs. Oakland Raiders Candlestick Park
Week 14 December 15 vs. New Orleans Saints Candlestick Park
1975
preseason August 10 vs. Cleveland Browns Candlestick Park
preseason September 13 at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field
Week 2 September 28 vs. Los Angeles Rams Candlestick Park
Week 5 October 19 vs. New Orleans Saints Candlestick Park
Week 12 December 7 vs. Houston Oilers Candlestick Park
1976
preseason August 1 at Seattle Seahawks Kingdome
preseason August 21 vs. San Diego Chargers Aloha Stadium
Week 1 September 12 at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field
Week 3 September 26 at Seattle Seahawks Kingdome
Week 8 October 31 at St. Louis Cardinals Busch Memorial Stadium
Week 9 November 7 vs. Washington Redskins Candlestick Park
1977
Week 5 October 16 at New York Giants Giants Stadium
1978
Week 4 September 24 at New York Giants Giants Stadium
1979
preseason August 24 at Seattle Seahawks Kingdome
Week 1 September 2 at Minnesota Vikings Metropolitan Stadium
Week 6 October 7 vs. Seattle Seahawks Candlestick Park

1980s

Week Date Opponent Venue
1980
Week 2 September 14 vs. St. Louis Cardinals Candlestick Park
Week 5 October 5 at Los Angeles Rams Anaheim Stadium
Week 10 November 9 at Green Bay Packers Milwaukee County Stadium
1981
preseason August 15 vs. San Diego Chargers Candlestick Park
Week 2 September 13 vs. Chicago Bears Candlestick Park
Week 5 October 4 at Washington Redskins RFK Stadium
Week 6 October 11 vs. Dallas Cowboys Candlestick Park
postseason January 10, 1982 vs. Dallas Cowboys Candlestick Park
Super Bowl XVI January 24, 1982 vs. Cincinnati Bengals Pontiac Silverdome
1983
Week 11 November 13 vs. New Orleans Saints Candlestick Park
postseason December 31 vs. Detroit Lions Candlestick Park
postseason January 8, 1984 at Washington Redskins RFK Stadium
1984
Week 1 September 2 at Detroit Lions Pontiac Silverdome
Week 2 September 10 vs. Washington Redskins Candlestick Park
Week 6 October 8 at New York Giants Giants Stadium
postseason December 29 vs. New York Giants Candlestick Park
postseason January 6, 1985 vs. Chicago Bears Candlestick Park
Super Bowl XIX January 20, 1985 vs. Miami Dolphins Stanford Stadium
1985
preseason August 30 at Seattle Seahawks Kingdome
Week 2 September 15 vs. Atlanta Falcons Candlestick Park
Week 9 November 3 vs. Philadelphia Eagles Candlestick Park
Week 12 November 25 vs. Seattle Seahawks Candlestick Park
Week 16 December 22 vs. Dallas Cowboys Candlestick Park
postseason December 29 at New York Giants Giants Stadium
1986
preseason August 18 at Los Angeles Rams Anaheim Stadium
Week 1 September 7 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Stadium
Week 2 September 14 at Los Angeles Rams Anaheim Stadium
Week 14 December 7 vs. New York Jets Candlestick Park
Week 16 December 19 vs. Los Angeles Rams Candlestick Park
postseason January 4, 1987 at New York Giants Giants Stadium
1987
Week 4 October 11 at Atlanta Falcons Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
postseason January 9, 1988 vs. Minnesota Vikings Candlestick Park
1988
preseason July 31 vs. Miami Dolphins Wembley Stadium
preseason August 26 vs. Seattle Seahawks Candlestick Park
Week 2 September 11 at New York Giants Giants Stadium
Week 6 October 9 vs. Denver Broncos Candlestick Park
Week 7 October 16 at Los Angeles Rams Anaheim Stadium
Week 8 October 24 at Chicago Bears Soldier Field
Week 9 October 30 vs. Minnesota Vikings Candlestick Park
Week 10 November 6 at Phoenix Cardinals Sun Devil Stadium
postseason January 1, 1989 vs. Minnesota Vikings Candlestick Park
postseason January 8, 1989 at Chicago Bears Soldier Field
Super Bowl XXIII January 22, 1989 vs. Cincinnati Bengals Joe Robbie Stadium
1989
preseason September 1 at Seattle Seahawks Kingdome
Week 4 October 1 vs. Los Angeles Rams Candlestick Park
Week 6 October 15 at Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium
Week 8 October 29 at New York Jets Giants Stadium
Week 12 November 27 vs. New York Giants Candlestick Park
postseason January 6, 1990 vs. Minnesota Vikings Candlestick Park
postseason January 14, 1990 vs. Los Angeles Rams Candlestick Park
Super Bowl XXIV January 28, 1990 vs. Denver Broncos Louisiana Superdome

