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The Falcons were trying to improve upon their 9–7 record in 1978 and make it to the playoffs for the second time in team history, their first appearance being the year before. Rookie fullback William Andrews rushed for 167 yards in a 40–34 overtime win over the Saints in the season opener in New Orleans.
The Falcons appeared in two Super Bowl championships—Super Bowl XXXIII and Super Bowl LI—losing to the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots, respectively. The Falcons have won the NFC Championship twice and a division title six times, winning the NFC West twice (1978 and 1998) and the NFC South four times (2004, 2010, 2012 and 2016 ...
The 1979 NFL season was the 60th regular season of the National Football League. ... Atlanta Falcons: 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 300 388 W1 San Francisco 49ers: 2 14 0 .125
Beginning in the 1970 NFL season, the National Football League began scheduling a weekly regular season game on Monday night before a national television audience. From 1970 to 2005, the ABC television network carried these games, with the ESPN cable television network taking over beginning in September 2006.
Kirk Cousins threw for a franchise-record 509 yards on Thursday Night Football as the Atlanta Falcons mounted another dramatic comeback to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 36-30 in overtime.
The Cowboys defense then went on to dominate Atlanta for the rest of the game. After a punt from each team, Atlanta mounted a drive inside the Dallas 35-yard line, only to lose the ball when failing to convert a 4th and 1. The Falcons forced a punt and got one last chance to drive for a tying touchdown with 59 seconds and all three timeouts left.
The Atlanta Falcons supplied so much hope and hype in luring Kirk Cousins to town in March with a massive $180 million contract. For those type of bucks, with $100 million guaranteed on a four ...
Falcons uniform: 1971–1989 Falcons uniform: 1997–2002 Falcons uniform: 2016–19, including the throwback edition. The Atlanta Falcons' colors are black, red, silver and white. [138] When the team began play in 1966, the Falcons wore red helmets with a black falcon crest logo. In the center of the helmet was a center black stripe surrounded ...