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The Falcons have appeared in two Super Bowls, the first during the 1998 season in Super Bowl XXXIII, where they lost to the Denver Broncos 34–19, [7] and the second 18 years later, a 34–28 overtime loss to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI. They are the oldest major professional sports team in America with no championships. [8]
For the Falcons’ December game against the Chargers, Freddie performed a two-fer — a reel-in flight from the field up into the rafters, and then a bungee jump right back out of them.
A name given by fans for being the best QB in NFL history. Short for "The Greatest Of All Time". [289] The Kid [290] Jared Goff: Often referred to by fans and anchors as "a" or "the" kid because of his facial young look to him. The Terminator: Aaron Donald: A name given by Rams' head coach Sean McVay due to his ability to terrorize opposing ...
During the 1966 season, the Falcons were represented by Thor, [1] a live falcon who would perform pre-game and halftime flying manoeuvres for the crowd. [2] After Thor went missing, trainer Mike Cady replaced him with two male falcons called Mercury (who also went missing) and Yak Yak. [3]
Super Bowl XXXIII was an exciting and novel event for Falcons fans and players, but was a disappointing end to what had theretofore been a dream season. The Falcons offense moved the ball consistently on the Broncos throughout the game, but had several mishaps within Denver territory, allowing the Broncos offense to deliberately pick apart the ...
Yet for all the detailed planning, the Falcons showed they are still the Falcons, failing to “rise up” and support their promising rookie quarterback with the best clock management in the clutch.
Despite Kelce's engaging personality, fans weren't amused by the University of Cincinnati alum's coverage of the game. Kelce, who made an appearance on the pregame show, also appeared in the ...
In 1985 Smith founded the Atlanta Falcons Youth Foundation. [12] It provides grants to non-profit organizations across Georgia, focusing on programs which benefit children. Following his death, three of Smith's children (Rankin Smith Jr., Dorothy Smith Knox, and Taylor Smith) donated $3.5 million to the University of Georgia Athletic ...