1990s

Week Date Opponent Venue
1990
Week 2 September 16 vs. Washington Redskins Candlestick Park
Week 7 October 28 vs. Cleveland Browns Candlestick Park
Week 12 December 3 vs. New York Giants Candlestick Park
postseason January 20, 1991 vs. New York Giants Candlestick Park
1991
preseason August 19 vs. San Diego Chargers Candlestick Park
Week 4 September 22 vs. Los Angeles Rams Candlestick Park
Week 9 November 3 at Atlanta Falcons Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
Week 12 November 17 vs. Phoenix Cardinals Candlestick Park
Week 13 December 1 vs. New Orleans Saints Candlestick Park
Week 15 December 14 vs. Kansas City Chiefs Candlestick Park
1992
Week 1 September 6 at New York Giants Giants Stadium
Week 9 November 9 at Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome
Week 15 December 19 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Candlestick Park
postseason January 9, 1993 vs. Washington Redskins Candlestick Park
postseason January 17, 1993 vs. Dallas Cowboys Candlestick Park
1993
Week 5 October 3 vs. Minnesota Vikings Candlestick Park
Week 6 October 17 at Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium
Week 13 December 11 at Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome
postseason January 15, 1994 vs. New York Giants Candlestick Park
postseason January 23, 1994 at Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium
1994
Week 9 November 6 at Washington Redskins RFK Stadium
Week 14 December 11 at San Diego Chargers Jack Murphy Stadium
postseason January 7, 1995 vs. Chicago Bears Candlestick Park
postseason January 15, 1995 vs. Dallas Cowboys Candlestick Park
Super Bowl XXIX January 29, 1995 vs. San Diego Chargers Joe Robbie Stadium
1995
Week 10 November 12 at Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium
Week 15 December 18 vs. Minnesota Vikings Candlestick Park
1996
preseason August 23 at Seattle Seahawks Kingdome
Week 10 November 10 vs. Dallas Cowboys 3Com Park
postseason December 29 vs. Philadelphia Eagles 3Com Park
1997
Week 9 November 2 vs. Dallas Cowboys 3Com Park
Week 16 December 21 at Seattle Seahawks Kingdome
postseason January 3, 1998 vs. Minnesota Vikings 3Com Park
postseason January 11, 1998 vs. Green Bay Packers 3Com Park
1998
preseason August 28 at Seattle Seahawks Kingdome
postseason January 3, 1999 vs. Green Bay Packers 3Com Park

2000s

Week Date Opponent Venue
2000
Week 6 October 8 vs. Oakland Raiders 3Com Park
Week 11 November 12 vs. Kansas City Chiefs 3Com Park
Week 14 December 10 vs. New Orleans Saints 3Com Park
2001
Week 8 November 4 vs. Detroit Lions 3Com Park
postseason January 13, 2002 at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field
2002
Week 2 September 15 vs. Denver Broncos 3Com Park
Week 3 September 22 vs. Washington Redskins 3Com Park
Week 4 October 6 vs. St. Louis Rams 3Com Park
Week 7 October 27 vs. Arizona Cardinals 3Com Park
Week 8 November 25 vs. Philadelphia Eagles 3Com Park
2003
Week 8 November 2 vs. St. Louis Rams San Francisco Stadium at Candlestick Point
2005
Week 8 November 6 vs. New York Giants Monster Park
Week 12 December 4 vs. Arizona Cardinals Monster Park
2006
preseason August 20 at Oakland Raiders McAfee Coliseum
2007
Week 11 Novemer 25 at Arizona Cardinals University of Phoenix Stadium
2008
Week 11 November 23 at Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium
2009
preseason August 29 at Dallas Cowboys Cowboys Stadium

2010s

Week Date Opponent Venue
2012
Super Bowl XLVII February 3, 2013 vs. Baltimore Ravens Superdome
2013
Week 8 October 27 at Jacksonville Jaguars Wembley Stadium
Week 12 December 1 vs. St. Louis Rams Candlestick Park
postseason January 5, 2014 at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field
2014
Week 2 September 14 vs. Chicago Bears Levi's Stadium
Week 12 November 27 vs. Seattle Seahawks Levi's Stadium
Week 14 December 14 at Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field
2016
Week 10 November 20 vs. New England Patriots Levi's Stadium
2017
Week 2 September 17 at Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field
2018
preseason August 9 vs. Dallas Cowboys Levi's Stadium
2019
postseason January 11, 2020 vs. Minnesota Vikings Levi's Stadium
Super Bowl LIV February 2, 2020 vs. Kansas City Chiefs Hard Rock Stadium

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