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These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. They are listed in order of the date of each playing at quarterback for the Falcons. Matt Ryan (2008–2021)
Ryan became the first Falcons rookie quarterback in franchise history to throw for over 3,000 yards in a season after finishing with 206 yards against Tampa Bay. Ryan's passing total also makes him only the 10th quarterback in club annals to hit the 3,000-yard mark and the first since 1998 when Chris Chandler threw 3,154. [ 89 ]
This is a list of players who have appeared in at least one regular season or postseason game in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons. This list is accurate through the end of the 2023 NFL season .
Kirk Daniel Cousins (born August 19, 1988) is an American professional football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL draft.
The Falcons' defense taking on Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway during a 1985 game. In the 1978 season , the 9–7 Falcons qualified for the playoffs for the first time and won the Wild Card game against the Eagles 14–13.
The pick was seen as a major surprise because the Falcons had signed Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million contract earlier in the offseason. [30] [31] [32] He was the fourth of six quarterbacks taken in the first round, tied with the 1983 draft for the most in NFL history. [33]
The Falcons would lose to the Giants 27–14. The only bright spot of the game was a 90-yard 3rd-quarter touchdown run by Warrick Dunn, the longest touchdown run in Atlanta Falcons history. The Atlanta Falcons hoped to bounce back the next week against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and they did so with a huge game.
Bobby Joseph Hebert Jr. (surname pronounced AY-bair / ˈ eɪ b ɛər /; born August 19, 1960) is an American sportscaster and former professional football quarterback.He played in the United States Football League (USFL) and National Football League (NFL) from 1983 to 1996 for the Michigan Panthers, Oakland Invaders, New Orleans Saints, and Atlanta Falcons.